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Whitney Pier resident Frank Axworthy truly embodied the neighbourhood's rough and tumble character. Here in 2005, he proudly displays this shot of him in the 1970's, that he kept stashed amongst a small collection of family photos in his wallet. Taken by a nurse in hospital, he sports a grin and a head full of staples after awaking from a serious head injury he sustained working as a heavy-duty diesel mechanic at a shop in Sydney. Axworthy had 13 children, 28 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He died in 2008 at the age of 78. © Steve Wadden