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Welcome to a
Laurie & Agnes Garnaut
Memorial Website

Update: HMAS Sydney Found

Photo: Laurie Garnaut, with Trisha Garnaut and grandsons Simon, Cameron and Timothy, at the Dawn Parade on Enoggera Terrace, Paddington on Anzac Day 1995.
Trisha's tribute to Laurie Garnaut.

Website Features:
Family Tributes - Monica, Trisha, Peter & Tony
The Laurie & Agnes Garnaut Memorial Catholic Prayer Webcast Collection
Three Books written by Laurie Garnaut1. “Autobiography of Richard Lawrence Garnaut”
2. “Platypus and her deadly chicks” - Dad's famous wartime biography featuring the HMAS Platypus which he was on board during the bombing of Darwin - Media Release by Minister for Veterans Affairs re Dad's book.
3. “Autobiography of Gulf St Vincent and the Port River South Australia” - features Dad's early childhood years as son of the Captain of a “ketch” sailing ship.

Last photo of Laurie & son Richard – my Dad's favorite photo of my Mum Agnes on wall in background - Richard Garnaut Photo

Why the Laurie & Agnes Garnaut Memorial Website & Catholic Prayer Webcast Collection?
When Mum died on the feast day of St Jerome in 1999, I first started planning a fitting Memorial Tribute to my parents for when Dad finally died.

Dad loved to make gadgets, write & publish. So I decided a fitting memorial would be something new... innovative... functional... and which helped others.

These are the images that held pride of place in every home mum and dad ever lived in.

So I think all of those that knew and loved mum and dad, and all who read his autobiographies would agree, that creating a set of Catholic Prayer CD Collection, PLUS a website with streaming audio Catholic prayers which the elderly, sick, dying, and even those in a coma (who can often still hear) to mentally pray along with is probably the most appropriate and perfect memorial compliment to wonderful lives of our mum & dad.

The Laurie & Agnes Garnaut Memorial Prayer CD Collection are the same prayer CDs that all of the family made sure dad could listen to continuously which were his wishes during the last 4 weeks of his life.

RIP. Roma locuta est.

Use these links for: streaming prayers – Prayer CDs – to order CDs -

Richard Garnaut's short tribute to Dad

Last photo I ever took of Dad.

After 10am Mass in Cathedral singing in the choir – a choir friend Dad nicknamed “Bluey” would often take me to see Dad at R.S.L. Farnorah in Cairns. (Where Dad died.)

To be truthful – for 25 tough years I found it very had to go anywhere near Dad.

But after Mum died and Dad returned from living for a while in Adelaide, both of us did make a real effort to get along.

I'm pleased to say my memories of Dad are fond memories and I became his confident in his final years. And I do love Dad very dearly. And Bluey & I will miss visiting Dad on Sundays after singing in the choir. (the same choir Mum was in).

Enough said.

“Please look after my Mum & Dad real good for eternity Lord Jesus – 'until we meet again some sunny day'. Amen”

Your loving son Richard

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Thankyou – Richard Garnaut

Laurie & Agnes Garnaut
Memorial Prayer CD Collection