All posts by Roy Hay
What happened to the locusts?
Australian tank in the midst of a locust plague in 1974. Source: Australian Army Public Relations. (This article was published as Roy Hay, ‘Biblical plague that failed to arrive,’ Geelong Advertiser, 28 July 2011, p. 28.) What happened to the …
Miller Legacy confirmed
Annie Wakeford (extreme left) and Norma May Mawson (second left) welcome the Victorian Minister for Housing, Wendy Lovell (cemtre) to the new Miller
Celtic win close match with Victory
Skippers in opposition. Victory's Adrian Leijer closes down Georgios Samaras of Celtic. Melbourne Victory 0 Celtic 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory lost by a single goal to Celtic on Wednesday night
Celtic expect tough match
Georgios Samaras, Neil Lennon, Mehmet Durakovic and Grant Brebner face the media. Celtic expects tough match Roy Hay Celtic expects its toughest match of its three-game Australian tour when it takes
Celtic’s Australian connections
Tommy Burns of Celtic shields the ball against Red Star Belgrade during the World of Soccer tournament at Olympic Park, Melbourne. The referee is Jack Taylor, who officiated
Good governors of the game or dictators?
Ben Buckley, John Brumby, Lucas Neil and James Merlino at the launch of another big game in Melbourne.
Good governors of the game or dictators? By Roy Hay TheSpecies extinction and the human record
Rosella and Galah in a shrubbery at Teesdale Species extinction and the human record By Roy Hay This article was originally published in the Geelong Advertiser, on Tuesday 28 June 2011,
A turn up for the books
A win for 'the worst team in Britain'. Jim Cassels, the birder of Arran and a good friend sent me this piece of news which I have been sending
A new look at soccer violence
A new look at soccer violence Roy Hay Deakin University Originally published as: Roy Hay, ‘A new look at soccer violence’, in Denis Hemphill, All part of the game: Violence and Australian
Surfcoast stuns Corio in local derby
Ben le Cornu (left) of Surfcoast tries to wrong foot Liam Nelson of Corio, watched by Steve Luczo (5). Surf Coast stuns Corio in local derby By Roy Hay In a
Marnie Haig-Muir: Your review of the latest Rankin is right on the money, Roy. This book...