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Calwell High School
Calwell is a surname which may refer to: *Arthur Calwell (1896–1973), Opposition Leader of Australia * Bert Calwell (1898–1962), Australian rules footballer * Clarrie Calwell (1896–1975), Australian rules footballer * George Calwell (1891–1971), Australian rules footballer {{surname See also *Places named for Arthur Calwell: **Division of Calwell The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Calwell contains the extreme northwestern fringe of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Broadmeadows, Dallas, Coolaroo, Greenvale, Meadow Heights, Roxb ..., electoral division in the state of Victoria, Australia ** Calwell, Australian Capital Territory, suburb of Canberra, Australia * Caldwell (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Calwell
Arthur Augustus Calwell (28 August 1896 – 8 July 1973) was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. He led the party to three federal elections. Calwell grew up in Melbourne and attended St Joseph's College. After leaving school, he began working as a clerk for the Victorian state government. He became involved in the labour movement as an officeholder in the public-sector trade union. Before entering parliament, Calwell held various positions in the Labor Party's organisation wing, serving terms as state president and as a member of the federal executive. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1940 federal election, standing in the Division of Melbourne. After the 1943 election, Calwell was elevated to cabinet as Minister for Information, overseeing government censorship and propaganda during World War II. When Ben Chifley became prime minister in 1945, Calwell was also made Minister for Immigration. He ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Calwell
Hubert James "Bert" Calwell (25 December 1898 – 1 July 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The fifth of six children born to George Lewis Calwell (1861–1955) and Caroline Alice Calwell (1868–1933), nee Corrigan, Hubert James Calwell was born at Carlton North on 25 December 1898. Bert Calwell was a younger brother of Carlton VFL players George Calwell and Clarrie Calwell. World War I After trying to enlist at age 17 without his parents' consent in 1916, Calwell enlisted in 1917 and served in both England and France during the latter stages of World War I. Football He commenced his football career at Ringwood before joining Hawthorn for the 1925 VFL season The 1925 VFL season was the 29th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The league expanded to twelve clubs, with , and all newly admitted from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarrie Calwell
Clarence Everard Calwell (9 September 1896 – 28 September 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the younger brother of George Calwell George Lewis Calwell (2 July 1891 – 24 August 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Calwell was born in Carlton, the eldest child of George Lewis Calwell snr and Caroline Alic ... and served in both World War I and World War II. Notes External links *Clarrie Calwell's playing statisticsfrom The VFA ProjectClarrie Calwell's profileat Blueseum 1896 births 1975 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Carlton Football Club players Camberwell Football Club players Australian military personnel of World War I Australian military personnel of World War II People from Carlton North, Victoria Military personnel from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1896-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Calwell
George Lewis Calwell (2 July 1891 – 24 August 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Calwell was born in Carlton, the eldest child of George Lewis Calwell snr and Caroline Alice Corrigan. Two of his younger brothers, Clarrie and Bert, also played VFL football. Originally from the Clifton's Rope Works team, Calwell made his league debut for Carlton in 1914 and, despite not initially taking part in that year's finals series, was recalled for the Grand Final Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to "grannie") is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. Sy .... Carlton wanted his pace around the packs and put Calwell in the first ruck, a decision which helped them to claim the premiership. A foot injury caused Calwell to miss playing in Carlton's premiership team th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Calwell
The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Calwell contains the extreme northwestern fringe of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Broadmeadows, Dallas, Coolaroo, Greenvale, Meadow Heights, Roxburgh Park, Craigieburn and Mickleham. Calwell has been a safe Labor seat since it was created in 1984. Calwell has had only two members, Dr. Andrew Theophanous, from 1984-2001, and the current MP Maria Vamvakinou, since 2001. Both are members of the Australian Labor Party. History The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945–1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960–1967. Calwell has been a safe Labor seat since it was first contested. The seat's first MP elected in 1984 was Andrew Theophanous. After failing to retain Labor preselection due to issues of criminality, Theophanous unsuccessfully contested the 2001 election as an Independent, polling 9.6% of the vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calwell, Australian Capital Territory
Calwell () is a medium-sized suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Tuggeranong. Tuggeranong Hill is on its southern border and the Tuggeranong Homestead is to the north. Calwell is located close to the Monaro Highway which provides a direct route to Canberra City and to Cooma. History The suburb was named after the Labor politician, Arthur Calwell (1896–1973). The suburb name was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets in the suburb are named for Victorian politicians. Outtrim Avenue between Johnson Drive and the Calwell Shopping Centre is named after Alfred Richard Outtrim who represented Maryborough from 1885 to 1920. Population At the , there were 5,730 people in Calwell. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population. * 78.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.1%. * 83.2% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 41.6%, Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
