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Robert Braithwaite, founder of luxury motor yacht builder Sunseeker; and Edward Simpson, a mathematician who led codebreakers at Bletchley Park.
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Doug Wendt:, soccer player who put boys club before South Africa tour
His fortune-telling aunt, who read tea leaves in cups, predicted he would play soccer for Australia one day.
Daughter of Hitler's deputy feted as Shirley Temple of Third Reich
She also retained fond memories of “Uncle” Adolf, who always had liquorice stashed away for her in a desk drawer.
Author broke ground with pornography and gay literature
Freeman novels often feature undercurrents of romance and mystery, with protagonists who are outcasts by virtue of their religion, class or sexuality.
John Eppel, Bomber Command navigator on 30 missions
Eighteen months, nine training courses and 250 hours flying had prepared him for his 30 missions bombing targets in Germany, Holland and France.
Marcia Hatfield: writer's toothbrush tales helped child dental health
When one of Marcia’s young children needed encouragement to clean their teeth, Marcia wrote The Toothbrush Family.
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From the archives: A man for all seasons
Les Carlyon, journalist and a former editor of The Age, on football great Ted Whitten. We revisit his work with this article from the archives, first published in The Age on December 31, 1995.
- by Les Carlyon
Paul Henningham: Author lobbied on veterans’ welfare needs
Henningham took out a loan to buy a struggling inner-west newspaper called The Rocket and rebadged it The Guardian.
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From the archives: The Mystique of the Cup
Les Carlyon, journalist and a former editor of The Age, was a devotee of horsemanship. The Melbourne Cup fascinated him. We revisit his passion with this article from the archives.
- by Les Carlyon