Legendary racehorse trainer Bart Cummings will be honoured at a state funeral at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on September 7. Cummings, whose horses won the Melbourne Cup 12 times, died in the early hours of August 30, aged 87. Last Friday marked the 61st wedding anniversary of Cummings and his wife Valmae, whom he met Read more
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State Funeral for Reverend Oka Fauolo
Friday, May 4th, 2012
In recognition of the prestigious Order of Ti’afau conferred upon him in 1995 – in recognition of his many services to the country – Reverend Oka Fauolo was accorded a state funeral. His coffin was draped with the national flag and shoulder-carried by Police pall bearers. “Reverend Oka was a man who was not easily Read more
Tonga goes into mourning for King George Tupou V
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
King George Tupou V of Tonga has died, in Hong Kong. No cause of death has been given but Tupou was know to have suffered from diabetes and gout for years and last year had a cancerous tumour removed from his kidney. On February 24 he had an audience with Pope Benedict in the Vatican Read more