Australian Legends

Steve Waugh

On this day in Steve Waugh became the first person in 50 years to score two centuries in an Ashes Test. This article is about the Australian cricketer. For the American politician, see Stephen Waugh (politician). Waugh in 2002 Personal information Full name Stephen Rodger Waugh Born 2 June 1965 (age 59)Campsie, New South Wales, Australia NicknameContinue reading “Steve Waugh”

Champion of Champions, True Legend.

Margaret Court AO MBE (née Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is a retired Australian tennis player and former world No. 1. She amassed more major titles than any other player in history and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She is currently a ChristianContinue reading “Champion of Champions, True Legend.”

Disinformation campaign by MSM destroys the SAS and VC winner Ben Roberts Smith

Date: January 7, 2024Author: Editor, cairnsnews 5 Comments Australian soldiers Sapper James Martin, Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic and Private Robert Poate were killed as they played cards at a patrol base in Afghanistan in August 2012. (Photograph: Australian Defence Force) Father of Australian soldier, Robert Poate (right) murdered by an Afghani traitor as he playedContinue reading “Disinformation campaign by MSM destroys the SAS and VC winner Ben Roberts Smith”

Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) by Jim Davidson Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), prima donna, was born Helen Porter Mitchell on 19 May 1861 at Richmond, Melbourne, eldest surviving of ten children of David Mitchell, building contractor, and his wife Isabella Ann, née Dow. Her father’s business acumen and strict code of behaviour strongly influenced Melba, whoContinue reading “Australian Legends”

Australian Legends

Margaret Court née: Margaret Smith born: July 16, 1942, Albury, New South Wales, Australia (age 81) Awards And Honors: Wimbledon ChampionshipsU.S. OpenFrench OpenAustralian Open Margaret Court, née Margaret Smith, (born July 16, 1942, Albury, New South Wales, Australia), Australian tennis player who dominated women’s competition in the 1960s. She won 66 Grand Slam championships, moreContinue reading “Australian Legends”

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY -THE WAY IT WAS – A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT OUR PAST

Edwina Harris · · A Forgotten Australian Legend – Len Beadell Never heard of Len Beadell? Then you have never heard of the surveyor and road builder who, with a team of eight dedicated assistants (basically bulldozer drivers, mechanics and a cook), in the 1940s and 1950s built more than 6,500 kilometres of roadsContinue reading “AUSTRALIAN HISTORY -THE WAY IT WAS – A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT OUR PAST”