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The Geelong Advertiser is a daily newspaper circulating in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the Bellarine Peninsula, and surrounding areas. First published on 21 November 1840, the Geelong Advertiser is the oldest newspaper title in Victoria and the second-oldest in Australia. [1] [2] [3] The newspaper is currently owned by News Corp. [4]
Lyons has frequently appeared on radio and television programmes, including the Sky News Sunrise programme, LK Today, Australian radio shows Kyle and Jackie O Show and Hughsey and Kate, and a role as a weekly commentator on ITV1's Alan Titchmarsh Show. Lyons has also written for the Geelong Advertiser newspaper and NW magazine. [16]
Davis represented Victoria on 13 occasions, [5] as well as the captaining Geelong from 1955 to 1958. [1] He played in two premierships for Geelong, in 1951 and 1952. [1] He also coached the club, first in 1956, and then from 1960 to 1965, [7] which included coaching Geelong to the VFL premiership in 1963, defeating Hawthorn. [1]
Fifth of the eighth children of Joseph James (1856–1902), and Martha James (1857–1930), née Smith, Leslie Joseph James was born at Geelong on 29 June 1890. He married Alice May Ward (1888–1963) in 1913. They had two children: Leslie Thomas James (1913–1979), and Iris May James (1915–1993). [2]
Fanny Eileen Brownbill (28 April 1890 – 10 October 1948) was an Australian state politician, serving as the Labor Party Member for Geelong, Victoria, serving from 1938 until her death in 1948. Brownbill was the first woman to win a seat for Labor in Victoria.
In retirement Darling often wrote for newspapers, and published his own books. In 1988 he was named on a list of 200 great Australians (of whom only 22 were living, he being the only headmaster on the list). He died aged 96 in Melbourne in 1995. In his obituary Darling was referred to as a prophet whose integrity, insight, intelligence and ...
Prior to playing with Geelong, Couch initially tried out with Fitzroy but was rejected for being too slow.. He was recruited from the Warrnambool Football Club and, though never blessed with pace and with a very "one-sided" left-foot kick, [2] he had the ability to make position and place his team to advantage throughout twelve (often knee injury–ridden) years.
Owen McQueeny – 20 October 1858 – Hanged at Geelong for the murder of Elizabeth Lowe near Meredith ("The Green Tent Murder") [54] Samuel Gibbs – 12 November 1858 – Hanged at Melbourne Gaol for the murder of his wife Anne at Ararat. This execution was botched; the rope snapped tumbling Gibbs to the floor.