The time Carl Rackemann’s talents were ignored

Schoolboy snub Warren Nunn Over the Christmas holiday period in 1972, about 100 primary school boys from eight regions gathered in Rockhampton for an intra-state cricket carnival. As an 18-year-old journalist who attended every day of the carnival and reported on it...

John and Gisele Horne set out to take on the world

An improbable adventure First published Saturday 20 Jan 1973 Warren Nunn A family of five will leave on today’s high tide from the Fitzroy River to travel to Thursday Island in North Queensland in an inflatable dinghy. Mr and Mrs John Horne will set out with...

Hans Tholstrup

Back after hectic 10-day journey First published Saturday, December 2, 1972 Warren Nunn Hans Tholstrup, the Danish-born adventurer, was in Rockhampton yesterday after a hectic 10-day motor-cycle journey across Australia. Tholstrup left Rockhampton on November 6 and...

Tungamull train off the rails

Reporting then and now … Warren Nunn A railway accident at Tungamull more than a century ago and the matter-of-fact way in which it was reported highlight how both the media and society have dramatically changed. The historical image tells more of the story than...

The wisdom of William Lewin

Be careful not to label others Warren Nunn Appearances can be deceptive; that’s not in doubt. Assuming someone’s intelligence by their level of education or station in life is also something to be very careful about. All people have worth and intelligence. Some people...