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Famous Australians
''Famous Australians'' is a 1939 Australian radio anthology series that tells stories of famous Australians. It started on 15 January and aired on 2GB for the Macquarie Network. It went for 45 episodes. Select episodes *William Farrer (5 March 1939) *The Henty Family and Their Settlement at Port Phillip (26 February 1939) *George Lambert (9 April 1939) *Henry Lawson (16 April 1939) *Governor Stirling (4 June 1939) *Governor Arthur (25 June 1939) *Oscar Asche (9 July (1939) *Sir Edmund Barton (16 July 1939) *Sir Arthur Phillips (30 July 1939) *Parer and MacIntosh (6 August 1939) *Sir Grafton Elliott-Smit (13 August 1939) *Charles Ulm (20 August 1939) *Sir Edgeworth David (27 August 1939) *Harold Lasseter (3 September 1939) *Captain Glossop and the ''Emden'' (23 September 1939) *Sir Henry Parkes (1 October 1939) *John MacArthur (15 October 1939) *John McDowell Stuart (5 November 1939) *Les Darcy James Leslie Darcy (28 October 189524 May 1917) was an Australian boxer. He was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Asche
John Stange(r) Heiss Oscar Asche (24 January 1871 – 23 March 1936) was an Australian actor, director, and writer, best known for having written, directed, and acted in the record-breaking musical '' Chu Chin Chow'', both on stage and film, and for acting in, directing, or producing many Shakespeare plays and successful musicals."Oscar Asche (1871-1936)" National Library of Australia, accessed 5 April 2015 After studying acting in Norway and London, Asche made his London stage debut in 1893 and soon joined the F R Benson Company, where he remained for eight years, playing more than a hundred roles including important Shakespearean parts. He married the actress [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edmund Barton
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men who are knights and belong to certain orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the ''suo jure'' female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms, or Miss. Ety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Darcy
James Leslie Darcy (28 October 189524 May 1917) was an Australian boxer. He was a middleweight, but held the Australian Heavyweight Championship title at the same time. Les Darcy was the 2003 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Old Timers category and was the first to be elevated to Legend status in 2009. History Les Darcy was born near Maitland, New South Wales. He started boxing as an amateur at age fifteen and quickly turned professional. He won his first sixteen fights before challenging the veteran Bob Whitelaw for the Australian welterweight title. Darcy lost the twenty-round decision but, in a rematch, knocked Whitelaw out in five rounds. Darcy graduated from regional bouts to fighting in Sydney Stadium, in Rushcutters Bay, and promoters began to import talent to challenge him. He lost his first two fights in Sydney, one by decision and one by foul, to America's Fritz Holland. The next year Darcy faced another American, Jeff Smith, in what was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
