Posing a tribute to the life and times of Catherina van der Linden, who has died at 111, one is surely perplexed by her persisting physical and intellectual agility when […]
Read MoreHunter tragedy
The beautiful Hunter Valley landscape has always been utilised for amazing wedding photos, optimising our glorious weather for a lifelong montage of gorgeous couples, photographed against a backdrop of blue […]
Read MoreBarry was almost too close for comfort
While stage curtains fall to end the show and the audience is sent packing, the sudden death of Barry Humphries surely has an encore of echoing applause transcending up high […]
Read MoreTributes to a Tele Letters favourite
While perhaps an exception, having written my first published Letter to the Editor in my teens, there is little doubt that those currently engaged in this fun enterprise are a […]
Read MoreTragedy for our thin blue line
As normal radio broadcasting at 1030pm was interrupted for an emergency press conference in Brisbane with the police commissioner, the news was not going to be good. Tragically, our worst […]
Read MoreFarewell to a true hero
To die peacefully is surely a God-given blessing, but the prospects of doing so must be long-odds when one’s wartime battles included the trenches of Tobruk during a 241-day siege […]
Read MoreTragedy of a life taken too young
The engaging gaze of a youthful Oliver Johnson leaps off the pages of the Telegraph with all the hope, happiness and promise of youth. (Life’s unfair: Tears for tragic ski […]
Read MoreGolf club development a chance to pay respects
The contrary responses from the Daily Telegraph’s letter writers on the decision-making of the Oatlands Golf Club highlights the complexities being grappled with and the sentimental value of a monument. […]
Read MoreTimely operation
Having spent a medical career caring for patients with vascular disease often requiring surgical interventions, I applaud the insightful publicity afforded to Bert Newton and his battle with diabetes. (Bert’s […]
Read MoreMomentous idea sparked by tragedy
The Abdallah family’s quest to launch February 1, 2021, as “I-Forgive-Day (i4Give)” is momentous. It should go worldwide (Forgive not forget, 21/12). Forgiving a perceived error is magnificent therapy and […]
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