X-Nico

unusual facts about Aussie


Aussee

::Not be confused with Aussie.


Arafura Games

The International Australian Football Council was formed after the 1995 Games, playing an important role in promoting Aussie Rules until dissolving in 2001.

Aussie Gold

Aussie Gold is a television programme on Foxtel’s the Comedy Channel, created and executive produced by Darren Chau, produced by Anthony Warrington and hosted by Australian comedian Frank Woodley.

Aussie Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

Aussie Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was an Australian reality television series that was based on the original and hugely popular American series, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Australian Six

The term Australian Six (or "Big Aussie six" etc.) is sometimes used to refer to Australian-built large family cars such as the Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore/Toyota Lexcen, Toyota Avalon/Aurion, the Mitsubishi Magna/380, the Chrysler Valiant & the Leyland P76, which often have six-cylinder engines as standard.

Avast!

Themed voiceovers are also available; these include "Aussie", "Californian", "Canadian", "Pirate Talk" and "Santa Claus".

Beach Cricket Tri-Nations series

For the 2008 series, XXXX was giving away free XXXX Gold Beach Cricket Aussie Team Shirts as part of sales of promotional cartons of XXXX GOLD.

Bholu Brothers

Some of his memorable victories are over Haji Afzal, King Kong, Aussie, Clyde Kennedy, Hardam Singh, Gurnam Singh, Hari Ram, Emile Koroshenko, Tony Kontellis, Con Papalazarou, Baron Von Heczey, Bloorma, Sam Betts and George Gordianko.

C'mon Aussie C'mon

The song eulogised players such as Dennis Lillee, the Chappell brothers Ian and Greg and Rod Marsh, used the limerick metre in its verse structure and ended with the refrain, "C'mon Aussie, c'mon, c'mon" sung again and again.

David Boon

Boon was the subject of a regular skit on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's comedy show The Late Show in a segment called The Oz Brothers. Played by Santo Cilauro and Rob Sitch, Gavin and Neville Oz were quintessential Aussie cricket fans whose home was adorned with posters of Boon, and who would face Launceston and pray to a Budai statue with Boon's head, chanting "Legend... Legend... Dead-set legend... Top bloke... Top bloke."

Étaples Military Cemetery

Pte Jim Bonella, Australian Machine Gun Corps (former Aussie Rules footballer)

Jack van Tongeren

These included Western Australia Attorney-General Jim McGinty, Prime Minister John Howard, ASIO head Dennis Richardson "and all MPs who actively support Asianisation and multiracialism and the destruction of our Australian constitution and Aussie way of life".

James Davison

After the Denver round he was dropped by the team for fellow Aussie Michael Patrizi.

Jeanie Descombes

In recognition of her contribution, in 2007 the Aussie Hearts sponsored her to go to Australia where she conducted many clinics and showed her AAGPBL PowerPoint presentation to hundreds of Aussie women ball players.

Jun Kamiwazumi

The right-handed resident of Tokyo best doubles results were reaching the final of the Osaka Grand Prix in 1973, partnering Aussie legend Ken Rosewall, as well as the Denver WCT final in 1974, partnering Mark Cox.

Lee Cormie

Cormie dialed down the intensity a few dozen notches (and connected with material more commonly associated with his age bracket) as the lead actor alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the evocative Aussie coming-of-age picture December Boys (2007).

Marc Karam

He then managed to place in the top 6 at the next three major tournaments he entered; The 2006 North American Poker Championship, The 2007 Aussie Millions, and The 2007 EPT Grand Final.

Midge Marsden

Marsden has toured the USA four times, and each time he has played with and befriended artists such as Willie Foster, Bobby Mack, Ronnie Taylor, Aussie Dave Boyle, and Julieann Banks.

Mieke Buchan

SPORTS - Throughout her career Buchan has covered events including the Olympic Games, the US Open, and French Open tennis tournaments (for Tennis Channel), Australian Open Tennis (for Triple M) World Cup Soccer (SBS), the Super Bowl, Formula One, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship (Fox Sports America), the Crown Australian Poker Championship (Aussie Millions), Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Myk Aussie

Kym Andrew Harrison (born in Gawler, South Australia) known as "Myk Aussie" is an Australian Sports, Comedy, Media personality.

Redcliffe Tigers

Redcliffe Tigers AFC is an Australian Football Club – Aussie Rules Club, that plays its home games out of the Rothwell a suburb of Redcliffe, South East Queensland.

Specky Magee

The books, written by Felice Arena and renowned Aussie Rules player Garry Lyon, chronicle the life and times of teenager Simon Magee, an aspiring Aussie Rules football champion.

Steady Eddy

In 2004, Eddy co-starred as Trevor in the Australian made comedy, Under the Radar, alongside upcoming Aussie actors Nathan Phillips, Chloe Maxwell and Clayton Watson.

Steve McCann

McCann guest starred along fellow Aussie extreme sportsman, Renton Millar in an episode of Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2002.

Todd Wiltshire

Wiltshire followed up his 3rd placing in the Individual Final with 2nd in the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship at the Ellermühle Stadium in Landshut, Germany, paired with fellow Aussie Leigh Adams.

Wayne Huizenga

In 2004, he purchased the private luxury yacht Aussie Rules from the Australian boat builder and the golfer Greg Norman.

Aussie Rules was renamed Floridian after his private golf course designed by Gary Player.


see also