Nick Lucas, the survivor and fisherman, enjoyed walking along the ocean shore and relished calm horizons, so different from the day he, in another hemisphere at times of postwar chaos, could have lost his life.
Patrick Cornish
When doctors overseeing his training at Royal Perth tried to kick him out of medical school because of his height, Alan Eggleston refused to quit and found his way to medical colleges in London.
Dean Smith
Eileen Bond — the woman who was Perth’s ‘It’ girl before the town knew what an ‘It’ girl was — passed away quietly on Wednesday night, bringing an effervescent chapter in Australian history to a quiet close.
Ben Harvey
There she sits, Annie Stainer, in a long white dress, ready for the photographer. Though on this occasion stationary at Stonehenge, a few miles from her birthplace, she was often a storm of creative spectacle.
Ron Siemiginowski’s early years working in a country cinema led him to become a well-established WA cinema owner and operator, while his music prowess took him to the world stage.
Kathy Sharp and the Siemiginowski family
Duncan McInnes had to wait for his 15th birthday before he could be accepted into the Royal Navy. He was trained as a wireless telegraphist and would bear witness to many pivotal moments in World War II.
Phil Harrison
Alastair Mackendrick lived with tremendous enthusiasm and energy in all aspects of his personal and professional life. And his parties were legendary.
Harvey Coates AO with Pamela Gabriels
During 28 years of owning the Bridgetown newsagency with wife Bev, Noel Holdsworth would often start his day at 4.30am wrapping and delivering newspapers.
Rourke Walsh
Ready for a new job in his beloved bush, Denis O’Meara checked his open-air Wolseley car. Water, check. Food, check. Adored pet, check.
Bert Harrison was never one-dimensional. He was a man of faith, family and community involvement, although primarily he will always be associated with racing.
John Elsegood
With table tennis bat in hand, Janet Powell was a fighter for points. When a different sort of battle loomed in connection with the sport of lawn bowls, as a Belmont city councillor she was up for it.
“You cannot combine both cricket and football,” said newly appointed Swan Districts captain-coach Haydn Bunton to a 25-year-old Keith Slater in 1961.
Rick Vredenbregt
Larry’s innate ability to recognise the extraordinary led him to purchase the painting Golden Summer, Eaglemont by Arthur Streeton — first shown to Larry from behind the sofa of the family he bought it from.
Kathleen Foley & Dora Foley
David Booth made notable contributions to clinical dentistry and dental research, and founded the non-profit Children’s Health Aid Team.
Lena Lejmanoski
Ronald Thomas Leeson was known for his commitment to his constituents and his contributions to Western Australian political life, marked by quiet service, leadership and advocacy.
Peter Dowding SC
Dr Penny Flett AO shaped the aged-care and disability sectors with unwavering advocacy, leaving a legacy of dignity, service and profound kindness.
Brightwater Care Group
Basil Rigg was the last surviving member of WA’s winning 1947-48 Sheffield Shield cricket team in its first season in the competition. He was also the most versatile member of a prominent sporting family.
Peter Kennedy
Cornet, trombone, French horn . . . as an army bandsman Gordon Grant was a versatile musician. There was, however, another instrument in his repertoire, figuratively speaking — he was a whistleblower.
After completing a medical qualification Doctor David Bockman gained a diploma in tropical medicine and health at the University of Adelaide, as a route to curing and caring in Papua New Guinea.
Paediatric intensive care could be considered a very new specialty in the 1970s and Geoffrey Mullins can rightly be considered one of its pioneers.
Dr Alan Duncan AM
‘The beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad, so I had one more for dessert.’ Many recognise this line from Sunday Morning Coming Down. Many Perth radio listeners know it as the title of a stalwart weekend program.
Marjorie Coleman spent her early years on a farm overlooking Wilson’s Inlet. In this rich environment her imagination flourished, laying the foundations for a creative life.
Wendy Lugg
Jeanann Barbour, known throughout the Albany community for her giving nature and steadfast support of local events and charities, passed away peacefully at her home on March 1, at the age of 82.
Jacki Elezovich
Ted Kilmurray was born on the mud floor of a hessian lean-to on a station outside Wiluna, and was destined to become a WA football legend.
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