John Thistleton remembers his time as Goulburn Post editor

By John Thistleton
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:36pm, first published October 28 2020 - 11:00pm
LOVE THIS CITY: Goulburn Post editor from 1985 to 2004, John Thistleton left the city in 2018 for Melbourne. Goulburn and its heritage still hold a special place in his heart. Photo: Louise Thrower.
LOVE THIS CITY: Goulburn Post editor from 1985 to 2004, John Thistleton left the city in 2018 for Melbourne. Goulburn and its heritage still hold a special place in his heart. Photo: Louise Thrower.

I worked for 24 of the 150 years of the Goulburn Post as a reporter, editor and managing editor. My predecessor Ray Leeson worked there for 47 years, including an astonishing 36 as editor. Contemplating retirement in 1988 troubled him. A safe pair of hands for all those years, now he had to let go.

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