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Lily Addison
Marion Lilian Addison (21 December 1885 – 27 November 1982) was an Australian tennis player. Biography Addison was born in Adelaide in 1885. Between 1906 and 1911, she won numerous titles at the tennis championships of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. She was champion of South Australia in 1906 and from 1908 to 1911. In 1909 and 1911, she won the title at the Victorian championship. In 1910, she won all three events – singles, doubles and mixed doubles – at the championships of New South Wales. In 1911, she could defend her singles title at Sydney again. By 1910, Addison lived at Melbourne. In late 1913, Addison started nursing training at the Melbourne Hospital which she finished in early 1917. Her brother J.J., also a successful tennis player, was killed in action in Northern France in May 1915. In August 1917, she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service and served in British military hospitals in Salonika, Greece. Because of lung problems, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Décugis
Maxime Omer Mathieu Decugis or Décugis (; 24 September 1882 – 6 September 1978) was a tennis player from France who held the French Open, French Championships record of winning the tournament eight times (a French club members only tournament before 1925), a feat that was surpassed by Rafael Nadal in 2014. He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) and the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp), his only gold medal coming in the mixed doubles partnering French legend Suzanne Lenglen. Life Decugis' father was a merchant at Les Halles, the company's name was ''Omer Décugis et fils'', however the accent mark on the é is missing from Max Decugis' birth certificate, and appears inconsistently in later English-speaking sources such as the Ayres' Almanacks edited by Arthur Wallis Myers, but apparently never in any French-speaking sources. The origin of the family name Décugis, spelled with accented é in an 1842 source, is "from Cuges-les-Pins." In 1905 he marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Players From South Australia
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Female Tennis Players
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kew, Victoria
Kew (;) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 5 km east from Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Kew recorded a population of 24,499 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. City of Kew, A city in its own right from 1860 to 1994, Kew was amalgamated with the cities of City of Hawthorn, Hawthorn and City of Camberwell, Camberwell to form the City of Boroondara. The suburb borders the Yarra River to the west and northwest, with Kew East, Victoria, Kew East to the northeast, Hawthorn, Victoria, Hawthorn and Hawthorn East, Victoria, Hawthorn East to its south, and with Balwyn, Victoria, Balwyn, Balwyn North, Victoria, Balwyn North and Deepdene, Victoria, Deepdene to the east. History Prior to the establishment of Melbourne, the area was inhabited by the Wurundjeri peoples. In the 1840s European settlers name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Albert, Victoria
Mont Albert is an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 kilometres east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Boroondara and Whitehorse local government areas. Mont Albert recorded a population of 4,948 at the 2021 census. The main shopping centre of Mont Albert is Hamilton Street, a small street lined with shops. The suburb has its own railway station. History Mont Albert Post Office opened on 1 August 1914. A Mont Albert North Post Office opened in 1957 and closed in 1993. The town is most likely named after the husband of Queen Victoria, Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861). The local shopping centre (Hamilton Street (pictured to the right) began to be built in about 1913, immediately south of the railway station. A tram service along Whitehorse Road, to the suburb's north-eastern corner, was opened in 1915. Houses between the tram and railway lines are characterised as Edwardian, English Domestic Revival and Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), colloquially known by its initials or pronounced as "the Rah", is South Australia's largest hospital, owned by the state government as part of Australia's public health care system. The RAH provides tertiary health care services for South Australia and provides secondary care clinical services to residents of Adelaide's central metropolitan area, which includes the inner suburbs. The original Adelaide Hospital was built in 1840 at the eastern end of North Terrace, Adelaide, with its first building superseded in 1856 and many alterations and additions over the following 175 years. It was prefixed by the "Royal" in 1939. In 2017 it was replaced by the new hospital, built at the western end of North Terrace. The new hospital is the most expensive building ever built in Australia, and the most expensive hospital ever built anywhere in the world, at in construction and equipment costs. The redevelopment on the site of the old RAH is known as Lot Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Johnson (tennis)
Emily Frances Godschall Johnson better known as Edith Johnson (1874–1950) was an English field hockey, tennis and badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ... player. She was the first women's captain of the England hockey team and the runner-up at the 1910 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Johnson played for the Molesey Hockey Club and was involved in England's first official match against Ireland in 1896. She was an all-round sportswoman playing tennis at Wimbledon where she competed in the singles from 1901 to 1914. In addition to tennis and hockey she played badminton for the East Molesey club and played at the All England Open Badminton Championships on several occasions. References 1874 births 1950 deaths British female tennis players T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Australasian Championships (tennis)
The 1924 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia from 19 January to 30 January. It was the 17th edition of the Australasian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 4th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians James Anderson and Sylvia Lance. Finals Men's singles James Anderson defeated Bob Schlesinger 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 Women's singles Sylvia Lance defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 Men's doubles James Anderson / Norman Brookes defeated Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles Daphne Akhurst / Sylvia Lance defeated Kathleen Le Messurier / Meryl O'Hara Wood 7–5, 6–2 Mixed doubles Daphne Akhurst / Jim Willard defeated Esna Boyd / Gar Hone 6–3, 6–4 External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Davis Prebble
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc. The Albert is an Apple II clone, released by Albert Computers, Inc., in 1983. Comparable to the Apple IIe, six models were ultimately produced. Description Albert Computers, Inc. offered a "complete system" for approximately the price of a basic ..., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert (suspiria), Albert, a charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
