Obituaries
Australia has lost the last of a rare breed in Sir William Cole
One of Australia's most senior public servants, Sir William Cole was a visionary and a family man.
- by Sally Pryor
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Union man who stayed true to his faith
Vince Higgins served on the Labor Council of NSW executive and was regarded as a thoughtful, powerful advocate of industry-wide bargaining.
Last but one of Dambuster airmen was in crew of Australian pilot
Sutherland was the front gunner in Australian Pilot Officer Les Knight’s crew, which formed part of the main formation tasked to attack the Möhne dam on the night of May 16-17 1943.
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Bellowing Welsh sergeant major in ‘It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum’
Davies delivered a caricature of masculine physicality, underscored by his clenched buttocks, sucked-in stomach and barrel chest thrust outward and upward.
Carol Channing, 'Dolly' and 'Lorelei' of Broadway, dies at 97
The raspy-voiced, platinum-blonde star of 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.
- by Heather Burke
Baron who married Australian socialite friend of Prince Charles
Lord Tryon remained true to the family motto: ‘Do Right and Fear Not’.
Obituaries
Carol Channing, Broadway's 'Dolly,' dead at 97
In a career that spanned seven decades, the saucer-eyed, raspy-voiced musical-comedy star never shook her associations with her most well-known stage roles.
Leading creator of botanical art
She was also invited to paint for The Highgrove Florilegium, a 2008 book that records all the plants in Prince Charles’s garden in Gloucestershire, England.
Paul Murphy: lawyer motivated to creating a more equitable society
Murphy always had a strong moral compass, a well-developed sense of right and wrong.
Arts
Art advisor to major Sydney corporations
Whether artist, client, project manager or property developer, they had faith in art adviser Virgina Wilson’s word.
- by Andrew Frost
Designer of UNSW sundial and celestial navigation expert
His interest in navigation and nautical astronomy led him into yachting, where he served as navigator on many Sydney to Hobart yacht races.