Name an Australian that has made an impact in the UK ...

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Mich the Tester replied

10 March 2010, 14:10
Originally posted by singhr View Post

Barry Sheene - his impact was huge, especially at Daytona in '75 although I guess technically not Austrailian at that point.

Great minds think alike
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singhr replied

10 March 2010, 14:07
Barry Sheene - his impact was huge, especially at Daytona in '75 although I guess technically not Austrailian at that point.

Whoever invented Fosters - has had a huge impact on my wallet over the years.
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Moscow Mule replied

10 March 2010, 14:01
Ricky Ponting.

No, hang on, that's not right....
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Bunk replied

10 March 2010, 14:00
Kylie (and her hotpants )
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Mich the Tester replied

10 March 2010, 13:51
Skippy
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TimberWolf replied

10 March 2010, 13:38
Rolf Harris
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fullyautomatix replied

10 March 2010, 13:37
Kangaroooooo
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TheBigYinJames replied

10 March 2010, 13:32
Rod Hull.

He made such an impact that there was a small crater.
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Swiss Tony replied

10 March 2010, 13:28
Clive Caldwell
Keith Truscott
Adrian Goldsmith
John Lloyd Waddy
Charles Scherf
Nicky Barr

Without these brave men or many other like them we would definatly not be the country we are today.
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TimberWolf replied

10 March 2010, 12:53
Rutherford, although he was from New Zealand.
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sasguru replied

10 March 2010, 12:37
Originally posted by oracleslave View Post

Howard Florey

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Excellent one there.
But the exception that proves DA is talking bollux
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DodgyAgent replied

10 March 2010, 12:35
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Contributed hugely? How?
Some feminist writing bollux, a childish cartoonist, a not very succesful writer and a transvestite?
I'm sorry but if none of those people had come here nothing much would have changed at all.

I think you would make a good Australian
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oracleslave replied

10 March 2010, 12:35
Victor Chang. Although he probably wouldn't have got as far without that clever saffa making a breakthough first.

Google brought up William Bragg

Howard Florey

But have to say other than actors and sports folk not much else I could see.
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sasguru replied

10 March 2010, 12:34
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/Multi-mi...nd-failure.604

Better but not in the Murdoch league
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threaded replied

10 March 2010, 12:33
Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

Clive James, Rolf Harris, Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries are more than just celebs who have contributed hugely to this country (with the possible exception of Rolf)

Rolf Harris and the stylophone played a huge part in the inability of many today to distinguish between A# and Bb and many similar atrocities. Hence paved the way for much of the noise that is the pop-charts.

So I'd say his contribution to modern culture far surpasses anyone mentioned so far.
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