Australian money!???

Question

I was wondering on all the Australian notes (of money), who are the people on them and why are they one the note??

Answer 1

From the Reserve Bank of Australia.

$5

Front - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Back - Parliament House

$5 (Federation)

Front - Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)

Politician known as the 'Father of Federation'.

Back - Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910)

Journalist, social and political reformer, novelist and feminist.

$10

Front - AB 'Banjo' Paterson (1864–1941)

Poet, ballad writer, journalist and horseman.

Back - Dame Mary Gilmore (1865–1962)

Author, journalist, poet, patriot and tireless campaigner against injustice and deprivation.

$20

Front - Mary Reibey (1777–1855)

Pioneer business woman with interests in shipping and property.

Back - Reverend John Flynn (1880–1951)

Pioneered the world's first aerial medical service, now known as the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

$50

Front - David Unaipon (1872–1967)

Writer, public speaker and inventor.

Back - Edith Cowan (1861–1932)

Social worker, politician and feminist.  

$100

Front - Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931)

World renowned soprano.  

Back - Sir John Monash (1865–1931)

Soldier, engineer and administrator.

Answer 2

they are very ugly people and they are there because I was sick the day they took the photos.

Answer 3

$5 - Queen Elizabeth II, for obvious reasons

$10 - Andrew Barton Paterson & Dame Mary Gilmore, they are authors

$20 - Mary Reibey  & Dr John Flynn, mary was a nurse i think and flynn created the royal flying doctors service

$50 - David Unaipon & Edith Dircksey Cowan

$100 - Helen Porter Mitchell & John Monash

this is what i dictated in year 10 so sorry if its wrong =)