onetrack Posted May 19 Author Posted May 19 Peter Hollingworth, retired former Anglican archbishop and former Governor General, has passed away, aged 91. Hollingworths later career was dogged by accusations he did nothing to prevent pedophiles from operating within the Anglican Church. He admitted that he was poorly prepared to deal with the problem, and thus did nothing about it. He was personally picked for the G.G. job by John Howard in 2001 - which smacks of a "job for a mate" to me - but Hollingworth resigned from the G.G. position in 2003 as the protests about his lack of dealing with the Anglican Church pedophiles, became louder and louder. He only resigned his Anglican priest status in 2023, officially to "end distress" for Anglican church abuse survivors. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/former-governor-general-peter-hollingworth-dies/106554086 1
red750 Posted June 7 Posted June 7 This one is not recent, but is noteworthy. Actress Catherine O'Hara died in January this year. She had dextrocardia with situs inversus, a condition in which the heart and other major internal organs are reversed from their normal positions. She had an extensive film career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_O'Hara
old man emu Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Just found out that Lorraine Bayley (Grace Sullivan) passed away on 28 February 2026 aged 89. 2
ClintonB Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Going from instagram postings I think we missed the passing of aviation theory writer Bob Tait also. Too much other noise going on I suppose. 1
onetrack Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Clinton - His passing was noted on the Aircraft Pilots forum, so it seemed unnecessary to post the same info here. 1
red750 Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Actress and presenter Dame Penelope Keith has passed away. Notes online simply say died c. June 2026. 3 1
Popular Post kgwilson Posted July 1 Popular Post Posted July 1 I particularly liked her role in 'To the Manor born". She and Peter Bowles were absolutely hilarious together. 1 4
red750 Posted July 1 Posted July 1 Victor Willis, lead singer of the group Village People, (Y.M.C.A., In The Navy) died on Monday after a short but agressive illness.
Marty_d Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Bonnie Tyler has died aged 75. Had some hits in the 70s and 80s, most notably "Total eclipse of the heart". 2
red750 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Derryn Hinch, who referred to himself as the Human Headline because of his penchant for courting controversy, has died aged 82. The New Zealand-born radio host, who dabbled in acting and politics, died in his sleep on Friday morning. His former colleague and personal assistant Annette Philpott confirmed his death, attributing it to “old age”. “He’s had really tough times of late. He’s been in and out of hospital. I’m assuming his heart just gave out,” Philpott told the Daily Mail. 1
facthunter Posted July 10 Posted July 10 I had a lot of time for Hinch and voted for him as he was prepared to go to Gaol rather that alter his story. He was 82. Nev
rgmwa Posted July 12 Posted July 12 US senator Lindsay Graham died suddenly on Saturday night their time. 1
red750 Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Actor Sam Neill has passed away shortly after saying he was cancer free. 1
kgwilson Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Sam was a great actor and an all round fine human being. A genuine nice guy. I loved his book "Did I ever tell you this" a series of his memoirs he put together after finding out about his cancer diagnosis. Sir Sam Neill I will miss you 2 2
red750 Posted July 13 Posted July 13 He was actually born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, but was raised in New Zealand. 1
red750 Posted July 13 Posted July 13 10 minutes ago, facthunter said: I PRESUME He had NZ citizenship? Nev Just pointing out something many may not have known. 3 1
Marty_d Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Great actor. He was great in Jurassic Park, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Apparently a Sir too, and his real first name is Nigel. 1
kgwilson Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Sams parents were NZers & his father was in the military & stayed on in the UK after WW2. They eventually decided to return to NZ. 1
facthunter Posted July 14 Posted July 14 Life in the UK just after WW2 wasn't that good. They had a big Lend Lease debt to the USA... Nev
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