Jane Grieve - Writer

Chewing Tobacco and Pregnancy

authorjanegrieve — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:07:34 +0000

Angela Ratsch, PhD scholar with the University of Queensland, registered nurse and midwife, was once well-known in these parts. She is a member of the wider Wilson and Aspinall families but her nursing career has taken her far, far away. … Continue reading →

Rex Baguley on Anzac Day

authorjanegrieve — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:54:12 +0000

They are getting thin on the ground now, those precious old blokes who were in the theatre of war so close to our own shores. But Rex Baguley is one of them. You’ll see him at the ANZAC Day parade; … Continue reading →

Barastoc Polocrosse Nationals

authorjanegrieve — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:53:26 +0000

Not everyone who lives in Warwick, arguably Australia’s Horse Capital and most certainly home to the best polocrosse facility in the world (or so says Warwick Polocrosse President Les Fraser), has a direct involvement with horses. But simply by virtue … Continue reading →

Down at the Creek

authorjanegrieve — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:44:04 +0000

Kookaburras laughing; koalas grunting. Magpie song. Snippet of white underwing as a dollar bird flaps across the creek, settling on a high branch, there to watch, hawk-eyed, for dinner on the wing. Dragonfly dinner. Sharp, twittering bursts of colour as … Continue reading →

A Family Thread

authorjanegrieve — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:36:49 +0000

On September 5, 2011 I travelled with my immediate family of siblings and their partners to the Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach where I addressed the gathering on “A Family Thread“, detailing the contribution my grandmother Kathleen Mylne OBE made … Continue reading →

Scots PGC – Part of the Fabric of Warwick

authorjanegrieve — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:21:03 +0000

“…a school is not rightly judged by mere numbers or buildings, but by the quality of manhood that it produces and the training in character that any good public school gives” So spoke Mr Briggs, the first principal of Scots … Continue reading →

Generations of Men: The Finlays and Welshes

authorjanegrieve — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:39:14 +0000

Like the wise old owl of fable fame, Rob Finlay sits in his possie in the Elmes, on the corner of Albion and Wood Streets in the LJ HOOKER’S WARWICK office, and, unobserved, watches the world go by through his … Continue reading →

And so … We Party!

authorjanegrieve — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:16:25 +0000

All good things must come to an end – but Warwick and District has never been one to end things quietly. After an extended week of celebrations, Sunday May 29’s PARTY IN THE PARK will host a day of activity … Continue reading →

Car Observation Rally

authorjanegrieve — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:18:23 +0000

Never will a back-seat driver be more welcome than during the CAR OBSERVATION RALLY on Sunday 22nd May, when eager competitors in this 185 km non-race organised by Warwick Rotary Sunrise take to the district’s roads in a quest for … Continue reading →

Where there’s smoke …

authorjanegrieve — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:23:36 +0000

… there’s the Southern Downs Steam Railway Steam Train!! From 10am on Saturday 28th May, smoke will rise again from the funnel of The Downs Dasher as it chugs its merry way from Warwick to Hendon. Always a happy sight, … Continue reading →