SPEEDY BONYTHON DODGED BOMBS

An Adelaide correspondent informs us that one of the city's notable citizens, Kym Bonython, who died March 19 , aged 90, narrowly escaped death when the Japanese bombed Darwin in 1942. An RAAF pilot, who had served in the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea , he was suffering from dengue fever when admitted to Darwin Hospital . He had just been evacuated to cover when his ward took a direct hit. A promoter , he brought many great musicians to Australia through Aztec Services and played a part in getting the Beatles to tour in 1964, ran art galleries in Adelaide and Sydney and , a lover of motor sports, encouraged Formula 1 racing in Adelaide. Against Australia becoming a republic,he favoured euthanasia. Little Darwin once had a book about 8mm photography which had been the property of Bonython in much younger days .