JR976evil 905 Posted April 29, 2013 hmm.. the twitter report seems to have been deleted.seems to be a hoax.my apologies Could you please just go away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted April 29, 2013 http://www.nytimes.c...?pagewanted=all Here is interesting New York Times interview with Chopper Read from about 2 weeks ago. He declined to talk about his health but the tone of the article suggests the writer thinks he is close to death. He was applying for a new gun licence(!) on the news here the other day so I don't think he's that close yet. EDIT: Added link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 29, 2013 Maybe he wants the gun to off himself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted April 29, 2013 Maybe he wants the gun to off himself? Not quite as humane as Dignitas, but I suppose he has a rep to maintain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted May 15, 2013 Tonight's news headline is that Judith Durham has suffered a brain haemorrhage. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-15/judith-durham-ill/4691138 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 16, 2013 Australia is in mourning today as opera star Lance Ingram has died http://www.theaustra...c-1226644392971 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 19, 2013 Actress Penne Hackforth Jones has died at 64 http://www.theaustra...e-1226646423077 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted May 23, 2013 Breaking news on television right now as I type: Hazel Hawke has finally gone from her Alzheimer's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted May 23, 2013 Breaking news on television right now as we speak: Hazel Hawke has finally gone from her Alzheimer's. Very sad news..... http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/17300957/hazel-hawke-dies-age-83/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted May 23, 2013 Breaking news on television right now as we speak: Hazel Hawke has finally gone from her Alzheimer's. Very sad news..... http://au.news.yahoo...ke-dies-age-83/ One Hawke down. Definitely one of Australia's most tragic figures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted May 23, 2013 Breaking news on television right now as we speak: Hazel Hawke has finally gone from her Alzheimer's. Very sad news..... http://au.news.yahoo...ke-dies-age-83/ Cheers for the link. The ABC have it up now too: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-23/hazel-hawke-dies-from-dementia-complications/4709572 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 23, 2013 I guess this is big news in Australia.Would you say she was the Australian equivalent of Nancy Reagan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted May 23, 2013 I guess this is big news in Australia.Would you say she was the Australian equivalent of Nancy Reagan? Nope... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 23, 2013 I n ote that Hazel Hawke is the 3rd 'first lady' of Australia to die in the past 3 years,along with Sonia McMahon and Margaret Whitlam. The last PM to die was way back in 2002 when John Gorton died,so we're way overdue a prime ministerial death. Gough Whitlam,what are you waiting for! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted May 25, 2013 Health update on Chopper Read after awkward advertisement placed midway through the article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 25, 2013 Health update on Chopper Read after awkward advertisement placed midway through the article. "I went skeet shooting in Queensland. I like it. I'm pretty good at it too. As soon as it comes out of the trap I go ... bang, bang." Yeah....... that's the general idea... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted May 28, 2013 Bart Cummings celebrates 60 years as a trainer: http://www.abc.net.a...raining/4719152 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted May 29, 2013 Tonight's news headline is that Judith Durham has suffered a brain haemorrhage. http://www.abc.net.a...ham-ill/4691138 Slowly on the mend: Judith Durham of The Seekers is continuing to make positive improvement following a stroke after her Melbourne concert last week. Durham's manager Graham Simpson has updated fans on the singer's progress and reports she is in good spirits and looking forward to the challenge of recovery. "I'm pleased to be able to let you know that after being assessed yesterday (Tuesday) by the head of the Rehabilitation Unit at Epworth Hospital yesterday, Judith will be transferred to the unit on Friday for further treatment," Graham said. "After speaking with Judith's neurologist this morning, I can report that while Judith's everyday conversational speech is fluent, her processing of higher function speech and complex questions is impaired. "On a positive note, during one of their meetings, Judith's neurologist asked her to sing him something and, without prompting, she was able to correctly sing the first verse of Morningtown Ride, completely in tune. "Later in the afternoon, pleased with her progress, she asked me to test her on other songs, and she was able to sing to me - without a problem - the first verses of I'll Never Find Another You, Come The Day and I Celebrate Your Life My Baby. "Judith is looking forward to the challenges of rehabilitation and is determined to continue improving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 2, 2013 Mandawuy Yunupingu rushed to hospital. According to the article, he "has been a renal patient for the last five years." If he survives this, he might be good for the 2013 list. Except no one knows who he the hell he is. Dead. Former Australian of the Year and lead vocalist of the most famous Aboriginal rock band so it will be interesting to see if he does get that UK obit since you Brits have never heard of him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted June 3, 2013 Mandawuy Yunupingu rushed to hospital. According to the article, he "has been a renal patient for the last five years." If he survives this, he might be good for the 2013 list. Except no one knows who he the hell he is. Dead. Former Australian of the Year and lead vocalist of the most famous Aboriginal rock band so it will be interesting to see if he does get that UK obit since you Brits have never heard of him. UK obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted June 3, 2013 Mandawuy Yunupingu rushed to hospital. According to the article, he "has been a renal patient for the last five years." If he survives this, he might be good for the 2013 list. Except no one knows who he the hell he is. Dead. Former Australian of the Year and lead vocalist of the most famous Aboriginal rock band so it will be interesting to see if he does get that UK obit since you Brits have never heard of him. I hope they do something to honour his memory...that would be nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted June 3, 2013 Mandawuy Yunupingu rushed to hospital. According to the article, he "has been a renal patient for the last five years." If he survives this, he might be good for the 2013 list. Except no one knows who he the hell he is. Dead. Former Australian of the Year and lead vocalist of the most famous Aboriginal rock band so it will be interesting to see if he does get that UK obit since you Brits have never heard of him. I hope they do something to honour his memory...that would be nice. Hmmm, aboriginal , Australian , rock, tribute...... How about a poem by Pam Ayers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 7, 2013 Breaking News: Anna Bligh has just announced she has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 10, 2013 For those of you who have been following the rivalry between Gillard and the man she deposed, Kevin Rudd, I think we can now safely predict the Gillard Government will die in a horrendous bloodbath at the election in less than 100 days. When MPs are already packing their offices in the knowledge they will lose their seats, you know things are bad: http://www.abc.net.a...e-jihad/4745006 http://www.abc.net.a...lection/4736524 http://www.abc.net.a...-caucus/4742626 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted June 11, 2013 For those of you who have been following the rivalry between Gillard and the man she deposed, Kevin Rudd, I think we can now safely predict the Gillard Government will die in a horrendous bloodbath at the election in less than 100 days. When MPs are already packing their offices in the knowledge they will lose their seats, you know things are bad: http://www.abc.net.a...e-jihad/4745006 http://www.abc.net.a...lection/4736524 http://www.abc.net.a...-caucus/4742626 Predicting the death of the Australian Labour party Davey??? Personally I became disenfranchised with them when KRudd was deposed as PM, the entire thing has remained stagnate since then (the only + is the ongoing royal commission into child sexual abuse in state and religious institutions, which should have happened decades ago anyway) However the recent event of ordering the navy to call off the search for an asylum seeker vessel that sank a few days ago off Christmas island, Then not to recover the bodies they did find, just made me angry - not that I'm an angry person mind. This just seems to be a total disregard for human dignity in this situation. anyway that's my soapbox moment...back to posting funny "share a coke with..." names 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
