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Big Gorilla


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Clue Time: He held the VC.



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Good clue BG, helped me find him.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson.

He has an interesting life history.

Found him on the Shrine of Remembrance and Australian War Memorial sites.

 

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You got him Dicko:

Charles Groves Wright Anderson

Australian soldier, farmer and politician

 

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson was a South African-born Australian soldier, farmer, and politician. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross and a member of the Australian House of Representatives. 

 



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A very well known Australian entertainer.

 

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Methinks it is a very young Tina Arena



-- Edited by StewG on Tuesday 13th of May 2025 07:50:22 PM

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Me thinks you are correct Stewart.

Over to you.



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Thanks, Dick0

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena AM (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwide.[1][2][3] Arena is multilingual, singing and recording in English, Italian, French and Spanish.


The gentleman I have for you is an inventor

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Clue: He is Australian

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Henry Sutton of Ballarat.



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You are correct Dick0

Henry Sutton (4 September 1855, Ballarat, Victoria 28 July 1912 Melbourne) was an Australian designer, engineer, and inventor credited with contributions to early developments in electricity, aviation, automobiles, television, wireless communication, photography and telephony. He was highly influential in all those fields and more. Read the full run-down on Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sutton_(inventor)#Melbourne

I first heard of him last week at Federation University, Ballarat (a successor to the Ballarat School of Mines) where he is revered as an alumnus of the Uni. A definite almost unknown hero of science and invention.

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Off we go.

Former Australian actor and entertainer.

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Clue.

Also known to be a ventriloquist.



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Is it Ron Blaskett?

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It sure is Stew.

It seems only a handful of us are capable of answering these posts.

I do sometimes wait a while for others to have a go.

So, who is next Stew.

 

Ron Blaskett was born on 13 April 1922 in Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

He was an actor, known for Sleigh Bells (1958), Merry Make Believe (1959) and Mari-Anne (1963).

He was married to Merle June Capper. He died on 14 April 2018 in Bulleen, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Ron Blaskett and Gerry Gee were a famous Australian ventriloquist act who appeared on television from the 1950s through the 1970s.



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Thanks, Dick0. He was a tough one. The ventriloquist clue nailed it, though I still wasn't sure.


Here is an Australian entertainer in his younger days:

Sorry about the watermark across his face.



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Might need more clues. Can't find this guy !!



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Big Gorilla wrote:

Might need more clues. Can't find this guy !!

 Same here, I thought Dick van Dyke initially,  but stew says he's an Aussie. 



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He appeared many times on the Go! show on television in the 1960's

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Me thinks that may be Ian Turpie.



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Hey Dick0! You think correctly!  Its over to you now...



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This one is in a similar theme as the last.

She was royalty in her day.

These above two clues should make you thirsty and happy.

 

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-- Edited by Dick0 on Tuesday 17th of June 2025 11:33:46 AM

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It would have to be Princess Panda - Joan Dorothy Kelly - Panda Lisner notable on the Tarax Show and other Channel Nine shows. Your clues seem to fit well.

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Since I am here now, I'll barge in in advance of confirmation and post this gentleman. His Australian voice is better known than his face.



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Would it be Philip Crosbie Morrison 



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It is indeed Philip Crosbie Morrison. You were quick to pick that one, 67HR

Philip Crosbie Morrison (19 December 1900 1 March 1958) was an Australian naturalist, educator, journalist, broadcaster and conservationist. I remember him from the mid 1950s when I and my older siblings used to sit on the floor in front of the family's large radiogram in the lounge room listening intently to everything he said about the natural world. He was just known on 3DB as Crosbie Morrison.

Over to you, 67HR.

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Thanks Stew,

This Australian had a disquingished career and accomplished a lot in his life time.

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Sir John Forrest (Lord Forrest).

First Premier of WA.



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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

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This one is for the sports buffs.

An Aussie Olympics gold medal winner.

 

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Triple jump winner.



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