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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 11 April 2015 of The Mercury est. 1860 The Mercury
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* Contents derived from the 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Humble to the Very End, Brett Stubbs , single work obituary

'A HUMBLE man but a great man - Tasmania's cricket community has joined in paying its respects to legendary former Australian captain and commentator Richie Benaud...'

(p. 7)
Meet the Man Who Saved the Anzacs, Charles Miranda , single work column
'He gave the Anzacs their name, popularised the term Digger, and was one of the few Brits on the battlefield the Aussies respected, particularly after he finally got them off the Gallipoli peninsula without a single loss of life...'
(p. 26-27)
State Funeral for a 'National Treasure', Darren Walton , Steve Larkin , Emma Kemp , single work obituary
'Superlatives flowed from around the world as Richie Benaud was remembered as an Australia treasure, sporting icon and voice of cricket after his death yesterday, aged 84.'
(p. 34)
Unmatchable Innings Over : Unmatchable Innings Over, Richard Hinds , single work obituary
'Richie Benaud's pause. It was not merely pregnant. It was the void into which the less thoughtful, the less phlegmatic, the less articulate would plunge. It was also worth the wait...'
(p. 34-35) Section: Richie Benaud 1930-2015

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