First Hinde now Mr Gormsby- July 6, 2006 Following the death of John Hinde, Crikey carried an item flagging the somewhat pungent obituary of New Zealand newspaper proprietor Ray Smith.It opens with:Ray Smith, the newspaper owner who died in Rotorua on Sunday aged 85, was an austere man, who went through life with a perpetual scowl...and then becomes really frank. Worth a read, if only as a studied exercise in how to speak ill (and therefore honestly) of the dead -- could Smith have been the real life Mr Gormsby You also wonder what...http://littlemistersquareeyes.blogspot.com/2006/07/first-hinde-now-mr-gormsby.html Golden Hinde- July 5, 2006 Amidst all the stories of turkey slapping at ten and boning by the management of the Nine Network, news broke today of the death of ABC veteran John Hinde.One of Australia's first foreign correspondents, TV presenter and movie critic, John Hinde has died in Sydney aged 92.ABC Radio's AM program today paid tribute to Hinde, who filed a report for its first bulletin.Mr Hinde began his career at the ABC in the news department and was a correspondent in the Pacific during World War II.Apart from...http://littlemistersquareeyes.blogspot.com/2006/07/golden-hinde.html |