Veronica Overton-Low
(1944-2010)
Today, Dr Peter Harries conveyed the sad news of the passing of his long time friend Veronica Overton-Low. Her sister Jacquie said that she suffered a fatal heart attack this morning. Peter reports that they remained very close over the years and [...]
The STW Channel 9 roll call of past and present staff is now available. While every effort is made to preserve the correctness of the details, some errors or omissions may [...]
Please be advised that we have ‘lost’ another one of our 1960s staff members – Ken Stronach.
Ken was Company Secretary for STW Channel 9 when we first opened in 1965.
Ken was a keen golfer… who married but had no children.
There will be a Service (only) on Friday, April 30 at…
Oakwood Funeral Services
506 Marmion Street
BOORAGOON
AT 2.30pm.
Regards,
June [...]
Unfortunately another of our STW mates, former journalist – DAVID GLADWELL – has taken his Final journey.”
The funeral was on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 at 11.30am – Karrakatta’s Norfolk Chappel
Please pass on this news to your other STW mates.
Regards June Holmes
15.3.2010
David Miles Gladwell
1938-2010
Former News Editor Terry Spence [...]
Most of you may already have heard but for those who worked at Channel 9 in the old days, you will be saddened to hear of the passing (today) of JACK WONG SUE. Jack was known as the Host of the Channel 9 program called Down Under.
The following has been passed to me [...]
Please note that the Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) is a separate entity from this web site. We are promoting AMMPT’s exhibition because they share a common interest in television heritage matters.
A free public exhibition is currently running at the Fremantle Arts Centre, entitled “50 years of television broadcasting in Western Australia”.
This exhibition [...]
Peter Conroy (on the right) with Bob Mercer (who was STWs first General Manager) at a Sales Seminar in 1969. (Marie Breckinridge was taking notes of the meeting) – Photo courtesy of June Holmes
The lower pic shows the late Milton Francis (Melbourne Representative), the late Harvey Bean (Managing Director Bean-Birrell Advertising) the late Peter Conroy [...]
