Born in Kew, New South Wales, Australia in 1915, Nancy Bird became the youngest Australian woman to gain a pilot’s license at the age of 19. As a girl, Nancy had a fascination with flying. At age 13, Nancy dropped out of school to help her father at his general...
Full Name: Rosemary Lassig (Lluka after marriage) Birth Date: August 10th, 1941 Death Date (if known): November 1st, 2017 Rosemary Lassig (surname Lukka after marriage) was an Olympic swimmer born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia on August 10th, 1941. Rosemary...
Tarenorerer, also known as Walyer by the sealers of Bass Strait, was thought to have been born circa 1800 near Emu Bay, Tasmania into the Tommeginne tribe. Accounts of her life suggest she was abducted in her teens by Aborigines of the Port Sorell region and was sold...
