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Dame Mary Gilmore is on the Australian ten dollar note because of her significant contributions to Australian literature and social justice. She was a prominent Australian writer and socialist activist who advocated for the rights of women, Indigenous Australians, and the disadvantaged. Her inclusion on the note recognizes her lasting impact on Australian society.
Banjo Patterson is on the note because he gave Australia an identity to other countries. Dame Mary Gilmore is on the note because she fought for women to be able to vote.
Dame Mary Gilmore was featured on the Australian $10 note to honor her significant contributions to literature and her advocacy for social justice. A prominent poet and activist, she was known for her work in promoting Australian culture and her commitment to issues such as women's rights and Indigenous rights. Her inclusion on the note reflects the recognition of her impact on Australian society and her role in shaping the nation’s identity. The note also features imagery related to her literary legacy, celebrating her as a key figure in Australian history.
Front: Mary Reibey Back: Reverend John Flynn
The $5 Australian note features: Queen Elizabeth II and the Parliament House.The $10 Australian note features: AB Paterson and Dame Mary Gilmore.The $20 Australian note features: Reverend John Flynn and Mary Reibey.The $50 Australian note features: David Unaipon and Edith Cowan.The $100 Australian note features: Dame Nellie Melba and General Sir John Monash.
The person on a 10 note can vary depending on the currency. In the U.S., Alexander Hamilton is on the $10 bill. In the UK, Charles Darwin is on the £10 note. In Australia, Dame Mary Gilmore is on the $10 note.
The current polymer Australian Ten Dollar note has Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson (balladist & journalist) on the front and Dame Mary Gilmore (poet & human rights campaigner) on the back. The $10 note only has the words "Waltzing Matilda" on it. The text along the bottom of the note are excerpts from "The Man From Snowy River". "Waltzing Matilda" and "The Man From Snowy River" are both the work of Banjo Paterson.
The notes of the Australian currency feature the following people: * $100 note - world famous soprano Dame Nellie Melba; soldier, engineer and administrator General Sir John Monash. * $50 note - Aboriginal writer and inventor David Unaipon; Edith Cowan, the first female parliamentarian in Australia. * $20 note - Reverend John Flynn, who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service; convict Mary Reibey who later became a successful shipping magnate and philanthropist. * $10 note - poet and author A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson; poet Dame Mary Gilmore. * $5 note - Queen Elizabeth II
Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its banknotes. Despite her not so brilliant arrival in Australia as a convicted horse thief in 1792, she redeemed herself and married businessman Thomas Reibey. By the time Thomas died, the family business consisted of farms and various trading enterprises. Mary assumed full responsibility for her late husbands business. She managed the businesses extremely well and expanded her shipping interests and opened new warehouses. What she would have been known for is her extensive charitable works, and her interest in the church and education. She was a well known and highly respected colonial philanthropist.
OBV: Portrait of AB 'Banjo' PatersonBased on a photograph of him taken at the time of his return to the Boer War in 1900. The photograph is held by the Paterson Estate.REV: Portrait of Dame Mary GilmoreBased on a photograph of Gilmore taken in her early twenties. This photograph has appeared in the Australian encyclopaedia and is held by the National Library of Australia.
Where a name is stated, that note has a picture of the person in question; the obverse ('front') is written first and followed by the reverse: * $5: Queen Elizabeth II and Parliament House on one version; Sir Henry Parkes and Catherin Helen Spence on the other. * $10: Banjo Paterson and Dame Mary Gilmore. * $20: Mary Reibey and Reverend John Flynn. * $50: David Unaipon and Edith Cowan. * $100: Dame Nellie Melba and General Sir John Monash.
Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its banknotes. The original paper Australian Ten Dollar note first issued in 1966, had Francis Howard Greenaway (convict architect) on the front and Henry Lawson (Short story writer & poet) on the back. The 1988 trial of the polymer note was a commemorative for Australia's Bicentenary and had a scene of the HMS Supply landing in Sydney Cove on the front and Aboriginal art on the back. The current polymer Australian Ten Dollar note first issued in 1993, has Andrew Barton (Banjo) Patterson (balladist & journalist) on the front and Dame Mary Gilmore (poet & human rights campaigner) on the back.