Karen Middleton of The Canberra Times was disappointed by the ceremony where "insults flowed almost as freely as the wine and all three of the international guest presenters fell victim to flimsy jokes and foolishness".
Said to have been influenced by fellow cartoonist Larry Pickering, Pryor appeared most days in The Canberra Times for thirty years until his retirement on 29 February 2008.
The Canberra Times for 10 June 1927 reproduced the usual account, with an introduction saying, "During a discussion in the columns of 'The Times' (London) on the pioneer of umbrellas, a correspondent sent an extract from an old journal in her possession, dated 16 January 1797, giving the following amusing account of the wearing of the first silk hat in London".
Initially employed as a proofreader, Pickering was able to gain the attention of John Allan, the editor of The Canberra Times.
Mark Juddery is an Australian freelance journalist, author, humorist and columnist for The Canberra Times.
Nicholas Stuart (born 29 March 1961) is a columnist with The Canberra Times and the author of three books about Australian politics.
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