Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Australian politician.After joining the Australian Labor Party in 1929 he soon became heavily

Was an Australian politician.After joining the Australian Labor Party in 1929 he soon became heavily involved in politics. By 1933 he was a member of the ALP state executive. In 1934 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the House of Representatives seat o

An Australian academic and world leading scholar of Indonesian politics

An Australian academic and world leading scholar of Indonesian politics

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules footbal

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Guthrie, who was born in Brisbane, attended Melbourne Grammar as a kid where he played his early football. He appeared in two senior games for St Kilda during the 1925 VFL season, against South Melbourne at Junction Oval and Essendon at Windy Hill. He also played a couple of first-class cricket matches with Victoria as a right-handed middle order batsman, both at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and with Tasmania at their opponents. His debut performance wasn't memorable but in the second match, during the 1929/30 summer, he made 36 in Victoria's only innings.

Was an Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for New South Wal

Was an Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for New South Wales between 1913 and 1915. Pratten made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland in November 1913, also playing a minor match against Ipswich and West Moreton the same month.

He only made his first-class debut at the age of 27, and his Test debut at the age of 46. He played

He only made his first-class debut at the age of 27, and his Test debut at the age of 46. He played Test cricket until the age of 50, and first-class cricket until the age of 53. He is the fourth-oldest Test debutant, and the second-oldest Test player, records which are unlikely to be broken.

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules footbal

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Fry played eight first-class cricket matches with Victoria, three of them in the Sheffield Shield. He also umpired a first-class match between Victoria and New Zealand in 1899.[2] When not keeping wicket, Fry bowled right arm off-break and took 4 wickets at 60.00 during his career. The biggest name out of his four scalps was Marylebone Cricket Club captain Plum Warner, whom he dismissed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1904.

Was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Adelaide in the South Australian House of

Was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1926 to 1933 and from 1947 to 1950.

Was a social realist Artist born in Perth, Western Australia in 1906, died 1985.Studied at the Natio

Was a social realist Artist born in Perth, Western Australia in 1906, died 1985.Studied at the National Gallery of Victoria School from 1925 to 1927 and again in 1930, where he met fellow social realists Noel Counihan and Roy Dalgarno. Earned a living as a signwriter and advertising artist while a student. He joined the Communist Party of Australia during the depression of the 1930s and did many political cartoons for communist publications. His cartoons were featured in trade union and communist papers throughout his life.

An all-rounder who had almost 20 years of first-class cricket with Wellington, McGirr was a middle o

An all-rounder who had almost 20 years of first-class cricket with Wellington, McGirr was a middle or lower order batsman who hit the ball hard and a steady medium-paced bowler. He toured England with the New Zealand cricket team under Tom Lowry in 1927, and scored more than 700 runs and took 49 wickets. No Tests were played on that tour.

Was an Australian rugby league footballer and boxer of the 1930s and 40s. He was a national represen

Was an Australian rugby league footballer and boxer of the 1930s and 40s. He was a national representative rugby league player and national heavyweight boxing champion. He has since been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player – a dual-code international. He represented

Was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player – a dual-code international. He represented the Wallabies in 3 Tests in 1910 and the Kangaroos in 7 Tests from 1911 to 1920, his last two as Captain. The captain-coach of the St. George Dragons club in

Was an Australian painter and etcher.Rose was born at Windsor, Melbourne the son of George Rose, a p

Was an Australian painter and etcher.Rose was born at Windsor, Melbourne the son of George Rose, a photographer. Herbert Rose assisted his father's photographic business, he studied art at the National Gallery of Victoria School from 1914 to 1918 and at Paris. He travelled much in Europe, North Africa and Asia, and excelled in painting eastern crowds and architecture. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other important exhibitions in Europe and the United States, and had successful one man shows in Australia. Harold Herbert described his painting of sunlight in the Sedon Galleries exhibition catalogue (1937): His sunlight is warm and glows with that ”inner glow” that is the despair of so many painters.

Also known as "Maori" Slade, was a New Zealand boxer of Irish and Maori descent, who fought John L S

Also known as "Maori" Slade, was a New Zealand boxer of Irish and Maori descent, who fought John L Sullivan for the heavyweight championship of the world. This occurred at Madison Square Garden, New York, on 6 August 1883. Sullivan won. Slade may be consi

A doctoral student of the Nobel Laureate Max Born

A doctoral student of the Nobel Laureate Max Born

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland in the 1930s and 1940s. He played in 30 first-cl

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland in the 1930s and 1940s. He played in 30 first-class matches, scoring 1392 runs at an average of 30.26 with a best score of 172.

An Australian museum curator and ornithologist

An Australian museum curator and ornithologist

An Australian jurist, politician and writer.

An Australian jurist, politician and writer.

Was an Australian jurist, politician and writer. He was President of the United Nations General Asse

Was an Australian jurist, politician and writer. He was President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1948-49 and helped draft the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).In 1930 the Scullin Labor government appointed Evatt as the youngest-ever justice of the High Court of Australia. Regarded by some as a brilliant and innovative judge, he delivered a number of minority judgements, several of which were decades later adopted by High Court majorities. Evatt could, however, be partial on the bench. Sir Owen Dixon noted in one instance how Evatt was "full of antagonism to the respondent ... Most unjudicial."[1] It is noticeable, upon examination of the Commonwealth Law Reports for the 1930s, that when Evatt was not particularly interested in a case he generally went along with Dixon's judgment.[2]

Was an Australian politician.In 1940, Johnson won a by-election for Kalgoorlie. On the death of John

Was an Australian politician.In 1940, Johnson won a by-election for Kalgoorlie. On the death of John Curtin in July 1945, he was elected by the parliamentary caucus to the ensuing vacancy in the ministry and he was appointed Minister for the Interior—whic

Was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most renowned 20th century conductors. His

Was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most renowned 20th century conductors. His obituary in the New York Times described him as "probably the world's best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music."[1] Ka

Was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicknamed 'Stumpy', Turne

Was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicknamed 'Stumpy', Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward. Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

Is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder. Ngata scored New Zea

Is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder. Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1-3 loss against Saudi Arabia on April 28, 1993. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confedera

Was an Australian cricketer. She was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. She was born in North

Was an Australian cricketer. She was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. She was born in Northcote, a northern suburb of Melbourne.Hills made a single Test appearance for Australia, in the first women's Test match in 1934. Batting in the middle order, Hills retired hurt from the first innings of the game, having broken her nose, therefore not making an appearance in the second innings of the match.

Is an Australian cyclist.He became a Professional in 2001 and currently is with the Toyota-United Pr

Is an Australian cyclist.He became a Professional in 2001 and currently is with the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team.He was introduced to the sport by his father an Olympic cyclist at the age of 9.

Is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who represented his country.H

Is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who represented his country.His early years saw him play in both Auckland competitions, for the Manukau club, and for Carlisle RLFC in the English competition during the New Zealand of