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Is a former Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper, who was part of Australia's squad for the 1974

Is a former Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper, who was part of Australia's squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Maher also participated in subsequent World Cup qualifying campaigns. At club level, he was a part of the successful Marconi sides of the e

Was an Australian politician, the 19th Premier of Victoria.McLean was elected to the Victorian Legis

Was an Australian politician, the 19th Premier of Victoria.McLean was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland North in 1880. A conservative, he was President of the Board of Land and Works and Minister of Agriculture in the James Munro

Is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Macquarie Bank Ltd

Is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Macquarie Bank Ltd

Is an Australian professional baseball catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization in the United Sta

Is an Australian professional baseball catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization in the United States. In 2009, he was a provisional member of the Australia national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He has played in the Twins organizati

Is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays as a striker. In the 2004/05 season he played fo

Is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays as a striker. In the 2004/05 season he played for Waitakere United, scoring 6 goals. Pearce has represented New Zealand at under 17 and under 23 level. He made his full All Whites debut in a 3-1 World Cu

Is a former Australian road cyclist, who competed in five Tour De France races, with the last being

Is a former Australian road cyclist, who competed in five Tour De France races, with the last being the 1992 Tour de France. He is now a directeur sportif with Team Columbia.Once he started working, Peiper saved his wages from his factory job in order to

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Maitland in the New South Wales Legis

Is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Maitland in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1991.In 1981, when the local state Liberal MP for Maitland resigned, Walsh was selected as the Labor candidate to contest the

Is a professional footballer and plays in the centre of defence. Picken started his career at Sydney

Is a professional footballer and plays in the centre of defence. Picken started his career at Sydney FC playing in the youth team but moved to Newcastle Jets after then manager Richard Money signed him. On 31 July 2006 Picken moved to England to once aga

Is a former Australian cricket captain. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Tests in his

Is a former Australian cricket captain. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Tests in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh. Border still retains the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153 and the number of Tests as captain. He was primarily a left hand batsman but also achieved sporadic success as a part time left arm orthodox spinner. Border amassed 11,174 Test runs (a world record until it was passed by Brian Lara in 2005). He hit 27 centuries in his Test career. He retired as Australia's most capped player and leading run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs.

Born in Cremorne, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Border grew up with three brother

Born in Cremorne, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Border grew up with three brothers in the nearby suburb of Mosman. His father John, from Coonamble in rural New South Wales, was a wool classer and his mother Sheila was the proprietor of a corner store. The family had a spacious backyard for playing games and Mosman Oval, the home of district cricket and baseball clubs, was across the street. Border attended North Sydney Boys High School

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide and Norwood in the South Australian

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Affectionately referred to as 'Big Bob' McLean, he later became a long serving football administrator in South Australia. He was also a good cricketer, representing South Australia in the Sheffield Shield. As a player, McLean was mainly a ruckman but was also handy around goals, kicking 471 of them during his 221 game SANFL career. He started out at Norwood before crossing to Port Adelaide and participating in their 1939 premiership win. On four occasions he topped Port Adelaide's goal-kicking — 1940, 1941, 1947 and 1948. His tally of 80 goals in 1947 was enough to win him the league's Leading goal-kicker award. McLean, a right-handed batsman and a legbreak bowler, appeared in 20 first-class cricket matches for his state. He made 897 first-class runs at an average of 28.93 and took 65 wickets at 38.36.

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand.Having been developed as a player through

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand.Having been developed as a player through Celtic's youth scheme, Boath signed for Dundee United but never played for the first team.

Represented the New Zealand All Blacks in 19 Rugby Union internationals between 1981 and 1984. Hewso

Represented the New Zealand All Blacks in 19 Rugby Union internationals between 1981 and 1984. Hewson played at fullback. since his retirement from international rugby Hewson has continued to be involved with Wellington rugby. Hewson played five tour matc

Is the director of the Centre for the Mind and a co-founder of Emotiv Systems

Is the director of the Centre for the Mind and a co-founder of Emotiv Systems

Played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38

Played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings (achieving that ranking on 8 April 1975), although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted. Sto

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Kent, a flanker, was born in Toowoomba, Queenslan

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Kent, a flanker, was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Is an Australian cricketer playing first-class cricket with the Victorian Bushrangers. Debuting in t

Is an Australian cricketer playing first-class cricket with the Victorian Bushrangers. Debuting in the 2003-04 season with Victoria, Wise had a solid start to his career and was initially the second choice left-arm paceman behind Matthew Inness. When Inness was dumped for the Pura Cup final that season and was subsequently not given selection for the following season, his defection to Western Australia saw Wise take over as the number one left-armer. As of March 2006, Wise has played 24 first-class matches for an average of 26.98 with the ball, and also a List A average of 21.25. He has been among the most consistent bowlers in the Pura Cup for the 2005-06 season.

Is a retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000

Is a retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a multiple medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Slater is considered to be one of Australia's most internationally successful gymnasts.

A retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2

A retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a multiple medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Slater is considered to be one of Australia's most internationally successful gymnasts.Allana Slater was born in Western Australia on April 3, 1984. She is an only child. Her father died in 1997 in a plane crash in Indonesia while she was competing in the Pacific Alliance Championships.Slater began gymnastics in a toddler program at Kalajos School of Gymnastics at 16 months of age, at the suggestion of a family doctor, who thought it would help treat her sleep apnea and increase her strength. When she was 5 years old, she was spotted by talent scouts from the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and invited her to join their elite development program.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Munsie, a flanker, was born in Guyra, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Munsie, a flanker, was born in Guyra, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1956.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1956.

Is a former Australian politician. She was the Independent member for Nightcliff in the Northern Ter

Is a former Australian politician. She was the Independent member for Nightcliff in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983; in the First Assembly, she and fellow independent Ron Withnall were the sole non-Country Liberal Party membe

A New Zealand-born Australian former pop singer.Durbin started recording at the age of 14 and issued

A New Zealand-born Australian former pop singer.Durbin started recording at the age of 14 and issued a number of single records on independent labels. She started building a following in New Zealand and started performing in Australia in 1966.Durbin's first single with HMV, I Have Loved Me A Man, was a number 1 hit in New Zealand and also a hit in Australia. The song won her the 1968 "Loxene Golden Disc Award" at the New Zealand Music Awards and she was New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1969.[1] For three years running (1969, 1970 and 1971), she won Australia’s "Queen Of Pop" award for Best Female Artist.[2]

Is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Melbourne Tigers and PVSK P

Is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Melbourne Tigers and PVSK Pecs in Hungary. A two-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Geo

Is a former long-distance athlete from New Zealand, who became well known for winning the Boston and

Is a former long-distance athlete from New Zealand, who became well known for winning the Boston and New York Marathons in the same year (1981) setting course records at both and a world record at the New York City Marathon as well as a world record for 2