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10 Facts About Elizabeth Bond

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Elizabeth Bond was an Australian radio broadcaster, TV host and journalist.

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Elizabeth Bond attended the university with Germaine Greer, whom Elizabeth Bond credited with teaching her how to apply make-up.

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Elizabeth Bond relocated to Sydney in 1970 where she presented her own program on 2BL.

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However, Elizabeth Bond expressed the view that she didn't enjoy television work and said she had no desire of becoming a media personality.

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Elizabeth Bond was explicit in her instructions to her producer to never be asked to help promote television shows, movies or books as they were a national broadcaster, and "not a PR company".

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In 1981, Elizabeth Bond was appointed as the first community relations officer at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne.

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Elizabeth Bond became the first female commissioner of the Liquor Control Commission, which was later renamed the Liquor Licensing Commission.

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In October 1979, Elizabeth Bond received a gold citation at the United Nations Association of Australia's media awards.

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Elizabeth Bond suffered from rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 16.

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Elizabeth Bond's death prompted a number of tributes including from political commentator Max Teichmann.