Dick Smith (1944?)
Dick Smith nació en Sydney en 1944. Él siempre estuvo interesado en el monte y en la radio y dejó la escuela para trabajar en una empresa de electrónica. Inició su negocio de electrónica propia, que tuvo tanto éxito que pudo retirarse en el año 1982 y hacer otras cosas. En 1986 se inició la revista Australian Geographic. Le gusta explorar lugares remotos, volando, y ayudar a la gente.
Smith admite muchas organizaciones benéficas. Está particularmente interesado en la vida Centros de Educación y ha tratado de detener la publicidad de alcohol y cigarrillos a los jóvenes. Él anima a la gente a cuidar del medio ambiente y disfrutar de la naturaleza australiana.
Fue nombrado Australiano del Año en 1986.
Hawke, Bob (Robert James Lee Hawke), 1929?, Político australiano. De la beca Rhodes en Oxford, se ganó una reputación como un mediador hábil mano de obra durante su mandato en el Consejo Australiano de Sindicatos, de la que eventualmente se convirtió en presidente. Se desempeñó como presidente nacional del Partido del Trabajo (1973? 78) antes de ser elegido al Parlamento en 1980. Se convirtió en el líder del partido en 1983 y después de su partido? S la victoria electoral de finales de ese año ganó el primero de tres mandatos sucesivos como primer ministro. Buscó a disminuir Australia? S la dependencia de la exportación de materias primas y hacer que la nación sea más competitiva a nivel internacional en productos manufacturados. En diciembre de 1991, Hawke perdió una lucha por el liderazgo del partido y un gobierno de Trabajo se constituyó con Paul Keating como primer ministro.
Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 1833? 70, poeta australiano, nacido el las Azores. En 1853 se trasladó a Australia del Sur, donde se unió a la policía montada y más tarde se hizo famoso como piloto de carrera de obstáculos y el propietario del caballo. Sus trabajos incluyen Sea Spray y humo de deriva (1867), Astarot (1867), y la vigorosa Baladas Bush y al galope Rimas (1870). Deprimido por las deudas, se suicidó a los 36. Sus poemas fueron recogidos publicado en 1912.
Wentworth, William Charles, 1793?? 1872, hombre de estado de Australia. Su exploración (1813) de la Mts Azul. en Australia reveló pastizales inmensa en la parte occidental del continente. En 1816 se trasladó a Gran Bretaña a estudiar Derecho, si bien se publicó (1819) una descripción de Australia. Volvió (1824) a Australia, donde fundó un despacho de abogados lucrativos, defendió la causa de la emancipists?? (Convictos liberados), y fundó (1824) un periódico, el de Australia, para promulgar sus opiniones sobre el autogobierno de Australia. Wentworth tuvo un papel preponderante en el consejo legislativo de Nueva Gales del Sur, formado en 1842, y fue la figura principal en la lucha por la constitución de 1855. En 1849 se introducen en el proyecto de ley para la fundación de la Universidad. de Sydney. Después de 1857, residió principalmente en Inglaterra. Escribió Australasia (1823), un poema sobre su país natal.
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