WHO IS THIS

Santa · Guru

WHO IS THIS

sandman55 · Guru

Thanks Santa, now who is this guy.

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StewG · Senior Member

Costa Georgiadis?

sandman55 · Guru

You have him StewG Koster before he had all the hair. Over to you for a Pic

StewG · Senior Member

Thanks sandman55. Who is this:

StewG · Senior Member

A clue - he was a prominent Australian

StewG · Senior Member

Another clue - he was born in Creswick Victoria.

Big Gorilla · Guru

How about ex Prime Minister, John Curtin.

StewG · Senior Member

You got it, Big Gorilla.

Australia's 14th Prime Minister is widely regarded as one of the greatest. John Curtins achievement rests on his leadership of the nation during much of World War II. Curtin rejected the British strategy for the deployment of Australian troops in Burma. He insisted they be used for the defence of New Guinea and Australia. In a remarkable move, Curtin also put US General Douglas MacArthur in charge of Australia's defence forces in the south-west Pacific. Although he had been a strong opponent of conscription during World War I, as leader during the 1939-45 conflict, Curtin decided to send conscripted troops to serve outside Australia.

Curtin was also intent on ensuring that Australia emerge from the war free from the unemployment problems of the 1930s. He aimed for a policy of work for all who wanted it, arguing this could be achieved in peacetime as it had in war.

John Curtin died in office, on 5 July 1945, just 6 weeks before the end of the war in the Pacific.

EDIT: Reference = https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/john-curtin

It's over to you now, Big Gorilla.

-- Edited by StewG on Saturday 21st of October 2023 10:42:09 PM

Big Gorilla · Guru

Thank You Stew. Try this one:

watsea · Guru

I did a lookup in my memory banks.

I reckon Athol Guy from "The Seekers" is the bloke.

StewG · Senior Member

It definitely looks like Athol Guy - not quite as handsome as when he first appeared in the Seekers, but time is unkind to most of us.

Big Gorilla · Guru

You have it Ted.

Athol George Guy AO (born 5 January 1940) is an Australian musician who is a member of the Australian folk-pop music group the Seekers, for whom he plays double bass and sings. He is recognisable by his black-framed "Buddy Holly" style glasses and, during live performances, often acts as the group's compère.

-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Sunday 22nd of October 2023 09:49:27 AM

watsea · Guru

Thanks Big Gorilla.

So, who is this lady?

Santa · Guru

Finally an image I recognize, been having a bad run of late. cry

Amelia Earhart.

watsea · Guru

Santa, You got it. It is Amelia Earhart. Good going. The photo that I posted, she was dressed in "civvies" so I thought her identification may take a little longer.

Someone else for us now?

Amelia Mary Earhart (/rhrt/ AIR-hart, born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer.^[2]^{[Note 1]} Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.^[4]She set many other records,^[3]^{[Note 2]} was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.^[

Born and raised in Atchison, Kansas, and later in Des Moines, Iowa, Earhart developed a passion for adventure at a young age, steadily gaining flying experience from her twenties. In 1928, Earhart became the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic by airplane (accompanying pilot Wilmer Stultz), for which she achieved celebrity status. In 1932, piloting a Lockheed Vega 5B, Earhart made a nonstop solo transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve such a feat. She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment.^[7] In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to female students. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.^[8]^[9] Known as one of the most inspirational American figures in aviation from the late 1920s throughout the 1930s, Earhart's legacy is often compared to the early aeronautical career of pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh, as well as to figures like First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt for their close friendship and lasting impact on the issue of women's causes from that period.

During an attempt at becoming the first woman to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. The two were last seen in Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, on the last land stop before Howland Island and one of their final legs of the flight. It is generally presumed that she and Noonan died somewhere in the Pacific during the circumnavigation, just three weeks prior to her fortieth birthday.^[10] Nearly one year and six months after she and Noonan disappeared, Earhart was officially declared dead. Investigations and significant public interest in their disappearance still continue over 80 years later.^{[Note 3]}

Decades after her presumed death, Earhart was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1968 and the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973. She now has several commemorative memorials named in her honor around the United States, including an urban park, an airport, a residence hall, a museum, a research foundation, a bridge, a cargo ship, an earth-fill dam, four schools, a hotel, a playhouse, a library, multiple roads, and more. She also has a minor planet, planetary corona, and newly-discovered lunar crater named after her. She is ranked ninth on Flying's list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation.^[

Santa · Guru

Thanks Ted.

Who is this gentleman?

Big Gorilla · Guru

Would it be Roger Bannister ?

Santa · Guru

Big Gorilla wrote:
Would it be Roger Bannister ?

Morning Ken.

It would be Roger Bannister, first person to break the sub 4 minute mile, he went on to become a prominent neurologist.

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP (23 March 1929 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.

At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared "The time was three...", the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He had attained this record with minimal training, while practising as a junior doctor. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days.

Bannister went on to become a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, before retiring in 1993. As Master of Pembroke, he was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1986 to 1993.^[3] When asked whether the 4-minute mile was his proudest achievement, he said he felt prouder of his contribution to academic medicine through research into the responses of the nervous system. Bannister was patron of the MSA Trust. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.^[4]

Big Gorilla · Guru

Thank you Santa. Game is a bit slow. Need a few more players. Who is this Gentleman ?

Big Gorilla · Guru

Clue Time: An old adversary of Joh Bjelke Petersen !!!!

Big Gorilla · Guru

Another Clue: He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland and a Judge in the Federal Court of Australia.

watsea · Guru

Nice clues Big Gorilla. I can put a name to the photo now.

I think it is Tony Fitzgerald

Big Gorilla · Guru

You got it Ted.: Over to you...

Chair of the Commission of Inquiry into Official Corruption in Queensland


In office 19871989
President of the Queensland Court of Appeal
In office 16 December 1991 30 June 1998
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Margaret McMurdo
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
In office 25 November 1981 30 June 1984
Personal details
Born	Gerald Edward Fitzgerald 26 November 1941 (age 81) Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Children	Three
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Lawyer, judge
Known for	Presiding over the Fitzgerald Inquiry
Awards	Order of Australia

watsea · Guru

For my turn again, who is this bloke?

watsea · Guru

The background behind the gent may give some clue to the gent's identity.

watsea · Guru

The fella is known as Australian though spends much of his time overseas.

Santa · Guru

I've a feeling it's Andrew Hoy, Olympic equestrian.

watsea · Guru

Santa,

Your feelings are correct, it is Andrew Hoy. Over to you.

Andrew Hoy bio:

Andrew James Hoy, OAM^[1] (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008,[^[2]] which is an Australian record;^[3] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian.^[4] After winning two medals in Tokyo, he did not rule out trying for future Olympic teams.^[5]

Hoy is based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom with his team. He has been living in the UK since 1993.^[6]

Hoy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.^[7]

Andrew Hoy was born in Culcairn, NSW, and spent his earlier years there. He started riding when only six-years-old. The rest of his life has been spent around horses. In 1978, he moved to England to train and now lives there.

Hoy participated in his first International Championships at the age of 19 where he represented Australia at the 1978 World Championships in Kentucky. A year later, he won his first CCI4* competition.^[8]

Andrew and his ex-wife Bettina Hoy, who competed at the Olympic level for Germany, lived for 12 years in Gloucestershire, at the Gatcombe Park estate of The Princess Royal. The Hoys were the only married couple that has ever competed against each other in different teams for the same Olympic medals.^[9] In January 2009, the couple moved to the DOKR (Deutsches Olympia Kommitee für Reiterei) in Warendorf, Germany. In June 2010 Andrew Hoy moved to Farley Estate in the UK, and then to Wiltshire. In November 2011, Bettina publicly announced their separation.^[10] She handed her ride, Lanfranco TSF to her former husband, Andrew Hoy, under the terms of their divorce agreement.^[11] In 2013, Hoy and partner Stefanie Strobl moved to Somerby, Leicestershire.^[6] Hoy and Strobl have a daughter and son.^[4]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics he rode David and Paula Evans' 12-year-old Anglo-Arab Vassily de Lassos.

Santa · Guru

Thanks Ted.

Next up, who is this gentleman?