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Margaret Molesworth
Maud Margaret "Mall" Molesworth ( Mutch; 18 October 1894 – 9 July 1985) was an Australian tennis player who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922 and successfully defended her title in 1923. Tennis career Molesworth won her first major tennis title in 1914 – the Queensland ladies doubles. For much of the next five years, sporting contests in Australia were cancelled due to World War I. Molesworth won tennis championships in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania beginning in 1919. At the first Australian Championships in 1922, she defeated fellow Australian Esna Boyd Robertson 6–3, 10–8 in the final. A year later, she successfully defended her title, again defeating Robertson in the final. Molesworth was unable to compete overseas until 1934 when, at age 40, she reached the last sixteen of the French Championships. At the 1934 Wimbledon Championships, she lost in the first round of the singles event to Madzy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and '' The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party. It was moderately liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, described as "the scoop of the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Cox Crawford
Marjorie Cox Crawford (née Cox; 1903–1983) was an Australian tennis player who reached at least the singles quarterfinals at the Australian Championships seven out of the nine times she played the event. Her best result was a runner-up finish in 1931, losing to Coral McInnes Buttsworth in three sets. Crawford teamed with Buttsworth in 1932 to win the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships. Crawford was the runner-up in that event in 1926 (teaming with Daphne Akhurst Cozens) and 1930 (teaming with Sylvia Lance Harper). She also partnered with Jack Crawford, a six-time winner of singles titles in Grand Slam tournaments and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis. The complex, the former Newport Casino, includes a museum, 13 grass tennis courts, an ..., to win the mixed doubles title a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Australian Championships
The 1930 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia from 18 January to 27 January. It was the 23rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 6th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Australians Gar Moon and Daphne Akhurst won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Gar Moon defeated Harry Hopman 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 Women's singles Daphne Akhurst defeated Sylvia Harper 10–8, 2–6, 7–5 Men's doubles Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman defeated Tim Fitchett / Jack Hawkes 8–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 Women's doubles Emily Hood / Mall Molesworth defeated Marjorie Cox / Sylvia Harper 6–3, 0–6, 7–5 Mixed doubles Nell Hall / Harry Hopman defeated Marjorie Cox / Jack Crawford 11–9, 3–6, 6–3 External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Lance Harper
Sylvia Harper (née Lance; 1 October 1895 – 21 October 1982) was an Australia tennis player who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships. She reached the singles final there two other times, in 1927, losing to Esna Boyd, and in 1930, losing to Daphne Akhurst. Harper won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships three consecutive years. In 1923, her partner was Boyd, and in 1924 and 1925, her partner was Akhurst. She reached the final an additional three times with three different partners, in 1927, 1929, and 1930. Harper won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Championships in 1923 with Horace Rice and was the runner-up in that event in 1925. According to A. Wallis Myers of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily Middle-market newspaper, middle-market Tabloid journalism, tabloid conservative newspaper founded in 1896 and published in London. , it has the List of newspapers in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryl Turner
Beryl ( ) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine. Naturally occurring hexagonal crystals of beryl can be up to several meters in size, but terminated crystals are relatively rare. Pure beryl is colorless, but it is frequently tinted by impurities; possible colors are green, blue, yellow, pink, and red (the rarest). It is an ore source of beryllium. Etymology The word ''beryl'' – – is borrowed, via and , from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος ''bḗryllos'', which referred to various blue-green stones, from Prakrit ''veruḷiya'', ''veḷuriya'' 'beryl' which is ultimately of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of Belur or ''Velur'', a town in Karnataka, southern India. The term was later adopted for the mineral beryl more exclusively. When the first eyeglasses were constructed in 13th-century Italy, the lenses were made of beryl (or of rock crystal) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Australian Championships
The 1934 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Stadium (Sydney), White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 18 January to 27 January. It was the 27th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 7th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Briton Fred Perry and Australian Joan Hartigan. Finals Men's singles Fred Perry defeated Jack Crawford (tennis), Jack Crawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 Women's singles Joan Hartigan defeated Mall Molesworth 6–1, 6–4 Men's doubles Pat Hughes (tennis), Pat Hughes / Fred Perry defeated Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull (tennis), Don Turnbull 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Women's doubles Margaret Molesworth, Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott defeated Joan Hartigan / Ula Valkenburg 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 Mixed doubles Joan Hartigan / Edgar Moon de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Australian Championships
The 1923 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia from 11 August to 18 August. It was the 16th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the third held in Brisbane, and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Pat O'Hara Wood and Margaret Molesworth. Finals Men's singles Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Bert St John 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 Women's singles Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6–1, 7–5 Men's doubles Pat O'Hara Wood / Bert St. John defeated Dudley Bullough / Horace Rice 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 Women's doubles Esna Boyd / Sylvia Lance Harper defeated Margaret Molesworth / Mrs. H. Turner 6–1, 6–4 Mixed doubles Sylvia Lance Harper / Horace Rice defeated Margaret Molesworth / Bert St. John 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Australian Championships
The 1922 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Stadium (Sydney), White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 2 December to 9 December. It was the 15th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the third held in Sydney, and the third Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was the inaugural year for the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions. The singles titles were won by Australians James Anderson (tennis), James Anderson and Margaret Molesworth. Finals Men's singles James Anderson (tennis), James Anderson defeated Gerald Patterson 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Women's singles Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 10–8 Men's doubles John Hawkes (tennis), Jack Hawkes / Gerald Patterson defeated James Anderson (tennis), James Anderson / Norman Peach 8–10, 6–0, 6–0, 7–5 Women's doubles Esna Boyd R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year. History Replacing the aging Kooyong Stadium, construction on the arena began in 1985. It was undertaken by Civil & Civic and was completed in 1987 at a cost of Australian dollar, AU$94 million. It opened on 11 January 1988 for the 1988 Australian Open. Originally known in 1988 as the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park, the arena has officially changed its name twice. First in 1996, when it was known as the Centre Court, and again on 16 January 2000 to honour Rod Laver, a three-time winner of the Australian Open and one of the world's greatest tennis players. Features Rod Laver Arena has a seating capacity of 14,820, with a capacity of 15,400 for sports such as basketball, when extra seats are added around the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Tennis Hall Of Fame
The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame was established in 1993 by Tennis Australia under the leadership of then-president Geoff Pollard. Described by Tennis Australia as "one of the highest honours Australian tennis players can receive", inductees are recognised by the production of a bronze bust by local sculptor Barbara McLean, that is later displayed in Garden Square at Melbourne Park. The two inaugural inductees were Rod Laver and Margaret Court, recognised in a 1993 ceremony. As of 2024, there are 47 individuals inducted. Inductions take place at the Rod Laver Arena; they are celebrated at a Hall of Fame Ball, which takes place each year on the eve of the Australian Open men's singles final. Inductees See also * International Tennis Hall of Fame References {{reflist External linksAustralian Tennis Hall of Fame official website Tennis in Australia 1993 establishments in Australia Halls of fame in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku-ring-gai
Kuringgai (also spelled Ku-ring-gai, Kuring-gai, Guringai, Kuriggai) (,) is an ethnonym misapplied to an Indigenous Australian people who once occupied the territory between the southern borders of the Gamilaraay and the area around Sydney, and a historical people with its own distinctive language, located in part of that territory. Origins of the ethnonym In 1892, ethnologist John Fraser edited and republished the work of Lancelot Edward Threlkeld on the language of the Awabakal people, ''An Australian Grammar'', with lengthy additions. In his "Map of New South Wales as occupied by the native tribes" and text accompanying it, he coined the term ''Kuringgai'' to refer to a hypothetical people he believed inhabited a large stretch of the central coastline of New South Wales. He regarded the language described by Threlkeld as a dialect of a larger language, variations of which were spoken by many other tribes in New South Wales, and, in order to define this perceived langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
