Tag: Death
Utzon tributes flood Opera House website
The Sydney Opera House has received thousands of emails commemorating the life of Joern Utzon.[MORE]
Toddler weir victim farewelled
Hundreds of balloons were released into the air at the weekend funeral for a four-year-old girl killed at the Bedford Weir near Blackwater last week.[MORE]
Utzon had 'emotional attachment' to Opera House
Architect Joern Utzon died never having laid eyes on the Sydney Opera House sails.[MORE]
Rudd hails 'visionary' Utzon
PM Kevin Rudd leads the tributes for Sydney Opera House architect Joern Utzon, who has died at the age of 90.[MORE]
Opera House architect dies at 90
The Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House, Joern Utzon, has died in Copenhagen.[MORE]
Legal action launched against NT coroner
Lawyers acting for the family of a 72-year-old dementia patient who died in a remote nursing home last year have launched legal action against the Northern Territory coroner.[MORE]
Community farewells murdered charity worker
The community of Geraldton has gathered to farewell one of its favourite sons.[MORE]
Worker dies on Perth construction site
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a 39-year-old man on a construction site in the Perth suburb of Beechboro.[MORE]
Murderer Williams barred from mother's funeral
Carl Williams has been refused permission to attend his mother's funeral.[MORE]
Community to farewell wharf drowning victims
The funeral for a father and two sons who drowned on the New South Wales far south coast last week will be held tomorrow.[MORE]
Opera Australia mourns Hickox's passing
Opera Australia mourns the sudden death of English-born conductor Richard Hickox.[MORE]
Weir to be drained after child drowns
The Qld Govt has ordered a weir be drained and the underside of a bladder examined after the death of a 4yo girl.[MORE]
Don't let Williams attend mother's funeral: Baillieu
The Victorian Opposition says jailed gangland killer Carl Williams should not be allowed to attend his mother's funeral.[MORE]
Boy killed by deodorant fumes: coroner
A coroner in Britain has blamed the death of a 12-year-old boy on his excessive use of spray-on deodorant. [MORE]
Police investigate Warrawong body find
Investigations are continuing into the decomposed body of a man found by police at property in Warrawong, on the New South Wales south coast, earlier this week.[MORE]
Cyclist death inquest to recall witnesses
Witnesses will be recalled when an inquest into the death of a cyclist in northern Victoria resumes next year.[MORE]
Police stressed over fatal road crash
The Police Commissioner, Karl O'Callaghan, says the officers involved in a high speed chase and subsequent fatal crash in Perth's south-east are stressed by the incident.[MORE]
Gun and drugs found in car involved in fatal pursuit
Police in Perth say drugs and a gun were found in a stolen car involved in a fatal high speed pursuit.[MORE]
Man dies in Hume Hwy crash
A man is dead and another is seriously injured after a car accident on the Hume Highway near Marulan.[MORE]
Hundreds expected at builder's funeral
Hundreds of people are today expected to farewell prominent builder Brendon Sturgeon from Orange.[MORE]
Man dies after crashing car during police pursuit
A man has died after crashing a stolen car during a police pursuit in Perth's south-eastern suburbs.[MORE]
Pop artist Peellaert dies
Belgian pop artist Guy Peellaert, whose work includes album covers for the Rolling Stones and David Bowie and posters for films such as Taxi Driver, has died.[MORE]
Lawyers pursue Ledger's insurance claim
Lawyers representing Heath Ledger's three-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose, have vowed to financially punish a US life insurance company for its failure to pay a $US10 million policy the actor took out four months before his prescription drug overdose death.[MORE]
Motorcyclist dies after weekend crash
A motorcyclist has died in hospital from injuries received in a crash on the weekend.[MORE]
Motorist 'not guilty' of dangerous driving causing death
A 26-year-old man accused of killing a couple while driving dangerously has been found not guilty in the Perth Magistrate's Court. [MORE]
