Condolences to our contemporaries at the Alexandra Standard with news of the passing of ‘John’ Page, former editor of that newspaper, 1957-1986. John and his brother Bert were a formidable team; John as Editor and Manager, Bert running the more mechanical side of the business.

On a weekly basis, the Page brothers would process our photos when we conducted the Yea newspaper, 1984-1993. The Page brothers were made joint Alexandra Shire citizens of the year in 1987. They had sold the Standard business to Geoff and Carol Heyes in the previous September.

A funeral service for Mr Thomas John Page will be held on Thursday morning (Oct. 17) at the Murrindindi Chapel, Alexandra. Arrangements are in the hands of McCormack’s.