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Richard Scolyer
Richard Scolyer
Richard Scolyer

Professor Richard A. Scolyer AO

1966 – 2026
Play on (A portrait of Neale Daniher)
Play on (A portrait of Neale Daniher)
Play on (A portrait of Neale Daniher)

Neale Daniher AO

1961 – 2026

Neale Daniher AO (1961-2026), Australian Football player, coach and general manager, was born in West Wyalong, New South Wales in 1961.

Alan 'Salvo Man' Jessop
Alan 'Salvo Man' Jessop
Alan 'Salvo Man' Jessop

Alan Jessop

1930 – 2026

Alan Jessop OAM (1930–2026) is known to Canberrans as the Salvo Man, having collected donations for the Salvation Army in the city for over 30 years.

Study for Portrait of W S Robinson
Study for Portrait of W S Robinson
Study for Portrait of W S Robinson

William S. Robinson

1876 – 1963
Col Joye
Col Joye
Col Joye

Col Joye AM

1938 – 2025

Col Joye AM (1938–2025) (Colin Jacobsen), entertainer and impresario, was the first Australian pop performer to reach number 1 on the local charts.

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait

Peter Russell-Clarke

1935 – 2025

The first Australian celebrity chef, Peter Russell-Clarke (1935–2025) became a household name in the 1980s with his ABC TV cooking show Come and Get It.

Maggie Tabberer
Maggie Tabberer
Maggie Tabberer

Maggie Tabberer AO

1936 – 2024

Maggie Tabberer AO (1936-2024), designer, writer, editor, publicist and television presenter, is one of Australia's best-known personalities.

Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman
Barbara Blackman

Barbara Blackman AO

1928 – 2024

Barbara Blackman AO (b. 1928), writer, poet and arts patron, was only fifteen when the ABC Weekly published one of her poems.

Terry Snow and China
Terry Snow and China
Terry Snow and China

Terry Snow

1943 – 2024

Terry Snow AM (1943-2024) has been executive chairman of Canberra Airport and the Capital Airport Group since the airport’s acquisition from the Commonwealth in 1998.

Ray Lawler
Ray Lawler
Ray Lawler

Ray Lawler AO OBE

1921 – 2024
Guy Warren
Guy Warren
Guy Warren

Guy Warren AM

1921 – 2024
Sir Rod Carnegie
Sir Rod Carnegie
Sir Rod Carnegie

Sir Roderick Carnegie AC

1933 – 2024

Sir Roderick Carnegie (1933-2024) was the former chief executive, chairman and managing director of CRA Limited and chairman of Hudson Conway Limited, Adacel Technologies Limited and World Competitive Practices Pty Ltd.

Guy Stuart, January 1979
Guy Stuart, January 1979
Guy Stuart, January 1979

Guy Stuart

1942 – 2024

Guy Stuart (1942-2024) studied under John Brack at Melbourne Grammar School between 1956 and 1960.

Bruce Armstrong
Bruce Armstrong
Bruce Armstrong

Bruce Armstrong

1957 – 2024

Bruce Armstrong (1957-2024) was a sculptor, painter, printer and charcoal artist.

Jan Senbergs
Jan Senbergs
Jan Senbergs

Jan Senbergs AM

1939 – 2024

Jan Senbergs AM (1939-2024) came to Australia from Latvia in 1950. He studied at the Melbourne School of Printing and Graphic Arts, where he was influenced by Leonard French.

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan
'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan
'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

Marion Halligan

1940 – 2024

Marion Halligan AM (1940–2024) is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist.

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