Thursday, January 23, 2014
The GB Curling Team at the 1924 Olympics: The Story Continues
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by Bob Cowan I recently wrote extensively about the curling competition at Chamonix in 1924, the beginning of the sport's Olympic stor...
Monday, January 20, 2014
'Catching the spirit': Olympic curling stamps
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by Bob Cowan Postage stamps with a curling theme have been an interest of mine for many years. Indeed, the passion has extended to colle...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Debunking the story that a GB curler also played for Sweden at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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by Bob Cowan In November I wrote extensively about the curling competition at Chamonix in 1924, the beginning of the sport's Olympic...
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Sixty Years Ago: A New Curling Magazine
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by Bob Cowan January 1954 saw the publication of Scotland's first curling magazine, the Scottish Curler . I feel privileged to have ...
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Women Curlers in the News
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by Bob Cowan The first newspapers began to appear in the early eighteenth century. The Ipswich Journal , for example, was first publi...
Saturday, December 21, 2013
The Curling Christmas Card
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by Bob Cowan At this time of year, I'm always on the lookout for Christmas cards with a curling theme. Over the years I've sent,...
Monday, December 09, 2013
'A termination the most melancholy put to the bonspiel'
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by Bob Cowan I came across this cartoon recently. These days it would be seen by many to be in bad taste. It was published in Punch ...
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