Woman’s Day marks Chamberlain dingo anniversary
Woman’s Day has persuaded Lindy Chamberlain to participate in features focusing on the infamous disappearance of her baby Azaria near Uluru 30 years ago.
The announcement:
It has been 30 years since the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain on 17 August 1980. To commemorate the anniversary, Woman’s Day has this week published the first of 2 consecutive issues regarding Lindy, her family as well as the eye witnesses and supporters who have been by Lindy’s side for the past 30 years.
This anniversary story has been a year in the making. Lindy and husband Rick have worked with Glen Williams and Phil Koch from Woman’s Day across Sydney, Melbourne and on location at Uluru to revisit the history and to capture images and words that serve to remind us how Lindy endured that night and has approached life every day since.
In regards to the first issue on sale now, Lindy said, “It is nice to say what you want to say without fear of being misunderstood.”
She told Woman’s Day upon her return to Uluru, “You can dwell on different memories over the time, and there are aspects of it that soften – little insignificant parts of it. But others, I can just close my eyes and re-roll the film.”
Lindy even admits that it is important to keep a sense of humour, even when it comes to some of the dingo jokes that have been muttered over so many years.
Part 2 of the 30th Anniversary interview with Woman’s Day will be published on Monday 9th August and features both eyewitnesses and supporters.
“I was particularly pleased to bring all the eyewitnesses together for Part 2. The eyewitnesses joined me to commemorate a little girl and 30 years of fighting for justice. We are all friends with a united purpose for truth.
“There is still an open verdict on Azaria’s death which should not be there. For the first time ever the strangers who were there on the night are ungagged to tell the world what they know. Having met at court, we are now no longer strangers but a family of a different kind.”
Fiona Connolly, Editor of Woman’s Day said, “We were thrilled to have secured this exclusive with a woman at the heart of such an iconic Australian story. I’m sure our readers will be as surprised as we were at just how emotional and candid Lindy was when she returned to the Rock three decades after her baby Azaria was famously taken by a dingo”.
Harry M Miller signed Lindy as a client of the Harry M Miller Group in 1986. Lauren Miller Cilento continues to represent Lindy on behalf of the company.
Source: Harry M Miller Group press release
