Ten Remarkable Australians who left their mark on the world

Description: TEN REMARKABLE AUSTRALIANS who left their mark on the world – but were forgottenIan MacfarlaneForeword by Geoffrey BlaineyHardback with dust jacket,ISBN: 9781925826524 “An outstanding achievement: the forgotten heroes of Australia’s great era of adventure and creativity brought to life”. -- Lindsay Tanner“Ian Macfarlane has brought to life ten remarkably different, highly influential, and above all else, talented Australians. Most importantly, the book is so easy to read…because each character is so refreshingly different.” -- John Howard “I love the prose! Well written, entertaining, insightful, evocative.” -- Peter FitzSimons“This is a journey into Australia’s forgotten past, a series of compelling portraits of astonishing figures whose lives deserve to be recalled and celebrated.” --Paul KellyA collection of short biographies of ten remarkable Australians who deserved to be better known. In fact, most were well known, even famous at one stage in twentieth-century history, but have since been largely forgotten. Ian Macfarlane seeks to learn more about these people and their achievements, giving the modern reader an opportunity to discover them too.Chapters:1 Harry George Hawker: Aviator and Aeroplane Designer2 George Finch: Mountaineer and Scientist3 George Ernest Morrison: Adventurer, Doctor, Journalist and Political Adviser4 George Hubert Wilkins: War Photographer and Explorer5 Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson: Novelist and Musician6 Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin: Prospector, Sportsman, Politician, Soldier and Scholar7 John Peter Russell: Artist and Engineer8 George Gilbert Aime Murray: Scholar and worker for Peace9 Reginald Leslie Baker: Sportsman and Showman10 Frederick Septimus Kelly: Concert Pianist, Composer and OarsmanIan John Macfarlane, AC, Australian economist, and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Australia's central bank, from 1996 to 17 September 2006.

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