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You are correct Big Gorilla! It is the late Olivia Newton-John. A former Melbournite.

Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE (26 September 1948 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress.[3] With over 100 million records sold,[4] Newton-John was one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the highest-selling female Australian recording artist of all-time.[5][6]

More about her here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John


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Thank You Stewart. Here's one for you:

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Good one BG!

One of my very favourite rock bands.

It's got to be AC/DC drummer, Phil Rudd.

Phil has a very interesting Bio.



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One of my favorites too Dicko Yes, you got it:

Phil Rudd

Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis,[1][2] 19 May 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints (19751983, 19942015, 2018present). On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became the only Australian-born member of the band. In 2003, he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of AC/DC. In 2014, Rudd released his first solo album, Head Job. Due to ongoing legal problems in New Zealand, where he is a resident, Rudd was unable to join the band for the 2015 Rock or Bust World Tour and was replaced by Chris Slade.[3][4] On 30 September 2020, AC/DC confirmed that Rudd would be rejoining the band for their comeback album Power Up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Rudd



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One for the Grey Nomads for sure.

 

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surely it would be Queen Elizabeth II as a young girl

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Sure is Stewart.

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            Queen Elizabeth II

Head of the Commonwealth

Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms

 

Reign                  6 February 1952 8 September 2022

Coronation        2 June 1953

Predecessor      George VI

Successor          Charles III

Born                   Princess Elizabeth of York          21 April 1926

17 Bruton street, Mayfair, London, England

Died                    8 September 2022 (aged 96)

Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Burial                  19 September 2022

King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Spouse               Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh                           (m. 1947; died 2021)

Children

            Charles III

            Anne, Princess Royal

            Prince Andrew, Duke of York

            Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Full name          Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

House                Windsor Castle

Father                 George VI

Mother              Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Religion             Protestant

 



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Thanks, Dick0.

Here's one for GNs



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Think he had a frosty past and was featured on something you kept in your wallet 



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67HR wrote:

Think he had a frosty past and was featured on something you kept in your wallet 

 Without his beard, no less, and in uniform.



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He certainly had a cold past, but I don't carry any cash in my wallet - only plastic.However, I don't believe that he has featured on any banknotes, unlike Douglas Mawson.

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Sir George Hubert Wilkins



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You are quite correct Big Gorilla.

Sir Hubert (George Hubert) Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 1888 30 November 1958), commonly referred to as Captain Wilkins, was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer. He was awarded the Military Cross after he assumed command of a group of American soldiers who had lost their officers during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, and became the only official Australian photographer from any war to receive a combat medal.[1] He narrowly failed in an attempt to be the first to cross under the North Pole in a submarine, but was able to prove that submarines were capable of operating beneath the polar ice cap, thereby paving the way for future successful missions. The US Navy later took his ashes to the North Pole aboard the submarine USS Skate on 17 March 1959.

And much more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Wilkins also in a recent book about Sir Hubert's amazing life by Peter Fitzsimons.

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Thank You Stew. This man is now 90 years old. The photo was from his younger days...WIT.90.jpg



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Sevi Balisteros (excuse spelling)



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No Trevor, not him.

Current Photo:

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I think he had a few xmas carols.

 

Johnny Mathis?

 



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Too easy Trevor:

Johnny

Johnny Mathis

 

American pop singer

John Royce Mathis is an American singer who is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century. Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts.

American pop singer


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Cheers Ken, 

Can I give it a rain check on the reply.

We have our youngest's wedding coming up so I shouldn't be popping my head in here, lots to help with.

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I'll kick the can along the road...

An Aussie of former significance.

 

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Is he Harold Holt?

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Spot on Stew.

Harold Edward Holt was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. Wikipedia

Born: 5 August 1908, Stanmore

Died: 17 December 1967 (age 59 years), Cheviot Beach

Spouse: Zara Bate (m. 19461967)

Children: Nicholas Holt, Sam Holt, Andrew Holt

Education: Melbourne Law School (19271930), Wesley College, Randwick Public School, Abbotsholme College

Previous offices: Prime Minister of Australia (19661967)

Party: Liberal Party of Australia



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Thanks, Dick0.

Here is a very influential lady



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Think she had something to do with reform in politics,  don't know her name



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She was very involved in the movement for women's suffrage.

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Definitely on the right track.



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We've come to a halt !!!

Would it be Vida Goldstein



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Sure is her BG

 

Introduced into the fight for women's suffrage by her mother, Vida Goldstein took an early interest in politics. In 1903, as an Independent, she became the first woman in the British Empire to stand for election to a national parliament. Her bid for a Senate seat failed, but she continued to fight for women's suffrage, women's rights and social justice.

Goldstein was a speaker, writer and campaigner. Throughout the war she was an ardent pacifist, became chairman of the Peace Alliance and formed the Women's Peace Army. She recruited Adela Pankhurst, recently arrived from England as an organiser. Pankhurst wrote Put up the sword and was gaoled for her radical activities.

After the war Vida took an increasing interest in international matters. She advocated disarmament and the pursuit of better living standards. Although she often proposed simple solutions to complex problems, she was recognised as a born reformer, and as a devoted and courageous woman. She died, aged 80, in 1949.



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Thank You Dicko.  Let's hope this one is not too difficult:WIS18.JPG



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Hmmm. A man in uniform, no doubt a prominent person. Time to search the Web.



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