Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Australian politician and judge

Australian politician and judge

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

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Holdaway made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1918-19 season, against Southland. From the lower-middle order, he scored 9 runs in the first innings

Was an Australian Test cricketer who played 14 Tests from 1909 to 1912. In 1907, at the age of 21, W

Was an Australian Test cricketer who played 14 Tests from 1909 to 1912. In 1907, at the age of 21, Whitty made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground, taking 3 wickets.

Was an Australian Test cricketer who played 14 Tests from 1909 to 1912.

Was an Australian Test cricketer who played 14 Tests from 1909 to 1912.

Was an Australian politician. In 1914 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as Labor m

Was an Australian politician. In 1914 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as Labor member for Melbourne North; that year he was also elected to Fitzroy City Council, where he would serve until 1932 (mayor 1921–22, 1925–26). From July to No

Was a wine and spirit grocer and keen cricketer who played one first-class match for Victoria in 192

Was a wine and spirit grocer and keen cricketer who played one first-class match for Victoria in 1924–25. He was later a selector of the Australian Test team. Johnson's son, Ian, went on to captain the Australian Test cricket team.

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand. McClure made his full All Whites debut i

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand. McClure made his full All Whites debut in a 0-0 draw with India on 1 September 1981. Including friendlies he played 45 times for the All Whites, of which 30 appearances were official A-internatio

Was the inaugural leader of the Country Party of Australia. McWilliams bought the Hobart-based Tasma

Was the inaugural leader of the Country Party of Australia. McWilliams bought the Hobart-based Tasmanian News in 1896 and moved to Hobart shortly after, unsuccessfully standing for the seat of Glenorchy in 1900. Switching to federal politics, McWilliams w

Was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He is known for building Larnach Castle and for his su

Was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He is known for building Larnach Castle and for his suicide.Not long afterwards, Larnach decided to enter politics, standing in a by-election in the seat of Caversham. However, he was defeated by his opponent,

Is an Australian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1955. A right-hand opening batsman, he made a

Is an Australian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1955. A right-hand opening batsman, he made a century for New South Wales against the MCC at Sydney in 1954-55 in his second first-class match. He played in the Sydney Test commencing 25 February 1955, opening with Colin McDonald but only made 18 and 3, but managed to impress selectors enough that he was picked for the West Indies tour a few weeks later. Watson failed to find form against the West Indians in the Caribbean, averaging 21.25 in three innings and was dropped from the Australian team on the return home.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he received a primary education be

Was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a boilermaker with New South Wales Railways. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Lang,

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played first–class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played first–class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago. A Right–handed batsman and occasional right–arm medium pace bowler, Mitchell played 14 first–class matches in all from 1964 to 1969, scoring 634 runs at 27

Was an English-born Australian politician. Born in London, he was educated at Leeds Grammar School b

Was an English-born Australian politician. Born in London, he was educated at Leeds Grammar School before migrating to Australia in 1884, where he became a public servant and journalist, at one point sitting on Toowong Council. In 1898 he was elected to t

O'Reilly was one of the best spin bowlers ever to play cricket. He delivered the ball from a two-fin

O'Reilly was one of the best spin bowlers ever to play cricket. He delivered the ball from a two-fingered grip at close to medium pace with great accuracy, and could produce leg breaks, googlies, and top spinners, with no discernible change in his action.[1]

Was an Australian politician. Born in Maindample, Victoria, he was educated at Scotch College in Mel

Was an Australian politician. Born in Maindample, Victoria, he was educated at Scotch College in Melbourne before becoming a grazier at Bonnie Doon. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the United Australia Party member fo

was a prominent sports journalist for Bell's Life in Victoria and later The Australasian (Victoria)

was a prominent sports journalist for Bell's Life in Victoria and later The Australasian (Victoria) was one of the four men credited with setting down the original rules of the Australian rules football. He was a prominent cricketer, having played for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Surrey County Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club. Hammersley is also believed by some to have been instrumental in introducing Victorian Rules to Sydney and in the early formation of the New South Wales Football Association.

Was a New Zealand politician and the first Liberal Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representativ

Was a New Zealand politician and the first Liberal Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.In 1871 he was elected as Member of the House of Representatives for Waitaki. He was defeated in the 1875 election, but was re-elected in 1881. He held

Was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1910 until

Was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1910 until 1921. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) .Kearsley was one of five members elected for the seat of Newcastle at the subsequent election. H

is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a fullback for the Australian nat

is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a fullback for the Australian national team and for the Balmain Tigers. He played in 14 Tests between 1959 and 1966, as national captain on 12 occasions. He was known as "Golden Boots" due

An Australian historian

An Australian historian

Was an Australian politician. Born in Mount Pleasant, South Australia, he was educated at public sch

Was an Australian politician. Born in Mount Pleasant, South Australia, he was educated at public schools and moved to Victoria in 1888. He farmed at Wimmera and at Mount Mercier, and served on Dimboola and Borung Councils. In 1913, he was elected to the A

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played five first-class matches for Auckland before his death at the

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played five first-class matches for Auckland before his death at the age of 24.

An Australian physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 with his father Sir William He

An Australian physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 with his father Sir William Henry Bragg

Is a gynecologist and obstetrician, and has the current rank of professor. He is the Australian doct

Is a gynecologist and obstetrician, and has the current rank of professor. He is the Australian doctor who discovered the teratogenicity of thalidomide which resulted in the reduction of the number of drugs prescribed during pregnancy.

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1956 a

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1956 and 1962. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.Chapman was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Liberal Party member for Nepean at