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963MediaSt Andrews – Home of “Golfe”
Background: This was a background piece for the 1984 British Open. Ian Baker-Finch, 23, was a tall, nice lad from Nambour, Queensland,...
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Kerry Packer at the Queen’s Club
*Pic: Kerry Packer fronts a 1991 Print Media Inquiry … forcefully … Evan Whitton Background: Kerry Packer (1937-2005) was of course a...
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Her Majesty’s garden party
*Pic: Her Maj in 1984 … before the garden party … Written 13 July 1984 LONDON: SOME IDLE words by Mr Robert...
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Whitlam at the Palais Seidler: “When we’re alone …”
Background. Sir John Kerr’s wife died 9 September 1974. Early in 1975, Anne Robson’s divorce from Judge Hugh Robson was slipped through...
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London clubs: “Put him on the bill”
White’s in London. All about White’s, Wikipedia, HERE Background: Among those mentioned is sex monster Jimmy Savile (1926-2011). Complainants have said that...
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Newcombe on winning
*Pic: Newcombe at his peak Background: John Newcombe, now 70, was 31 when he stood still for an interview by a person...
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Bill Wentworth meets Pavarotti
Background. The revelation by Bill Wentworth (1907-2003) at the end of this sketch – that Pig Iron Bob’s Cabinet were drunk at...
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World War III. Or, A Night at the Opera House
Background. In 1983, I happened to live two doors from Jim Boyce, a Rugby international well-known for scoring six tries against a...
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Ella and Gould at Murrayfield
Background. Mark Ella was the best Rugby player I ever saw. He was retiring after this match because, like most people, he...
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Saffron lumbered
Background: I began Can of Worms (1986) with this: It has been said that Sydney is the most corrupt town in the...
