Darwin survivor led research into high-altitude survival

Alison Joseph William Lockhart Rait, a pioneer of high-altitude medical research, has died at the age of 104 in a Melbourne nursing home.

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A passionate life marred by tough deals

Paul Ormonde Bernard Leslie Lennard, pensioner, died in Claremont Home, South Melbourne, on Christmas morning, eight days short of his 82nd birthday. He was not a celebrity or even a distinguished citizen. Yet his life was an example of finding meaning and fulfilment from limited opportunities.

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A host with many talents, many friends

Ingrid Svendsen Generous host and cook, successful businessman, gifted self-taught painter, skilled multi-instrument musician - John Harcourt-Horsfield could never be accused of being one-dimensional.

Butcher or hero, legend will live on

Ed O'Loughlin, Gerry Carman Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister of Israel
26–2–1928 – 11–1–2014

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End of the line for Israel's king of the comeback

Ed O' Loughlin, Gerry Carman Ariel Sharon’s obituary had been written many times before, but recovery from a massive brain haemorrhage he suffered on January 4, 2006, proved one comeback too many for the great survivor of Israeli public life.

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Hiroshima among experiences that influenced a nursing career

Susan Hudson Georgina Hannah Robinson, an Australian nurse sent to Japan with the British and Commonwealth Occupational Force after WWII, has died in Melbourne aged 90.

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Helped develop lauded anti-overdose drug

William Yardley Jack Fishman, who helped develop naloxone, a powerful medication that has saved countless people from fatal overdoses of heroin and other narcotics, has died.

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From music fortune to 'Cuckoo' triumph

Robert D. McFadden Saul Zaentz, an acclaimed independent film producer, has died at 92.

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Antarctic explorer, librarian and optimist: a life of rich diversity

Helen Elliott and Philip Wheat Jack Ward's wake was held at his favourite North Melbourne haunt on what would have been his 93rd birthday.

A life in the law, politics and the church

Tony Coady David, McKenna, who died on November 10 aged 76, was an outstanding solicitor in the Melbourne firm of Lynch and Window for much of his career and made significant contributions to many areas of public life.

Pianist who brought a British flavour to jazz

Peter Keepnews Stan Tracey, a pianist and composer who was one of the most highly regarded jazz musicians in Britain and a mentor to numerous younger players, has died aged 86.

Robert Allman: Singing with the stars

ROBERT ALLMAN 1927-2013

Robert Allman was one of Australia's great singers. To put his career into proper perspective it is necessary to list some of the great singers with whom he performed.

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Australian chemist who won Nobel Prize

HARRIET VEITCH John Cornforth was awarded a Nobel prize for chemistry in 1975 and is still the only Australian to take the Nobel in that field.

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Congolese star helped take Afro-pop to the world

DAVID COLKER Congolese superstar musician and songwriter Tabu Ley Rochereau has died at the age of 73.

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Radiologist who made MRI breakthrough

Professor Robert Steiner, who has died aged 95, established the leading department of radiology in post-war Britain, playing a role in the development of non-invasive imaging techniques such as MRI.

Ronnie Biggs: The Great Train Robber turned famous fugitive

RONNIE BIGGS 1929-2013

Ronnie Biggs was a carpenter and petty crook who became an international celebrity for his role in one of Britain's most famous crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and for the decades he spent afterward eluding a worldwide manhunt by Scotland Yard.

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Director who took 'La Cage' to the big screen

Steve Chawkins Edouard Molinaro, a French film director best known for his groundbreaking, gay-themed comedy La Cage Aux Folles, has died aged 85.

Joan Fontaine: Oscar-winning starlet from the golden age of Hollywood

Joan Fontaine was the younger sister of Olivia de Havilland - with whom she maintained a lifelong feud - and indelibly associated with the lead role in the film of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1940).

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Blazed to fame as Lawrence but was made for a life on the stage

Peter O'Toole, the Irish-born actor who has died aged 81, was one of the most charismatic, unpredictable, eccentric and individualistic players of his generation.