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Bloody Clever Australians
Locality: Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia
Phone: +61 412 541 788
Address: 6/121 Old Pittwater Road 2100 Brookvale, NSW, Australia
Website: http://www.bloodyclever.com.au
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23.01.2022 Sir Jack Brabham KBE OBE AO 1926-2014 A KNIGHTS TALE Sir Jack Brabham was a three-time Formula One World Champion Driver and two-time Formula One World Champion Constructor, becoming the first driver to win the title in a car of his own design and construction. ‘Black Jack’ Brabham had all the pre-requisites of the racing star; quick judgment, lightning reflexes and a master tactician. He was past 30 when he started to race Formula One cars, and at 34 in 1959 won the ...World Championship. John Arthur Brabham was born on April 2 1926 at Hurstville near Sydney. Jack’s father a keen motorist taught his son to drive at the age of 12. At 15 Jack left school and got a job in a local garage, spending his evenings studying engineering at Hurstville Technical College. After serving in the Royal Australian Airforce as an engineer Brabham opened a small motor repair shop. He started his motor racing career on dirt tracks winning races at Speedways. In 1947 he won the NSW Speedway championship. He turned to road racing in 1952 and in 1955 made his Formula One debut at the British Grand Prix driving a Cooper that he had built himself. In 1959 Jack won the drivers’ World Championship with 34 points, the last of which gained by pushing his car (after it ran out of fuel) 500 yards to cross in fourth place. This was the first championship success for a rear-engined Formula One car. For the 1966 Formula One season Brabham raced his new Brabham-Repco BT19, with an engine developed by Repco, winning the drivers’ championship with 45 points. He also won the constructors’ title. His proudest moment came in 1989 when his three sons Geoff, Gary and David, having successful motor racing careers each won championship titles in different categories.
05.01.2022 Paul Hogan AM - Bloody Clever Hoge’s is the quintessential Australian. He reflects how we see ourselves. He is a larrikin, cheeky, fantastic sense of humour, charismatic, gutsy and someone you would have in your corner if the chips were down. From humble beginnings as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Hoge’s was discovered while trying out for a quiz and went on to become an international film star. With the help of his genius business partner John ‘Strop’ Cornell, Hogs ...put Australia on the international tourist destination map with his ‘shrimp on the barbie’ TV commercials and got the Poms drinking cold Fosters beer as opposed to the room temp brew they were used to. He won a Golden Globe award for best actor in a comedy motion picture for Crocodile Dundee, which he wrote and starred in, and was also nominated for an Academy Award. He was appointed Australian of the Year In 1985. In 1986 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to tourism and entertainment. Hoge’s is a much-loved Australian the world over and although he portrays Australians as ‘ocker’ the world knows that we are a sophisticated bunch that can laugh at ourselves and are a friendly lot at heart. Paul Hogan is less known for his significant charity to children’s foundations such as the Variety Club Australia and typically keeps these good deeds under his hat. Hoge’s is a fantastic example as to what can be achieved if you are prepared to have a go and have the intestinal fortitude to rise to the challenge. Good on you Hoge’s, thanks for helping the world understand who we are. You are a Bloody Clever Australian. See more
02.01.2022 Sir Edward Weary Dunlop KBE 1907 1993 Bloody Legend Veteran of the Second World War, Edward Dunlop became well-known for his medical work with Australian prisoners of the Japanese and subsequent welfare work after the war. He was born on 12 July 1907 at Major's Plain, Victoria. At 17 he became an apprentice pharmacist before moving to Melbourne to study at the Pharmacy College. In 1930 he was awarded a scholarship to study medicine at Melbourne University. There he ...picked up the nickname, 'Weary' probably because he always looked buggered. That affectionate name remained with him for the rest of his life. In 1934 he graduated with first class honours. From his previous part-time army service, Dunlop re-joined the military in 1935 as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps. In 1937 he graduated from Melbourne University as a Master of Surgery before attending St. Bartholomew's Medical School in England where he was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1938. In 1939 Dunlop enlisted in the AIF for service overseas. Dunlop served in the Greek and Crete Campaigns with the 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station, and was later senior surgeon in Tobruk. When the war in the Pacific began, his unit was transferred to Java. He was promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel in February 1942 and given command of No. 1 Allied General Hospital at Bandung. When the island fell to the Japanese Dunlop became a prisoner of war. For the rest of the war Dunlop worked as a medical officer on the Burma Thailand railway. He became famous for his relentless care of his men. They looked up to him as a saviour, placing himself at risk of death to ease their suffering and the legend of Weary began. Sir Weary Dunlop was a bloody clever surgeon and ingenious in the solutions he developed to protect his men.
