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  Jim Bacon - JimBacon
Bacon was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College, later at Monash University.
Bacon, having abandoned Communism and joined the Australian Labor Party, was elected as a Member of the House of Assembly in 1996.
On February 23, 2004 Bacon announced he was standing aside as Premier after revealing that he had been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer on February 13, 2004 and wanted to spend what time was left to him with his family and friends.
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  Jim Bacon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bacon was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College, later at Monash University.
Bacon, having abandoned Communism and joined the Australian Labor Party, was elected as a Member of the House of Assembly in 1996.
Bacon was posthumously accorded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the University of Tasmania in August 2004, and a Companion of the Order of Australia in June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Bacon   (387 words)

  
 Jim Bacon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jim Bacon (May 15, 1950 - June 20, 2004) was (The person who is head of state (in several countries)) Premier of (An Australian state on the island of Tasmania) Tasmania from 1998 to 2004.
Bacon was born in (The capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center) Melbourne and educated at Scotch College, later at (Click link for more info and facts about Monash University) Monash University.
On February 23, 2004 Bacon announced he was standing aside as Premier after revealing that he had been diagnosed with inoperable (Carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer) lung cancer on February 13, 2004 and wanted to spend what time was left to him with his family and friends.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ji/jim_bacon.htm   (445 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Paul Lennon
Jim Bacon James Alexander Bacon (May 15, 1950 - June 20, 2004) was Premier of Tasmania from 1998 to 2004.
In February 2004 Bacon was diagnosed with lung cancer and stood down as Premier to begin treatment.
Lenon and Bacon were close friends as well as colleagues and Lennon was emotional as he assumed the premiership with Bacon watching on.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Paul-Lennon   (1008 words)

  
 Davis-Bacon: Jim Crow's Last Stand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Representative William Upshaw, understanding the racial implications of Bacon's proposal, stated: "You will not think that a southern man is more than human if he smiles over the fact of your reaction to that real problem you are confronted with in any community with a superabundance or large aggregation of negro labor.
Finally, the bill submitted by Bacon and Senator James Davis was passed in 1931, at the height of the depression, with the support of the American Federation of Labor.
Bacon said during debate over the Act, "Members of Congress have been flooded with protests from all over the country that certain Federal contractors on current jobs are bringing into local communities outside labor," and "that the government is in league with contract practices that make it possible to further demoralize local labor conditions."
www.libertyhaven.com /politicsandcurrentevents/unionsandotherorganizations/davisbacon.html   (2797 words)

  
 Bulletin - Jim Bacon, former Tasmanian premier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jim and Honey Bacon stand together, a small welcoming party, on the porch of their Hobart home as I walk under the mass of roses spilling over the sandstone front fence, along the path which divides the lawn into two perfect green rectangles.
Bacon, raised in Melbourne and schooled at the city’s prestigious Scotch College – on a scholarship after his mother was widowed with five children – first went to Tasmania in 1980.
Bacon has a streak of it – “People describe it as melancholy when really it is depression and we’re better off calling it that” – and agrees that handling it will be a challenge.
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 The Remembrance Place - Online Memorial service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jim was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College and Monash University.
On February 23, 2004 Jim announced he was standing aside as Premier after revealing that he had been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer on February 13, 2004 and wanted to spend what time he had left with his family.
They have a capacity to acknowledge their own need for assistance and support, and at the same time, they have an ability to identify the needs of others, and where support and assistance may be welcome.
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 Jim Bacon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Jim_Bacon.html   (551 words)

  
 Neighbours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jim Bacon’s legacy is a state ravaged by logging and inappropriate development, writes Richard Flanagan.
Under Bacon, clearfelling of globally unique native forest accelerated; and no reform was made of an industry described in evidence to a Senate committee by senior forester Bill Manning as corrupted in its management and prey to a culture of cronyism, bullying and intimidation.
In 1997 Bacon drove the deal with the Liberals under which Tasmania's highly democratic electoral system was fundamentally altered to reduce minority representation, which had resulted in the Greens twice having the balance of power.
home.iprimus.com.au /ltuffin/flanaganbacon.html   (340 words)

  
 Jim Bacon loses his last and most ferocious battle - National - www.smh.com.au
Jim Bacon's wife, Honey, speaks to the media with Paul Lennon at her side.
Jim Bacon, the bold young Melbourne left-winger who grew up to reshape Tasmania as Labor premier, yesterday lost a fierce struggle with lung cancer.
Mr Bacon admitted his cancer was caused by cigarette smoking, describing himself as an idiot for smoking for 35 years and imploring others to give up.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/20/1087669845134.html   (601 words)

  
 Jim Bacon - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bacon was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College, later at Monash University, but he did not graduate.
On February 23, 2004 Bacon announced he was standing aside as Premier, after revealing that he had been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer ten days earlier, and that he wanted to spend with his family and friends whatever time was left to him.
Bacon was posthumously awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the University of Tasmania in August 2004, and his appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia in June 2005.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Jim_Bacon   (410 words)

  
 Neighbours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bacon's eulogists recalled a man who was at once deeply sensitive, even fragile, and as hard as nails, a leader who could inspire others with his vision and just as quickly shred their hopes with his dark moods, and a friend who was both fiercely loyal and embittered by dissent.
In perhaps the most colourful incongruity of Bacon's funeral, dozens of Buddhist monks sat silently at the back of the hall, clasping prayer wheels, video cameras and large photographs of a man who was once a committed Maoist, and who until his death believed China held the key to humanity's future.
Jim Bacon's funeral was a celebration of all the hope and passion that brought the New Tasmania into being - the struggle of Aboriginal Tasmanians for respect and rights, the brilliance of icons like the state's symphony orchestra, the "Chimes of Freedom".
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
I had occasional business contact with Jim Bacon when I was a consultant of some 13 years prior to my entry into the Senate.
Jim Bacon demonstrated in my view that he was a courageous man, who, in his final months gave a precious gift to young Australians, with his sincere plea to them to either give up or never take up smoking.
Amidst this tragedy of Jim Bacon's premature death, I sincerely hope and pray that his warning to smokers of all ages will prompt many people to either stop or at least consider their future and the impact their loss would have on their family and their loved ones.
www.guybarnett.com /article.asp?artid=343&from=home   (498 words)

  
 Ivan Dean, Speeches Index
Jim Bacon was a great premier with an enormous vision and appetite to improve the lot of all Tasmanians, and I think that that is where he stood out from a lot of other leaders in that he was interested in the whole of Tasmania and all its people - a very important matter.
Jim Bacon was prepared to stand up and stand up in adversity in some regards against a number of people who did not want to see that venture proceed in the way that it did, but he stood behind it nevertheless.
When I was successfully elected as an independent member to Parliament, Mr President, Jim Bacon, during the handing down of the Budget by the Government, took the time in the House to cross the Floor to where I was seated to congratulate me on my success in winning the seat of Windermere.
www.parliament.tas.gov.au /lc/bacon.htm   (825 words)

  
 Vale comrade Jim Bacon - Opinion - www.theage.com.au
Jim had a unique ability to work within the mainstream while swimming against the tide.
Jim was deeply respected by opponents as well as comrades as a student leader, a union leader and as premier of Tasmania.
Jim was the natural choice as leader of Tasmania's unions - a responsibility he could not refuse, despite the necessity of joining the ALP.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/07/01/1088488090036.html?oneclick=true   (460 words)

  
 Jim Bacon dies aged 54. 20/06/2004. ABC News Online
Mr Bacon was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in February and died in the Calvary Hospital in Hobart at 2:15am AEST.
Jim Bacon dominated Tasmanian politics until lung cancer cut short his career in February.
"Jim was not only a great Labor man, he was a great Australian, he had a tremendous sense of humour, a sense of fun, even in his courageous battle against cancer," he said.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200406/s1135967.htm   (510 words)

  
 Tasmania farewells Jim Bacon : ABC Tasmania
Former Premier Jim Bacon was remembered by family and friends and the people he represented during an emotional state funeral in Hobart on Thursday June 24.
"In good times, Jim Bacon grasped the nettle, made something of it and said to Tasmanians lift your heads up, smile be proud to be Tasmanian and have a vision and stick to it".
Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon spoke of Jim Bacon's contribution to Tasmania and finished his speech with a call for the audience to give three cheers.
www.abc.net.au /tasmania/stories/s1139504.htm   (1369 words)

  
 examiner.com.au : Jim Bacon: 1950-2004
Brave fight comes to an end
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Mr Bacon's condition deteriorated rapidly last week, necessitating his transfer from home to the hospital on Thursday.
But the cancer proved to be more aggressive, and Mr Bacon's courageous fight to survive was finally overcome by the disease.
A brave Mrs Bacon faced the media and fought back tears as she thanked the medical staff who had cared for her husband.
www.examiner.com.au /print.asp?id=237452   (648 words)

  
 Crikey Website - Jim Bacon's Tasmanian bombshell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The departure of Tasmanian Premier, Jim Bacon, from politics to tackle lung cancer is, to state the bleeding obvious, going to change the whole political landscape in Tasmania.
Bacon WAS politics in Tasmania, very much in the way Beattie is in Queensland, and for many Tasmanians would be about the only politician they could readily name.
Jim Bacon, just like John Howard, Peter Beattie and Bill Clinton, for example, are completely at ease in the role of leader.
www.crikey.com.au /articles/2004/02/23-0003.html   (1398 words)

  
 Labor Coasts To Easy Victory In Tasmania; Greens Surge; Liberals Decimated [July 20, 2002]
Claiming victory for a second 4-year term of majority Labor government, Jim Bacon said it was "a beautiful winter's day in Tasmania".
Bacon said the result showed that there wasn't much wrong with the Labor Party in Tasmania.
In a reference to the dominance of Labor governments in the 8 States and Territories, Bacon claimed it was possible to win government at the federal level and seemed to suggest that internal party reform was not the urgent issue it has been claimed to be.
www.australianpolitics.com /news/2002/07/02-07-20.shtml   (380 words)

  
 It was a long march for Comrade Jim Bacon - Gerard Henderson - www.smh.com.au
This was appropriate in view of the fact that Bacon (born 1950) was brave in death, refusing to blame anyone but himself for his lung cancer, and that he was a confident and effective political leader in the final decade of his life.
Bacon was a most successful politician and he certainly played an important role in restoring confidence to Tasmania and Tasmanians.
Bacon's electoral success turned primarily on his ability to administer the consequences of an economic reform agenda which he had opposed as a Maoist comrade and, later, as a left-wing union militant.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/28/1088392603553.html   (1021 words)

  
 Herald Sun: Leading politicians honour Bacon (archived)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
FORMER Tasmanian premier Jim Bacon, who died today, was a decent man held in the highest esteem by fellow premiers, South Australian Premier Mike Rann said today.
"Jim was a good friend of mine and became premier a fews weeks after I did and had been a good mate.
Mr Beattie said Mr Bacon was a fighter and was determined to battle against lung cancer.
www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,9902095%255E1702,00.html   (479 words)

  
 Northern Territory Government of Australia - Media Releases - JIM BACON’S DEATH A SAD DAY FOR TASMANIA AND ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
“Jim’s death this morning is deeply saddening for many people and his passing is a loss to Tasmania and Australia,” she said.
Ms Martin said that Jim will be remembered for his bravery when told of his illness and in announcing his retirement from politics.
“Jim was a long-time smoker and used his bad news to warn people of the dangers of smoking,” she said.
www.nt.gov.au /ocm/media_releases/2004/20040620_jimbacon.shtml   (209 words)

  
 Bacon inducted into Chemical Corps Hall of Fame
Jim Bacon, who worked at Pine Bluff Arsenal from 1960 to 1996, was recently inducted into the U.S. Army Chemical Corps Regimental Association Hall of Fame during the Green Dragon Ball June 29 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
Bacon, one of three inductees, said that the ceremony was quite an event.
Bacon received a Hall of Fame Corps medallion and a certificate at the ceremony.
www.pinebluffchamber.com /news/2005/08-Aug05/Details/Bacon.htm   (573 words)

  
 CNN.com
And James Bacon, such a close friend of Marilyn's, he was the only reporter who got into her bungalow the night she died.
BACON: I was working for the AP in those days, and I got a tip that the cops had been called to Marilyn Monroe's house in Brentwood.
BACON: She told me the only time Robert Kennedy came to see her is when he tried to talk her out of seeing Jack.
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