Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a former Australian international football (soccer) player of Scottish heritage. He played in Sco

Is a former Australian international football (soccer) player of Scottish heritage. He played in Scotland early in his career but moved to Australia to play for Frankston Pines in the Victorian State League. He played 19 matches for Australia and scored 5

Was a New Zealand rugby player. Born in Kurow, Otago, he played seven matches for the All Blacks inc

Was a New Zealand rugby player. Born in Kurow, Otago, he played seven matches for the All Blacks including three tests in 1938. He later captained the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force 'Kiwis' team on their 1945-46 tour of Britain and Europe. He also pl

Was a London-born architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Was a London-born architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. Many of these buildings are now preserved under heritage laws.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Hammand, a lock, was born in Waverley, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Hammand, a lock, was born in Waverley, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Is a former Australian politician. On 2 December 1963 he married Heather Margaret Turnbull, with who

Is a former Australian politician. On 2 December 1963 he married Heather Margaret Turnbull, with whom he had three children; they were later divorced, and on 4 August 1982 he married Anne Elizabeth Lahey. In 1970 Hider was elected as a Liberal to the Vict

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania. Although he only represented the state in

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania. Although he only represented the state in one match, he has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia.

An English university professor, active in Australia

An English university professor, active in Australia

Bannerman played in the next two Tests, and in his brief Test career he scored 239 runs at an averag

Bannerman played in the next two Tests, and in his brief Test career he scored 239 runs at an average of 59.75.

Was an Australian university chancellor and physician

Was an Australian university chancellor and physician

An Australian artist, perhaps best known for his famous Schoolgirl and Alice in Wonderland series pr

An Australian artist, perhaps best known for his famous Schoolgirl and Alice in Wonderland series produced during the 1950s.In 1959 he was a signatory to the Antipodean Manifesto[1], a statement protesting the dominance of abstract expressionism. The manifesto's adherents have been dubbed the Antipodeans Group. His work is associated with dreamlike images tinged with mystery and foreboding. In 1960 he lived in London after winning the Helena Rubenstein Scholarship, settling in Sydney upon his return six years later. After 27 years of marriage, Patterson divorced Blackman in 1978 and he remarried in 1989. He has won many prizes and distinctions, culminating in a major retrospective in 1993 and an OBE for services to Australian art in 1997.

Was a prominent Australian architect in the Art Deco style. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.C

Was a prominent Australian architect in the Art Deco style. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.Charles Bruce Dellit was born on 7 November 1898 in Darlington in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Albert Dellit, a furniture manufacturer, and Agnes Gertrude Mack. His full siblings were Albert Cormack, Leo Harold and Ena May. He had several half siblings from his father's earlier marriage to Katie Dellit née Davoren. His half siblings were Laurence John, Alice, Albert Francis, Bernard John, Gregory Stanislaus, James, Austin Davoren and Marie. He married Victoria Clara Millar (daughter of Samuel Millar and Mary Ann Millar née Young) on 15 October 1921 in Queensland. Children of the marriage were Portia, Albert Victor (known as Victor) and Deirdre. Victor was also a prominent architect. Bruce Dellit died in 1942 in Sydney.

Was an Australian politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives.In 1901, Salmon transferred

Was an Australian politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives.In 1901, Salmon transferred to the Australian House of Representatives as the Protectionist member for Laanecoorie, holding the seat until its abolition in 1912. He became the House'

Was a New Zealand zoologist, the first rector to be appointed in Australasia [1], and the first pers

Was a New Zealand zoologist, the first rector to be appointed in Australasia [1], and the first person to be awarded a D.Sc. degree in New Zealand [2].He entered Canterbury College in 1875 as an unmatriculated student, and matriculated three years later. In 1881, he gained an M.A., with first class honours, having been taught by Frederick Wollaston Hutton, who inspired him to take up biology, especially the study of crustaceans, which had been little studied in New Zealand up to that time [4]. Chilton's first scientific publication followed that same year, when he described three new species of crustacean (two crabs and one isopod) from Lyttelton Harbour and Lake Pupuke [6]. He surprised the scientific world later that year by describing four species of amphipod and isopod from groundwaters at the family farm in Eyreton [7][8]. He went on to discover the isopod Phreatoicus typicus in the same location [9], the first example ever described of the suborder Phreatoicidea [7], the "earliest derived isopod[s]"

Was a cricket player from New Zealand who also represented the New Zealand in football (soccer). He

Was a cricket player from New Zealand who also represented the New Zealand in football (soccer). He played in the Auckland and Gloucestershire teams and was in New Zealand's first team to go to England in 1927, though no Tests were played on the tour. Ces

Was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the se

Was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Alfred Genon.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Thompson, a prop, was born in Sydney, New South W

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Thompson, a prop, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 6 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was an English-born painter, who emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg Schoo

Was an English-born painter, who emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.Meeting Tom Roberts in 1888, he decided to move to Melbourne. Short of cash, the attractive Conder apparently paid off his landlady by sexual means, catching syphilis in the process, which was to plague the later years of his life. During his two years in Melbourne Conder worked with the other members of the school and produced a number of famous works, including Under The Southern Sun. This painting clearly shows the burning sunlight and desolation that can be inflicted by an Australian drought.

Was an Australian politician.In November 1902, Frazer was elected to Kalgoorlie Municipal Council an

Was an Australian politician.In November 1902, Frazer was elected to Kalgoorlie Municipal Council and was elected as the member for Kalgoorlie in the federal parliament at the 1903 election, representing the Australian Labor Party. In parliament, he studi

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests from 1894 to 1902. His brother, Bob, also played

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests from 1894 to 1902. His brother, Bob, also played cricket for Australia.

A New Zealand/Australian mathematician

A New Zealand/Australian mathematician

Is a rugby union player who plays Prop.. He also represents Otahuhu in the Auckland club competition

Is a rugby union player who plays Prop.. He also represents Otahuhu in the Auckland club competition. His position is tighthead prop. Faumuina was a late recruit to rugby union, playing only rugby league up until his selection for the Papatoetoe High Scho

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria and played with Otago and Wellingto

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria and played with Otago and Wellington in New Zealand. He also played Australian rules football for St Kilda in the early Victorian Football League (VFL). The first part of Wilson's sporting career took place in Victoria, where he had played football with St Kilda since 1887, when they were competing in the VFA. Wilson moved to New Zealand to live after he was finished as a footballer and made his first-class debut in the country when he took the field for the South Island versus Lord Hawke's XI at Dunedin. From 1905 to 1912 he represented Otago in the Plunket Shield and other first-class cricket fixtures before joining Wellington where he played until his retirement in 1920. He had his best summer in 1908-09, when he scored 429 runs at 71.50 with two hundreds.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Tests between 1907 and 1926. He was known as The Govern

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Tests between 1907 and 1926. He was known as The Governor-General in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamboyant strokeplay, which drew comparisons with his close friend and role model Victor Trumper, regarded as one of the most elegant batsmen in cricketing history. Sir Donald Bradman cited Macartney's dynamic batting as an inspiration in his cricket career.

Was a New Zealand sportsman who represented his country at both rugby league and cricket. Finlayson

Was a New Zealand sportsman who represented his country at both rugby league and cricket. Finlayson made his debut for Wellington on 26 March 1910 against Hawke's Bay. On 24 March 1928 Finlayson played for New Zealand against Australia at Eden Park.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946 against Australia he was dismissed for a

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946 against Australia he was dismissed for a pair, being bowled by Bill O'Reilly in both innings.