Some Significant Victorians

The following country Victorians can be found in our profiles of 200 Significant Australians:

• Sir Reg Ansett was born in Inglewood whose airline grew from a serviced car and bus line in country Victoria
• Malcolm Fraser from 'Nareen' in the Western District who became Prime Minister
• Ned Kelly - whole areas of Victoria are just referred to as Kelly Country
• Marjorie Lawrence the internationally celebrated soprano grew up in Deans Marsh
• Norman Lindsay - who scandalised his home town of Creswick
• Sidney Myer - who established his business on the Bendigo goldfields and later expanded to Melbourne
• Sir Macfarlane Burnet from Traralgon
• Sir Hubert Opperman ('Oppy') from Central Victoria. One of Australia's greatest sportsmen as featured in The White Hat Guide to Seven Great Moments in Australian Sport
• Henry Sutton from Ballarat - the remarkable inventor; also proprietor of a music store
• Sir Arthur Streeton from Mount Moriac who became one of Australia's most respected painters

Some other Significant Victorians

• Rafello Carboni - of the Eureka Stockade
• Hubert Clifford - composer
• Bruce Dawe - poet
• John Furphy - blacksmith, inventor and businessman
• S. T. Gill - the �Artist of The Goldfields�
• James Harrison - journalist, inventor and businessman
• The Henty Family - pioneers
• Sir John Holland - military officer and engineer
• Henry Hopwood - pioneer
• Sir David Fletcher Jones - businessman, philanthropist
• Phillip Law - physicist, explorer
• Alan Marshall - writer
• Russell Mockridge - cyclist
• Steve Monaghetti - athlete
• Johhny Mullagh - Aboriginal sportsman
• �Possum� - recluse, bushman
• Sir John Quick - politician and federation father
• Jack Riley - possibly the �Man from Snowy River�
• William-Cross Yuille - pioneer

Some other significant country Victorians include:

In his retirement, Barry Tuckwell now lives in Central Victoria.

See also:

• Significant people from Melbourne

• 200 Significant Australians

Some attractions and events related to Significant Victorians:

Barwon Park

A historic bluestone mansion with 42 rooms and an enduring reminder to the wealth and success of the Western District graziers of the 19th century. The mansion also includes a room celebrating the achievements of the local soprano, Marjorie Lawrence. More information at The White Hat Guide to Barwon Park >>

11am to 4pm Wednesdays & Sundays (closed Christmas Day)
105 Inverleigh Road, Winchelsea

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