He lead a busy life but died at sea en route to the UK.
Andrew "twiggy" Forrest is a descendent.
Over to you.
Sir John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury (1847-1918), surveyor, explorer and politician, was born on 22 August 1847 at Preston Point, near Bunbury, Western Australia, fourth child and third son of the ten children of William Forrest and his wife Margaret Guthrie, née Hill.
-- Edited by 67HR on Monday 23rd of June 2025 01:14:31 PM
Ineedabiggerboat - It is indeed Ion Idriess. Well picked. I have enjoyed immensely several of his books.
Ion Llewellyn Idriess OBE (20 September 1889 6 June 1979) was a prolific and influential Australian author.[1] He wrote more than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 and 1969 an average of one book every 10 months, and twice published three books in one year (1932 and 1940). His first book was Madman's Island, published in 1927 at the age of 38, and his last was written at the age of 79. Called Challenge of the North, it told of Idriess's ideas for developing the north of Australia.[2]
Two of his works, The Cattle King (1936) and Flynn of the Inland (1932) had more than forty reprintings.[2]
Stu
My Dad was a bit of a legendary miner in the NT, finding copper, gold, silver and uranium.
He worked with Kurt Johannsen to have ore transported to Mt Isa for smelting. He also set up a smelter in The Alice. He featured in a little book called The Uranium Hunters.
One story was he and a bunch of fellow miners were swimming naked at a billabong and when he put his shorts back on, he was bitten on his willy by a scorpion. He had a boner for quite a long time from it. A lot of people tried very hard to find out exactly what type of scorpion it was.
Once again Ill throw the next entry to anyone that
Dick0 said
04:11 PM Aug 8, 2025
Ineedabiggerboat wrote:
Stu My Dad was a bit of a legendary miner in the NT, finding copper, gold, silver and uranium. He worked with Kurt Johannsen to have ore transported to Mt Isa for smelting. He also set up a smelter in The Alice. He featured in a little book called The Uranium Hunters. One story was he and a bunch of fellow miners were swimming naked at a billabong and when he put his shorts back on, he was bitten on his willy by a scorpion. He had a boner for quite a long time from it. A lot of people tried very hard to find out exactly what type of scorpion it was. Once again Ill throw the next entry to anyone that
Thanks Stew,
This Australian had a disquingished career and accomplished a lot in his life time.
Sir John Forrest (Lord Forrest).
First Premier of WA.
Spot on Dick0,
That was quick.
He lead a busy life but died at sea en route to the UK.
Andrew "twiggy" Forrest is a descendent.
Over to you.
Sir John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury (1847-1918), surveyor, explorer and politician, was born on 22 August 1847 at Preston Point, near Bunbury, Western Australia, fourth child and third son of the ten children of William Forrest and his wife Margaret Guthrie, née Hill.
-- Edited by 67HR on Monday 23rd of June 2025 01:14:31 PM
This one is for the sports buffs.
An Aussie Olympics gold medal winner.
Triple jump winner.
Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall Of Fame in 1986.
Olympian triple jump gold medalist.
Here is an easy one:
It has something to do with electricity, 1874-1937
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor known for his pioneering work in wireless communication. He is best known for inventing the first successful wireless telegraph in 1896 and for broadcasting the first transatlantic radio signal in 1901. His innovations laid the foundation for modern radio communication, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909 for his contributions to the field.
Anyone want a crack at the previous Olympian?
Roger Banister?
Not Roger Banister.
Check the Paris 1924 Olympics for the answer.
Well done. How did you get it so quickly??
Yay, Bruce you got it!
Over to you.
Anthony William "Nick" Winter was an Australian sportsman.
He won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the process setting a new world record.
His medal-winning jump remained an Australian record until 1960.
Born: 25 August 1894, Brocklesby
Died: 6 May 1955 (age 60 years), Pagewood
Medal: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics Men's triple jump
It is your turn Bruce to post the next "who is this".
If anyone wants to have a go next then be my guest.
Try this Australian:
Ion Llewellyn Idriess OBE (20 September 1889 6 June 1979) was a prolific and influential Australian author.[1] He wrote more than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 and 1969 an average of one book every 10 months, and twice published three books in one year (1932 and 1940). His first book was Madman's Island, published in 1927 at the age of 38, and his last was written at the age of 79. Called Challenge of the North, it told of Idriess's ideas for developing the north of Australia.[2]
Two of his works, The Cattle King (1936) and Flynn of the Inland (1932) had more than forty reprintings.[2]
More at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Idriess
Over to you Ineedabiggerboat
So what's the next WHO IS THIS post.
Moving things along.
Famous Australian.
Would it be Banjo Patersen ?
Yes BG it is him.
Mister Waltzing Matilda.
Over to you.
Born
Andrew Barton Paterson
17 February 1864
"Narrambla", near Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Died
5 February 1941 (aged 76)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place
Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)
Author, journalist, composer, clerk, poet
Spouse
Alice Emily Walker
(m. 1903)
Children
2
Relatives
John Paterson (uncle)
Thank You Dicko. Try this one :
I think he may have been a slippery character!
Clue Time :
He was in the oil business & a philanthropist