Akhurst

	Akhurst Akhurst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Akhurst (1886–1953), Australian politician Daphne Akhurst (1903–1933), Australian tennis player Lucy Akhurst (born 1975), British actress * William Akhurst (1822–1878), Australian actor See also Akehurst Wakehurst Wakehurst may refer to: Places: Electoral district of Wakehurst, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales Wakehurst (formerly known as Wakehurst Place), a property owned by the National Trust and m ... {{surname, Akhurst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carl Akhurst Carl Adrian Akhurst (14 June 1886 – 8 September 1953) was an Australian accountant, secretary and politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales from 1925 to 1934. Initially appointed by the Governor of New South Wales as one of 25 Labor Party appointees, Akhurst was expelled from the party after failing to vote for the Council's abolition in 1926. Readmitted to the Federal Labor Party in 1931, Akhurst unsuccessfully sought re-election as the ALP candidate to the council in 1940. Early life and background Akhurst was born on 14 June 1886 at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, to printer and accountant Thomas Carlyle Akhurst and Emily Kate Naphthali. His paternal grandfather was prominent actor, playwright and journalist, William Mower Akhurst (1822–1878). Akhurst spent his early years at Annandale, with the family residence at 51 Annandale Street, and received education at Annandale Public School, Blennerhassett's Institute of Accountancy an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Akhurst William Mower Akhurst (29 December 1822 – 6/7 June 1878) was an actor, journalist and playwright in Australia. Akhurst was born in Hammersmith, London or Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, London, a son of William Akhurst (1793–1866) and Harriet Akhurst, née Dickinson (c. 1788–1869), who married in 1845. From age 14 to 26 he worked for a firm of merchants in the manchester goods, but his real interest was in performing and writing for the theatre. In 1847 he wrote two pieces for Greenwood, the manager of the Cremorne Gardens theatre: ''A Barber's Blunders'' and ''The Bosjemans'' (''Bosjesmen''?), both of which were successfully staged that year. He emigrated to Australia, arriving in Adelaide by the barque ''Posthumous'', in June 1849. and found employment as reporter and sub-editor for James "Dismal Jemmy" Allen's newly launched '' Adelaide Times''. He came to public attention when he assisted the widow and orphan children of a fellow journalist, who died at sea after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Daphne Akhurst Daphne Jessie Akhurst (22 April 1903 – 9 January 1933) known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player. Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Open, Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930. According to Wallis Myers (''The Daily Telegraph'', ''Daily Mail''), she was ranked World No. 3 in 1928. Career The second daughter of Oscar James Akhurst, a lithographer, and his wife Jessie Florence (née Smith), Daphne Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Open, Australian Championships five times, in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1930. She is fourth on the list of most women's singles titles at the Australian Championships; behind only Margaret Court with eleven titles, Serena Williams with seven and Nancye Wynne Bolton with six titles. She won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times: in 1924 and 1925 with Sylvia Lance Harper, in 1928 with Esna Boyd, Esna Boyd Robertson, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lucy Akhurst Lucy Akhurst (born 18 November 1970) is an English actress, writer and director who has been working mainly in television since the 1990s. She starred alongside Neil Morrissey in ''The Vanishing Man'' and then came to prominence in a lead role in 1999's ITV Network, ITV seven-part drama ''Wonderful You (TV series), Wonderful You''. She appeared as Tim's (Simon Pegg) girlfriend for four episodes of UK comedy ''Spaced'' and also guest-starred as a zombie in Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's comedy film ''Shaun of the Dead''. She also appeared in the 2004 series of the BBC's ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen''. More recently she wrote, produced and starred in ''Every Seven Years'' a short film that has won several awards. She also directed, co-produced and had a small part in the independent British film ''Morris: A Life with Bells On'', written, co-produced by and starring her husband Charles Thomas Oldham, Chaz Oldham. Akhurst provided the voiceovers for ''EastE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akehurst Akehurst is an old English name derived from "ake," meaning oak, and "hurst," meaning "a grove of trees." The name likely comes from the modern town of Oakhurst, once called "Acersc." The name is primarily found in the Sussex area of England. Notable people with the surname include: * Bailey Akehurst (born 2003), English footballer * Elizabeth Akehurst (born 1975), South African cricketer * John Akehurst (1930–2007), British Army officer * John Akehurst, American fashion photographer * Len and Dorothy Akehurst, founders of Doomadgee Mission in Queensland, Australia * Luke Akehurst (born 1972), British politician * Michael Barton Akehurst (1940–1989), British lawyer and author See also * Akhurst * Wakehurst Wakehurst may refer to: Places: Electoral district of Wakehurst, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales Wakehurst (formerly known as Wakehurst Place), a property owned by the National Trust and m ... Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]