Former Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 94

Posted: Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 4:37 pm

It was a strong heart, his doctor said, that allowed Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen to hang on for so long as the rest of his body failed.

But the end finally came at 6pm yesterday with Sir Joh, 94, dying surrounded by his family in a little hospital room in his home town of Kingaroy, about 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. … Read full obituary