Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1885 and 1895.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1885 and 1895.

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

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Butler made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1901-02 season, against Hawke's Bay. From the opening order, he scored 2 runs in the only innings in wh

Was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Wickham from 1907 to 1920, an

Was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Wickham from 1907 to 1920, and the first mayor of the City of Gosford, from 1936 to 1944. Central Coast Stadium (Bluetongue Stadium) in Gosford was formerly known as Grahame Park, name

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Gardiner, a fullback, claimed 1 international rug

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Gardiner, a fullback, claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Was an Australian landscape painter.During this period of employment Piguenit provided lithographic

Was an Australian landscape painter.During this period of employment Piguenit provided lithographic illustrations for, The Salmon Ponds and vicinity, New Norfolk Tasmania (Hobart Town: M.L. Henn, [1867])He took painting lessons from the Scottish painter Frank Dunnett but until he got a good price for a painting from Sir James Agnew he had little success as a painter.Piguenit left the public service in 1873 to devote his time more fully to painting and his oils and watercolours of Tasmanian landscapes soon brought favourable reviews.

Was an Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician, and one of the leading figures of early

Was an Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician, and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales. He was the first native-born Australian to achieve a reputation overseas, and a leading advocate for self-government for the Australian colonies.Wentworth was born at sea, at least five weeks premature, shortly before arriving at Norfolk Island, a penal settlement in the Tasman Sea, where his parents D'Arcy Wentworth and Catherine Crowley (who were not married) were being transported from Britain. Strictly speaking D'Arcy Wentworth, a surgeon, was not a convict, since although he was accused of highway robbery he accepted transportation in order to avoid conviction. He was a descendant of the Anglo-Irish Earl of Roscommon. [1] Catherine Crowley was a convict, an Irish teenager who was transported for stealing clothing.

Was an Australian politician and judge

Was an Australian politician and judge

A Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner and currently the Grandmaster of his lineage of Wing Chun,

A Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner and currently the Grandmaster of his lineage of Wing Chun,

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dix, a fullback, was born in Newcastle, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dix, a fullback, was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a New Zealand Finance Minister, Mayor of Dunedin and writer.

Was a New Zealand Finance Minister, Mayor of Dunedin and writer.

Was an Australian artist.Knox was born in Adelaide and trained at the National Gallery of Victoria s

Was an Australian artist.Knox was born in Adelaide and trained at the National Gallery of Victoria school, Melbourne, under Lindsay Bernard Hall 1917-21. In 1918 he became member of the Victorian Artists Society, later on the council and in 1919 was elected to the Australian Art Association, later on the council.Knox's first exhibition was in 1918 at the Australian Art Association, Melbourne.Gallery that hold his paintings include: the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.

Is a first class cricketer who played 3 matches for Otago, against Wellington in March 2005 and Cant

Is a first class cricketer who played 3 matches for Otago, against Wellington in March 2005 and Canterbury and Northern Districts in March 2006. He also appeared for the New Zealand Academy in the 2005/06 season. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler

Was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Northamptonshire and New Zealand. A leg break and googly

Was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Northamptonshire and New Zealand. A leg break and googly bowler and a forceful lower order batsman, Merritt had played just four first-class matches when he was selected for the New Zealand tour to England in 192

A leg break and googly bowler and a forceful lower order batsman, Merritt had played just four first

A leg break and googly bowler and a forceful lower order batsman, Merritt had played just four first-class matches when he was selected for the New Zealand tour to England in 1927 – in one of the four, he had taken eight Otago wickets for 68 runs in an innings. The 1927 tour, though no Test matches were played, was a triumph: Merritt took 107 wickets and Wisden [1] noted that though "he showed no great command of length... on certain days – and these were fairly frequent – he had the best of batsmen in trouble".

Was a New Zealand politician. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speake

Was a New Zealand politician. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speaker from 1936 till 1943. He was known for his association with John A. Lee, a prominent left-wing politician.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played ten first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in 1880's.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played ten first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in 1880's.

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 192

Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1925 and 1934 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1934 until 1935. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) .

Was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.He wor

Was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.He worked in the New South Wales Department of Public Works from 1974 to 1978. Robb was the Australian Labor Party member for Miranda from 1978 to 1984.

Australian painter who won the Archibald Prize three times.Pidgeon began his drawing career by doing

Australian painter who won the Archibald Prize three times.Pidgeon began his drawing career by doing comic illustrations for his Technical High School magazine; at 16 years of age he began a newspaper artist cadetship at The Sunday Times. He studied for a period of 6 months under J. S. Watkins.Pidgeon won the Archibald Prize in 1958 with a portrait of journalist Ray Walker, in 1961 with a portrait of Rabbi Dr I Porush and again in 1968 with a portrait of fellow artist and friend, Dr Lloyd Rees. He also won the Melbourne Cup of Australian Art.William Pidgeon also painted a self portrait which was named 'Artists by Artist' by the NSW Art Gallery

Was an Australian parliamentarian and businessman. Robson served as an alderman on Ashfield council

Was an Australian parliamentarian and businessman. Robson served as an alderman on Ashfield council for ten years from 1898 and was elected mayor in 1899. In August 1905 He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for

Is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in Wes

Is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 24 times between 1971 to 1975 and scored 3 goals. Campbell started playing football as a junior in Sydney and was spott

Served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, and was the founder of the Reform Party.

Served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, and was the founder of the Reform Party. He is widely considered to have been one of the more skilled politicians of his time, and was known for the particular support he showed towards rural inte

Was an Australian cricket player, who played one game for Tasmania. He has the distinction of having

Was an Australian cricket player, who played one game for Tasmania. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia, in which he unfortunately failed to make an impact. William Field died on June 22, 1890, in Bishopbourne, Tasmania at the age of 74.

Was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legisla

Was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1932, representing the electorate of Orange.Folster was the Labor candidate for the seat of Orange at the 1927 state election

Was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales from October 27, 1859 to March 9, 1860 and

Was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales from October 27, 1859 to March 9, 1860 and poet.Forster was described in his youth as a "sallow, thin, saturnine young gentleman". He was not a great orator but was a debater of ability, though his habit of indulging in bitter personalities detracted from the effectiveness of his speeches. James Martin once described him as "disagreeable in opposition, insufferable as a supporter, and fatal as a colleague" but, however true that may have been, it was only one side of his character. A cultured and honest man, thoroughly aware and disdainful of the tricks and shifts of party government, he tried to hold an independent course and do what was best for his country. This was appreciated by the constituencies that elected him to all but one of the parliaments of his lifetime.[1]