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Joe Flick (c.1865 - 1889) Indigenous Australian outlaw who shot dead a Native Police officer; Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 - 1809) Eora man who was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean; Kapiu Masi Gagai (c. 1894 - 1946) a Torres Strait Islander man who worked as a pearler, boatman, mission worker and soldier
List of high commissioners of Australia to the United Kingdom; List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions; List of ambassadors and high commissioners of Australia; List of prime ministers of Australia; List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia; People who have served in both Houses of the Australian ...
Kurdaitcha (or kurdaitcha man) is a ritual "executioner" in Australian Indigenous Australian culture (specifically the term comes from the Arrernte people). [3] Ngariman, Karadjeri quoll-man who killed the Bagadjimbiri and was drowned in revenge; Njirana, Jumu deity and father of Julana
Australian Legendary Tales is a translated collection of stories told to K. Langloh Parker by Australian Aboriginal people. The book was immediately popular, being revised or reissued several times since its first publication in 1896, and noted as the first substantial representation of cultural works by Aboriginal Australians .
John the Blind – Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is considered a national hero in Luxembourg, partly because of his sacrifice at the Battle of Crécy in 1346. Khalid ibn al-Walid - A 7th-century Arab military commander. Lazar of Serbia – Serbia, medieval Serbian ruler, who fought and perished at the Battle of Kosovo (1389). [12] [13]
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. The Catholic and Orthodox churches recognize some deceased Christians as saints, blesseds, and Servants of God.Some of these individuals have Australian connections, either because they were of Australian origin and ethnicity, or because they travelled to Australia from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for their work in Australia and amongst ...
Following his arrival in Australia in 1884, Johns compiled a volume of biographies of notable living compatriots. First published in 1906, Johns's Notable Australians contained nearly 1,100 entries. Subsequent editions were published in 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1922, before the book first appeared as Who's Who in Australia in 1927.
The Local Hero Award [1] is a part of the Australian of the Year awards. It commenced in 2003 and is sponsored by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The Local Hero Award acknowledges extraordinary contributions made by Australians in their local community.