Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Australian politician, is a member of Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales

Australian politician, is a member of Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales

Was a British born Australian architect and author.Conrad Sayce was born in Hereford and educated in

Was a British born Australian architect and author.Conrad Sayce was born in Hereford and educated in England before migrating to Australia. He practised architecture in Melbourne with Rodney Alsop and the firm of Alsop & Sayce won the Hackett Competition for the design of Winthrop Hall at the University of Western Australia. The commission led to a legal dispute between the partners, from which Sayce withdrew.[1] As an author his works include poems, short stories and adventure novels which reflect his experience of outback life and landscape. He also produced literary works under the name of Jim Bushman.[2]

Was an English born artist active in Australia from 1835.In 1832 he joined the ship Hyacinth as a to

Was an English born artist active in Australia from 1835.In 1832 he joined the ship Hyacinth as a topographic artist. In Montevideo near the end of 1833 he met Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, who engaged him as a draughtsman to replace the ship's artist Augustus Earle who had fallen ill. In this way he joined the Voyage of the Beagle and soon struck up a life-long friendship with Charles Darwin who was taking part in the expedition as a gentleman companion to the captain and self-financing naturalist. They sailed south to Patagonia, reaching Port Desire on 23 December 1833. Here Martens shot a rhea which they enjoyed eating before Darwin realised that this was the rare smaller species he had been told of by the gauchos,

Is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angel

Is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Along with Les O’Connell, Shane O’Brien and Keith Trask he won Gold in the coxless four. Robertson had previously been selected to compete at the 1980

Is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competit

Is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is Wing.

An author, poet, artist, photographer, reviewer and lecturer living in Darwin, Australia. She has au

An author, poet, artist, photographer, reviewer and lecturer living in Darwin, Australia. She has authored over fifty books, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, artwork and digital photography. Her areas of special interest and research are in ethics, animal rights, autism, consciousness, multiplicity, metaphysics and the paranormal. Her book psychokinesis titled "Walking With The Angels: The RSPK Journals" was published in 2007.

Was an Australian-born writer and academic.Lansbury was married three times, first to a noted radio

Was an Australian-born writer and academic.Lansbury was married three times, first to a noted radio actor[5] and radio producer, George Edwards, on 20 February 1953.[6] Edwards had had three previous wives.[7] Edwards died later in 1953.[8]On 24 October 1954, Lansbury gave birth to a son, Malcolm Turnbull, by Bruce Bligh Turnbull, whom she married in 1955.[9]When Malcolm was nine years of age, Lansbury left the family, and Australia. She subsequently married John "Jock" Salmon, a New Zealand-born academic who was the foundation professor of history at the University of NSW from 1960 to 1965.[10] Salmon died on 9 February 2005.[11]

Was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the Australian Championships

Was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the Australian Championships in 1931 and 1932 and the women's doubles title there in 1932.A strong, thick-set woman from Sydney, she was addicted to chopping the ball, with her drop shot being magnificent, and was extremely quick around the court. She was one of those rare players who preferred to maneuver opponents out of position by running them up and back on the court rather than from side to side.

He is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury[1]. Anderson came into the Canterbury Wizards

He is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury[1]. Anderson came into the Canterbury Wizards Squad in the 2006-2007 season freshly promoted from his outstanding showing playing for the New Zealand Under 19 Cricket Team, having perfected his great form for his High School 1st XI team at Christchurch Boys High School.In 2007 Anderson received a playing contract from New Zealand Cricket, making him the youngest player in New Zealand First Class Cricket history to gain a contract.

Is a former Australian first-class cricketer and current Sydney First Grade Cricketer for the Bankst

Is a former Australian first-class cricketer and current Sydney First Grade Cricketer for the Bankstown Bulldogs. In 1995/96 Richards made his first-class debut for New South Wales and was relied upon as a solid top-order batsman when he won the NSW Player of the Year award in 1998/99. A poor season in 2002/03 saw him dropped from the state side. In the 2005-06 season, the 30-year-old Richards received a surprise call up to the New South Wales squad and returned in both ING Cup and Pura Cup matches. His performances were average at best, with a top score of 62 in the ING Cup competition so far. Richards made his List A debut in the 1996/97 English season and made his last appearance in 2006 for the Scotland.

Is a New Zealand rugby league player. His position of choice is at lock-forward.

Is a New Zealand rugby league player. His position of choice is at lock-forward.

Is an Australian comedian and television presenter.

Is an Australian comedian and television presenter.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Victoria, he was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne and b

Was an Australian politician. Born in Victoria, he was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne and became a solicitor in Wangaratta. In 1913, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Indi, defeating the sitting L

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming a seam

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming a seaman and an organiser of the Australian Seamen's Union. In 1917, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for West Sydne

Is a butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who was born in South Africa. He represented New Zealand at

Is a butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who was born in South Africa. He represented New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he represented New Zealand in the Men's 100 metre butterfly, where he was eliminated with a 6th in the semifinals, and in the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay, where his team placed 5th.

Is a former world surf lifesaving Ironman champion from Gisborne, New Zealand. Hutchings was born in

Is a former world surf lifesaving Ironman champion from Gisborne, New Zealand. Hutchings was born in Gisborne to a family of passionate sportspeople. His father Ben was the coach of the New Zealand men’s canoeing team who won gold in four events at the 19

Is a New Zealand international rugby union player. Jane plays for Wellington in the Air New Zealand

Is a New Zealand international rugby union player. Jane plays for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super Rugby (formerly Super 12/14) competition. He has previously played for Hawke's Bay and was in the New Ze

She rose to fame as a contestant of the original Australian Idol series in 2003. She has since estab

She rose to fame as a contestant of the original Australian Idol series in 2003. She has since established an independent music career, releasing two studio albums called Cosima, in 2004, and This Is Now in 2007.In 2003 Cosima auditioned for the first season of Logie Award winning series of Australian Idol. She was the judge's wildcard choice. Although tipped to take out the Australian Idol crown Cosima finished in third position after unfortunately having to withdraw from the competition after a shock diagnosis of throat nodules when she lost her voice singing River Deep Mountain High. In fact Ian Dickson said she would have won

Is a New Zealand football player of Greek origin, who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in t

Is a New Zealand football player of Greek origin, who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League and is also a member of the senior New Zealand national team and U-20 Team.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Brisbane Roar

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Brisbane Roar.

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Otago Sparks in the State League. Winsloe is a wick

She is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Otago Sparks in the State League. Winsloe is a wicket-keeper.

Is an Australian football defender who is currently a Free Agent. Moore most recently captained Aust

Is an Australian football defender who is currently a Free Agent. Moore most recently captained Australian club Brisbane Roar before moving to Greek side AO Kavala.

Is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is

Is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is an attacking right-handed batsman. Philipson scored 110 on his first class debut, against Tasmania. In 2004-05 he had his best season to date with 447 Pura Cup runs at 37.25. He is a former Australia Under-19 player and was part of the side that won the 2002 World Cup.

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An Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Port

An Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Port Stephens for the Liberal Party since 2007.Baumann was elected at the 2007 state election. Following two weeks of re-counts, he was elected on a two party p