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Founder of Pink Pussycat Club and friend to the stars
"We'd stroll down Darlo Road and the shop owners would load us with cheese, ham and oysters for the girls in return for a few palmed tickets."
- by Tim Barlass
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Hutt River Province founder Prince Leonard dies aged 93
The self-proclaimed prince, who had a long battle with emphysema, was admitted to hospital in Geraldton at the weekend with a severe chest infection.
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I didn't know Andrew McGahan well. But I knew his Brisbane
You didn’t just read Andrew's debut novel, Praise. It read you. Opened you up and turned you inside out, spilling all your secrets.
- by John Birmingham
Women's Auxiliary Air Force volunteer married Australian pilot
Marjorie could list the names and make the sounds of the different types of bombs that fell on London.
Passion for Australian literature encouraged budding writers
Stevens was committed to helping others realise their literary potential.
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Telegraph boy to brilliant bureaucrat
Sir William Cole, 1926 to 2019, was among Australia's greatest public servants.
- by Paddy Gourley
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First female aviator in the Navy to fly a jet attack craft combated forces sexism
Mariner became the first female aviator in the Navy to fly a jet attack craft, a single-seat Skyhawk.
Writer changed landscape of rock music journalism
O'Grady created Australian publication that could stand proudly alongside Rolling Stone and New Musical Express
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Actor Carmen Duncan, 76, dies of cancer
She was best known for her roles in the films Harlequin and the US drama Another World.
- by Michael Idato