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Avant-garde Australian painter Sydney Ball believed in pure colour
Sydney Ball spent much of his career as a painter riding the waves of the avant-garde.
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Sydney Ball spent much of his career as a painter riding the waves of the avant-garde.
Tony Standish, who has died aged 85, was a lifelong devotee of blues and traditional jazz who inspired many local record collections.
Engineer Bill Hunter was awarded two high honours for his outstanding volunteer work in Rwanda and other developing countries.
Lynne Goodwin left an indelible legacy as a pioneering educator in NSW.
Jim O'Collins contributed to the remarkable progress in treating the urinary system made during his years in that specialised field of surgery.
Pioneering medical researcher Dr Basil Hetzel is credited with having saved billions of children from disability and for making an inestimable contribution to human health.
David Rubinger distinguished himself particularly for his wartime work, photographing young men and women on the battlefield and the leaders who sent them there.
Irvine Sellar, Emmanuelle Khanh, Aileen Hernandez
Childhood dust storm inspired evocative work.
Joy's sign off line after more than 20 years on her community TV programme was "...and remember, keep on smiling!"
Tonga's Queen Mother was close to Waterhouse family.
Paxton "It's always a little frustrating when you're reading a script after 10 guys ahead of you have had a chance to pick it over,"
Peter Richardson, Mildred Dresselhaus, Thomas Lux.
The passion for historical projects was one of the most endearing features of barrister and historian Ken Oldis.
Nicholas was totally committed to ensuring integrity in the racing industry and the welfare of both horses and humans involved.
After being orphaned in World War II, Zora Vendramin fled communist Yugoslavia for a new life in Melbourne, and never regretted it.
The Stones and Beatles would come in and say, 'We want four of those…'
Author of Miffy books which became a worldwide brand worth $300 million.
Lord Christopher Thynne, Stanley Bard, David Burwell,
Pilger helped ease seriously disabled men and women back into the community.
Jones helped install the first high-performance computer networks in Australia for CSIRO and the Statistics Bureau.
Moore stepped off a Huey helicopter with 457 men to find themselves opposed by more than 3000 North Vietnamese troops.
Bill Hocking was not only a successful soldier but also made his mark at senior levels in the motor industry.
Ritchie Yorke, groundbreaking chronicler of rock in its most explosive years.
Jarreau's highly accessible, intensely personal style defied easy classification
Under Allport's leadership university staff achieved several firsts for the trade union movement as a whole: national standards providing for 26-36 weeks' paid maternity (and later parental) leave.
Richard Hatch, Sir Peter Mansfield, Alec McCowen
Julianne Bell, who has died in Melbourne, was a courageous protector of Victoria's parks, public lands and cultural heritage.
Palmer-Tomkinson: "...going to all those endless parties, it made me feel worth a pile of s---."
Galton and Simpson were given carte blanche by the BBC to write what they liked
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