Historian. Writing on Iraq and East Timor for @AWM_OHP Author of MERGER: THE FITZROY LIONS AND THE TRAGEDY OF 1996 https://xitter.gq/t.co/8bGlijEPgE
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Advance copies of Merger have arrived! Really happy with how it’s turned out. Pre-orders available at melbournebooks.com.au/produc… @MelbourneBooks @GerardWhateley @Fitzroy_FC @brisbanelions
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Woodside has sold its operating interest in the long-stalled Greater Sunrise liquefied natural gas project to a Timor-Leste state-owned company bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
With the Lions playing Fremantle in the Grand Final this Saturday it’s worth reflecting on the fact that Fitzroy’s last ever AFL game was against the Dockers. I write about that game in my book, an excerpt of which is available on @thefootyalmanac
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Batman has been spotted on top of the Sydney Opera House.
An event for Batman Day will happen there this weekend.
(📸: @madeofmal)
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It's 30 years today since we said farewell to Fitzroy as the club bowed out after 100 years in the VFL / AFL 🦁
#TheFrontBar | Wednesday | 8.30pm AEST 📺
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Today we mark the loss of Doctor Yevgeniy Petrov, who while acting as Medical Officer of a Soviet Typhoon-Class Submarine, Lead the evacuation of the crew during a Reactor melt-down onboard the Submarine.
It was thanks to his actions that saved over 100 crew.
RIP Tim Curry
I know ‘Where It All Went Wrong’ isn’t intended to be a serious piece of scholarly writing but still: the decision to go to war, taken in March, sent protestors into the streets in February. That is a super easy fix by inserting ‘prospective’ and making the verb pluperfect
It’s important to keep in mind that amid all the AFL centenary back slapping the Fitzroy merger drama was playing out concurrently. The juxtaposition of the league celebrating its history while losing a foundation club was stark
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Know Your History - The AFL’s Centenary Celebrations
30 years this Friday the AFL held its centenary re-enactment Round as part of a year of celebrations.
Some were hits, some were misses. 🧵
@WhateleySEN Listen 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/4j8…
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I know Henry VIII had 6 wives - There was Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr but I can't for the life of me remember the surname of the one called Jane....See More
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The wait is over!
Our Fitzroy Guernsey which will be worn in RD3 is now available at the Lions Shop.
Stock is limited, so be quick. 🦁
📲 bit.ly/4lyprXW
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Gotta say, did not have "Greece sends warships to defend island from Persian attacks" on my bingo card for this millennium, yet here we are.
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Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen in The Godfather Part 1 & 2 is some of the best casting I’ve ever seen. On Duvall’s 95th birthday, it’s important to remember that this man was the unsung hero of two of cinema’s biggest films. His absence from The Godfather Part 3 is so apparent. 🎂
RIP my direct and convenient train to Richmond Station
🚇The Big Switch is here!
From today, all Pakenham, Cranbourne and Sunbury line services will run exclusively through the Metro Tunnel.
Meanwhile, the Frankston line is returning to the City Loop, the first time since 2021!
Plan your journey: transport.vic.gov.au/journey
"Where'd you get this stuff?"
"I swear to God, the Encyclopedia Britannica."
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