Jamaican Australian
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Jamaican Australian is an Australia
n person who is from or has ancestral ties to Jamaica
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According to the 2006 Australian census, 786 Australians were born in Jamaica
while 1,774 claimed Jamaican ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n person who is from or has ancestral ties to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
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According to the 2006 Australian census, 786 Australians were born in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
while 1,774 claimed Jamaican ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
Notable Jamaican Australians
- Billy BlueBilly BlueBilly Blue or William Blue was an Australian convict. Although Billy Blue’s place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica around 1767.-Conviction:...
- Shawn GilliesShawn GilliesWinston Shawn Gillies is a Jamaican born, Australian cricketer who has played first class matches for Western Warriors...
- Brendan NashBrendan NashBrendan Paul Nash is a Jamaican Australian cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for West Indies. He has also played first-class cricket for Jamaica and Queensland.-Early life:...
- Deni HinesDeni HinesDohnyale "Deni" Sharon Hines is a solo R&B artist who had chart success in the 1990s in Australia and New Zealand. She is the daughter of Marcia Hines....
- Marcia HinesMarcia HinesMarcia Elaine Hines, AM is a vocalist, actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted homeland of Australia. Hines made her debut, at the age of sixteen, in the Australian version of the stage musical Hair and followed with the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar...
- Paul NashPaul Nash (swimmer)Paul Nash is a former Jamaican swimmer who competed at the 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games as well as the 1968 Olympics. He has also represented his country at water-polo. He was named Jamaica Sportsperson of the year in 1969. He is the father of West Indian cricketer Brendan Nash.-References:...
- Seaman DanSeaman DanHenry Gibson "Seaman" Dan , known universally as Seaman Dan, is a Torres Strait Islander singer-songwriter with a national and international reputation whose first recording was released in 2000...
- Peter JacksonPeter Jackson (boxer)Peter "Black Prince" Jackson was a heavyweight boxer from Australia who had a significant international career.-Biography:...
- Ashleigh FrancisAshleigh FrancisAshleigh Francis is currently Miss World Australia. Francis will be competing for the Miss World Title in October 2010, Sanya, China.She is 23 years old, was born in Sydney, Australia and stands at 170 cm tall. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is Scottish.-External links:***...
- Marvin PriestMarvin PriestMarvin Elliott , better known by his stage name Marvin Priest, is a British/Australian-based singer. Marvin's debut studio album, Beats & Blips, was released in November 2011 in Australia, spawning the top ten hit "Own This Club", as well as top one-hundred hits "Take Me Away" and "Feel the...