Impressions, confessions, and brutal honesty

By Warren Nunn Phil Brown is a brave man with a whimsical wit. His memoir, Confessions of a Minor Poet, confirms much of what I already knew about him … and much, much more. So I probably should not be reviewing his book. That′s because we have worked together in the...

When Ian Stenhouse met Ian Stenhouse

By Warren Nunn First published Friday, 24 January 1986, in the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin Ian Stenhouse met Ian Stenhouse for the first time this week and it was a meeting of contrasting interests and size. Ian Stenhouse, 18, is a cricketer on the rise who leaves...

Scores of soppy similies

A gushing billet-doux – Rockhampton Bulletin, 25 January, 1872, p 3: THE Buffalo Commercial Advertiser reports a romantic breach of promise case. It says: From the evidence it appears that the parties both live in or near Onondaga, that Harris has been a...
Paddy the Flat; a bookkeeper extraordinaire

Paddy the Flat; a bookkeeper extraordinaire

The Australian bush is known for eccentric, resourceful characters; particularly in the pioneering days when Europeans first settled in remote areas. Paddy the Flat, as he was known, had a bakery, store and unlicensed pub at Nullagine in the Pilbara region of Western...
My first week in newspapers

My first week in newspapers

By Warren Nunn The first week of July 1972 is deeply etched into my memory mostly because that is when I started in newspaper journalism at the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. July 1 was a Saturday and I was groomsman at my sister Denise’s wedding to Mel Morgan at...