Australia, New Zealand Encyclopedia 17. (töredék) [antikvár]

skuasSkuas are large sea-birds which form a subfamily of the gull family Laridae. They are the pirates of the polar seas, diving on gulls, terns and penguins until the victim disgorges its catch of fish. Skuas are also scavengers.Four species of skua are seen on Australian and New Zealand seas. Two species, the Arctic skua and the long-tailed skua, are rare visitors from the northern polar seas. The great skua and the pomarine skua are seen from the coasts of the southern half of Austraha.SLESSOR, KennethKenneth Slessor (1901-71) was a leading Australian poet, journahst and war correspondent. His most famous poem is Fine Bells, written in memory of a friend who was drowned in Sydney Harbour.Slessor published four books of poetry between 1924 and 1939. In 1944 Slessor's own selection of his best work was issued in a volume entitled One Hundred Poems. After that date, with the exception of Beach Burial and a few other verses, he published little poetry. All his verse has been collected in one volume. Poems (1957). fiVe Bells inspired the mural created by Austrahan artist John Olsen for the sydney opera house.Kenneth Slessor was editor of smith's weekly and the Sunday Telegraph; literary editor of the Sydney Sun; and editor of the literary journals Southerly and Vision. During World War II he was an Australian war correspondent. In 1959 he was awarded the OBE for services to Australian literature.Kenneth Slessor was born at Orange, NSW, and educated at the Sydney Church of England Grammar School.SMITH, DonaldDonald Smith (1922- ) is a leading Australian opera singer ancl a soloist with the Austrahan Opera Company. He was the lead tenor in the productions oi Aida early in 1975, and in Tosca in 1974, in the Sydney Opera House.Smith's first appearance was as leading tenor m Edward German's Merrie England when he was nineteen. After World War II he sang on coiTimercial radio stations in Brisbane and with the ABC. He also performed leading roles with the Brisbane Opera Company.Opposite : A young surfer waits for ttie call: 'Surfs up I'ILPortrait of Kenneth Slessor by W. E. Pidgeon which hangs in the library of the Sydney Journalists' Club.In 1953 he was awarded the Joan Hammond Scholarship and travelled overseas to study at the London Opera School and in Italy. He toured Australia with the visiting Italian Grand Opera Company in 1955 on his return home. During the 1960s he sang at Convent Garden and at Sadler's Wells in London.Donald Smith was born in Bundaberg, Queensland. He was awarded an OBE in 1973.SMITH, Sir Charles KingsfordSee Kingsford Smith, Sir CharlesSMITH, Sir Grafton ElliotSir Grafton Smith (1871-1937), an Australian-born anatomist and anthropologist, made valuable contributions to medical, anthropological and archaeological knowledge.His research and writings covered such diverse areas as comparative anatomy, the evolution and development of the human brain, the treatment of the mentally ill, forensic science, prehistoric man and the origins of civilization. His discussions with the Australian government in 1924 on behalf of the Rockefeller Foundation led to the establishment of a Chair of Anthropology at the University of Sydney.1345I I'i'n't /