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Basil Catterns

Catterns and his wife lived in suburban Sydney where they raised three children: David, a barrister/QC; Diana, an artist; and Angela, a well-known radio broadcaster and co-presenter of 'Film First' Sunday movie premieres on The World Movies Channel.

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An uncle, Basil G. Catterns, for whom he was named, later became the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England.

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He produced a film of the Melbourne Olympic Games; sailed the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on six occasions; founded Offshore Yachting, the magazine of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia; and was one of the longest-serving members of the Sydney Maritime Museum.

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