LOTJ


Full Listing of "Life on the Job" People under their Jobs

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Indigenous Famous Person's Story


If you would like to submit your "Life on the Job" please fill out the following form and send it to Frances.Moore@onthejob.education

Life on the Job form (Word docx)

Cameo - these are short LOTJs without their own dedicated page
A
  1. Accountant:  Tax: Chris
  2. Accountant:  Tax: Rebecca
  3. Actress: Deborah Mailman
  4. Administrator [Public], Nurse, Indigenous Advocate: Lowitja O'Donoghue
  5.  Aeronautical Engineer: Dr. Kalpana Chawla Cameo
  6. Aircraft Maintenance Engineer: Daryl Cameo
  7. Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical):Sven Glanzner Cameo
  8. Ambassador: Peter Heyward
  9. Anaesthetic Registrar: Dr Traudi Almhofer
  10. Anthropologist: Prof. Genevieve Bell
  11. Antique Appraiser: Andrew Whitehead Cameo
  12. Applications Programmer Nick D'Aloisio
  13. Architectural Draftsman: John
  14. Army Officer: Sir John Monash
  15. Army Officer: Capt. Reg Saunders
  16. Art Curator: Caroline Field
  17. Art Therapist: Tanja Johnston
  18. Artist: Albert Namatjira
  19. Artist: Alasdair Macintyre
  20. Artist: Tim Sharp
  21. Arts & Crafts Professional: Floral Sculptor: Tracey Deep
  22. Assistant Horse Trainer - Sam Freedman Cameo
  23. Astrophysicist: Brett Addison Cameo
  24. Automotive Electrician: Andrew

 		Actor

Army Officer
Art Therapist

Antique Dealer

Astronomer
B
  1. Baker: Lesley and Roger Gillespie (owners of Bakers' Delight)
  2. Baker: Chan Khun Cameo
  3. Beekeepers & Inventors: Cedar & Stuart Anderson
  4. Biophysicist: Prof. Graham Farquhar Cameo
  5. Bomb Squad (Army & Police): Senior Constable Michelle Rybarczyk Cameo
  6. Botanical Illustrator: Margaret Flockton
  7. Botanical Illustrator: Jenny Phillips Cameo
  8. Botanist: Prof. Kingsley Dixon
  9. Bushranger: Ned Kelly

 

 Baker

Beekeeper

C


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Cabinetmaker: Geoff Hannah
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Cake Designer: Sarah Theaker Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Cardiologist: Dr Rolf Gomes
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Cardiology Registrar: Dr Sophie Offen
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Carpet Weaver & Child Labour Activist: Iqbal Masih
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Casting Director: Anousha Zarkesh Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Chief Executive Officer, CANVA: Melanie Perkins
 bullet.gif (981 bytes) Charter Vessel Operator: Andrew
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Chauffeur: Alf Stafford
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Chef: Mark Olive
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Choreographer: Stephen Page
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Cinematographer: Dr Jim Frazier
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Cleaner: Shannon Lush
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Clothing Patternmaker: Johanna Weigel
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Composer: David Page
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Coroner and Magistrate: Hugh Dillon Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Corporate Trainer: Anne-Marie

 Cabinetmaker

Composer

Casting Director

D

bullet.gif (981 bytes)Dancer: Li Cunxin
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Detective: Lillian Armfield
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Dressmaker & Civil Rights Activist: Faith Bandler
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Dressmaker & Civil Rights: Activist: Rosa Parks

 Dancer

E

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Ecologist [Restoration]: Dr. Adam Cross
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Education Activist: Malala Yousafzai
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Embryologist - Lydia Ruddick Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Emergency Retrieval Registrar: Pat Gillespie
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Endocrinologist: Prof. Creswell Eastman
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Entertainer: Anh Do
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Entertainer: Sean Choolburra
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Entomologist: Dr. Bryan Lessard
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Entrepreneur: Florence Broadhurst
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Environmental Scientist: Dr. Leroy Gonsalves
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Events Coordinator: Steve Duggan
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Exercise Sports Scientist: Darren Burgess
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Exercise Sports Scientist: John Leyden
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Exhibition Designer: Jing-Ling Chua Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Explosives Technician [Bomb Squad] Michelle Rybarcyk Cameo

 
Entertainer

Environmental Scientist

F


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Fashion Designer: Paul Vasileff
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Fire Behaviour Analyst: Dr Simon Heemstra Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Firefigher: Toni Alexandrow
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Fisheries Officer: Michael Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Fisheries Observer: Jake Horton Cameo
 bullet.gif (981 bytes) Forester: Charles Edward Lane Poole
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Franchisor: Janine Allis
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Freedom Fighters: Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheener
Firefighter

Forester

G


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Garbage Collector: Waste Recycler: Le Ho
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Geographic Information Systems Officer: MelanieCameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) General Surgical Registrar: Dr Angelina Di Re
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Graphic Designer: Ruby Lindsay (Ruby Lind)

 Garbage Collector

H


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Handyperson & Franchisor or Franchise Owner - [Jim's Handyman;
Jim's Mowing; Jim's Fenches; Jim's Dog Wash; Jim's Building Inspections;
Jim's Cleaning; Jim's Antennas; Jim's Termite & Pest Control]: Jim Penman
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Harbour Master, Port of Eden NSW: Paul Webster Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Heritage Consultant: Ben Calvert Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Herpetologist: Dr. Deborah Bower Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Historian: Prof. Clare Wright
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Horse Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Horticulturalist & Business Owner: Rob McGavin
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Hydrogeologist: Brad Moggridge

 Horse Trainer

I

bullet.gif (981 bytes)Illustrator: Fuzz Grant
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Industrial Designer: Shirley de Vocht
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Infectious Diseases Specialist: Dr Nick Coatsworth Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Intensive Care Registrar: James Garrard
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Inventor: Thomas Edison

 Illustrator

J


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Jeweller and Designer: Michael Parker
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Jockey: Frank Reys
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Jockey & Horse Trainer: Michelle Payne
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Journalist/Sports Commentator: Charlie King
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Journalist: Geoff Orchison
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Journalist: Aaron Bryans Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Journalist & Poet: 'Banjo' Paterson
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Journalist: Ray Martin
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Judge: Susan Kiefel

 Judge

Jeweller

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L


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Landscape Architect: Edna Walling
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Lawyer: Deng Thiak Adut
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Lawyer: Prof. Mick Dodson
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Lawyer: Grata Flos Greig - Australia's First Female Lawyer
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Lawyer: Nelson Mandela
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Leather Goods Maker: Peter Horobin
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Life Guard: Edie Kieft
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Livestock Farmer: Rob Cook

 Landscape Architect

Lifeguard

M


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Management Consultant: Dave
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Marketing Officer: Paris Touma
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Mathematician: Nalini Joshi
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Media Divers: David Parer & Elizabeth Parer-Cook Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Medical Laboratory Scientist/Gastroenterologist: Prof. Barry Marshall
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Medical Practitioner & Soldier: 'Weary' Dunlop
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Medical Practitioner & Religious Sister: Mary Glowery
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Meteorologist: Karen Pon Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Midwife: Louyse Bourgeois
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Midwife: Muriel Conomie Stanley
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Midwife: Narelle Haw
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Midwifery Researcher: Prof. Maralyn Foureur Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Model Maker: John Sargood Cameo
 bullet.gif (981 bytes) Music Director: Richard Gill
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Musician: Harold Blair

 Musician

Mathematician
Midwife

N


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Natural Therapist: Peter Sullivan
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Navy Officer: Capt. Mona Shindy
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Neurosurgeon: Charlie Teo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Newspaper Editor: Franco Vanzini
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Newsreader: Nas Campanella
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Nurse: Vivian Bullwinkle
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Nurse: Heather Machin
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Nurse: Johnathon Molloy
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Nurse Practitioner: Chris Helms Cameo

 Nurse

Naval Officer

O


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Ophthalmologist: Fred Hollows
 bullet.gif (981 bytes) Ophthalmologist: Kris Rallah-Baker
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Orthopaedic Surgeon: Munjed Al Muderis
 bullet.gif (981 bytes)Otolaryngologist: [ENT Specialist] Prof Graeme Clark

Ophthalmologist

P


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Parliamentarian: Edward Gough Whitlam
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Parliamentarian: Neville Bonner
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Parliamentarian: Nova Peris
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Parliamentarian: Peter Lalor
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Patent Examiner: Laura Smith-Hewitt
 bullet.gif (981 bytes)Pathologist Registrar: Dr Natasha Prosser
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Photographer: Frank Hurley
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Photographer: Tracey Moffatt
 bullet.gif (981 bytes)Physicist: Alexander Prokhorov - Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Physiotherapist: Suzie
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Pilot: Len Waters
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Plant /Horticultural Pathologist Dr Cherie Gambley- Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Plant Nursery Worker: Jenny
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon: Prof. Fiona Wood
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Poet: Dorothea MacKellar
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Police Officer: Tim Hardiman
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Property Manager: Dennis Morris
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Public Servant: Charles Perkins
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Public Servant: Ken Wilkinson

Public Servant

Photographer

Police Officer
Q

bullet.gif (981 bytes)Quantum Physicist: Professor Michelle Simmons		 Physicist

R

bullet.gif (981 bytes)Race Caller: Adam Olszanski Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Raceday Judge: Natashia Radford
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Rat Farmer: Cheryl Martin Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes)Roadie - Tana Douglas Cameo

 

  

S


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sailmaker: Rolly Tasker
bullet.gif (981 bytes) School Nurse: Helen O'Shea Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) School Secretary: Carmel
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Scientist: Marie Curie
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Screen Printer: Lachlan
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Set Designer: Catherine Martin
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Shearer and Aboriginal Activist: William Cooper
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Social Entrepreneurs: Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Social Worker: Caroline Chisholm
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Social Worker: Stacey Anderson
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sports Coach: Norma Plummer Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sports Commentator: Charlie King
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sports Doctor: Lisa Elkington Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Ash Barty
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Evonne Goolagong Cawley
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Cathy Freeman
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Meghann Lanning  
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Patrick [Patty] Mills
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Michael Milton
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Sportsperson: Lionel Rose
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Stainless Steel Engineer: Jeff
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Statistician: Dr Stephanie Kovalchik Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Steward of Racing: Corie Waller
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Surveyor: Augustus Alt
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Syndicator [of  Racehorses]: Adam Watt - Cameo

 

 Sailmaker

Shearer
Sportsperson

Steward of Racing

T


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Taxidermist: Jane Tost
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Teacher(s): Jamie and Danielle Walsh
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Teacher & Saint: Mary MacKillop
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Theatre Costume Designer: Orry-Kelly
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Toxinologist: Dr Yanni Chin - Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Truck Driver: Heather Jones

 Teacher

U


bullet.gif (981 bytes) Umpire: Glenn James
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Urban & Regional Planner: Walter Burley Griffin

 Umpire

V

bullet.gif (981 bytes)Virologist: Larissa Dirr Cameo

 

 Virologist

W

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Watchmaker [Horologist]: Reuben Schoots Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Wild Bee Scientist: Dr Kit Prendergast
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Wine Merchant: Joe Muller Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Wine Scientist - Dr Jacqui McRae Cameo
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Winemaker: William Rikard-Bell
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Writer & Academic: Anita Heiss
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Writer & Poet: Henry Lawson
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Writer & Poet: Dorothea MacKellar
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Writer: Sally Morgan
bullet.gif (981 bytes) Writer, Preacher, Inventor: David Uniapon

 Writer
Winemaker
Y


bullet.gif (981 bytes)Youth Worker: Bernie Shakeshaft		 Youth Worker

Z

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Zoo Director: Simon Duffy Cameo

bullet.gif (981 bytes) Zoo Education Officer, Taronga Zoo: Georgina Cairns Cameo

 bullet.gif (981 bytes) Zookeeper: Steve Irwin

 Zookeeper

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jeweller side

 

 

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