Ken Russell, an all-round champion, and other CQ racing identities
©Warren Nunn Ken Russell at Callaghan Park in 1980 when he rode Panard to win the Rockhampton Cup. His dad, Gordon, far right, trained the horse and Ken's brother Bill is holding the horse. The man with hat in hand is Panard's owner Noel Howard. The late Ken Russell...
Heady days at Callaghan Park
©Warren Nunn NOTE: This is a lengthy article with several images and clippings that those with a connection to Callaghan Park racetrack in Rockhampton, Queensland, should find interesting. Other Callaghan Park articles include Grass track opening | Newmarket win...
There’s a head for every hat worn (© Warren Nunn)
© Warren Nunn Jan 2021 The above came to me as a saying and I submit I may be the first to publish it. I love to play around with words and sayings. No surprises there given I've been in journalism (newspapers mainly) since 1972. When chatting with a friend, we were...
Rockhampton’s early history
By Warren Nunn OK, I admit it, I've become really interested in history. When I was gifted a book on Rockhampton's early history, I could not put it down and read it in a couple of days while also making copious notes. First published in 1904, J. T. S. Bird's The...
Special food the Goodenuffs now won’t eat
By Warren Nunn Let me tell you about the people known as The Goodenuffs. They were a people brought together on what some might call divine principles. Many generations ago The Goodenuffs gathered together under a banner of love, co-operation, and, like many others,...
Meet the crazy beast and the crazy things written about it
By Warren Nunn Meet the creature that paleontologists are calling the crazy beast. It's a mammal from Madagsacar with such odd features that it has been assigned a new genus and species, Adalatherium hui. Its front teeth apparently continually grew and it also had...
Evolutionary dogma designed to suppress
By Warren Nunn Each time the creation-evolution debate gets an airing, there is a clear, passionate divide in which strong opinions are voiced. In the United States there have been court cases in which school boards have been sued over teaching students about...
The media and poor science journalism
By Warren Nunn The BBC has conducted a campaign which it claims will help people better understand evolution. It can be found at https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45564594 Unfortunately, the article is not an example of good journalism. Rather it fails to...
How a fist fight impacted this young boy
By Warren Nunn Growing up in a small railway settlement in Queensland gave me an intimate, gentle introduction to life. However, the first time I witnessed a violent act, it left me detached and incredulous that someone would want to hurt another person. Particularly...
Snuffling, snorting and scratching
By Warren Nunn He would grab his nose and snuffle; and then he’d snort. After that he would thrust a hand down the front of his trousers and scratch ... seemingly oblivious to his inappropriate behaviour. His hand would stay there for some time ... which was very...