The office of dog-whipper – Hertford Mercury and Reformer 3 November 1888: In reference to the “antient inhabitant” of Great Amwell whose name appears in the register of that parish as having died in 1634, and who, among other occupations,...
Fatal final steps – Aberdeen Press and Journal 3 April 1822: On Friday last, as John McKenzie, a poor man 80 years of age, was coming home laden with some firewood, which he had been gathering, he was blown into the Canal by the strength of the wind, at Muirtown...
Monster turnip – Hereford Times 5 October 1861: We have been favoured with the sight of a turnip, of the white variety, grown on the farm of Mr George Hooper, of Barewood, Pembridge (son of Mr Hooper, late of Putson, near this city), which may be said to...
Warren Nunn Back in the 1970s, I had a connection to harness racing (trots) as part of a syndicate that raced two pacers – Bunalbo and Raiology. Both were trained by a work colleague, John Wedmaier, who had a background in animal husbandry and was The Morning...
Tony Joe White at the Byron Bay Blues Festival in 1999 Warren Nunn THE jukebox in the corner of the smoky bar in Bosnia plays only one kind of music. The singer, in a drawl from somewhere near the heart of America’s Deep South, tells the drinkers tales of...
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