In Memoriam
Several cast members of Adventure Island have died in recent years.
- Colin McEwan - 22 August 2005 (64)
- Marion Edward
- Peter Homewood - 22 December 2008 (79, one day short of his 80th birthday)
- Ernie Bourne - 21 January 2009 (82)
- Brian Crossley - 8 September 2012 (85)
On 22 January 2009, the day after Ernie Bourne's death, the following notice appeared in Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper:
BOURNE, Ernie - A dear, lovable and funny man who brightened the lives of children around Australia and his fellow Cast Members in the Magic Circle Club and Adventure Island. Goodbye Sir Jasper, farewell Fester Fumble and Samson.
- Flower, Clown, Percy, Betty, Lisa, Sue, Miser, Hep Cat, Marlena, Fredd and Feefee, Godfrey, Bruce and the Boys in the Band.
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