Obituaries
Australian sporting icon kept chalking up firsts
Shirley Strickland was one of Australia’s greatest ever athletes, winning seven Olympic medals.
- by Len Johnson
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Ice-cream, cake and Olympic gold: Our last high jump winner’s perfect day
John Winter ruled the word of high jump in the years after World War II.
- by Tony Stephens
Genius of broadcasting ‘listened to by half the available audience’
Kyle Sandilands: “Anyone who’s anything in radio reveres Ron E. Sparks.”
- by Glenn A Baker
‘Modesty’ row nearly stopped Australian champion swimming for gold
Ladies’ Swimming Association president: “I am personally strongly against women and girls swimming among men and in mixed audiences.”
Gillard’s adoption apology inspired woman forced to give up daughter
Veronica Smith had been sent to an institution, where she was expected to knit bootees and a matinee jacket for the child she would have to give away.
Trailblazer who could answer the question ‘Why did Jack marry Jill’?
Doctor Warwick Hartin left his mark on the world; he departed in style and grace, accompanied by the music of his beloved Mozart.
- by Coral Brown
The sex guru known as Dr Ruth dies at 96
Dr Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and bestselling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died.
Committed to the pursuit of community interest
You did not need to travel very far from Barry Pullen’s Fitzroy North home to find evidence of his contribution to his local community.
- by Brian Howe and Richard Wynne
Committed to social justice and Timor-Leste’s independence
Helen Hill will be remembered above all for her 50 years of dedication to friendship with the people of Timor-Leste and solidarity in their struggle for independence.
- by Sandy Yule
Doctor left great health and family legacies
Clinician John Yeatman’s objective was always to do the very best for patients and their families.
- by Anne Cahill Lambert
Australia’s last two WWII coast watchers die, aged 100 and 101
The courageous deeds of the legendary and secretive coast watchers represent one of the most illustrious chapters in Australia’s military history.
- by Vice Admiral Peter Jones (Retd)