MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A rustic boat with 15 migrants on board overturned on Friday off the lower Florida Keys, according to the US Coast Guard. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers found two dead.
The Coast Guard was searching for five overnight after rescuing eight Cuban migrants about 14 miles south of Sugarloaf Key. Six of the rescued required medical attention.
The bodies of the two dead were with the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, according to the FWC and the Coast Guard.
“Our search continues for others that may have survived this tragic incident,” Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson said in a statement on Friday night.
The Coast Guard continued to search for five people on Friday night after a rustic boat with 15 migrants on board overturned off the lower Florida Keys.
McPherson, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, also said the tragedy is an example of the many risks that Cuban migrants in overloaded makeshift vessels face while crossing The Florida Straits.
The Coast Guard received reports of capsized vessels and people in the water at about 10 am US Customs & Border Protection Air and Marine Operations also responded.
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The deaths come as federal authorities face a surge of Cuban migrants. US Border Patrol reported more than 130 migrants had been apprehended along the island chain in the last two days.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those who lost their lives off the Lower Keys,” McPherson said.
Amid an economic crisis in Cuba, US federal agencies have been facing a sharp increase in migrants at sea and at the US-Mexico border.
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“We had this property on the market for two and a half weeks and our initial price guide was $1.5 million and our buyer feedback was construction costs are too expensive, the house is in such a bad state, it’s not worth $1.5 million,” Tsavalas said.
“We were making it quite clear it was a deceased estate, it had to be sold at auction, it had to trade, and I think buyers are very critical of vendor motivation. So if it’s an investment property, or they are looking to upsize or downsize and haven’t bought yet, buyers are a bit more skeptical. But when the motivation is there like a deceased estate, if a property is priced right, buyers will bite.”
The run down home needed significant renovation to fix water ingress, rising damp, the balcony and roof.Credit:Rhett Wyman
The home, which was in disrepair, needed significant renovations that could cost from $250,000 (for a quick tidy up) to $1.5 million (to add a garage, a studio and change its layout), he said.
“The balcony needs to be replaced, the roof needs attention, there was water ingress in the brickwork, it needed urgent attention. It was left to deteriorate,” Tsavalas said.
He also said it needed subfloor ventilation, gutters, down pipes and waterproofing injections to fix rising damp and water damage.
“The buyers who are buying it are buying it with the intention of raising their children. What it’s worth in two or three years is irrelevant. Whoever plays the long game in real estate in Sydney wins.”
The ecstatic couple the moment the hammer fell at Darlington.Credit:Rhett Wyman
It was one of 447 auctions scheduled in Sydney on Saturday. By evening, Domain Group recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 56.6 per cent from 281 reported results, while 80 auctions were withdrawn. Withdrawn auctions are counted as unsold properties when calculating the clearance rate.
The sale bucked July auction trends in Sydney, where a little more than half of properties sold under the hammer, a quarter were withdrawn and about another quarter sold prior. The city has the largest proportion of sold prior and withdrawn auctions of the capitals, Domain’s July Auction Report revealed.
Sydney also posted an annual drop in auction house prices for the first time since September 2019, falling 2.5 per cent to $1,662,000 in the year to July. The monthly change was -7.7 per cent.
Meanwhile in Ultimo, nine buyers registered to bid on a four-bedroom terrace at 20 Henry Avenue, which originally had a price guide of $1.7 million and had the same reserve price, although the guide was later adjusted to $1.5 million.
The auction opened at $1.5 million and rose in varying increments as four of the buyers placed bids. The competition halved at $1.7 million when two bidders fought it out until it sold for $1.84 million to a Brisbane father who has children in boarding school in Sydney.
Selling agent Matthew Carvalho of Ray White Surry Hills, Alexandria, Glebe and Erskineville said the home had very little interest during most of the campaign.
“We had a buyers guide of $1.7 million and we had very little traffic through the home. We pushed the auction out a week and reduced the guide to $1.5 million,” Carvalho said.
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“I didn’t think it would get that high, when we initially had hopes of that level, but the market was there. We had to take a step back to get two steps forward.”
He said that buyers ultimately needed to see value and social proof at auctions as there was a fear of overpaying.
“The big thing at the moment is there is reduced supply. Buyers who thought they would be spoiled for choice are no longer going to be.”
In Longueville, one of the last waterfront homes that has yet to be redeveloped sold for $9.16 million to a family upgrading from the upper north shore.
Fourteen buyers registered to bid on 11a Norfolk Road, a four-bedroom house on 1382 square meters with its own private jetty and slipway.
The auction opened bang on the price guide of $7 million, rising in $200,000 and $100,000 bids before slowing down to $50,000 and $20,000 as five buyers participated.
The home eventually sold for $9.16 million, surpassing the $7.5 million reserve.
It sold through Kerrie Robertson and Stewart Kirkby of LJ Hooker Lane Cove.
In Chiswick, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit at 42/54a Blackwall Point Road passed in on a vendor’s bid of $940,000.
Two parties – a first-home buyer and an investor – registered to bid on the property, which was guided at $900,000 and opened at $880,000.
Selling agent Mario Carbone of Ray White Drummoyne said the vendor was motivated to sell.
It last traded for $655,000 in 2009, records show. Chiswick’s unit median jumped 8.4 per cent to $1.03 million in the year to June on Domain data.
Richard Wilkins shared a glimpse into his colorful family life as he wished his rarely-seen daughter Estella a happy 18th birthday.
And while her half-brother Christian, 26, is no stranger to tabloid headlines, Estella has preferred to stay out of the public eye.
Estella is the only daughter shared by Richard and his former lover, fashion and interior designer Collette Dinnigan.
Inside the life of entertainment guru Richard Wilkins (right) and fashion designer Collette Dinnigan’s 18-year-old daughter Estella
The teenager, who goes by the double barrel surname Wilkins-Dinnigan, grew up in the New South Wales Southern Highlands and attends a prestigious private girls school in the area.
She is known for her love of horses, having won several awards in show-jumping competitions over the years.
The Year 12 student is also Vice Captain of Equestrian at her school.
Estella is the only daughter shared by Richard and his former lover, fashion and interior designer Collette Dinnigan. The couple are pictured together in 2003
The teenager, who goes by the double barrel surname Wilkins-Dinnigan, grew up in New South Wales’ Southern Highlands and attends a prestigious private girls school in the area
While Estella has never given an interview, her social media pages indicate she is a popular student who shares a close bond with her half-siblings.
She has four half-siblings on her father’s side (Adam, Christian, Nick and Rebecca) and a half-brother on her mother’s side named Hunter.
Richard shares his five children with four different mothers, while Collette shares Hunter with her current husband Bradley Cooks.
While her half-brother Christian, 26, (left, with Richard) is no stranger to tabloid headlines, Estella has preferred to stay out of the public eye
She is known for her love of horses, having won several awards in show-jumping competitions over the years. She is pictured competing in an equestrian show
While Estella has never given an interview, her social media pages indicate she is a popular student who shares a close bond with her half-siblings
Estelle made a brief appearance in the headlines back in 2020, when Sydney Confidential reported many of her fellow students had signed a petition calling for her not to move schools.
Collette had reportedly decided to transfer her daughter to New England Girls’ School (NEGS), a private school at Armidale that offered a unique equestrian center where students can take their horses.
Estella’s school pals apparently rallied behind her by signing a petition to campaign for the youngster, who was in Year 9 at the time, to remain at the school.
Richard has five children to four different mothers: sons Adam, Christian and Nick, and daughters Rebecca and Estella. He is pictured here with his sons
Estella (far right) is pictured earlier this year at a star-studded party. L-R: Modeling agent Martin Walsh, his MasterChef star wife Michelle Walsh, politician Julie Bishop and ex-partner David Panton, Christian Wilkins, Richard Wilkins and Richard’s girlfriend Nicola Dale
‘If she went to NEGS Collette would not have to worry about getting Estelle out of school to see her horse, which she has to do (currently),’ an insider alleged at the time.
It is believed the Collette decided not to transfer Estelle to NEGS after all.
Richard and Collette began dating in the early 2000s before calling it quits in 2004 – just months before Collette was due to give birth to Estelle.
Richard and Collette (pictured) began dating in the early 2000s before calling it quits in 2004 – just months before Collette was due to give birth to Estelle
In 2015, Collette spoke about co-parenting with Richard, Telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘I think for all children the most important thing is to know they are loved by both parents and that they are a priority in each of our lives, and that’s the case’. Collette is pictured on Celebrity MasterChef 2021
The breakdown of Collette and Richard’s relationship made headlines in 2004 when the Sydney Morning Herald reported that in the wake of their ‘increasingly irreconcilable relationship’ the couple’s $4.1 million Paddington home was signed over to Dinnigan.
Richard is now in a relationship with Nicola Dale.
In 2015, Collette spoke about co-parenting with Richard, telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘I think for all children the most important thing is to know they are loved by both parents and that they are a priority in each of our lives, and that’s the case.
‘There’s no right or wrong way, as long as your priorities are right.’
Richard shared this rare childhood photo of Estella on Tuesday while wishing her a happy 18th birthday
On Tuesday, Richard shared a series of rarely seen photos of Estella on Instagram, writing: ‘Quite the milestone today as my magnificent daughter Estella turns 18!’
‘Happy Birthday my darling. So proud to be your dad and so excited for what the future holds for you,’ he added.
Making reference to her love of horses, I have finished: ‘The stirrups of the world are at your feet !! All my love xx.’
‘Happy Birthday my darling. So proud to be your dad and so excited for what the future holds for you’ he added in his sweet message
Cricket: India are taking England’s bowlers apart. They’re 74-0 after seven overs, with Smriti dazzling the crowd watching on in the Edgbaston sun. She’s on 59, having blasted away three sixes and eight fours. Could they make 200?
Gold for Australia in the Women’s 10,000m race walk!
Jemima Montag waves to the crowd and beams delightedly as she crosses the line in 42min34sec to win gold. It’s a Commonwealth Games record and a personal best. India’s Priyanka finishes four seconds behind to take silver and Kenya’s Emily Wamusyi claims bronze.
Cricket: India have made a sparkling start in the T20 semi-final against England. They are 50-0 inside five overs with Smriti Mandhana hitting nine boundaries and scoring 46 of those. She’s playing some incredible cricket.
Australia win women’s pairs bowls gold!
Incredible scenes in Leamington Spa! Ellen Ryan knocks out England’s leading bowl with the last bowl of the tie-breaker to seal a 19-18 win. That’s a crushing blow for England but what nerve from Ryan, who claims her second gold medal of the Games and sends the Australians in the crowd into raptures. Let’s not forget, Australia trailed 11-2 at one point.
Athletics: In the high jump final, England’s Morgan Lake has just failed with her first attempt at 1.85m. She was mighty close but after a few wobbles the bar fell. Five athletes have cleared that height so she’ll have to dust herself off and go again. Australia’s Eleanor Patterson is among those to have cleared it, along with Jamaica’s Lamara Distin, who looks good.
Bowls: What drama in the women’s pairs! With the score at 18-17 to England and Australia set to take two points from the 18th and final end, Amy Paharaoh saves England’s skin with her final bowl – clattering one of Australia’s bowls out of play and ensuring that Australia can only tie at 18 -18. The Leamington Spa crowd are loving this. That means we go into a 19th end.
Gymnastics gold for Wales in the final hoop!
Gemma Frizelle becomes Wales’s first gymnast to win hoop gold at the Commonwealth Games. Silver for Cyprus’s Anna Solokova and bronze for Canada’s Carmel Kallemaa.
Wales’s Gemma Frizelle in action. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
Bowls: We’re into the 17th end of the women’s pairs and England and Australia are locked in the tightest battle for gold. It’s 18-17 to England but this could go down to the last bowl.
Cricket: England’s women’s T20 team begin their semi-final against India in 20 minutes’ time at Edgbaston. The winner will face either Australia or New Zealand, who play in the other semi at 6pm (BST). England won all three of their group matches, whereas India won two out of three, losing to Australia. The last time England met India in T20 cricket, England won, at Chelmsford, to seal a 2-1 series win a year ago.
Jamaica into netball final!
Netball: What a performance by Jamaica! They thrashed the world champions New Zealand 67-51, with a 100% shooting record. Captain Jhaniele Fowler scored 54 from 54. Take a bow. They will face either England or Australia in the end. They lock horns at 2.30pm.
Jhaniele Fowler celebrates after Jamaica’s brilliant win over New Zealand. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Athletics: The women’s high jump final has just, erm, leapt into action at the Alexander Stadium. The two favorites are from Australia, Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanour Patterson, both of whom have personal bests of 2.02m. Jamaica’s Lamara Distin has gone close to 2m before, though, as has England’s Morgan Lake. They’re starting down at 1.71m. I’ll keep you updated.
Bowls: It’s now a see-saw battle between Australia and England in the women’s pairs gold medal match. Kristina Krstic and Ellen Ryan fought back from 11-2 down to lead England’s Sophie Tolchard and Amy Pharaoh 16-12, but the host nation have taken four to level the score at 16-16 with four ends to go.
Netball: With 11 minutes remaining in the semi-final, Jamaica have increased their lead to 58-37. The Silver Ferns need a miracle. Jamaica are heading to the final, where they will face either England or Australia, who play at 2.30pm (BST).
If, like Sachin Nakrani, your holiday plans were ruined by a delay at the passport office, get over to Birmingham soon – the Commonwealth Games might provide the entertainment you need.
Bowls: After 12 ends Australia have battled back from 11-2 down to level the score at 12-12 with England in the women’s pairs gold-medal match. The match finishes after 18 ends so it really is building towards a tense finish.
Netball: There’s a bit of an upset developing in the netball semi-final, where Jamaica are leading the world champions, New Zealand, 44-28 in the third quarter. Jamaica are no mugs – they are ranked fourth in the world – but the manner in which they have raced out of the blocks in this match is surprising. New Zealand look shocked. Jhaniele Fowler has scored a perfect 38 from 38. Incredible.
Preamble
Morning. There are 33 gold medals to be won on day nine of the Commonwealth Games. It’s why it is being called ‘Super Saturday’ by some, including our very own Sean Ingle.
The weekend excitement begins at 11am on Saturday when England’s women cricketers take on India in the T20 semi-finals at Edgbaston. They are heavy favorites after winning their group ahead of New Zealand, with victory likely to see them facing Australia in Sunday’s finals.
The action skips to the track at 1.10pm as the world 1500m champion Wightman takes on a high-class field which includes Kenya’s Timothy Cheruyiot and his Scottish teammate Josh Kerr, the silver and bronze medalists at last year’s Olympics.
Just over an hour later all eyes will be on the NEC Arena as England’s netballers take on Australia in a rematch of the 2018 final on the Gold Coast.
England’s men will also face Australia in the hockey at 8.15pm, although they will be underdogs against a side looking for their seventh straight title. Then the action switches back to the track, where Keely Hodgkinson and Zharnel Hughes will hope to win a second and third track gold of the day for England.
We’ll bring you updates on all the stories that develop throughout the day. The bowling action is already under way in Leamington Spa, where England’s Sophie Tolchard and Amy Pharaoh lead Australia’s Kristina Krstic and Ellen Ryan 11-10 in the gold medal match of the women’s pairs. Remarkably, Australia have battled back from 11-2 down. Stay tuned.
Judith Durham, the Australian singing great and vocalist of The Seekers, has died aged 79.
Durham released a number of solo albums but was best known as the voice of folk music group The Seekers, who she performed with from 1963 until 1968, when she left to pursue a solo career.
The band quickly rocketed to worldwide success and sold more than 50m records, with a number of international hits including I’ll Never Find Another You, The Carnival is Over, A World of Our Own and Georgy Girl.
Durham died in palliative care on Friday night after a brief stay in The Alfred hospital in Melbourne, Universal Music Australia and Musicoast said in a statement.
Her death was a result of complications from a longstanding chronic lung disease, according to the statement.
The Seekers management team member Graham Simpson said: “This is a sad day for Judith’s family, her fellow Seekers, the staff of Musicoast, the music industry and fans worldwide, and all of us who have been part of Judith’s life for so long. ”
Her bandmates in The Seekers – Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy – said their lives had been changed forever by losing “our treasured lifelong friend and shining star”.
“Her struggle was intense and heroic, never complaining of her destiny and fully accepting its conclusion. Her magnificent musical legacy from Ella Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share, ”they said.
Tributes flowed for the beloved singer, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, hailing Durham as “a national treasure and an Australian icon.”
“Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” he said on Twitter. “Her kindness of her will be missed by many, the anthems she gave to our nation will never be forgotten.”
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, paid tribute to Durham as someone who “gave a voice to more than one generation of Australians through words of universal appeal, carried by melodies that, once heard, became fixed in our memories.”
“Durham demonstrated in song after song, concert after concert, how the human voice can reach, and move, every one of us,” Dutton said in a statement. “Her language was uniquely Australian, and her voice was a gift of universal beauty.”
The arts minister, Tony Burke, called Durham “an icon of our music.” “Once, the best known Australian voice was Judith Durham’s,” he wrote. “What a contribution. What a loss.”
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, said the Essendon-born musician “went on to conquer the music world both here in Australia and overseas”. “With her unique voice and her stage presence leading The Seekers, the band became one of Australia’s biggest chart toppers.”
Durham received a number of accolades during her career including the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to music in 1995, particularly as an entertainer and composer, and the Centenary Medal in 2003.
She was also named the Victorian of the Year in 2015.
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Born in Melbourne, Durham recorded her first EP at the age of 19 and rose to international fame after joining The Seekers. They disbanded in 1968, a year after becoming joint recipients of the Australian of the Year award, but reunited in the 1990s.
In 1969, Durham married the British pianist and musical director Ron Edgeworth before a brief stint in the UK and Switzerland. The couple survived a car crash with their tour manager in 1990 in which Durham sustained injuries including a fractured wrist and leg.
The huge outpouring of fans encouraged Durham to reunite with other members of The Seekers for a Silver Jubilee Show, at which time Edgeworth was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He died four years later.
In 2013, Durham suffered a stroke that impacted her ability to read and write but not her singing. Her de ella’s last album, a previously unreleased collection of songs titled So Much More, was released in 2018 to celebrate her 75th birthday de ella.
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a man who threatened to kill National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci to more than three years in federal prison, the Justice Department said.
Driving the news: Thomas Patrick Connally, Jr., 57, was arrested last year in West Virginia for sending threatening emails to Fauci. He was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and then three years of supervised release.
Connally was charged with making threats against a federal official and interstate communication with a threat to harm, the DOJ said in a news release.
Details: According to his plea agreement, Connally sent emails to Fauci threatening to hurt or kill him and his family.
He sent the emails anonymously through an encrypted email service in Switzerland, the DOJ said.
Connally’s threats also targeted Francis Collins, who was the director of the National Institutes of Health at the time of the emails, as well as state health officials, per the DOJ.
Zoom in: One of the emails said Fauci’s family would be “dragged into the street, beaten to death, and set on fire.”
Another one of the threats read, “Hope you get a bullet in your compromised satanic skull today,” according to the complaint obtained by CNN.
A third email said Fauci would be “hunted, captured, tortured and killed,” AP reports.
The emails also threatened Collins and his family with death if he continued to speak about “mandatory” COVID-19 vaccinations.
What they’re saying: “Everyone has the right to disagree, but you do not have the right to threaten a federal official’s life,” Erek L. Barron, US attorney for the District of Maryland, said in the DOJ press release.
“Threats like these will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
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League of Legends might be having a bit of an issue with its competitive health as a player seems to have discovered a game-breaking exploit on one of Blitzcrank’s skins.
The cosmetic in question is the Space Groove skin. A Blitzcrank player has found an exploit where it has a fake Q animation, and opponents seem to be getting “juked” because of it.
Blitzcrank’s Q is one of the most powerful support abilities in the game, and grabbing the intended champion with it can easily turn the tides in his favor.
The ability also grants him a fair bit of lane presence and pressure. Hence, during the early stages of the game, players are quite weary of the grab and seek to avoid it at all costs.
However, as seen in a recent Reddit post, the Space Groove Blitzcrank seems to have a game-breaking exploit. The player is able to fake the animation with it, making the opponent juke the ability and waste resources like mana and Flash in the process.
Is Space Groove Blitzcrank a “pay-to-win” cosmetic in League of Legends?
Over the years, the League of Legends community has found many cosmetic exploits that made this particular skin have a “pay-to-win” gimmick built into it, even though it was not something Riot Games intended.
One such notorious skin was another Blitzcrank cosmetic called iBlitz, whose Q grab animation was visually one of the hardest to deal with.
In the case of Space Groove, however, the player was able to fake the animation start-up itself by using the Ctrl-4 hotkey to perform the action. The animation showed him stretching his left hand, while the Q ability made him stretch his right.
To a player who is unaware, the fake would look like Blitzcrank is actually going to use the grab ability, making them juke it as soon as they see the animation begin.
In the Reddit upload, one can clearly see how the Blitzcrank player was able to get a flash out of the enemy Ezreal by continuously faking the Q animation.
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Many in the post have called out Riot Games, telling them that players’ ability to exploit the Space Groove skin like this hampers the competitive integrity of the game.
Animation fakes should not be allowed in a title like League of Legends, and it seems the exploit just makes the skin a “pay-to-win” cosmetic. Hopefully, Riot Games will be looking to add a fix to this issue in future updates.
Judith Durham, the lead singer of the legendary Australian band The Seekers, has died at the age of 79.
Athol Guy released a statement on behalf of the band saying their lives had “changed forever losing our treasured lifelong friend and shining star”.
“Her struggle was intense and heroic — never complaining of her destiny and fully accepting its conclusion,” Guy said.
“Her magnificent musical legacy Keith, Bruce and I are so blessed to share.”
Judith Durham, the lead singer of the legendary Australian band The Seekers, has died at the age of 79. (Getty)
Universal Music released a statement saying Durham “passed away peacefully” in palliative care on Friday night following a brief stay in the Alfred Hospital.
Her death was a result of complications from a long-standing chronic lung disease, the record label said.
It released a statement from Durham’s “beloved” sister, Beverley Sheehan, who spoke of their closeness throughout life and shared love of music.
“Judith’s joy for life, her constant optimism, creativity and generosity of spirit were always an inspiration to me,” Sheehan said.
Durham’s nephew Tony Sheehan, speaking for his brother Ben and sister Belinda, said: “We have been blessed to share our lives with her.”
Music legends sold 50 million records
Durham joined The Seekers in the 1960s alongside Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley and released hits like I’ll Never Find Another You and The Carnival Is Over.
While huge in Australia, they also found success in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The group sold more than 50 million records.
They were joint recipients of the Australian of the Year award in 1967, but split up the following year when Durham left to pursue a solo career.
Twenty-eight years later in 1995, they were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
In 2014 they were honored as Officers of the Order of Australia.
The Seekers receiving their gold record at Travelodge Motel, Kings Cross. January 1, 1968. (Fairfax)
Durham married her musical director, British pianist Rob Edgeworth, in 1969.
In 1990, Durham, Edgeworth and their tour manager Peter Summers were in a car accident in Victoria. The driver of the other car died and Durham suffered a broken wrist and leg.
The fan response made Durham consider reuniting with The Seekers for a Silver Jubilee show. During the meeting, Edgeworth was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He died in 1994, with Durham by his side.
Durham suffered a stroke in May 2013, during the Seekers’ Golden Jubilee tour. The stroke meant she could no longer read or write, but she eventually made progress in rebuilding those skills. The stroke did not affect her ability to sing.
In July 2015, Durham was named Victorian of the Year for her services to music and number of different charities.
Tributes for ‘a force of nature’
In a statement, Durham’s biographer and The Seekers management team member Graham Simpson said: “This is a sad day for Judith’s family, her fellow Seekers, the staff of Musicoast, the music industry and fans worldwide, and all of us who have been part of of Judith’s life for so long.”
Judith Durham at The Age Music Victoria 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame Announcement at Palais Theater on June 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Getty)
Universal Music Australia and New Zealand president George Ash said Durham was a force of nature.
“Great artists became part of our fabric and our extended family, and Judith Durham was no exception.
“She was a force of nature, constantly energized with a passion for music and life.
“We were all privileged to have known Judith and heard her heavenly voice. We are deeply saddened by her passing and will miss her dearly.”
Cyrus Meher-Homji, a senior vice president at Universal Music Australia and New Zealand, paid tribute to Durham’s “artistry” and told of discovering her brilliance when he was a child.
“How would a five-year-old understand the message and spirit of The Carnival Is Over? Perhaps not, but that is the age at which I first encountered Judith Durham and The Seekers, and I was entranced,” Meher-Homji said.
Legendary Australian singer-songwriter Judith Durham. (The Seekers)
“In 2011, we at Universal Music Australia were lucky enough to sign Judith Durham to Decca Australia, at which time Judith wrote of her happiness, knowing that ‘the Universal/Decca family now also hold on to my dream and mission to uplift and bring happiness to music fans around the world’.
“High above, the dawn awaits you, Judith. Your artistry will forever be enshrined in our souls.”
Australia will have plenty of chases to add to its gold medal tally early on Saturday night [AEST] as the action gets underground on Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games.
Australia remains on top of the Commonwealth Games medal tally with 50 golds but England is closing in with 47 to set up a thrilling race in the final days.
Here is a full wrap of the key events to come on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday morning!
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LAWN BOWLS
Australia could pocket up to 11 more gold medals on Saturday, with the first shot coming at 5.30pm when Kristina Krstic and Ellen Ryan face England’s Sophie Tolchard and Amy Pharaoh in the women’s pairs lawn bowls final.
England skipped out to an early 2-0 lead and threatened to make it 4-0 but a brilliant final bowl from Ellen Ryan knocked two of her rival’s balls out of the way to level it at 2-2.
“What a good ball and what a good result, one of the commentators for Channel 7 said.
“What a shot. Perfect hit, rolling the blue balls out,” another added.
“My goodness, I don’t think Ellen would have even hoped she got that result.”
England responded though with two solid ends to reassert its dominance and kept going from there to take an 11-2 lead but Australia responded in epic fashion to get it back to 11-10.
TABLE TENNIS
Two Australian pairs (chunyi feng & Yangzi Liu and Jian Fang Lay & minhyung jee) will be in action in the Round of 16 for the women’s doubles table tennis.
Later in the night, Liu will continue her bid to become the first Australian woman to win a Commonwealth Games singles medal when she competes in the semi-final.
There will be guaranteed gold in the morning too, with an All-Australian for table tennis final between Li Na Lei and qian yang.
GYMNASTICS
Shortly after at 7pm, 18-year-old Lydia Iakovleva will be in the rhythmical gymnastics hoop final after finish seventh (107.150) in the all-around final on Friday.
Later there will be more gold medals up for grabs in rhythmical gymnastics too, with Alexandra Kiroi Bogatyreva scheduled to compete in both the ball and clubs final.
Those events are scheduled for 7.42pm and 8.22pm respectively but won’t be the end of Kiroi-Bogatyreva’s day as she has also qualified for the ribbon final at 9.02pm.
ATHLETICS
There will be plenty of action on the track, with three gold medals on offer in the space of 30 minutes.
First up will be Eleanor Pattersonwith the reigning world champion looking to defend her crown in the women’s high jump final, coming off a brilliant win at the World Championships.
Elsewhere, Julie Charlton will also be competing in the women’s F55-57 shot put final while there will be four Australians going for gold in the women’s 10km race walk final at 7.30pm.
Later at 8.50pm, ben buckingham and Edward Trippas will be going for gold in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final.
The final shot at gold comes in the men’s 1500m final, with Ollie Hoare in action and looking to secure ultimate redemption after a disappointing exit from the world championships.
Hoare was the fastest Australian qualifier after finishing first in heat one with a time of 3:37.57.
Other highlights include the women’s and men’s 4x100m relay heats.
There are lots of high-stakes events too with alex hulley (hammer throw), Sarah Carly (400m hurdles), Catriona Bisset (800m) and Ella Connolly (200m) in their own ends.
Australia’s Eleanor Patterson will go for gold. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)Source: AFP
BOXING
There are lots of medals up for grabs in the ring, withfive Australians into the semi-finals. first-up, kaye scott is in action at 8.30pm in the women’s light middleweight boxing semi-final against Alcinda Helena Panguane.
Callum Peters will also put on the gloves for the men’s middleweight semi-final later in the night at 9.15pm, taking on Simnikiwe Bongco.
Edgardo Coumi is in action at 2am against Lewis Williams of England in the men’s heavyweight division while Australian middleweight Caitlyn Anne Parker faces Tammara Thibeault.
History will be made on Sunday morning regardless of the result as tina rahimi becomes Australia’s first Muslim woman boxer to take home a medal at the Games.
She will fight Elizabeth Oshoba in her featherweight semi-final.
netball
The ultimate grudge match sees Australia’s Diamonds face England in the netball semi-final. You can read Nat Medhurt’s full preview ahead of the fiery semi-final here, with the game set to begin at 11.30pm.
DIVING
Two Australian duos (Madison Keeney/Annabelle Smith and Brittany O’Brien/Esther Qing) will be competing in the women’s 3m synchronized springboard diving final.
Later on, the women’s synchronized 10m platform final sees Emily Boyd, Nikita Hayes, Charlie Petrov and Melissa Wu all in action.
CRICKET
There is plenty to look forward to in the early hours of Saturday morning too, with Australia’s women’s T20 cricket side battling New Zealand in a semi-final at 3am.
VOLLEYBALL
A dominant quarter-final performance has Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy one step closer to gold.
Their next challenge will be Vanuatu in the women’s beach volleyball semi-final at 6am.
HOCKEY
There will be more semi-final action, with Australia up against longtime rival England in the men’s hockey, with the time for that game to be confirmed.
SQUASH
There is plenty of action on the squash court too, kicking off with cameron pilly & Rhys Dowling and Zack Alexander & ryan cuskelly in the men’s doubles quarter-finals.
The mixed doubles semi-finals later in the day will feature donna lobban and pilley while Jess Turnbull and Alex Haydon team up in the mixed doubles plate quarter-final.
wrestling
There is lots to look forward to in wrestling too, with Naomi DeBruine (women’s 50kg, women’s 53kg and women’s 76kg) in action along with justin holland (men’s 57kg) and Tom Barnes (men’s 74kg, men’s 97kg).
FULL SCHEDULE — DAY 9
Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls, 5.30pm
Hockey, 6:00 p.m.
Netball, 6.00pm
Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis, 6.30pm
Athletics and Para Athletics, 7.00pm
Diving, 7.00pm
Rhythmic Gymnastics, 7.00pm
Boxing, 7.30pm
Wrestling, 7:30 p.m.
Badminton, 8:00 p.m.
Cricket T20, 8.00pm
Squash, 9.00pm
Boxing, 11.30pm
Netball, 11.30pm
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and his family were among those almost hit as a large SUV drove through a parade that celebrates Native American culture in western New Mexico, injuring at least 15 people, officials said.
Police in Gallup took the driver into custody Thursday and later said he consumed alcohol before barreling down the parade route that was the kick-off event for the 10-day Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Centennial Celebration.
The vehicle sped through downtown Gallup about 15 minutes after the nighttime parade started and as thousands looked on. Many captured the chaotic scene on video, some yelling obscenities at the driver and SUV occupants who were detained and handcuffed.
As the SUV sped near the parade, videos posted on social media showed, people yelled for others to get out of the way and some pushed parade-goers to safety.
Children performing traditional dances appear to have been among the first to have seen the SUV heading toward them, the videos showed. They ran to the side amid screams and others scrambling to get out of the way.
The images also showed blankets, shoes, banners and umbrellas left strewn along the street and on the sidewalks as people fled.
Police section off the site where an SUV came to an abrupt stop after a driver careened through the parade route of the Intertribal Ceremonial Centennial Celebration in Gallup, New Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 4. 2022.William C. Weaver IV/Gallup Independent via AP
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Friday that the state will send additional police officers and a behavioral heath crisis team to Gallup for the rest of the event. She said 15 people were hurt and characterized most injuries as minor. Two Gallup police officers were among those hurt.
Nez said the vehicle was coming at him and a group of tribal officials marching in the parade. He thanked people for their quickly taking action to get spectators and participants out of harm’s way.
“We just ask for your prayers for all of the participants,” Nez said in a video posted on social media. “We’re all shook up. You would see this on television, you would think it would never happen here. I’m sorry to say it happened here in Gallup, New Mexico.”
Tonya Jim said she went to the parade with her parents, grandchildren and children. Her 5-year-old granddaughter of hers, KaRiah, was picked from the crowd to join a group of dancers. Shortly after, the vehicle barreled down the parade route, turned and hit a man across from them who was sitting on a folding chair, she said. KaRiah was helped off the road by someone and was not hurt.
A girl is treated for shock near the intersection of South Second Street and Historic Highway 66 after an SUV careened through the parade route of the Intertribal Ceremonial Centennial Celebration in Gallup, New Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 4. 2022.William C. Weaver IV/Gallup Independent via AP
“I’m glad whoever was holding her hand just kept holding her hand and ran with her to get her off the road,” Jim said. “I’m not sure who she was from her, but I’m thankful for her.”
Jim said the family burned cedar and prayed when they got home and did a tobacco smoke prayer Friday morning to calm down.
“I blessed my kids and thank the creator they are still with me and (to) pray for the families who are hurt,” said Jim, who is Navajo and lives in Fort Defiance.
During the mayhem, the SUV swerved onto a side street, pulled into a parking spot before trying to pull out again and then hit a parked car and backed into a police car, New Mexico State Police said. Officers converged on the vehicle and handcuffed the driver and two passengers, police said.
The nighttime parade is a highlight of the ceremonial celebration, which was founded in 1922 as a way for traders to showcase the culture and art of Native American tribes in the region, said Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial Association board President Kyle Tom.
A daytime parade will go on as planned on Aug. 13, the day before closing events, Tom said. Other events include dances, rodeos and a juried art show.
People travel to Gallup from the vast Navajo Nation that extends into Arizona, New Mexico and Utah and from other tribal reservations to attend the parades and events. Nez, tribal council members and others expressed anger and disbelief over what happened.
“It’s supposed to be a celebration, but today it was a difficult time for us,” Nez said.
