Wes Taylor Archive

“In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances. RIP. NB. The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia.” Australia’s first victory on the …

A young woman in a wheelchair slumps over and loses consciousness as people rush to her aid. She is taking part in a half -dozen Lyme awareness events around the country. Mandy Shuker is a Lyme disease sufferer and her condition and …

Beki Lee, the London 2012 Olympics 20-kilometre walker, swapped her Olympic walking shoes for comfortable joggers when she took part in the 2013 Mount Druitt reconciliation walk held on Saturday, May 18. The 26-year-old local was invited to come home from Canberra …

American president John F Kennedy had a drastic situation over his standoff with the Soviet Union in the 1960s with the Cuban Missile Crisis, but his namesake, Australian musician John Francis Kennedy, has no crisis over his new musical concept, Sons of …

The Melbourne Storm have won a hard fought World Club Championship in front of a very partisan English crowd at Headingly. The final score was the Storm 18, Leeds Rhinos 14. They can now claim they are the best club side in …

It’s time to dust off the mouldy boots and replace the old peas in dented whistles: this old Rugby League warrior (spectating only these days) is avidly anticipating the kick-off to the 2013 National Rugby League season. Like many other supporters, I …