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Some reflections on the man by a close friend and colleague.(Warren Horton AM: 23 June 1938-25 November 2003)(Obituary)
Warren Horton's death came after a prolonged and valiant fight with cancer.
His was a towering presence on the state, national and international scene of librarianship. His contribution to that world was remarkable and he was much rewarded for it by our professional bodies at home and abroad, by the academic community and the book world, as well as by the Australian government on behalf of the people with his Order of Australia award.
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Warren Michael Horton, the son of John Horton and Iris Purcell, was born in Ryde, Sydney, just 13 months prior to the start of World War II. This was the time when Donald Bradman was at the ...
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