I never expected another posting about the one and only George Hackenschmidt. And some people will wonder: why Australia? The answer is simple. There are a lot of the children and grandchildren of Estonian exiles living in that country. And once in a while they will find something from the Old Country that is of general interest.
Here's another article about him:
Pioneers of Strength: George Karl Julius Hackenschmidt | Flex | Find Articles at BNET
He evidently spent a few months in Aussie in 1904.