Comments on: Michael Goodall recalls a dramatic news story

By: Pam Brashaw

Pam Brashaw — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:45:17 +0000

Hello, my name is Pam Yvonne Brashaw. I met Mike quite a long time ago, and he made me an easel, as i,(hoped to be then), and now i have been and will always be a portrait artist, as well as everything else. I would very much like to contact Mike to let him know that the 42year old easel is still standing, and it is the BEST easel i will always have. My mobile phone number is: 0448514970. (ie.the inscription on the easel says; Beautifuly built and designed by Micheal for Pam August 1974 (Patent Pending). Texting me is alrigt too. Will he get this message? Thank you. Pam x

By: Pam Brashaw

Pam Brashaw — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:41:46 +0000

Hello Mike, i hope you are doing well.l am a bit late in contacting you. Just reasociating myself,in 60’s mode, with computers,slowly.A few years ago i was very privilaged to meet your son, Aaron, again, & your lovely grandaughter, Sienna. She said to me that she wants to be an artist! Runs in the family! I now live in the bush,(gone back home after so many years, thank goodness, nice & quiet). You are a very brave man, & a bit crazy too, in the manner of risking your life for that great story & most of all; ‘That Best Shot’! Love all of your “Goodall Dynasty Websight”; didn’t know you were such a famous individual,& all your family too. Anyway, i still love you heaps & your family, the ones that i know. Take care, best wishes. From your friend, always, Pam Brashaw.(the computer implied that i have said all this before, oh well, sixty’s,what can i say except repeat myself!) love rules. X

By: Norm Stephen

Norm Stephen — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:24:11 +0000

The hostage incident: Was it a case of desired “death by police?”. Was it a clear and proper process resulting in death? Was it a case of “group thought” gone very wrong and resulting in death? Was it a case of a large group of adrenalin charged people releasing uncontrolled energy resulting in death? Was it an inadvertent and or unlawful execution? Was it something else? What was it? Must read the coronial enquiry to get this bug out of the back of my head, a bug that has been hanging around since 1994 when I saw the vision on the idiot box.
Thanks for inducing me into action. Maybe a budding young story researcher might look into the matter.

By: Ron Frank

Ron Frank — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:37:45 +0000

Most enjoyable as this brings back memories so many of the back room guys are never mentioned but we
know what happened as we were there?
Chaps like Ken Kemp never mentioned and with out him none of what you write about would have been
possible.
The front line guys claim all the glory and the back end gets forgotten.
As a supplier I witnessed the personal hardships that the purchasing department went through and
it is sad to now see that the dedication that guys like Ken Kemp put in was never appreciated.
There is always several sides to every story.
The covering up when the front liners did something that management could not know and the suppliers who
Loaned gear or supplied gear without payment PRA disguised payment to cover up a front line fopah.
Over all I have enjoyed reading your history but felt the need to add theses few words.
All the best
RF

By: Martha Ansara

Martha Ansara — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:21:09 +0000

Dear Michael Goodall,
Hoping to find a photo that the Australian Cinematographers Society wants for a book. (Deadline within a month) Daryl Binning has a copy but it is not good enough. Also we’d love more nfo. So just hoping that you may have the original, and that this email gets to you. Your father is standing next to a car with a camera beside him – in the car is a woman (your mother?)
Thanks for any info you can give.
Regards
Martha Ansara for the ACS
I’m fascinated to learn that both you and your brother are cinematographers – in Sydney now we have some families going for three generations!