Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Australian poet and journalist.In 1878 he published, under the name of John O'Farrell, Epheme

Was an Australian poet and journalist.In 1878 he published, under the name of John O'Farrell, Ephemera: An Iliad of Albury, a small pamphlet of verse, and a rare Australian publication. In 1882 Two Stories, a Fragmentary Poem was published in Melbourne, and about this period he began to be a regular contributor to The Bulletin. He was then working in a brewery at Albury, New South Wales and in 1883 was a partner in a brewery at Goulburn. He became much interested in the tenets of Henry George after reading Progress and Poverty. In January 1887 a collection of Farrell's verses was published in Sydney entitled How He Died and Other Poems which was favourably reviewed. Also in 1887 he sold his brewery interests and went to Sydney hoping to obtain employment as a journalist. He bought a paper, the Lithgow, New South Wales Enterprise, but was unable to make it a financial success

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 14th in the C-2 event at t

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 14th in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. John Felton commenced canoeing in 1974 he subsequently competed internationally from 1979 - 1983 when he retired having

Was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed in six events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed in six events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

He joined Wigan in December 2001 for £600,000 from Blackburn. He has a wealth of experience in the

He joined Wigan in December 2001 for £600,000 from Blackburn. He has a wealth of experience in the top-flight from his time with Rovers and with Coventry (from 1995-1997) that has proved to be priceless for the Latics. Before playing for Coventry, he play

Is an Australian film academic and theorist, actor, anarchist and raconteur.

Is an Australian film academic and theorist, actor, anarchist and raconteur.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Berkshire. He was born in Berkshire.Flower, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the team in 1964, made his only List A appearance the following year, in the 1965 Gillette Cup, against Somerset. From the lower order, Flower scored a single run.

Was an Australian poet.John Forbes was born in Melbourne, Australia, but during his childhood his fa

Was an Australian poet.John Forbes was born in Melbourne, Australia, but during his childhood his family lived in northern Queensland, Malaya and New Guinea. He went to Sydney University and his circle of friends included the poets Robert Adamson, Martin

Was an Australian politician.He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist memb

Was an Australian politician.He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Darwin in 1940, in a recount following the resignation of Frank Edwards.

Was an Australian rugby union player. Born in Sydney, he graduated from Sydney Boys High School and

Was an Australian rugby union player. Born in Sydney, he graduated from Sydney Boys High School and later the University of Sydney. He played for Randwick and New South Wales before making his Test debut against New Zealand at Dunedin on 14 September 1946

Was an Australian unionist. A metal worker, he became an organiser for the Amalgamated Engineering U

Was an Australian unionist. A metal worker, he became an organiser for the Amalgamated Engineering Union in 1969 and was elected its secretary in 1970. In 1972 he became state secretary of the Amalgamated Workers Union. Halfpenny resigned from the Communi

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 unti

Was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1959 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held a number of ministerial positions including Minister for Housing.McGrath was the defe

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is a Melbourne Cup winning trainer who relocated to Singapor

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is a Melbourne Cup winning trainer who relocated to Singapore from Melbourne in 1999. Meagher trained What A Nuisance to a win in the 1985 Melbourne Cup. Ridden by Pat Hyland and owned by Lloyd Williams the win was

Was an Australian who spent about a decade working as a telegraphist in South Africa, and was an ast

Was an Australian who spent about a decade working as a telegraphist in South Africa, and was an astronomer.Some sources give his name as James Francis Skjellerup; in any case, apparently he preferred to be known as Frank. His father Peder Jensen Skjellerup was Danish and died when he was young; his mother was Margaret Williamson, born in England. He was born in Cobden, Victoria, Australia.Trained as a telegraphist, he went to South Africa when that country needed telegraphists after the Second Boer War. Apparently he was an excellent golfer as well as an astronomer. He married his wife Mary Peterson (South African) and returned with her to Australia in 1923; she died in 1950 and there were no children.

Reid played in 19 Tests and 25 One Day Internationals between 1979 and 1986. His Test average was 46

Reid played in 19 Tests and 25 One Day Internationals between 1979 and 1986. His Test average was 46.28 and included six Test centuries. His ODI average was 27.52.

Was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m breas

Was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. After retiring from swimming, he became a prominent lawyer in California, and after becoming a naturalized

Was an early settler in Western Australia. Bussell became a Justice of the Peace in 1855, and a memb

Was an early settler in Western Australia. Bussell became a Justice of the Peace in 1855, and a member of the Vasse Board of Education in 1861. During 1864 he taught at Bishop Hale's School (new Hale School) in Perth. He later undertook theological studie

Is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 41 Test matches between 1979-80 and 1990, as well as

Is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 41 Test matches between 1979-80 and 1990, as well as 53 One Day Internationals. He has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team since the autumn of 2003. His brother Brendon also played Test cricket.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New S

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia

Is a former international cricketer representing - and captaining - New Zealand, and, following his

Is a former international cricketer representing - and captaining - New Zealand, and, following his retirement in 1993, coaching the Indian national cricket team from 2000 to 2005. He made his international debut in 1978 against England. During his career, he scored over 5,000 Test runs at an average of 37.82 runs per dismissal with 12 Test centuries, 10 of them in New Zealand. He also played for Derbyshire in England. In first-class cricket he scored over 25,000 runs, having scored over 50 first-class centuries. He has also scored over 10,000 runs in List A limited overs cricket.

Is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales

Is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2007. He is the first Liberal Lebanese Australian member of an Australian parliament. Ajaka currently serves as parliamentary sec

(born on 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.

(born on 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.

Was an Australian former association football player. Giacometti played his club football for APIA i

Was an Australian former association football player. Giacometti played his club football for APIA in the New South Wales State League. Giacometti played three matches for Australia, all against Scotland. He made his debut for the Socceroos on 28 May 1967

Is a retired football (soccer) player. His currently the manager of Perth Glory in the W-League. He

Is a retired football (soccer) player. His currently the manager of Perth Glory in the W-League. He was previously assistant coach of Canberra United in the W-League. John is a former football (soccer) player in the now defunct Australian National Soccer

Is a former professional touring tennis player.During an ATP tour career spanning the late 1960s to

Is a former professional touring tennis player.During an ATP tour career spanning the late 1960s to mid 1980s, Alexander won 7 singles titles and 27 doubles titles. He achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 8 in December 1975.

Was an English/Australian artist in what is known as the early colonial period of Australian art. In

Was an English/Australian artist in what is known as the early colonial period of Australian art. In Australia he has been dubbed the father of Australian landscape painting.Glover achieved fame as a painter of "Italianate" romantic landscapes of Britain (including The falls of Foyers on Loch Ness, the Lake District and London) and Southern Europe. He became known in both England and France as the English Claude. This phrase was making comparison with Glover and the French seventeenth century artist Claude Lorrain, whose works collected by eighteenth century English "grand tourists", strongly influenced the evolution of the English style, in both painting and the layout of landscape gardens.[1]