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Yagan (c.1795 - 1833) a Western Australian Indigenous leader of the 1830s; Yarramundi (c.1760 - c.1819) a prominent Dharug man, also a karadji; Yarri (c.1810 - 1880) a famous flood rescuer from Gundagai; Yemmerrawanne (c. 1775 - 1794) a Dharug man who, along with Bennelong, was the first Aboriginal person to travel to England.
Lists of people legally executed in Australia: List of people legally executed in New South Wales; List of people legally executed on Norfolk Island; List of people legally executed in the Northern Territory; List of people legally executed in Queensland; List of people legally executed in South Australia; List of people legally executed in ...
List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople; List of Indigenous Australian VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players
In June 2013, the Inspiring Australia funded BIG Science Communication Summit was held at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. [13] The summit brought together more than 200 science communicators, policy makers and others for two days. The summit was a follow-up to the March 2011 Inspiring Australia Summit held in Melbourne. [14]
Norfolk Island is a part of Australia, formerly occupied briefly by Polynesian seafarers. [6] [7] Ernie Bridge was the first Indigenous Australian to become a minister in a government. Neville Bonner was the first Indigenous man to become a member of the Federal Parliament, when he was appointed to fill a casual Senate vacancy in 1971. In 1972 ...
This is a list of places named after famous people in Australia: Adelaide , South Australia – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen [ 1 ] Alice Springs , Northern Territory – Alice Todd, wife of astronomer Charles Todd [ 2 ]
Australian footballer Born 1991 Jack Brabham: Formula One driver Alex Chidiac: Soccer player for Australia: Born 1999 [5] Kyrie Irving: National Basketball Association Billel Dib: Boxer Brad Fittler: Rugby league player Captained Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters, NSW Blues, and Australia 1989–2004; born in Auburn in 1972 Yahya El Hindi ...
Helen Lothan Robertson - Australian tailor and trade unionist (1848-1937) [7] Neil Robertson – snooker player; Anastasia Rodionova – tennis player; Jodie Rogers – diver [8] Rosé (singer) – singer, member of South Korean girl group Blackpink; Lionel Rose – boxer; Ruby Rose – actress; Normie Rowe – singer; Phil Rudd – drummer ...