Down Under Club of Winnipeg

Southern Yarn – May June 2025

Hydesmith — Wed, 14 May 2025 15:42:11 +0000

25-Yarn_0506-MayJune The Yarn is once again ready for you to read. At the risk of overdosing on folate, I have no plans to change my regular enjoyment of Vegemite and toast (p. 4). Hopefully the powers that be will take note of the nationwide, multi-generational “study” that has been in progress for more than a […]

Australian colonialism presented on local theatre stage

Hydesmith — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:44:49 +0000

OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD a play by Timberlake Wertenbaker Directed by Dr. Bill Kerr April 2 – April 5, 2025 John J. Conklin Theatre, Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall 150 Dafoe Road, West Taché Arts Complex, UM Fort Garry campus Wednesday to Friday – 7:00 p.m. Saturday – 2:00 p.m. Purchase tickets Our Country’s Good stages the […]

Yarn March-April 2025, plus Trivia

Hydesmith — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:19:09 +0000

The March-April issue of The Southern Yarn is ready for you in glorious full colour. Come check it out by clicking on the image of the front page, or perhaps you are one of our postal subscribers, in which case you will be eagerly awaiting the swift delivery of the B&W version on distinctive yellow […]

Southern Yarn January 2025

Hydesmith — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 04:15:43 +0000

Another new year is upon us with 2025, and the first new edition of The Southern Yarn is ready for you, in both glorious colour online here, and (wait for it…) monochrome on yellow paper through the post, if you are so inclined. To get you started, here is Charlie’s editorial. So, another new year. […]

Southern Yarn for Nov-Dec, 2024

Hydesmith — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:24:31 +0000

The Southern Yarn is once again complete and ready. We held off in order to include content from our formal dinner last weekend where we celebrated our 75th anniversary as a club. This means that the Southern Yarn got impacted by the postal strike. Perhaps it was good that we did not even get it […]