Obituaries
Cricketer and actor who worked with the biggest names in theatre
Ron Haddrick found himself on stage with Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Michael Redgrave and Sir John Gielgud, among many others.
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Australian Women's Land Army worker relished outdoor life
Land Army woman Necia Combe asked her father to buy her "glamouralls" from David Jones - "I'm sick of looking like a bag of chaff".
- by Tim Barlass
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President of Egypt who stood down in the wake of the Arab Spring
Elevated after the assassination of Anwar Sadat, Mubarak was later imprisoned for embezzlement but acquitted of conspiring to kill demonstrators.
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'Unfortunate' Bill lived an amazing life
When globetrotting Wall Street Journal correspondent Bill Hartley came to Australia in 1969 to write political and financial pieces, ACTU president Bob Hawke half-jokingly told him he was “the reporter with the unfortunate name”.
- by Graeme Johnstone
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Etiquette queen who taught girls how to walk and talk
The doyenne of deportment, Ms June Dally-Watkins has died aged 92.
- by Helen Pitt
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'Every woman has a right to be beautiful': June Dally-Watkins dead at 92
Australia's etiquette queen, June Dally-Watkins, has died at the age of 92.
- by Daphne Guinness
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Computer scientist who invented 'copy' and 'paste' has died
Larry Tesler made using computers easier for generations with his keyboard shortcuts. "Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas," his former employer Xerox says.
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Lois Mawby: a calm and caring force
Lois Mawby, mother, quilter and nurse during World War II, has died at the impressive age of 94 in her adopted home of Melbourne’s inner west.
- by Belinda Mawby
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Campaigner for East Timor during Indonesian occupation
James Dunn pointed his rifle, bayonet fixed, and ordered the driver to get out. It was Crown Prince Akihito, the future emperor.
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Ornithologist and zoo curator overcame life-changing road accident
Paul Andrew created a refuge on the Australian mainland to help keep Tasmanian Devils alive.