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My grandfather, a devout Catholic, and a train driver absolutely loved Bert Newton. I’m certain it was his Catholicism that the deal. He would often speak to me about the gift of faith. Bert Newton had that gift. And I can’t but help think that he’d be so honoured to be farewelled with a full mass here at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral…
Bert Newton was a great entertainer and life itself was his stage. He was always there, omnipresent on our screens and in our hearts.
To Australia, Bert wasn’t just a man on a screen or an actor on a stage. He was someone we all felt we knew. Like a fireplace on a cold night, families gather around their TV sets drawn in by his warmth and his inviting ease. He was more than talent, he was trust.
His story is the story of Australian television and while he was first beamed into our homes in black-and-white, Bert was colour TV long before technology arrived.
My grandfather, a devout Catholic, and a train driver absolutely loved Bert Newton. I’m certain it was his Catholicism that the deal. He would often speak to me about the gift of faith. Bert Newton had that gift. And I can’t but help think that he’d be so honoured to be farewelled with a full mass here at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral…
Bert Newton was a great entertainer and life itself was his stage. He was always there, omnipresent on our screens and in our hearts.
To Australia, Bert wasn’t just a man on a screen or an actor on a stage. He was someone we all felt we knew. Like a fireplace on a cold night, families gather around their TV sets drawn in by his warmth and his inviting ease. He was more than talent, he was trust.
His story is the story of Australian television and while he was first beamed into our homes in black-and-white, Bert was colour TV long before technology arrived.