H. C. Coombs
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Herbert Cole "Nugget" Coombs was an Australian economist and public servant. He was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, in which capacity he served from 1960 to 1968. He is noted for
Coombs at the Lapstone Conference in 1948
Coombs c. 1970
John, Janet, Jerry, Jim (looking to camera) Nugget and Lallie Coombs, March 1951
Judith Wright
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Judith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Lit
H. C. Coombs
…a June 2009 article in The Monthly, journalist Fiona Capp revealed the story of the 25-year secret love affair between "the famous poet-cum-activist" Judith Wright and "the distinguished yet down-to-earth statesman" Coombs…
Judith Wright
Bust of Wright in Garema Place, Canberra
The Judith Wright Arts Centre in Fortitude Valley, Australia