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New entries March 2026

Wednesday 1 April 2026

The following entries were published during March 2026:

Alcorso, Claudio (1913–2000) textiles manufacturer, winemaker and arts patron

Borland, Kevin William (1926–2000) architect

Chambers, Raymond John (1917–1999) academic accountant

Connell, Lawrence Robert (Laurie) (1946–1996) entrepreneur and racehorse owner

Craik, Duncan Robert Steele (Don) (1916–1999) public servant and Commonwealth auditor-general

Crow, Maurice Stuart (Maurie) (1915–1988) communist, lawyer and community activist

Crow, Ruth Hope (1916–1999) communist, teacher and community activist

Fletcher, John Callachor (1906–1998) banker and public servant

Goldsmith, Marlene Mary Herbert (1942–2000) teacher, author and parliamentarian

McGrath, Edmund Hudson (Ned) (1920–2000) public servant and trade unionist

Mittas, Dorothy Jacqueline (1934–1999) adoption reformer

Nichols, Lawrence James (Laurie) (1922–2000) rugby league fan, wool classer and charity worker

Petersen, Wilfred George (George) (1921–2000) politician and activist

Redom, Ruth Diana (1941–2000) psychiatrist and community activist

Trathen, Douglas Arthur (1916–1998) Methodist minister and headmaster

Travers, Pamela Lyndon (P. L. Travers) (1899–1996) author

Williams, Colin Wilbur (1921–2000) Methodist minister and theologian

Wright, Malcolm Hugh (1912–1998) coast watcher and government official