Classical Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Enid Blyton's towns full of gollies represent one response to West Indian immigration. So hearing about things from a West Indian point of view is an antidote. When the Windrush docked at Tilbury in 1948, TV cameras were waiting for an immigrant from Trinidad called Lord Kitchener. A reporter with the plummy BBC accent of the time asks him "I am told you are the King of Calypso". And...
Tax cuts will go ahead: Rudd (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... for British troops at Scutari.1880 - First cash register is patented by Americans James and John Ritty.1922 - Entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb in Egypt is discovered.1927 - The ferry steamer Greycliffe sinks following a collision with the liner Tahiti off Bradley’s Head in Sydney Harbour.1980 - Ronald Reagan wins the White House, defeating US President Jimmy Carter by a strong...
ShareSport (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... with turning down a contract because of his stature within the England team. Becoming a freelance cricketer doesn’t seem as though it will catch on because for most other players it could prove a costly for their England careers. One thing you must admire about Flintoff’s decision is that he’s turned down a massive £30,000. Yes he has a £1 million contract with...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
BRITISH police are questioning a student after he hurled a boot at former prime minister John Howard's head during a speech at Cambridge University.
The Age (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... last long, with Shocking winning the Lexus Stakes, putting him in contention for the Cup.As Cups King Bart Cummings continued his winning streak in the Wakeful Stakes with filly Faint Perfume, fellow racing veteran Lloyd Williams had a day he'd rather forget.Before the first race was even run, Williams announced that Cup equal favourite Efficient, the 2007 champ, would not be a starter on...
The Age (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Former Test match umpire and Gloucestershire cricketer David Shepherd has died from cancer at the age of 68, the Englishman's former county announced.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Former Test match umpire and Gloucestershire cricketer David Shepherd has died from cancer at the age of 68, the Englishman's former county announced.
