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John Northcott

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Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott (24 March 1890 – 4 August 1966) was an Australian Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff during the Second World War, and commanded the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in the Occupation of Japan. [1]

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Alexander Mair

Alexander Mair (25 August 18893 August 1969) was an Australian politician and served as the Premier of New South Wales from 5 August 1939 to 16 May 1941.

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Allied leaders of World War II

The Allied leaders of World War II listed below comprise the important political and military figures who fought for or supported the Allies during World War II.

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Australia Hotel

The Australia Hotel is a former hotel that was located in Castlereagh Street, Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

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Australian Army during World War II

The Australian Army was the largest service in the Australian military during World War II.

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Australian honours system

The Australian honours system consists of a number of orders, decorations, and medals through which the country's sovereign awards its citizens for actions or deeds that benefit the nation.

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Australian knights and dames

This is an incomplete list of all Australians who have ever been appointed a knight or a dame, being entitled to be known as "Sir" or "Dame" respectively.

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Bill Madden (GC)

Horace William Madden, GC (14 February 1924 – 6 November 1951), also known as Bill Madden, was a soldier in the Australian Army who was a posthumous recipient of the George Cross for his conduct while a prisoner of war during the Korean War.

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British Commonwealth Occupation Force

The British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) was the joint Australian, British, Indian and New Zealand military forces in occupied Japan, from 21 February 1946 until the end of occupation in 1952.

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Brudenell White

General Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, (23 September 1876 – 13 August 1940), more commonly known as Sir Brudenell White or C. B. B. White, was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1920 to 1923 and again from March to August 1940, when he was killed in the Canberra air disaster.

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Campbell Park, Australia

Campbell Park, together with Russell Offices, are the headquarters of the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Department of Defence, together forming the Australian Defence Organisation.

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Chief Justice of New South Wales

The Chief Justice of New South Wales is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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Chief of Army (Australia)

The Chief of Army is the most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to both the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary, Department of Defence (SECDEF).

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City of South Sydney

The South Sydney City Council was a former local government area covering the inner-eastern and inner-southern suburbs of Sydney.

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Cranbrook School, Sydney

Cranbrook School is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Edmund Herring

Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Francis Herring, (2 September 1892 – 5 January 1982) was a senior Australian Army officer during the Second World War, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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Electoral district of Northcott

Northcott was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1968 and 1999.

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Eric Woodward

Lieutenant General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward (21 July 1899 – 29 December 1967) was an Australian military officer and viceroy.

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Ernest Squires

Lieutenant General Ernest Ker Squires (18 December 1882 – 2 March 1940) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff (1939–1940).

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Frank Bladin

Air Vice Marshal Francis Masson (Frank) Bladin, (26 August 1898 – 2 February 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

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Frederick Richard Jordan

Sir Frederick Richard Jordan (1881–1949) was an Australian barrister, the 9th Chief Justice of New South Wales, and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales.

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General (Australia)

General (abbreviated GEN) is the second-highest rank, and the highest active rank, of the Australian Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of general; it is also considered a four-star rank.

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Governor of New South Wales

The Governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in the state of New South Wales.

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Governors of the Australian states

The governors of the Australian states are the representatives of Australia's monarch in each of Australia's six states.

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Harry Chauvel

General Sir Henry George Chauvel, (16 April 1865 – 4 March 1945), more usually known as Sir Harry Chauvel, was a senior officer of the Australian Imperial Force who fought at Gallipoli and during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War.

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HMAS Australia (D84)

HMAS Australia (I84/D84/C01) was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Horace Robertson

Lieutenant General Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, (29 October 1894 – 28 April 1960) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served in the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War.

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Index of World War II articles (J)

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J Force

J Force (sometimes referred to as "Jayforce") was the name given to the New Zealand forces that were allocated to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) which occupied Japan following the end of the Second World War.

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James McGirr

James "Jim" McGirr (6 February 1890 – 27 October 1957) was the Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February 1947 to 3 April 1952.

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John Lavarack

Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, (19 December 1885 – 4 December 1957) was an Australian soldier who was Governor of Queensland from 1 October 1946 to 4 December 1957, the first Australian-born governor of that state.

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John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst

John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst (5 February 1895 – 30 October 1970) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator.

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Joseph Cahill

John Joseph Cahill (21 January 189122 October 1959), also known as Joe Cahill or J. J. Cahill, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, railway worker, trade unionist and Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to his death in 1959.

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Lady-class ferry

The Lady class is a class of ferry that were operated by Harbour City Ferries and its predecessors on Sydney Harbour.

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Lakemba railway station

Lakemba railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lakemba.

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List of Australian Club members

The following is a list of notable past and present members of the Australian Club.

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List of Freemasons (E–Z)

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List of Knights and Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1952–77)

The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms.

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Northcott

Northcott may refer to:;People.

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Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney

The Northern Suburbs Crematorium, officially Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, is a crematorium affiliated with Protestantism located in North Ryde, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

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Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales

The Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales and his staff, as part of the Office of the Governor, provide governors with the necessary support to enable them to carry out their constitutional, statutory, ceremonial and public duties.

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Roy Burston

Major General Sir Samuel Roy Burston, (21 March 1888 – 21 August 1960) was an Australian soldier, physician, and horse racing identity.

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Royal Australian Survey Corps

The Royal Australian Survey Corps (RA Svy) was a Corps of the Australian Army, formed on 1 July 1915 and disbanded on 1 July 1996.

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Senior Officers' School

The Senior Officers' School was a British military establishment established in 1916 by Brigadier-General R.J. Kentish for the training of Commonwealth senior officers of all services in inter-service cooperation.

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Singapore strategy

The Singapore strategy was a naval defence policy of the British Empire that evolved in a series of war plans from 1919 to 1941.

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South Sydney High School

South Sydney High School is a public school located in Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouse of the Governor of New South Wales

The viceregal consort of New South Wales is the spouse of the serving Governor of New South Wales, assisting the viceroy with ceremonial and charitable work, accompanying him or her to official state occasions, and occasionally undertaking philanthropic work of their own.

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St John's, Ashfield

St John the Baptist Anglican Church is an active Anglican church located between Alt and Bland Streets, Ashfield, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Sydney Rowell

Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Fairbairn Rowell, (15 December 1894 – 12 April 1975) was an Australian soldier who served as Chief of the General Staff from 17 April 1950 to 15 December 1954.

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Thomas Blamey

Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, (24 January 188427 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars, and the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.

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United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory is the main governing body of Freemasonry within the Australian state of New South Wales that also wholly encloses the Australian Capital Territory containing the national capital city, Canberra.

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Vernon Sturdee

Lieutenant General Sir Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee, (16 April 1890 – 25 May 1966) was an Australian Army commander who served two terms as Chief of the General Staff.

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William McKell

Sir William John McKell (26 September 1891 – 11 January 1985), often known as Bill McKell, was an Australian politician who served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1947 to 1953.

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1941 New Year Honours

The 1941 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire.

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1946 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1946 in Australia.

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1947 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1947 in Australia.

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1948 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1948 in Australia.

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1949 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1949 in Australia.

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1950 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1950 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1950 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in Australia.

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1951 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1951 in Australia.

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1952 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1952 in Australia.

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1953 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Australia.

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1954 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1954 in Australia.

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1955 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1955 in Australia.

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1956 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Australia.

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1957 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1957 in Australia.

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1st Armoured Division (Australia)

The 1st Armoured Division was an armoured formation of the Australian Army, raised in 1941 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Northcott

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