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Christies announces evolved 2021 team for Spain Adriana Marín, Client Liaison for 19th Century and Old Masters. © Christies Images Ltd 2021. MADRID .- As Christie’s Spain approaches its 50th anniversary next year, established Christie’s colleagues María García Yelo, Representative Christie’s Spain and Director of the Impressionist and Modern Art department, Beatriz Ordovás, Director and Head of Post-War and Contemporary art Iberia, and Adriana Marín Huarte, client liaison for 19th Ce...

Piper Alpha Gallantry Medal to be sold at Dix Noonan Webb The medal is being sold by Mr Mackay, who is now 68 years old, and was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. It is expected to fetch £4,000-5,000 and is being sold with copies of various official letters, including ones from Downing Street, regarding the award and investiture. LONDON .- The Queen’s Gallantry Medal awarded to Captain Ian MacKay of the Merchant Navy, for his gallantry during the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster of 6 July 1988 wil...

A PIPER Alpha hero who helped save the lives of three oil workers during the 1988 oil rig disaster has said he will sell his Queen’s Gallantry Medal at auction to ensure the events are not forgotten. Merchant Navy captain Ian MacKay was awarded the medal for his bravery during the tragedy on July 6, 1988 in which 167 men lost their lives. He and two crew members of the diving support vessel, Lowland Cavalier, spent eight hours searching for survivors in a small fibreglass workboat. Bra...

Flume and G Flip, obviously. After being fired from her job at the height of 2020 f*ckery, Lucinda ‘@froomes’ Froomes Price proceeded to build her company (Froomesworld) from the ground up. And for this collab the prolific she-E-O / Instagram baddie / writer / comedian / genuinely delightful human with a passion for slash/ing simply manifested two of the most successful Australian artists of the last few years on to her track. You can watch the track now (but if you need more context befor...

Womens Social and Political Union Medal awarded to Miss Nellie Godfrey to be offered at Dix Noonan Webb Miss Nellie Godfrey was arrested and imprisoned for throwing a missile at Winston Churchill’s car as he attended an election rally in Bolton in December 1909. LONDON .- The Women’s Social and Political Union Medal awarded to Miss Nellie Godfrey, who was arrested and imprisoned for throwing a missile at Winston Churchill’s car as he attended an election rally in Bolton in December 1909 will...

New Years Eve fireworks around the country: How to celebrate 2021 in Australias capital cities Posted TueTuesday 29 updated ThuThursday 31 Sydneys iconic fireworks will go ahead, but with some changes. ( Print text only The year of 2020 has been challenging for Australians in unimaginable ways. Bushfires continued to destroy homes and wildlife, burning through 170,000 square kilometres of land, while the unforeseen coronavirus pandemic killed hundreds and kept the entire population in lockdow...

Seven Melbourne parties and events to help you send off the dumpster fire that was 2020 Confidence Man - image by WILK Words by Tom Williams Give this trip around the sun the treatment it deserves. Nobody has been able to celebrate the way they would have liked this year. But with 2021 inbound, the winds of change are blowing through Melbourne streets and plenty of COVID-safe events are being announced to provide the opportunity to feel a little bit normal again....

Medals of one of the finest Mosquito and Photo Reconnaissance Unit pilots to be offered at auction Merifield went on to break two flying records, one over the Atlantic and one in South East Asia, prior to serving in Korea. LONDON .- Group Captain J. R. H. Merifield was an outstanding individual in WW2. He was widely recognised as one of the finest Mosquito and Photo Reconnaissance Unit pilots of the War, he flew in over 160 operational sorties and took the first photograph of a V1 flying bomb o...