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Obituaries
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Australian who witnessed Nazi pageantry at Berlin Olympics
Larry Writer With the passing of Basil Dickinson at age 98, our oldest Olympian, Australia has lost a champion.
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Academic who was committed to liberty
Shira Sebban ''All men are created equal; it's what they're equal to that counts.''
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Producer took Hammer horror to the world
Anthony Hinds, the producer who put the horror in ''Hammer horror'', has died in England. He was 91.
Code creation expanded maths for the blind
William Yardley
Abraham Nemeth
Creator of maths Braille code
16-10-1918 — 2-10-2013
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US film critic who helped define a generation
STEVEN ZEITCHIK Stanley Kauffmann, the long-time film and theatre critic of US magazine The New Republic has died. He was 97.
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Conductor always had eye on future
TREVOR GREEN John Hopkins conducted in Manchester during his early career for the then BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra.
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Stalwart who drove Toyota's global growth
Hiroko Tabuchi Eiji Toyoda, a member of Toyota Motor's founding family, has died in Toyota City, Japan. He was 100.
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Played key role in pinpointing Lyme disease
Stephen Malawista, who has died aged 79, led the team of scientists that identified the tick-borne infection Lyme disease.
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Dedicated decades to helping the disabled
Graeme Kelly Tony Brown, who has died at the age of 87, was a man who worked hard for his family and for the broader community.
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Astronaut conquered the heights of space and depths of the ocean
Scott Carpenter, who has died aged 88, made three orbits of the Earth on board the space capsule Aurora 7 in 1962.
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Craftsman had more than time on his hands
Dominique Loiseau was a restorer of 18th-century antique watches and a master craftsman responsible for some of the most elaborate and exclusive timepieces on the market.
Champion of social justice who worked from the ground up
Dr Kevin Morris
Amanda Press
Social justice advocate
7-12-1947 - 1-10-2013
Chemist's work changed the fabric of society
Ruth Benerito
Chemist and inventor
22-1-1916 - 5-10-2013
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Born salesman found his feet in air freight
Warwick Stanley Sid Ward, who grew up to start Wards Air Cargo and become one of the biggest freight haulers in Australia, was a salesman in the making.
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NZ-born artist traversed globe to capture thoroughbreds on canvas
James Merralls Michael Jeffery, international equine artist, has died in Newmarket, England, at the age of 72.
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Animal instincts led to a lifetime of caring
Debra Mayrhofer Joan Sturzaker devoted her life to animal welfare in general, and to the Lort Smith Animal Hospital in particular.
Chopper Read: crime figure turned legend
MARK CHOPPER READ 1954-2013
He was Australia's best-known crime figure turned author, turned legend. The man with one name, "Chopper". Yet, contrary to popular opinion, Mark Read was no underworld mastermind and his criminal history was littered with blunders.
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Dancer camped it up in Meyer's cult classics
Haji, who has died aged 67, was part of the on and off-screen coterie of the high-camp film director Russ Meyer.
