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...
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...
By Warren Nunn Me: Goodbye my friend. John: Goodbye Warren. Hooroo. Me: I love you John. John: I love you too Warren. Bye. These are the last statements of my final conversation with John Watson, my friend of 47-plus years. He passed from this life on Thursday, 15...
By Warren Nunn A world-renowned, gold-medal-winning product made from lemon-scented eucalyptus leaves was once manufactured on the Capricorn Coast. For anyone who’s stopped at a small picnic area on Coorooman Creek Road, just off the Emu Park-Rockhampton road, there’s...
By Warren Nunn Beer brewed on Coorooman Creek near Emu Park by a Livingstone Shire Councillor. No, it’s not a planned new project, but rather it was a less-than-successful business that operated 100-plus years ago. It was one of many ventures of a man named...
By Warren Nunn Chafed lips and knuckles that cracked and bled. That was what some of us experienced growing up in Central Queensland during the 1960s. July 1965 was particularly frigid with light snow falling in the Springsure area and around Mackay as well. Fast...
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