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TV. Digital set-up box. New. $35. Collingwood. 9416 4434. J-M✸
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Jim Stynes A
pall of sadness descended over Melbourne yesterday (Tues.) morning with the news of the passing of Demons football identity Jim Stynes at the age of 45. Stynes was much more than a footballer. An extraordinary character, he captured the hearts and minds of Victorians as he went about his community service work with youth, and his phenomenal display of courage in the face of cancer. James ‘Jim’ Stynes OAM was born in Dublin, Ireland, on April 23, 1966. He was an inspirational Australian Rules player and leader, but went on after his sporting career to become a philanthropist as co-founder of The Reach Foundation. Stynes became a well-known youth worker, a qualified teacher, and from 2008, the Chairman of the Melbourne Football Club. He came to fame through football’s ‘Irish Experiment’ both as a pioneer and its greatest success. With no prior knowledge of the game, at the age of 18 the Gaelic footballer moved to Melbourne to play Australian Rules football. He went on to become one of Australian Rules football's most celebrated players and a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. During his 12-year AFL career, from 1987 to 1998, he became the first player recruited from outside Australia to win the prestigious Brownlow Medal. He became holder of the record for the most consecutive VFL/AFL games (244) and was well-known during his playing days as highly courageous and continuing to play despite injury. His representative honours include Victorian and All-Australian selection as well as playing for Australia against Ireland in International Rules. Stynes's entire AFL career was played with the Melbourne Football Club as a ruckman. He became an official legend of the club, being a member of its Team of the Century. He hachieved number of club records, including the record for the most successive best and fairest awards (three) and is equal holder of the record (with Allan La Fontaine) for the most best and fairest awards (four) in the club's history.
● Melbourne football identity Jim Stynes died yesterday morning at the age of 45 Jim Stynes's legacy has continued ing talented Gaelic footballers as poswell beyond his much celebrated foot- sible recruits as part of what was later described as ‘The Irish experiment’. ball career. Stynes suitably impressed He maintained a high media profile through his work with youth and Melbourne officials and he was brought to Australia to undergo a crash charity work. He has been named three times course in Australian Rules. He arrived in Australia on NovemVictorian of the Year (2001, 2003 & 2011) and has been honoured by the ber 7, 1984, before making his debut Queen with the Medal of the Order for the Melbourne Under 19s team in ofAustralia in (2007) and Melburnian 1985. Ray ‘Slug’ Jordon, a coach who of the Year (2010), continuing his work despite being diagnosed with cancer. was experienced with talented junAs a child Stynes first played iors, worked intensively with him. He was sent to Victorian Football Gaelic football with his local club, Association's Prahran Football Club Ballyboden St Endas. He later played the sport of rugby to compete at senior level. Stynes was a slow developer at first. union in De la Salle College, His skills were raw, particularly his Churchtown. He was only really interested in kicking of the oval ball, but he showed playing gaelic football, with Dublin's outstanding endurance and the height Ballyboden club as a boy along with and leap of a potential ruckman. In 1987 he played in a night his brother and former captain of Dublin senior football team, Brian premiership side. The Melbourne Stynes, where they were both consid- coaching panel's perseverance with him paid off when Stynes made his ered to be among the club's best. In 1984, Stynes was on Dublin's senior debut for Melbourne in 1987 winning side in the All-Ireland Minor at Waverley Park against the Geelong Football Club. Football Championship. He was dropped after a poor perStynes's first contact with Australian Rules came in 1984 when he an- formance, however he returned to the swered an ad in a local paper from senior side later in the season against ● Brownlow winner Jim Stynes captured hearts of Victorians the Melbourne Football Club seek- the Brisbane Bears.
Inspirational leader April 23, 1966March 20, 2012 In the 1987 Preliminary Final Melbourne were leading Hawthorn with a minute to go when the Dubliner made the mistake of running across a mark, which resulted in a free for the opposition. His error resulted in a 15metre penalty which Gary Buckenara goaled after the final siren for a twopoint win. The next year, Melbourne made the Grand Final. Despite being beaten by 96 points, Stynes was voted best on ground for the Demons. Stynes’s best year came in 1991 where he won the Brownlow Medal. In a great year, he was highly favoured to win the event. In doing so he became the first (and so far only) overseas-born player to win the award. Stynes had a record breaking run of consecutive games, however it almost ended with a severe rib injury in 1993 resulting from a collision with teammate David Neitz in a match against North Melbourne. He was rushed to Epworth Hospital with a compound rib fracture. Despite being ruled out by medical officers for six weeks, he convinced his coach Neil Balme to pass him in the club fitness test and wore a chest guard in order to play the following Friday night. In 1994, he suffered a medial ligament tear, but continued to play through it. His streak of consecutive games finally ended at 244 (an Australian Football League record) when he broke his hand early in the 1998 season. Stynes eventually played 264 games with Melbourne before his retirement in 1998, placing him second on Melbourne's all-time games tally. The honours he achieved during his career included both main AFL "best and fairest" awards, the Brownlow Medal and AFL Players Association MVPAward (now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy) in 1991, four club best and fairest awards with Melbourne and All-Australian honours in 1991 and 1993. Following retirement in 1998, Stynes assumed the role of an antiracism officer within the AFL, a cause close to his heart due to his declared astonishment at the level of racial abuse he (and players of non-white Australian background) had experienced throughout his career. In 2008 Stynes began expressing an interest in becoming Melbourne Football Club chairman. In Stynes’s press conference, he became emotional and openly showed his love for the struggling club. His early-stated main goal at this stage was to increase the Melbourne membership number. In February this year, Stynes stepped down from the Presidency of Melbourne, citing a desire to devote his energies towards his family and well-being. He is succeeded by his Vice-President, Don McLardy. On July 2, 2009, Stynes held a media conference to inform the public that he had developed cancer. A lump in his back was shown to be cancerous and tests revealed that it had spread to other parts of his body, including his brain. He numerous operations and his courageous public appearances were featured in the media. Stynes was married to Samantha and they have a daughter Matisse) and a son Tiernan. Samantha Stynes has been much admired for her own courage and poise during the illness of her husband. Melbourne will miss Jim Stynes.
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Guidelines could save prem babies Aussie hero? ■ Australia celebrates its sporting heroes and movie stars with gusto, but we are often not so quick to rally around our scientists or manufacturing heroes. Many Aussies have heard about bygone manufacturing successes such as the Hills Hoist or Victa lawn mower, but generally corporate heroes tend to be thin on the ground in the public's eye. Throughout 2012, low-profile design and manufacturing company D&D Technologies Pty Ltd is celebrating over 20 years of national and export excellence. It was just over 20 years ago that this 100 per cent Australianowned family company invented the now ubiquitous Magna Latch Child Safety Gate Latch, a magnetically triggered swimming pool and childcare centre gate latch that revolutionised the reliability and safety of gate hardware. Simply, the Magna Latch has saved countless toddlers' lives since its inception in the early 1990s. D&D also invented Tru Close polymer safety gate hinges and a host of other innovative gate products, but that's another story. D&D Technologies began life as a fencing and glass railing company in the 1980s. The partners of the company at that time were installing expensive, custom-made glass fencing and balcony railing systems long before glass fences were all the rage.
■ Leading obstetric and neonatal specialists are calling on hospitals to implement guidelines that have potential to save the lives of, or minimize cerebral palsy risks in, up to 147 Australian premature babies each year. The guidelines recommend the administration of magnesium sulphate to pregnant women immediately prior to a very premature birth (22–30 weeks), to help prevent cerebral palsy. Professor Caroline Crowther, Director, University of Adelaide, Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies said this is the biggest breakthrough in world cerebral palsy prevention research in the past 50 years, but the therapy remains underused. The guidelines were the focus of discussion at the Perinatal Society of Australia QAND New Zealand (PSANZ) Conference yesterday (Tues.). Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Professor Nadia Badawi, said although magnesium sulphate therapy was being effectively used in South Australia,. “Every year in Australia, more than 1500 women give birth to very premature babies, between 22 and 30 weeks’ gestation. 15 per cent of these babies are at risk of dying in the first weeks of life or later having cerebral palsy. “The good news is that by giving mothers magnesium sulphate immediately prior to a very premature birth the chances of the baby surviving, and not having cerebral palsy are increased which could equate to approximately 147 Australian babies being saved, or not having cerebral palsy, each year,” said Professor Badawi.
Australian specialists call for implementation of guidelines for cerebral palsy prevention
● Use of magnesium sulphate could help some babies not having cerebral palsy
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Travel Extra Travel Escape the wet weather and come to Cairns – WINTER WONDER:
we are experiencing the driest summer in 50 years Bedroom fromnow $150 perpernight Save 50% on 11Bedroom apartments, only $90 night (min 3 nights). Bedrooms fromnow$180 perpernight Save 40% on 2 2 Bedroom apartments, only $126 night (min 3 nights) ValidAugust to 30/6/12,15 excludes Easter. Valid between - December 15, 2011
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Winter stays from Mid April to Mid September Come a nd stay at our beautif ul resort this winter a nd get away from the cold. With a mazing ocea n views, heated pool, 2 spas, a sauna a nd f ully self contained apartments so spacious you'll feel like your at home. We have some a mazing long stay dea ls There is a courtesy bus to the Ca loundra RSL, The Power boat club a nd The Bowls Club is just around the corner. Two couple dea l Stay 2 weeks in a t wo bedroom pa nora mic ocea n view apartment with 2 queen beds a nd t wo bathrooms for only $1600. 3 weeks for $2300 a nd four weeks for $2900
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Just a one hour very scenic drive north from Cairns International Airport. As the Accommodation is located in the heart of Port Douglas you are only a short stroll away from everything in Port Douglas - beautiful 4 Mile Beach, 5 star restaurants, boutique and international designer shops, the eclectic Sunday market to the fabulous Marina Mirage. - 4 Star - Boutique Holiday Apartments - In the Heart of Port Douglas - Walk to Beach, Shops, Dining & Marina - Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Accommodation - All have Spa Baths & Private Balconies - Wireless Internet Available Example: 2 BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION - dual key Comprised of 1 Bedroom & Studio Apartments King size bed/twin Spa bath Air conditioning & ceiling fans Private Terrace with ceiling fan Television, Cable, DVD and Data Phone ADSL Wireless Service Kitchen/ette including fridge, microwave and hotplates Room Safe, Hairdryer, Iron Apartment serviced weekly
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Travellers’ Good Buys
with David Ellis
Biddy Mason, philanthropic slave ■ Chances are you know nothing of a remarkable 19th century AfricanAmerican woman named Biddy Mason. But crammed away in the concrete canyons of Downtown Los Angles is a tiny park that pays homage to Biddy… a slave forced to walk over 3000kms in the wagon-train tracks of her master from Mississippi to Utah Territory, and who extraordinarily went on to become the wealthiest black woman in her time in LA. A slave who won her freedom in bizarre circumstances from a sympathetic white judge, and after becoming the first black woman to own land in Los Angeles, gave away everything she earned to help black poor and needy. Biddy Mason was born to a slave in Mississippi in 1818, named Bridget with no surname, and as a young child was given as a wedding present to wealthy plantation owner Robert Smith and his bride. She learned midwifery and the use of herbal medicines from fellow slaves of Smith, and after Smith converted to the Mormon faith in the 1840s she set off in a wagon-train with his family and fourteen slaves from Mississippi to Great Lake City, Utah. Biddy had to walk the whole 3200kms, driving Smith’s herd of cattle by day, cooking the family’s meals when they pitched camp for the night, washing their clothes and tending the sick amongst family and
● Biddy Mason House of the Open Hand
Observer Wines & Liqueurs Melbourne
with David Ellis
Four women, all named Mary ■ Professor Robert Lusby is a vascular surgeon with a love of winemaking on the side, and with winemaker son James comes up with some great – and rewarding – surprises from the family’s small Tintilla Estate in the Hunter Valley. One such is their just-released 2010 Tintilla Four Marys Pinot Noir, so-named after the four Marys in Bob Lusby’s life: his mother, an aunt, his sister and his wife are all named Mary Lusby. Bob and James’ 2010 Pinot Noir was made from fruit off 180 year old vines – the variety having been introduced into the Hunter Valley way back in the 1830s, when cuttings were imported from the famous Clos du Vougeot vineyards that were founded in Burgundy in France in 1088. Tintilla’s vines are quite low-yielding, and thus this wine has nicely concentrated berry fruit flavours. Pay $30 and linger with it over a long and relaxing meal featuring duck or game as the main course.
Pictured ■ From vines whose history can be traced back to 1088. ■ Success story of three immigrant German brothers in New Zealand.
One For Lunch ■ It’s just over 30 years since Theo, Alex and Marcel Giesen arrived in New Zealand from Germany, starry-eyed at the prospect of becoming successful winemakers and joining the small vanguard of pioneers planting Sauvignon Blanc vines in the Marlborough region of the South Island. Since then their’s has been one of the great immigrant success stories, with their Giesen Estate Sauvignon Blanc now selling across the globe, and here in Australia becoming one of our top-selling New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. The latest release, the 2011, was made from no fewer than 32 parcels of fruit and displays typical Sauvignon Blanc citrus and tropical fruit flavours and notable acidity. Pay $19.99 and enjoy with Greek or Caesar salads, Thai dishes or Sushi.
slaves. And still young she bore three daughters, with the father widely believed to be her master, Robert Smith – whom the Mormon Church’s leader, Brigham Young constantly counselled, unsuccessfully, to free Biddy and his other slaves. In 1851 Smith decided to move again, to Southern California where the Church was establishing a branch in San Bernardino… but it proved his undoing as far as Biddy and her fellow slaves were concerned: just a year earlier, California had abolished slavery and any slave brought into the State had to be set free. Smith refused to comply, declaring Biddy, her daughters and others “his property,” and instead decided to move yet again, to Texas where slavery was still legal. However before he could do so Biddy, through an educated friend, filed a court application seeking her freedom – but extraordinarily was blocked from pleading her case before Judge Benjamin Hayes, because then-laws prevented blacks from testifying in court. To everyone’s surprise, Judge Hayes noted that the law said nothing of them speaking to him in his chambers, and after inviting Biddy there and hearing her plea, he returned to the courtroom and declared she and her fellow Smith slaves “free forever and without fear.” Biddy then adopted a surname for the first time – Mason after a Mormon anti-slavery crusader. A doctor friend of Judge Hayes in Los Angeles impressed with Biddy’s nursing and midwifery skills gave her work, and after living frugally and saving virtually everything she earned, bought a house on Spring Street, Los Angeles in 1866 – the first black woman landowner in LA. She bought other land, sold one block just a few years after buying it for six times what she had paid, invested this money in a warehouse, and with the rental income from this helped build the First African Methodist Episcopal Church – LA’s first black church. She had already thrown open the doors of her home, dubbed “The House of the Open Hand” to homeless black women, welcoming them with her favourite quote: “If you hold your hand closed, no good can come in.” She provided food to hungry families, visited black prisoners in jails, and built an orphanage and elementary school for black children. When she died in 1891 aged 73, “Grandma Mason” as she was known left an amazing US$300,000 in cash and property (equivalent to US$7.3 million today) with the instructions that it was to go towards the continuation of her work for the poor and the needy. If you are visiting LA, take the trip Downtown to 333 Spring Street where Biddy Mason Park has been established on what was the site of her original home, later became a parking lot, and was finally given over for a small and leafy park dedicated to Biddy and her work. Plaques and murals on the walls tell the story of her life, and thousands gather there every November 16 to celebrate Biddy Mason Day. - David Ellis
Page 44 - Melbourne Observer - Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Victoria Pictorial
Football Historic Photo Collection
● Victorian Football League parade. Swanston St. 1964.
● Victorian football team. 1918.
● Crowd in the stand at Moorabbin. 1965.
● Melbourne football team, 1895.
● Wesley football team. 1902.
● Williamstown Football Club. 1904.
● Umpire inspects Victorian football players’ boots. 1938.
● Crowds at the South Melbourne v Carlton match, Lakeside. 1952.