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How We Beat the Emden

The movie was later combined with another Australian war film, For Australia (1915) to create a new movie, For the Honour of Australia (1916).



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2004–05 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy

Ponting's dismissal proved to be the precursor to another middle order collapse for Australia, for Hayden was dismissed just a few minutes later for 43, and in even shorter order Damien Martyn was dismissed for 5 and Andrew Symonds for his second consecutive duck.

2006 Melbourne Storm season

The Storm's Queensland trio of Greg Inglis, Cameron Smith and Antonio Kaufusi were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 2006.

2007 Melbourne Storm season

A total of four Storm players, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau, Dallas Johnson and Ryan Hoffman were selected to make their international representative debuts for Australia in 2007.

2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Irish satellite sports channel, Setanta Sports will provide coverage on the day for Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States of America.

Adam Basil

He ran the 1st leg for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the 4x100m relay with Paul Di Bella, Patrick Johnson and Joshua Ross.

Andrew Durante

Durante was selected in Pim Verbeek's Socceroo squad in February 2010 for Australia's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Indonesia.

Arthur Bartholomew

He sailed for Australia aboard the Oriental in 1852, arriving in Melbourne in December 1852.

Barry McDonald

McDonald, a flanker, was born in Wau, Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Beaurepaires

Beaurepaires is an Australian and New Zealand tyre retail and repair chain started in 1922 by Frank Beaurepaire a former Olympic swimmer for Australia and Australasia, with money he received for rescuing a shark attack victim from the water at Sydney.

Bettina Hoy

Bettina and her husband Andrew Hoy, who competed at the Olympic level for Australia, had lived for 12 years in Gloucestershire, at the Gatcombe Park estate of The Princess Royal.

Bob Tarlau

He had worked previously for KABC-TV, KTLA and KNXT (now KCBS-TV) in Los Angeles and for Australia's Nine Network, both in Sydney and Los Angeles.

Bot Stanley

Stanley, a centre, was born in Bathurst, New South Wales and claimed a total of 14 international rugby caps for Australia.

Breakfast Time

Last January 17, 1983 during Breakfast Time's first broadcast, letters and telegrams have been sending to offices and different breakfast shows around the world have greet Breakfast Time luck such as Network Ten for Australia, CTV for Canada, CBS and ABC for the United States, TVB for Hong Kong and NHK for Japan.

Brickey Farmer

Farmer, a flanker, was born in Holborn and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Carmen Duncan

She currently serves as an Ambassador for the Breast Care Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women and as the Ambassador for Tenterfield Shire Council for Australia Day.

Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904

The Act introduced the rule of law in industrial relations for Australia by establishing the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.

Convoy Faith

The freighter MV Port Fairy, carrying ammunition, was ultimately bound for Australia and New Zealand via the Panama canal.

Douglas Darby

He trained at Portsmouth Teachers College before taking a job as steward and galley hand on a P&O liner bound for Australia.

E.W. Hornung

Hornung spent most of his life in England and France, but in December 1883 left for Australia, arrived in 1884 and stayed for two years where he worked as a tutor at Mossgiel station in the Riverina.

Ernie Toshack

In the final match of the tour, Toshack found himself opening the bowling for Australia with fellow debutant Ray Lindwall in a match against New Zealand at Wellington that was retrospectively recognised as a Test two years later.

George Ruebner

Ruebner, a wing, was born in Shanghai and claimed a total of 2 international caps for Australia.

Gregory Shambrook

Shambrook, a centre, was born in Bilinga, Queensland and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Harold Snell

Snell, a scrum-half, was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Holden Astra

The Pulsar for Australia was assembled in Clayton, Victoria; however, for the Astra the body panels were pressed at Holden's Elizabeth, South Australia facility.

Ian Harvey

He appeared for Australia in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa as a replacement for the injured Watson.

Ian Moutray

Moutray, an inside centre, was born in Ryde, New South Wales and claimed 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

James Squire

John Boston (who was a potential rival for Australia's first brewer); and

Jindabyne, New South Wales

Jindabyne is a service town for Australia's highest ski resorts: Perisher, Thredbo and Charlotte Pass.

John Weatherstone

Weatherstone, a centre, was born in Bathurst, New South Wales and claimed a total of 7 international rugby caps for Australia.

John Welborn

Welborn grew up in Perth and after gaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and representing the state in 15 senior rugby games moved to Sydney in 1992 to follow his ambition of playing rugby for Australia.

Ken Archer

His younger brother Ron Archer played 19 Tests for Australia between 1953 to 1956.

Leonard Smith

Len Smith (1918–2000), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s for Australia, New South Wales, Eastern Suburbs RUFC, and Newtown

Lise Mackie

Lise Maree Mackie (born 10 August 1975 in Te Kuiti, New Zealand) is a New Zealand freestyle swimmer of the 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competing for Australia.

Lord Bloody Wog Rolo

He claimed he now saw that the Monarchy was the best system for Australia and to make amends he changed his name by deed poll to Lord Bloody Wog Rolo - to provide a service between Royal visits for those who wanted to curtsey and pay homage to royalty.

Maxwell Fuller

In the 1974 Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang, Fuller played on board one for Australia and scored 6/7, winning the individual gold medal.

Mitchell Langerak

Langerak made his debut for Australia in an international friendly against France on 12 October 2013, a match in which the Socceroos were thrashed 6–0, courtesy of goals from Franck Ribéry, Olivier Giroud, Yohan Cabaye, Mathieu Debuchy and Karim Benzema.

Rhyan Grant

He was selected for the training squad for Australia's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup team.

Robert Meuleman

His father, Ken Meuleman was also a first-class cricketer (played 1 test for Australia) and son Scott Meuleman is also a first-class cricketer playing for Western Australia.

Rosemary Church

She previously worked as a reporter and newsreader for Australia's ABC-TV news and current affairs.

Sam Mackinnon

Perhaps his greatest achievement whilst playing for Australia was winning a gold medal during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Samantha Downie

Towards the end of the series, her photos began to receive universal praise from the judges and Downie also received two first-call outs, which was the highest for Cycle 4 (tied with Caris Eves and Demelza Reveley.)

Sarah-Jane Dias

That same year she was featured in the music video for Australian rock group INXS's "Never Let You Go" from their album Switch.

Steven Skala

Steven Michael Skala AO (born 6 October 1955 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is the Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank for Australia and New Zealand, and a member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's board of directors since 6 October 2006.

The Pea-Pickers

Not quite a critical response, but in his autobiography Flaws in the Glass, Australian Nobel Laureate Patrick White, writing of his experience of the Second World War says "Otherwise I had dried up. There were stirrings of what I had it in me to write if there were ever a peace, but that didn't seem likely. So I read. I read The Bible, literally from cover to cover. I read The peapickers and was filled with a longing for Australia, a country I saw through a childhood glow".

The Wild Colonial Boy

The Irish version is about a Jack Duggan, young emigrant who left the town of Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland, for Australia in the early 19th century.

Travis Blackley

He debuted for Australia in the 2007 Baseball World Cup and went 0–1 and 1.64 ERA for the tournament, his only loss coming against the Japan national baseball team when Tadashi Settsu threw a shutout against Australia in the quarter-final, with Australia finishing 5th.

Yenny Wahid

She obtained her bachelor degree in design and visual communication from Trisakti University in Jakarta, but upon graduation she went to work as a journalist for Australian newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Zoe Goss

Goss played in four World Cups for Australia, playing when Australia won the final in 1988, then again in their unsuccessful defence in 1993, as a squad member when Australia regained the trophy in 1997 and finally as a member of the Australian side that lost the 2000 final to New Zealand, her final match for Australia.