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Les Murray, giant of Australian literature, dead at 80

The internationally renowned Australian poet Les Murray has died aged 80 after a short illness. Murray was famous for a writing style that captured 20th century Australian life and language, especially in rural communities.

One of his early collections, The Vernacular Republic, drew heavily on characters and towns near Taree on the mid-north coast of NSW where he lived much of his adult life. His works ranged from evocations of the country in a collection, The Idyll Wheel : Cycle of a year at Bunyah, New South Wales to a famous work on engineering in Sydney, Fuel Stoppage on Gladesville Road Bridge in the Year 1980.

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Les Murray in April 2010. His work drew heavily on indigenous themes and oral traditions and was praised in Australia and overseas. Rob Banks
 
Peter Snell...magnificent NZ athlete...three gold Olympic medals 800 and 1500 metres in 1960 and 1964-aged 80.Went for an afternoon nap and never woke up.What a good way to go!
 
John Cain Victorian Premier

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Associate Professor Strangio said one of Mr Cain's big achievements in office was his government's creation of the Transport Accident Commission and WorkCare, which was the predecessor to WorkSafe.

He said both organisations were created to do more than just care for victims.

"They had the objective of not only providing for the victims of accidents but prevention, so prevention of accidents in the workplace and prevention of road accidents," he said."

He fought the MCC over female membership
Mr Cain spoke to ABC Radio in 2018 about his battle while in government to allow women to have full access to a range of sporting organisations.

Mr Cain said while leading Victoria he spoke to organisations like the Melbourne Cricket Club and Victoria Racing Club about allowing women to become full members.

He said he told those organisations: "You have a private club with privileges on public land, you have no business excluding half the population."

Transparency in government
Mr Cain was the Victorian leader who created Freedom of Information Laws and reformed the public service.

Associate Professor Strangio said Mr Cain had a legal background and was passionate about integrity in government.

"He put an enormous emphasis on government being transparent to the public and of certain decision making being at arm's length of government," he said.

Associate Professor Strangio said Mr Cain set a personal example with his own behaviour.




https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-23/john-cain-victorian-labor-premier-legacy-remembered/11824014
 
Buck Henry....a few weeks back...
Thanks Buck; you've helped ... you've helped one hell of a lot. An oxymoron from me I could only hope that you'd observe is that...'you helped many of to us realise the absurd'.

To Genisis P-Orridge your gentle and thoughtful soul gives me scope and hope...

rest both of you... Your work is done ... now is the time for the toil of others.

And Kirk; you were no oxygen theif either...
 
To Hal Willner... you made my world a better... No, You made my world a much much better place.
and the middle finger to the incompetent enablers of your's and so many other senseless deaths.

You produced, amung so much else, William Burroughs 'Dead City Radio' ... so apt now for your place in your home town.
 
Honor Blackman aka Pussy Galore from coronavirus. (as did John Prine above)

I saw a list, all the pre baby boomers are leaving us :(
 
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