Campbeltown Courier
Updated: 30/04/21, 11:31 am
In 1996: Major Hamish Clark presented George McIntyre, centre, with a quaich for his composition of a march to commemorate the Battle of Longstop Hill, photographed with Major Duncan McMillan, who won the Military Medal at the battle.
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But the older cousin was Clark. Clark met all three of the victims, aged between 13 and 14 years old at the time of the offending, at school while they were still in school uniform. After searching Clark’s property, police found 200 sexual abuse images and up to 90 videos including some involving young girls. One image involved a child as young as 4 years old. Victim impact statements read in court on Thursday highlighted the damage caused to those involved and their loved ones. One parent spoke of how their family’s “world has crumbled” due to the offender’s actions. Coyle said after a psychological assessment it emerged Clark had attempted to deceive the author of the report regarding a previous charge for indecent exposure involving young girls.
Blow for Menzies as Turner bows out
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In a significant loss for Menzies Art Brands, Head of Art Justin Turner has quietly resigned from the company for personal reasons. The hard-working Turner consigned the sensation of last year, Brett Whiteley’s
Henri’s Armchair, 1974-1975, which realised $6.136 million (including buyer’s premium) at a gala solo auction in Sydney last November, making it the most expensive artwork ever sold on the secondary market in Australia.
Turner joined the company in 2013 as Head of Art at Lawson-Menzies and was appointed chief executive of Menzies Art Brands the following year. Last August he stepped down as chief executive to become Head of Art. Saleroom learnt of Turner’s exit when enquiring about his return from leave. The search is now on for a new Head of Art, and with owner Rod Menzies pulling back from the daily business due to ill health, one anticipates more changes to come at the company.
The day the earthquake hit: Hamish Clark recalls devastation, 10 years on
21 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Christ Church Cathedral on the day of the quake. Photo / Hamish Clark
NZ Herald
By: Hamish Clark
NZ Herald s South Island head of news, Hamish Clark, remembers in vivid detail how the 2011 quake devastated Christchurch.
The TV3 newsroom clock stopped at 12.51 pm when the earthquake struck. I dived for cover under my desk. It was the first time I had sought refuge beneath my workstation.
The earth groaned loud and long, the ground accelerated two times the force of gravity as it rocked the centre of Christchurch to its core.