THE JOURNALISM OF JOHN STAPLETON: July 1987

Photo Grandmother Sarah Audrey Higginbottom, seen here with great grandson Carey. Circa 1987. I was her first grandchild, and we were particularly close. She brought up six children during the Great Depression and it was said of her, proudly, that she could "make a meal out of nothing". She worked at our local school as a cleaner for a while, and we were very proud of her, before the days when manual labour was demeaned. Although she had no formal education, she was an absolute whiz at cryptic crosswords,.

THE JOURNALISM OF JOHN STAPLETON

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Friday 31 July 1987

Charles and Di: two faces in the street, Sydney Morning Herald, 31 July, 1987 Front Page Picture Rick Stevens

Thursday 30 July 1987

Politics blamed for profitable brewery closing, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July,1987. Picture Paul Mathews

Wednesday 29 July 1987

Wheeling the funds in, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June, 1987

Yowies? Not really, only hermits, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 July, 1987

Tuesday 28 July 1987

Men who work with 6,000 accidents a week, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 July, 1987

Epilepsy was no obstacle on epic walk, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 July, 1987

Saturday 25 July 1987

Unsworth's clean city plans rile street kids, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July, 1987

Tuesday 21 July 1987

Biggest punters live in the west, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 July, 1987

Monday 20 July 1987

Trees transplanted to Chinese Garden, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 July, 1987. Picture Palani Mohan.

Thursday 16 July 1987

Part of column Today's People, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July, 1987

Tuesday 14 July 1987

Photo Grandmother Sarah Audrey Higginbottom, seen here with great grandson Carey. Circa 1987.

Typical scribbled notes for story, Circa 1987.

Monday 13 July 1987

Lift the ceiling on home loans, banker urges Govt, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July, 1987