Pictured here in his role as chairman of the Australian Wool Research and Development Corporation, the lateJohn Landywas also considered to have performed Australia's most admirable sporting moment of the 20th Century. (Photo, circa 1990s.)
As well as beingan agricultural scientistand Governor of Victoria in 2001, the world-record-holding athlete is widely considered to have performed 'the finest and most selfless Australian sporting moment of the 20th Century'.
Asreportedby the ABC:
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
He has several publishedcollections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley' and 'Last light on Victoria Dock, 1999'. To see more from Bill, clickhere.
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