Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, where he was educated, he moved to the West

Was an Australian politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria, where he was educated, he moved to the Western Australian goldfields in 1894. He became Mayor of Menzies Shire as well as a stockbroker, farmer and press proprietor. In 1897, he was elected to the W

Was an English/Australian artist.Gritten was the son of a London picture dealer, was born probably i

Was an English/Australian artist.Gritten was the son of a London picture dealer, was born probably in 1817. He studied art and was on friendly terms with David Roberts and other leading artists of the period. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1835, and during the next 10 years 12 of his pictures were hung at its exhibitions. He was a more frequent exhibitor at the British Institution, and had 30 of his pictures hung there between 1836 and 1848. In the latter year he went to the United States and in about 1852 arrived in Australia. He went first to the Bendigo goldfields, but soon resumed painting in Victoria and Tasmania; there is a View of Hobart in 1857 by him at the National Library of Australia at Canberra.

Was an Australian author.The family lived in various towns across Victoria during Richardson's child

Was an Australian author.The family lived in various towns across Victoria during Richardson's childhood and youth, including Chiltern, Queenscliff, Koroit and, most happily, Maldon, where her mother was postmistress. Richardson left Maldon to become a boarder at Presbyterian Ladies' College (PLC) in Melbourne in 1883, attending from the ages of 13 to 17. (This experience was the basis for The Getting of Wisdom, a coming of age novel admired by H. G. Wells.)

Was an Welsh-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Canterbury. He was born in Newport and died i

Was an Welsh-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Canterbury. He was born in Newport and died in Christchurch. Hill made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1873-74 season, against Otago. From the upper-middle order, he scored a

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Holderness made a

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Holderness made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1918-19 season, against Southland. From the tailend, he scored 4 runs in the first innings in which

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Scott, a doctor by training, later served as

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Scott, a doctor by training, later served as mayor and chief magistrate in the rural New South Wales town of Scone; he died here of typhoid in 1910. His first-class debut was at the age of nineteen in February 1878 for Victoria.

Was an Australian politician. In 1910 he was elected to Eurobodalla Shire Council, serving until 191

Was an Australian politician. In 1910 he was elected to Eurobodalla Shire Council, serving until 1913 and again from 1917 to 1928. In 1926 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Nationalist member for Goulburn, transferring to S

Was an Australian cricketer. Hill played one first-class match for South Australia, a 1904 match aga

Was an Australian cricketer. Hill played one first-class match for South Australia, a 1904 match against the strong touring England ("M.C.C.") team, making just 10 runs in his only innings, but taking 3 wickets for 45 runs, for an average of 15.00. He died in Kensington Park, Adelaide.

Was an English-born Australian politician. Born in London, he was educated in Bristol at Clifton Col

Was an English-born Australian politician. Born in London, he was educated in Bristol at Clifton College before becoming a civil engineer. In 1884 he migrated to Australia. He was involved in local politics and sat on Perth City Council, serving as mayor

Was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot.

Was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot.

Was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the b

Was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period, and is often called Australia's "greatest short story writer"

Was an Australian politician, serving as the member for Perth in the Legislative Assembly from 1897

Was an Australian politician, serving as the member for Perth in the Legislative Assembly from 1897 until 1901.In 1896 he was elected to the North Ward of Perth City Council for a two-year term, and after joining the governing Forrest party, he won the se

Was a Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Glasgow and died in B

Was a Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Glasgow and died in Burgess Hill. Morrison made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1880-81 season, against Canterbury. From the lower-middle order, he sco

Was a Scottish-born Australian politician and university administrator.

Was a Scottish-born Australian politician and university administrator.

Is a dual code rugby international. Henry Paul has previously represented New Zealand in rugby leagu

Is a dual code rugby international. Henry Paul has previously represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union XV's and 7's.

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for a single t

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for a single term between 1944 and 1947. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.Woodward entered parliament as the Labor member for Lane Cove after he won the sea

Was a New Zealand Rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. He also played for the Welling

Was a New Zealand Rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. He also played for the Wellington and Canterbury Unions, and his son Teddy, also a halfback, was chosen for the All Blacks to tour North America in 1913, making them the first father-so

Was a convict transported to Port Arthur, Tasmania and Australia's first novelist. It is generally a

Was a convict transported to Port Arthur, Tasmania and Australia's first novelist. It is generally agreed that his writing is more important for its historical value than its literary merit.[1]Henry Savery was born in Somerset, England into the family of a well to do banker.[2] Little else is known of his early years. He married Eliza Elliott Oliver, daughter of a London business man and their only son was born in 1816. His attempts to earn a living were unsuccessful, a sugar-refining business being declared bankrupt in 1819 and proprietorship of the newspaper The Bristol Observer lasting only a little over two years.[3] But his return to sugar-refining ended in catastrophe.

Was a prominent 19th century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand sel

Was a prominent 19th century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first Premier.

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Auckland. He was born in Au

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Auckland. He was born in Auckland and died in the English Channel. Walters made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1941-42 season, against Wellington. From the

Was an Australian politician, born in Port Adelaide, South Australia to English mariner John Willis

Was an Australian politician, born in Port Adelaide, South Australia to English mariner John Willis and Jane, née Emmerson. Having been locally educated, Willis worked at his father's tannery, and in 1884 became a committee member of the South Australian

An Indigenous Australian former stockman and now internationally recognised poet and novelist.A Murr

An Indigenous Australian former stockman and now internationally recognised poet and novelist.A Murri man, his maternal grandmother was Kooma, and both grandfathers Irish.[1] He was born in Yumba, an Aboriginal camp in the south-western Queensland town of Cunnamulla.Wharton has worked as a stockman, a drover and a labourer, but did not begin his writing career until in the 1980s, when he was around 50, he sat down under a tree and began to write. Through his writing he tried to answer questions about his people's past.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL. A wingman, Howson pla

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL. A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for six seasons in the VFA before joined their inaugural VFL side in 1897. He participated in their losing 1899 Grand Final team. In 1903 he appeared in a first-class cricket match for Victoria, against Tasmania. He scored 40 in his first innings and took a couple of wickets.

Was an Australian politician and government minister. Barnard stood unsuccessfully at the 1931 elect

Was an Australian politician and government minister. Barnard stood unsuccessfully at the 1931 election as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the seat of Bass in the Australian House of Representatives. In 1933, he became state secretary of the part

An Australian economist and public servant.

An Australian economist and public servant.