Vale: Ian Jones

Pioneering writer, producer & director Ian Jones, who wrote for many Crawfords dramas, has died 86.
He died on August 31 in Melbourne after a career in Australian screen distinguished by the Longford Lyell Award in 2006.
Amongst his formidable writing credits were Hunter, Division 4, Matlock Police, Bluey, The Sullivans, The Bluestone Boys, and Ryan.
With a strong interest in colonial and bushranger tales he wrote and produced Against the Wind and The Last Outlaw as well as Ned Kelly s