Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Australian politician. He was the son of South Australian Premier John Verran. A miner and a

Was an Australian politician. He was the son of South Australian Premier John Verran. A miner and a clerk by profession, he was the Labor member for Port Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1918 to 1924 and from 1925 to 1927.

Was an Indian-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Bombay and died in M

Was an Indian-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Bombay and died in Marylebone. Stevens made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851-52 season, against Tasmania. From the upper-middle order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and five runs in the second.

Was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales from 12 April 1920 until his sudden

Was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales from 12 April 1920 until his sudden death in Sydney. His leadership enabled the New South Wales Labor Party to recover after the split over conscription and to allow it to continue to be a le

Was an Australian poet and critic, known also for his interest in Australian folksongs. He was born

Was an Australian poet and critic, known also for his interest in Australian folksongs. He was born in Melbourne, into a well known Camperdown family. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, and read modern languages at Jesus College, Cambridge. While in Cambridge he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain. He was involved in an attempt to create a successor (Poetry and the People) to Left Review, when the latter folded in 1938.He then worked in Germany, in publishing. During World War II he served in intelligence in the British Army, in the Middle East, Africa and France. He was a published war poet; Trident, with Hubert Nicholson and David Martin, was published by Randall Swingler's Fore Publications in 1944.

Was an Australian painter, sculptor and teacher. He was born in the suburb of Prospect in Adelaide,

Was an Australian painter, sculptor and teacher. He was born in the suburb of Prospect in Adelaide, South Australia, and studied architecture at the University of Adelaide, as well as painting with Ivor Hele and Marie Tuck.[1]During World War II, Dowie worked in the Military History Unit of the Australian Imperial Force, and as an assistant to Australia's official war sculptor, Lyndon Dadswell.[1] As a soldier, he was one of the Rats of Tobruk.[2]

Was an Australian politician.In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for

Was an Australian politician.In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain, serving until 1891 (later as a Free Trader). In 1894 he returned to the Assembly as the member for Leichhardt, serving until 1904.

Was an Australian architect. Born in Greenwich, England, he emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1885.

Was an Australian architect. Born in Greenwich, England, he emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1885. From 1921 to 1924 he was chairman of the Federal Capital Advisory Committee and influenced the development of Canberra. On 2 January 2008 it was announced that a suburb in the future Canberra district of Molonglo would be named Sulman.Sulman went to Sydney in 1885, and as a partner in the firm of Sulman and Power was associated in the designing of many of the finest buildings in Sydney and other capital cities. These included the Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital, Concord, Sydney, the A.M.P. buildings in Melbourne and Brisbane, the Mutual Life Association building, Sydney, afterwards known as New Zealand Chambers, the Sydney Stock Exchange and several suburban churches. Between 1887 and 1912 Sulman was P. N. Russell lecturer in architecture at the University of Sydney. After 1908 he retired from active practice to some extent to develop his interest in town-planning. From 1916 to 1927 he was the Vernon lecturer in town planning at the University of Sydney. In 1921 he published his An Introduction to the Study of Town Planning in Australia.

Is an Australian flatwater canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in t

Is an Australian flatwater canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at Moscow in 1980.

Is an Australian educational psychologist

Is an Australian educational psychologist

Was an English-born cricketer who later represented the Fiji national cricket team. A right-handed b

Was an English-born cricketer who later represented the Fiji national cricket team. A right-handed batsman and bowler, John Udal played minor cricket for Dorset, Somerset and the Free Foresters. He made his first-class debut for the MCC against Sussex in

Is an Australian football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Guangzhou F.C. in the China Leag

Is an Australian football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Guangzhou F.C. in the China League One.Tambouras attracted the attention of South Melbourne F.C. who signed him on as a teenager and it was with them that he gained his first experience o

A Western Zen teacher,

A Western Zen teacher,

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1887. Cottam played in only one first-class ma

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1887. Cottam played in only one first-class match - for New South Wales against the touring English cricket team - before making his Test debut in the Second Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Cottam made just four runs as Australia lost by 71 runs (scorecard). Cottam's career in cricket would end shortly after his Test debut. The former cricketer was lured to the goldfields at Coolgardie, Western Australia, near Kalgoorlie, where he died of typhoid fever, aged 29, in 1897.

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, being awarded the gold medal despite the timekeepers recording a slower time t

Was the Australian Labor Party member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Brownh

Was the Australian Labor Party member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Brownhill-Ivanhoe from 1917 to 1932. Lutey became active in the trade union movement, and joined the Australian Labour Party. On 19 August 1916, he contested the

Is an Australian former association football player.Roberts played youth football for Cessnock befor

Is an Australian former association football player.Roberts played youth football for Cessnock before joining APIA Leichhardt in the New South Wales State League. He played at APIA in 1964 and 1965. In 1966 he travelled to England to trial with Football L

Was an Australian politician and seven times Mayor of Melbourne. At the first election for the Melbo

Was an Australian politician and seven times Mayor of Melbourne. At the first election for the Melbourne city council, held on 1 December 1842, Smith was elected a Councillor for the Bourke Ward, and except for a short interval, he was on the Council for

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1964 to 1968.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1964 to 1968.

Is a former Australian rugby union player, having played 37 Tests for Australia between 1955 and 196

Is a former Australian rugby union player, having played 37 Tests for Australia between 1955 and 1967. He captained Australia on four of the eight occasions that he went on tour.In 1954 he toured with the Australian Universities team to New Zealand. In 19

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played six first-class matches: one for Nelson in 1884–85 and five

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played six first-class matches: one for Nelson in 1884–85 and five for Canterbury between 1892–93 and 1895–96. As a teenager, he had also appeared in a minor match for a Wellington XXII that had much the worse of a draw ag

Was a New Zealand-born Australian politician. Born in Opotiki in New Zealand, he was educated in the

Was a New Zealand-born Australian politician. Born in Opotiki in New Zealand, he was educated in the country before becoming a printer. He migrated to Australia in 1897, becoming a journalist and editor; he was editor of the Brisbane Standard in 1913. He

Is an Australian academic and politician

Is an Australian academic and politician

Was born in Christchurch, Hampshire. Many generations of the Verge family had been bricklayers and s

Was born in Christchurch, Hampshire. Many generations of the Verge family had been bricklayers and stone masons. From 1804 to 1828 Verge worked in London in the building trade. In 1828 Verge migrated to Sydney, Australia with his son Philip intending to take up a land grant. He took up land on the Williams River, south of Dungog, New South Wales. Having insufficient capital to pursue pastoralism, Verge returned to the building industry between 1830 and 1837 before settling on 'Austral Eden', a pastoral property by the Macleay River in northern New South Wales.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests from 1902 to 1908.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests from 1902 to 1908.