Robert Zacharin was a senior gynaecologist at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Melbourne on 11 April 1925, the son of Saul Zacharin, a timber merchant, and Sarah Agnes Zacharin née Fyfe, a tailor, whose father was from Crathie in Scotland. Zacharin was educated at Wesley Col

Donald Simpson was born 91 years ago into a Unitarian family with a strong tradition of learning and service. He grew up in Burnside in the Adelaide foothills and travelled to school at St Peters College by pony or bike. He lived and died close to his original family home. His academic record was