Matches, Hatches, Dispatches

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The keyboard player for iconic rock group The Kinks, John Gosling, has died aged 75.

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SANFL premiership star Nick Lowden has died at just 23

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TMZ and KTLA are both reporting Hardwick’s age as 64, I’m not sure why A.V. Club is saying 59.

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In the 2018 book Bruce Lee: A Life, author Matthew Polly notes that the martial arts legend and (Steve) McQueen were involved in “a love triangle” with Farrell that resulted in Lee and McQueen not doing a movie together.

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Former QLD Premier Mike Ahern has died aged 81.

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Mike Ahern was also the father of Today Show reporter Christine Ahern.

You may remember the tearful reunion with Christine and her family at Brisbane Airport in December 2021, just as Queensland reopened its state border with Victoria.

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Brian Walsh, who came from Bendigo to play for Carlton and Essendon in the 1970s, had died.

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So sad to read this. She worked so hard as a reliable expert during the pandemic and didn’t fall into fearmongering or any of the politics or theatrics.

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This is so sad. She was one of a kind and a voice of reason amongst the noise.

Rest in Peace.

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Sad news. She always came across as caring and reassuring despite the difficult circumstances of the pandemic.

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She was a calm, yet firm and honest voice during what was an extremely difficult time. Very saddened to hear of her passing. Cancer is just an awful, awful thing.

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Yes, she often kept me sane. Very sad news.

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He presented a couple of seasons of Parkinson In Australia for ABC and Ten, and hosted the TV Week Logie Awards for Ten in 1981.

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Sad news. He was a great interviewer.

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Sad to hear about this loss. Parkinson had an amazing career as a talk show host, and was much loved.

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Put out your parker pens to commemorate the great man?

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Does anyone even own a pen anymore, let alone a good one like a Parker pen!

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While remembering Michael Parkinson, I am reminded of 2009, when 3AW hired a new sports reporter… Andrew Parkinson :man_shrugging:

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