Greatest Aussie? You Decide
 

You may recall that the BBC carried out a poll a few years ago to find the 'Greatest Briton', won by Winston of course! But who is the greatest Aussie and why? Discuss in not less than at least one sentence.

All views valid, except perhaps those who think Skippy or Bea from Prisoner Cell Block H.

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Well if I can't vote for Bea, can I vote for Vinegar Tits? :D

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Rolf Harris. He used to keep my family on their toes wondering what the painting actually was

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Kylie Minogue. Or Danni Minogue. Either really. They were both pretty great. Danni was a bit better, she made me a cup of tea before I kicked her out. :D

Natalie Imbruglia wasn't too shabby either. :D

Cheers

Buzzy

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Sorry I'm confused :p

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I'd like to nominate James Harrison who, in 1856, invented the world's first (practical) refrigerator using vapour compression. Without him, there would never have been cold beer.

:D


That's two sentences, but it wouldn't scan properly as one. :p

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In fact, there are a lot of Great Australians here... :D

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NED KELLY, definitely.

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I love this one - with a help from a Pome -

1944 Antibiotic penicillin- Produced by Howard Florey with help from a Pome named Ernst Chain.

how many of those "early inventors" listed - were actually British I wonder

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If they were in Aus, then they were Australian. ;)

Yes, the penicillin one is a goodun that's for sure. That saved billions of lives esp during the war.

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Wally Lewis..............................one of the best rugby players to ever pick up a ball and run with it :D :D And a bloody nice guy as well.

Loz x

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I'm tempted to nominate Sir Les Patterson.

But won't!

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His more your average Aussie rather them greatest Aussie.

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The Bloke :D

although if I get the job I'm after this week, I may change that too "The nice man in charge of the interview panel" :rolleyes:

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On a more serious note - Charels Todd fascinates me - he was the man who worked on setting up the telegraph line between Adelaide and Darwin (The Singing Line by Alice Thompson is a brillliant book about him and his supportive wife. Also the early explorers like Sturt and Burke and Wills, and a favourite is Smithy - Charles Kingsford-Smith - one of the greatest aviators ever.

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the greatest aussie will be the one that tells me i can have my visa!!!!!! :D