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The Hunter man delivering toilet paper for free to anyone who needs it in the Newcastle and Hunter region

Simon McCarthy
Updated March 22 2020 - 3:22pm, first published March 21 2020 - 6:00pm
Good intentions: Chris Williams of Beresfield has been buying toilet paper and personally delivering rolls for free to those in need after setting up his Facebook page, the Hunter Bog Roll Runner last week. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Good intentions: Chris Williams of Beresfield has been buying toilet paper and personally delivering rolls for free to those in need after setting up his Facebook page, the Hunter Bog Roll Runner last week. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

He has been called the TP Fairy and the Toilet Paper Jesus and - most recently by Facebook's algorithm - a suspected scam, but Chris Williams has insisted his intentions are legitimate.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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