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Basil Kirke
Basil Everal Wharton Kirke (29 March 1893 – 8 January 1958) was a radio broadcaster and executive with the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He gravitated into this field after a varied career in New South Wales and the Pacific Islands. History Kirke was born in Armidale, New South Wales, a son of draftsman Samuel Wharton Kirke (c. 1856 – 28 April 1942) and his wife Ellen "Ellie" Wharton Kirke MBE (1866 –10 October 1945), née Clements. All members of his family were named "Wharton Kirke", most, Basil Kirke being an exception, using it as a double-barrelled surname, occasionally hyphenated. The family claimed descent from Colonel Percy Kirke, of "Kirke's Lambs" fame. :Mrs Wharton Kirke was awarded an MBE by King George V in recognition of her work during WWI. She founded the Australia Day Fund, which raised £870,000 in New South Wales for the war effort. She designed the first ANZAC medal, of which only four were struck in gold, being awarded to George V, Albert I of Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia and some conflicts involving personnel from the Australian colonies prior to Federation. Opened in 1941, the memorial includes an extensive national military museum. The memorial is located in Australia's capital, Canberra, in the suburb of . The Australian War Memorial forms the north terminus of the city's ceremonial land axis, which stretches from Parliament House on Capital Hill along a line passing through the summit of the cone-shaped Mount Ainslie to the northeast. No continuous roadway links the two points, but there is a clear line of sight from the front balcony of Parliament House to the war memorial, and from the front steps of the war memorial back to Parliament House. The Australian War Memorial consists of three parts: the Commemorative Area (shrine) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Street School
: ''For the secondary / high school of similar name see Fort Street High School.'' Fort Street Public School (abbreviated as FSPS) is a government co-educational primary school located in Millers Point, New South Wales, Millers Point, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1849, it is one of the oldest government schools in Australia, and is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. History Fort Street Public School descends from Fort Street Model School, established in 1849 and the first government model school in the colony of New South Wales; which also makes it one of the oldest public schools in Australia. The history of public education in Australia began when the Governors of New South Wales, Governor of New South Wales Charles Augustus FitzRoy, Charles FitzRoy established a Board of National Education on 8 January 1848 to implement a national system of education throughout the colony. The board decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
