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1929 he was born in dunedin
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when he was 7 they moved to australia
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he started to get used to the new country
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married Mary skiller at the age of 27, they had two children
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13 years later she died
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he remarried 5 years later in 1976 he remarried and had five children
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he died 13 years later in 1989, in april.
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received australian of the year
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he received the humanist of the year award in 1991
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1992 was the honarary decorate of the university of technology
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1993 he received the royal australian college of opthamoligist award.
he received it the night before he died -
he died on the 9th of april 1993
