WHO IS THIS

Phil57 · Member

WHO IS THIS

Dick0 · Guru

Quite right Phil, it is her.

Over to you.

Margaret Elaine Whitlam AO was an Australian social campaigner, author, and athlete.

She was a representative of Australia in swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.

Her husband was Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975.

Born: 19 November 1919, Bondi

Died: 17 March 2012 (age 92 years), Sydney

Children: Nicholas Whitlam, Tony Whitlam

Education: SCEGGS Darlinghurst, The University of Sydney

Height: 1.88 m

Spouse: Edward Gough Whitlam (m. 19422012)

Parents: Bill Dovey, Mary Dorothy Duncan

-- Edited by Dick0 on Monday 20th of October 2025 12:59:22 PM

Phil57 · Member

Okay, see how I go at learning how to post a photo

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

Looks like Ricky Ponting

Phil57 · Member

Well that was just too easy!

Ricky Thomas Ponting AO (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%.

He holds the record for winning most ICC tournaments as a captain in Men's Cricket, including the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups, and 2006 and 2009 Champions Trophies. He was also a member of the 1999 Cricket World Cup winning Australian team.

Domestically, Ponting played for his home state of Tasmania as well as Tasmania's Hobart Hurricanes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. He played as a specialist right-handed batsman, an excellent slip fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. He led Australia to their second 50 Ashes win as well as victory at the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups and was also a member of the 1999 World Cup winning team under Steve Waugh. He led Australia to consecutive ICC Champions Trophy victory in 2006 and 2009. Combative and at times a controversial captain, statistically he is one of the most successful Test captains of all time, with 48 victories in 77 Tests. As a player, Ponting is the only cricketer in history to be involved in 100 Test victories and was involved in the most ODI victories as a player, with 262 wins, having played in over 160 Tests and 370 ODIs.

A prolific batsman, Ponting is Australia's leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket. He was named "Cricketer of the Decade 2000" was named in the country's best Ashes XI in a Cricket Australia poll in 2017 and in July 2018 he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

Ricky was one hell of a cricketer.

Who is in this very old pic?

Dick0 · Guru

Dr William Bland of NSW.

Surgeon and Politician.

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

It sure is. It it the oldest surviving photo in Australia taken in 1845. Its actually not a photo. A daguerreotype is an early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre in the 1830s and 1840s. It was one of the first practical methods of photography, producing a detailed image on a polished silver-plated copper sheet treated with chemicals and exposed to light. The resulting image was unique, non-reproducible, and often housed in decorative cases or frames due to its fragility. Key points: Process: The silver-plated sheet was treated with iodine to make it light-sensitive, exposed in a camera for several minutes, then developed with mercury vapor and fixed with a salt solution. Characteristics: Daguerreotypes are known for their sharp detail but required long exposure times, making them impractical for moving subjects. Historical significance: Widely used in the 1840s and 1850s for portraits, landscapes, and documentation, they marked the beginning of photography as a popular medium. Limitations: Expensive, fragile, and viewable only from certain angles due to the reflective surface. By the 1860s, daguerreotypes were largely replaced by cheaper and reproducible methods like tintypes and albumen prints. Today, theyre valued as historical artifacts and collectibles.

Dick0 · Guru

Fairly of current fame.

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

Looks like Mary Fowler

Dick0 · Guru

Ineedabiggerboat wrote:
Looks like Mary Fowler

Sure is. Over to you INABB.

Mary Boio Fowler is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for English Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Australia national team.

Mainly a forward, she is also able to play as a midfielder.

Born: 14 February 2003 (age 22 years), Cairns

Current team: Australia

Dates joined: 2022 (Manchester City W.F.C.), July 2018 (Australia women's national football team)

Nationality: Australian

Height: 1.72 m

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

This will test you.

Who is this legend?

Dick0 · Guru

Looks like a Spitfire pilot.

You need to sharpen up on the picture quality of what you are posting if you want anybody to recognise the subject.

Just saying.

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

It is not a Spitfire. I can see the stiching on the guys shoes. Cant see a problem with the image. Shoulda gone to Specsavers maybe lol

Dick0 · Guru

Ineedabiggerboat wrote:
It is not a Spitfire. I can see the stiching on the guys shoes. Cant see a problem with the image. Shoulda gone to Specsavers maybe lol

Of course it's not a Spitfire!

It's a Cessna A-37B Dragonfly ex-military twin-engine jet fighter.

The shoe stitching and the sunglasses is what gives the person's identity away.

lol confuse

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

Its not a Cessna

Dick0 · Guru

Perhaps a L-39 Albatross?

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

Sure is

-- Edited by Ineedabiggerboat on Monday 27th of October 2025 05:23:00 PM

Dick0 · Guru

Was he an Airlines pilot?

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

No

Ineedabiggerboat · Senior Member

Dicko Im going to give it to you as you correctly picked the plane. Good enough for me, the guy in the picture. Over to you.

Dick0 · Guru

Quite the Celebrity these days.

Big Gorilla · Guru

Looks like Jane Bunn...

Dick0 · Guru

Sure is her BG.

Jane Bunn is an Australian meteorologist and weather presenter. Bunn is the weather presenter on Seven News Melbourne.

Born: 2 August 1979 (age 46 years), Melbourne

Spouse: Michael Bunn (m. 2006)

Education: Monash University Clayton Campus (2005)

Parents: Bev Jennings

Height: 1.69 m

Known for: Seven News Melbourne

Big Gorilla · Guru

Thank You Dicko. Now who do we have here ?

Big Gorilla · Guru

He's an English Man...

67HR · Senior Member

I think its Anthony Newby

Big Gorilla · Guru

Close enough Trevor, it's Anthony Newley... Over to you.

George Anthony Newley, actor, singer, composer and writer: born London 24 September 1931; married 1956 Ann Lynn (marriage dissolved), 1963 Joan Collins (one son, one daughter; marriage dissolved 1970), thirdly Dareth Rich (one son, one daughter; marriage dissolved); died Jensen Beach, Florida 14 April 1999.

ONE OF Britain's most distinctive talents, Anthony Newley was an actor, singer, composer and writer who had his first starring role in films at the age of 16, composed hit musicals and songs, topped the hit parade himself as a pop star, played everything from romantic leads to quirky character roles in movies, starred on both the West End and Broadway stages, and became a favourite of cabaret audiences from New York to Las Vegas.

His elongated ****ney vowel sounds made his voice an unmistakable one which people either loved or hated. It served him well on novelty songs such as "Pop Goes the Weasel", but he was also a fine ballad singer. "What Kind of Fool Am I", "Who Can I Turn To" and "Candy Man" were just three of the hit songs he co-wrote. "I'm not a trained musician or singer," he once said, "but I can turn out a song."

67HR · Senior Member

Ah, yes didn't think it was quite right.

Here's a young lady who spends a lot of time on our screens

67HR · Senior Member

A clue, you see her in the mornings