Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an Australian author and historian. She is the author of Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My

Was an Australian author and historian. She is the author of Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country.In 1935 the sisters, Mary and Elizabeth Durack, were to publish their first collaboration. The text in All About: The Story of a Black Community on Argyle Station was supplied by Mary and the illustrations were by Elizabeth. The collaboration was to produce a number of children's books: Chunuma in 1936; Son of Djaro and the Way of the Whirlwind in 1940–1941;The Magic Trumpet in 1946 and To Ride a Fine Horse (1963).

Was an Australian writer.Fullerton was born in Glenmaggie, Victoria, was educated at home by her mot

Was an Australian writer.Fullerton was born in Glenmaggie, Victoria, was educated at home by her mother and at the local state school. After leaving school she stayed on her parents property, until she moved to Melbourne in her early twenties. She was active in the women's suffrage movement from the 1890s and early 1900s. During World War I she wrote articles on feminist issues and arguing against conscription for Victorian publications. She visited England in 1912 and moved there in 1922.

Is a former Australian pharmacist and politician.Grant was a Liberal member of the Australian Capita

Is a former Australian pharmacist and politician.Grant was a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly from 1979 to 1982. Following the loss of her seat she became Chairman of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Servic

Is a former female field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that

Is a former female field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Eight years later she competed with The Black Sticks at the 1992 Summer Olympics in

Australian lawyer and judge

Australian lawyer and judge

Also known as Minnie Bruce, was an Australian children's author and journalist. While all her thirty

Also known as Minnie Bruce, was an Australian children's author and journalist. While all her thirty-seven books enjoyed popular success in Australia and overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, she was most famous for the Billabong series, focussing on the adventures of the Linton family on Billabong Station in Victoria and in England and Ireland during World War I.Her writing was considered influential in forming concepts of Australian national identity, especially in relation to visions of the Bush. It was characterised by fierce patriotism, vivid descriptions of the beauties and dangers of the Australian landscape, and humorous, colloquial dialogue celebrating the art of yarning. Her books were also notable and influential through championing of what Bruce held up as the quintessentially Australian Bush values of independence, hard physical labour (for women and children as well as men), mateship, the ANZAC spirit and Bush hospitality against more decadent, self-centred or stolid urban and British values. Her books simultaneously celebrated and mourned the gradual settlement, clearing and development of the Australian wilderness by Europeans.

Was an Australian poet and editor who is best remembered for the poem Where the pelican builds.[Mary

Was an Australian poet and editor who is best remembered for the poem Where the pelican builds.[Mary Hannay Foott was born at Glasgow to a merchant, James Black, and his wife Miss Grant. The family came to Australia in 1853. Mary lived for some years with her parents near Melbourne and went to Miss Harper's school. She was afterwards one of the first students at the Melbourne National Gallery Art School, and also studied painting under Louis Buvelot.In 1874 Mary married Thomas Wade Foott and lived for three years in Bourke, New South Wales. In 1877 her husband took up country on the Paroo River in south-west Queensland. One of her poems, "New Country", is descriptive of her own experience, and the next seven years in this country had a great influence on her writings. Her husband died in 1884 from over-work and exposure during the drought of that year, and the losses of stock were so great that Mrs Foott was obliged to sell her interest in the property and move to Toowoomba, Queensland.

Is a former Australian politician. In 1996, Gillett was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembl

Is a former Australian politician. In 1996, Gillett was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Werribee. Her seat was abolished in 2002 and she transferred to Tarneit. In 2006 she was defeated for preselection by Tim Pallas,

Was an Australian politician. Quirk was elected in 1939 to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Was an Australian politician. Quirk was elected in 1939 to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Balmain, which she represented until 1950.

Is an Australian politician for the Liberal Party in the state of Victoria. She was elected to the V

Is an Australian politician for the Liberal Party in the state of Victoria. She was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2006, representing the electoral district of Doncaster. Prior to her election, she was a business consultant and political

Served as an Australian Senator for Tasmania from 13 December 1975. She retired from parliament on 3

Served as an Australian Senator for Tasmania from 13 December 1975. She retired from parliament on 30 June 1993. Before she entered politics she worked as a nurse. She is the daughter of Sir Eric Harrison.

Was a British-Australian writer described as Australia's first female novelist.Mary was the daughter

Was a British-Australian writer described as Australia's first female novelist.Mary was the daughter of Britton William Johnson and his wife, Mary Theresa, daughter of P. W. Furse. She was a sister of William Johnson, author of Ionica, who took the name of Cory in 1872. She married the Rev. Francis Vidal and came to Australia in 1840. Her husband had an extensive parish to the south-west of Sydney. In 1845 her first book, Tales for the Bush, was published in Sydney and soon afterwards she returned with her husband to England. Ten other volumes of tales and novels were published between 1846 and 1866 in which the author sometimes made use of her experiences in Australia. Some of these books ran into more than one edition. She died in 1873 and was survived by her husband, six sons and a daughter.

Is a Samoan boxer, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgi

Is a Samoan boxer, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a right or central midfielder for the Brisban

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a right or central midfielder for the Brisbane Roar in the A-League. Before joining Brisbane Roar he played for South Melbourne in the now defunct National Soccer League. He represented Australia in t

Is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the NRL. He is al

Is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the NRL. He is also former rugby union player — a dual-code international. His father was the late Cronulla Sharks legend and CEO Steve Rogers. He married model and media p

Is an Australian footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-L

Is an Australian footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Initially beginning his career at Melbourne Knights, Mate was described as Mark Viduka's successor by the club's supporters and the Australian-Croat

A mathematician and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow

A mathematician and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow

(born on June 13, 1974) is an Australian professional golfer.

(born on June 13, 1974) is an Australian professional golfer.

Is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is an Australian diver who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre pl

Is an Australian diver who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform. He was in first place at the end of the preliminary round and the semi-finals, but was passed by Chinese diver Hu Jia in the finals. He was one of

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Adelaide United. He plays as a rig

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Adelaide United. He plays as a right winger as well as a striker. Mathew Leckie was a member of Victorian State League Division 1 outfit, Bulleen Lions until 2 September 2009, where Leckie

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He holds the equal world record for the highest Test score (214) by a nu

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He holds the equal world record for the highest Test score (214) by a number three batsman on debut when he opened his international career against West Indies in the 1999 Boxing Day Test.

He has played for many teams, these include Victoria, Western Australia and Northamptonshire. He mad

He has played for many teams, these include Victoria, Western Australia and Northamptonshire. He made his first-class debut for the Victoria in the 1997-98 season, he earned the nickname "Min". Inness is a left-arm fast medium bowler who can move the ball both ways in the air and can get plenty of cut off the seam, and a right-handed lower-order batsmen.

Is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 20

Is a New Zealander figure skater. He is a three time New Zealand national bronze medalist and the 2009 silver medalist.

Is a swimmer and former World Record Holder in the 50 m Butterfly (Short Course). He was born in Mon

Is a swimmer and former World Record Holder in the 50 m Butterfly (Short Course). He was born in Montenegro before moving to Australia to study law and taking out Australian citizenship.