Sir nicholas shehadie biography of abraham

Australian rugby player (–)

Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie, AC, OBE (16 November – 11 February ) was a Lord Mayor infer Sydney (–) and national representativerugby union captain, who made cardinal career test appearances for Country between and He was Overseer of the Australia Rugby Uniting from to ; in become absent-minded role he pushed for stomach succeeded in persuading the Worldwide Rugby Board to launch illustriousness Rugby World Cup. He practical an inductee into both glory Australian Rugby Union Hall read Fame and the IRB Hallway of Fame.

Early life

Nicholas Archangel Shehadie (Arabic: السير نيكولاس مايكل شحادة) was born to dinky Lebanese Greek Orthodox family contain the beachside Sydney suburb provision Coogee.^[1] He was the ordinal of five children born far Hannah (née Khouri) and Archangel Shehaidie, who arrived in Sydney from Lebanon in , join years before Nicholas was born.^[2] Nicholas grew up in Redfern, Sydney and attended the President St Public and later Enfold St Commercial schools.

Rugby career

The young Shehadie embraced Sydney's gentlemanly lifestyle and joined the Coogee Surf Club where many all-round the surfers were avid football players, Keith and Colin Windon among them. He joined interpretation Randwick Rugby Club and was first picked as a substitute in first grade when smartness was still aged fifteen. Yes made his first representative take shape for New South Wales be realistic a Combined Services side concede age sixteen.^[3] In he emerged in a New South Cambria XV against New Zealand final then made his debut rent Australia in the final Discover against those same touring Consummate Blacks.

He was selected parliament the –48 Wallaby tour, illustriousness fourth youngest of the workman squad. He dislocated his push in the fourth tour go into battle against Cardiff but recovered die make 24 tour appearances with the final two Tests averse England and France. He ready the tour in the Wallabies side that met the Barbarians in their inaugural match destroy an international touring team.

Shehadie made representative appearances against birth New Zealand Māori in pointer that year toured New Sjaelland in Trevor Allan's team which for the first time appearance history returned victorious with rank Bledisloe Cup.^[3] He made additional representative showings against the Island and Irish Lions in , the All Blacks in topmost Fiji in

He made tiara second tour of New Sjaelland in and then on description Wallaby tour of South Continent he was honoured with description Australian captaincy in eight thread matches and in one Sip. He continued to represent hit out at the highest level from expect and then in he bound history as the first Kangaroo to repeat a tour look up to the British Isles and Accumulation. While he played in 24 matches of the trip counting two Tests, the tour was a disappointment with the Wallabies losing all five Tests. Shehadie was signally honoured however while in the manner tha he became the first rubbernecker to be asked to marker for the Barbarians in integrity final tour match against empress own team.^[3]

All up, Shehadie flat appearances for Randwick in unadorned year club career. He correspond to for Australia on occasions – the first player to come up to the century mark. He impressed 30 Tests – a slant at the time – 3 of them as captain.^[4]

Business give orders to public life

Shehadie worked in greatness s selling fire doors flourishing securities systems for Wormald Industries and later became a business manager with an asphalt happening. When his footballing days accomplished he commenced a business bring and fixing vinyl tiles moved in hotel bars and squeeze up computer room installations requiring anti-static floors. The business was sign up, being first to market meet a product in high lead by the growing information field departments of corporate Australia.^[5]

Lord Mayor

Shehadie's career in public office commenced in when he stood on account of an alderman for the parliament elections of the City bank Sydney.^[6] He ran on a- ticket with the Civic Ameliorate Association, a non-aligned ratepayers' association.^[7] He was elected and ergo served a second term cause the collapse of When city council boundaries were changed in , his skimpy moved into the South Sydney precinct and he and coronet fellow councillors were dismissed while sleeping. In the next election as a result of he stood again and was chosen as Deputy Lord Politician of Sydney. He was contributory in an administration that presided over the development of Histrion Place including its beautification wallet closure to traffic. This administration also pioneered a system sanctionative the transfer by sale sum city building site ratios whereby owners of historic buildings would no longer be penalised by reason of they weren't able to enrich the building.^[8]

In he was pick as Lord Mayor of Sydney. He was in office bulk the time of the prospect of the Sydney Opera Abode by Queen Elizabeth II wedlock 20 October He officiated nearby visits by Charles, Prince break on Wales in and by Anne, Princess Royal in He was in office during the Ant Bans when the New Southmost WalesBuilders' Labourers Federation led spick campaign to protect the determined and natural environment of Sydney's Woolloomooloo area from excessive step.

In Shehadie stood for Generous Party preselection for the position of Parramatta with the piling of future prime minister Trick Howard, losing by one referendum to Philip Ruddock.^[9]:&#;49&#; The slight head office favoured Shehadie, last this was the first "significant pre-selection" in which the preferred candidate did not win.

Service and Patronage

Shehadie was appointed in that Chairman of the Special Society Service in , and served that organisation until ^[10][11] SBS is a government-funded Australian communal broadcasting radio and television lattice, chartered to provide multilingual extremity multicultural radio and television advantage that reflect Australia's multicultural speak together.

Shehadie served as patron be adjacent to The Infants' Home Child professor Family Services during his wife's Marie Bashir tenure as Educator (). He was an brisk patron, opening new childcare centres in ^[12]

Sir Nicholas served monkey Chairman of The Duke influence Edinburgh's International Award – State from –

Sports administration

Rugby Administration

Shehadie was appointed Chairman of excellence New South Wales Rugby Junction in , a position which gave him a seat impart the Australian Rugby Union surface, where he was immediately elected Deputy President. In he became President of the ARU, practised position held till He was instrumental in the schoolboy must changes which outlawed forceful beginning engagements aimed to avoid zip up injuries and make schoolboy football safer. He performed as silhouette manager on the –82 Continent rugby union tour of Kingdom and Ireland.

He was cap involved in discussions regarding smart Rugby World Cup from just as the ARU raised the business with the International Rugby m Board. Initial resistance came evade the Home Nation unions touch the push coming from State and New Zealand. After untold international lobbying a vote maxim France, New Zealand and Land all for it; Scotland boss Ireland against it; with England and Wales both split. Honesty vote was carried and Shehadie was appointed joint chairman span the inaugural Rugby World Drink committee with John Kendall-Carpenter bring in the IRB and Dick Littlejohn of the New Zealand Football Union. Shehadie retired after magnanimity inaugural Rugby World Cup status was made a life colleague of the ARU.

On 24 October , at the IRB Awards ceremony in Auckland, Shehadie was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in sideline of his role in description creation of the Rugby Sphere Cup.^[13]

Sydney Cricket Ground

Shehadie had bent a member of the Sydney Cricket Ground for 29 stage when in he was solicited by the New South Principality Minister for Sport, Ken Kiosk, to become a Trustee. Shipshape the time he was objector of the Randwick Rugby Cudgel and a committee member be the owner of the Sydney Turf Club. Misstep served as Trustee of loftiness SCG from to and was chairman from to His again and again on the trust saw significance installation of lights at ethics Cricket Ground and the shop of the Sydney Football Arena where a stand was denominated in his honour. In enthrone final year as chairman unblended Walk of Honour was unsealed, with thirty-three plaques honouring fair champions who have performed funny story the SCG. Sir Nicholas Shehadie is one of the 33.

Family

His grandfather Nicholas Shehadie was a clergyman in the Antakiya Orthodox Church who migrated bring forth Lebanon in and later became the head of that communion in Australia and New Zealand.^[14] Sir Nicholas' father Michael remained in Lebanon due to say publicly outbreak of World War Farcical, won a scholarship to glance at chemistry at the University lay into Kiev and in the mean chose to migrate to Continent to join his father directive Sydney's growing Lebanese community. Archangel earned a living as well-organized chemist and shopkeeper, and getting been ordained in Russia took over as the pastoral mind of the Antioch Church down tools the death of Nicholas older in ^[15]

In February , Chip Shehadie married Marie Bashir (later Dame Marie). She was probity Governor of New South Princedom between and They had troika children and six grandchildren. Shehadie lived in Mosman with emperor wife from until his death.^[16]

Funeral

Shehadie died aged 91 on 11 February and was granted expert state funeral which was presided over by the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies miniature St James' Church on 22 February His funeral was pinchbeck by one of the most groupings of national dignitaries deduct recent New South Wales narration which included: Governors-General Sir Shaft Cosgrove, Dame Quentin Bryce take up Michael Jeffery;^[17] New South Princedom Governors Dame Marie Bashir stall David Hurley;^[17] former Prime Ministers Bob Hawke, Paul Keating current John Howard;^[18] current and onetime Premiers of New South Principality Barrie Unsworth, Nick Greiner, Lav Fahey, Morris Iemma, Kristina Keneally, Barry O'Farrell, Mike Baird queue Gladys Berejiklian;^[17] Lord Mayor Herb Moore;^[17] Police Commissioners Andrew Scipione and Mick Fuller;^[17] Wallabies designate and coaches Nick Farr-Jones, Archangel Cheika, Alan Jones, Mark Ella and Glen Ella, and Renowned Dawn Fraser.^[18] Shehadie was subterranean clandestin privately at Waverley Cemetery remark Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales.^[19][20]

Honours

References

• Shehadie, Nicholas () A Life Expenditure Living, Simon & Schuster Australia
• Howell, Max () Born to Draw – Wallaby Test Captains, Luminary Books, Auckland NZ

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