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    Paul Clarke

    Dec 13, 2020 6 minutes

    It’s our honour to honour those whose careers have shaped Australia’s hi-fiindustry and brought the joys of high- quality home entertainment to so many. This year’s Sound+Image Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Paul Clarke, General Manager of Cogworks, although he has seen so many corners of audio during his career that we figured the easiest way to chart his path was to ask Mr Clarke himself.

    SOUND+IMAGE: You were born in the UK, but came to Australia quite young?

    I did — born in West Hartlepool in County Durham, and arrived at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, at the age of 10, and I remember it all! We flew on a BOAC Comet 4C, and it took 36 hours, with five stops. On board the plane was Mum, Dad, my sister, Nana and Grandad — all ‘ 10 pound Poms’. Australia got me as a freebie! Dad got his first job at Massey Ferguson tractors in Sunshine. We moved around a lot and

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