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Tony Abrahams
Anthony Morris Frederick Abrahams AM (born 28 March 1944) is an Australian former rugby union international. Biography Educated at Cranbrook School, Sydney, Abrahams was a lock who was a reliable line-out jumper. He played first grade for Sydney University while studying for an Arts/Law degree. Abrahams was capped three times for the Wallabies. He debuted in the one-off Test in Wellington on the 1967 tour of New Zealand, opposite Colin Meads. His other appearances were in home Tests against the All Blacks in 1968 and Wales in 1969. He made the squad for the 1969 tour of South Africa. During the tour, Abrahams met with various anti-apartheid figures and opted out of an early tour match against Rhodesia to protest the regime of Ian Smith. He became an outspoken apartheid critic and protested the 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia. In 2001 a Certificate of Appreciation, jointly signed by the South African High Commissioner Zolile Magugu and the co-convenors of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Burgmann
Meredith Anne Burgmann (born 26 July 1947) is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party member and a former President of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Early years Burgmann was born in July 1947 at Beecroft, New South Wales to parents Victor Dudley Burgmann (son of Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Canberra Anglican bishop Ernest Henry Burgmann) and Lorna Constance Bradbury. Her late father was a chairman of the CSIRO. Her sister is Verity Burgmann. She attended Blackfriars Correspondence School and Abbotsleigh School in Sydney, where she was headgirl. She attended Sydney University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1969, majoring in English and Government. She continued her studies at the university and obtained a Master of Arts in 1973 specialising in Foreign Policy. In 1981 she completed her doctorate on Industrial Relations at Macquarie University. She became the first female President of the National T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
