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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

Was an Australian politician, who was Premier of Tasmania 20 December 1878 to 29 October 1879. Crowt

Was an Australian politician, who was Premier of Tasmania 20 December 1878 to 29 October 1879. Crowther was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in October 1866, but resigned his seat in December 1866. On 22 March 1869, he was elected to the Tasmani

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed for Australasia in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 191

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed for Australasia in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he qualified for the final of the 100 metre freestyle event as well as for the semi-finals of the 1500 metre freestyle competition but due to illness he

An Australian academic and diplomat

An Australian academic and diplomat

Was an Australian cricketer. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his di

Was an Australian cricketer. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during the tumultuous Bodyline series in 1932-33 which almost saw the end of Anglo-Australian cricketing ties. Trained as a schoolteacher, Woodfull was known for his benevolent attitude towards his players, and his patience and defensive technique as an opening batsman. After making his first-class debut in 1921, Woodfull rose to national selection in 1926. Touring England, he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He reluctantly became captain in 1930 when Jack Ryder was dropped, and regained the Ashes on the English tour of the same year. After ceding them to England in the Bodyline tour, Woodfull bade farewell to international cricket on the 1934 English tour when he became the only captain to regain the Ashes twice.

An Australian author, best known for his Hong Kong-based "Yellowthread Street" mystery novels, some

An Australian author, best known for his Hong Kong-based "Yellowthread Street" mystery novels, some of which were used as the basis for a British TV series.In the Yellowthread Street series, the detectives of the Yellowthread Street police station in fictitious Hong Bay, Hong Kong -- DCI Harry Feiffer, a European born and raised in Hong Kong; Senior Inspector Christopher O'Yee, half-Chinese, half-Caucasian American, and all neurotic; and the ever-bickering team of Inspectors Auden and Spencer -- attempt to find the rational basis for inexplicable and seemingly bizarre crimes. For example, in 1988's Out of Nowhere, DCI Feiffer must figure out why in the pre-dawn hours, four people in a plate-glass-filled van with Chinese opera blaring out the tape deck were driving on the wrong side of a deserted motorway, miles from the nearest on-ramp, before dying in a violent collision with an oncoming lorry. And why, moments before the collision, did one of the passengers shoot the van driver

Was an Australian rugby league football identity who enjoyed success in Australia as a player and co

Was an Australian rugby league football identity who enjoyed success in Australia as a player and coach in the first half of the 20th century. He played for the Balmain Tigers, New South Wales and for both the New Zealand and Australian national sides. He

Was an Australian politician. Born in Dundee in Scotland, he migrated to Australia in 1912, having b

Was an Australian politician. Born in Dundee in Scotland, he migrated to Australia in 1912, having been an apprentice grocer at the age of 14. Upon arrival in Australia, Jack became a grocer and businessman in North Sydney, and was elected to Willoughby C

Was an Australian politician in the Parliament of NSW, a labourer and railway worker, a citizen sold

Was an Australian politician in the Parliament of NSW, a labourer and railway worker, a citizen soldier and, whilst a member of the First AIF, an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face

Was an Australian politician.From 1872 to 1877 he was a Melbourne City Councillor. In 1880 he was el

Was an Australian politician.From 1872 to 1877 he was a Melbourne City Councillor. In 1880 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Province, moving to Gippsland Province in 1882 and serving until his resignation in 1903. He was min

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946.

Australian politician

Australian politician

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left arm medium fast bowler and a right hand middle order batsma

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left arm medium fast bowler and a right hand middle order batsman. He made his first class debut against the Wellington Firebirds in 2007.

Was an Australian politician.In 1916 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Inde

Was an Australian politician.In 1916 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Hobart, serving until his defeat in 1922.

Is the creative director and founder of Melbourne based animation house Act3animation. His best know

Is the creative director and founder of Melbourne based animation house Act3animation. His best known directorial work, the tragicomedy Pi