The first woman reporter on ABC's This Day Tonight Caroline Jones died in May 2021. She was 84. 

She was a writer and broadcaster.

People knew Caroline as the first woman reporter on This Day Tonight and the first woman to anchor Four Corners (1972 – 1981). Though death took her in May 2022, she leaves behind many accolades and honors. As for the cause, it remains unknown if she had any illness.

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She became an officer of the Order of Australia in 1988 and received the Archbishop of Sydney Citation the following year. Moreover, the National Trust of Australia named her Australian Living Treasure in 1997.

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ABC News Journalist, who passed away aged 84, was previously married.

According to her interview in 2013 with the Newcastle Herald, she decided not to have a family in the 1960s. She didn't want to have children.

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The article also disclosed Caroline's marital life. Reportedly, she had previously married and divorced earlier in her career. Additionally, she talked about how she realized her pathway and thought about sticking to it. 

Though she considered it the right choice for her, she sometimes thought that the decision came at a great cost and strain as women's natural tendency is toward having a family life.

As for the details of Caroline's husband, they remain unknown. 

Everything We Know About Caroline Jones' Family

Television journalist Caroline Jones will be missed by the ABC News family.

Journalism was in her blood. Born on 1 January 1938 in the small town of Murrurundi in the Upper Hunter region of NSW, she was the only child of her parents - her mom, Nancy, was a columnist.

As per a 2013 interview with the Newcastle Herald, her father was a part of the Australian Imperial Force and Broadmeadow camp (for some time) in the Second World War.

Oh my goodness.

Caroline Jones.

Vale.

A giant of broadcasting.

A giant for all women in the Australian media industry.

And in the history of the ABC.

She was 84.

ABC turns 90 this year.

I grew up listening to her The Search for Meaning on @RadioNational - I loved it.

Caroline recalled how she and her mother would occasionally visit and spend time with him. She traveled between Murrurundi and Newcastle on a steam train as her dad was away throughout the war - the experience she called exciting. 

Her family moved to Gosford, where she completed high school. Her 1998-best-selling book, An Authentic Life: Finding Meaning and Spirituality in Everyday Life, expresses her sadness due to the separation from her parents.

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Moreover, her maternal grandpa, Ashley Needham Pountney, had inspired her to make her first journalism job attempt. He was the son of a convict who had established The Werris Creek Express and The Murrurundi Times.

Her grandfather passed away the year she came to life. Some of his projects were The Quirindi Advocate, an editorial for a local newspaper, and The Bushman’s Carnival.

Caroline Jones Net Worth- How Rich Was She?

Distinguished broadcaster Caroline Jones leaves behind a fortune.

Vale #CarolineJones. A stellar career and genuine trailblazer.
Painting: David Campbell @PortraitAu

Several sources estimate her net worth at $1 million. Her career at the ABC, which spanned over four decades, tells exactly why such estimations.

Caroline had associated with Australian Story since its creation in 1996 but retired in 2016. She won many awards and accolades throughout her career, including the 1972 Logie award and the 2021 Australian Media Hall of Fame.

Moreover, Ziprecruiter reports the average salary of an ABC News Reporter to be $43,536 per year. Though the valuation of money differs from her time, Caroline might have made an amount equivalent to it. 

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