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# Josh Nasser

Josh Nasser (born 23 June 1999 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He has signed for the Reds squad in 2020.
He is the son of 1991 World Cup Wallaby Brendan Nasser and also has a sister, Isabella Nasser, who plays for Australia's world champion women's rugby sevens team.

## Reference list

* ↑ "Josh Nasser". Queensland Reds. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
* ↑ "St. George Queensland Reds confirm 2020 squad" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
* ↑ "Reds Reveal 2020 Super Rugby Squad". Rugby365. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
* ↑ Wenzel, Murray (28 August 2019). "Queensland Reds banking on local talent for 2020". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
* ↑ "Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn completes 2020 Super Rugby squad". Fox Sports. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
* ↑ "Josh Nasser Re-Signs with Reds through 2026".
# Mali Hingano

Malietoa Seuli Hingano also known as Malietoa Hingano (born 27 January 1992) is an Australian born Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a centre represents Tonga internationally and currently plays for French club Aviron Bayonnais. He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.

## Career

He made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa on 27 July 2019.
# Robert Moser (business executive)

Robert J. Moser is an American business executive from Saratoga Springs, New York. As of 2010, he was the owner and CEO of Prime Group Holdings, Moser's prior company, Ideal Resorts, was the largest operator of recreational vehicle parks and resorts in the United States. As of 2013, Moser owned and managed over $9.5 billion in real estate assets through his various companies' ownership of apartments, mobile home parks, retail space, office space, self-storage facilities, industrial parks, hotels, and resorts.

## Early life and education

Moser grew up in Queensbury, New York. In 1999, he earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Economics from Union College in Schenectady, New York; his studies focused on Finance. Moser's honors thesis at Union focused on the valuation of mobile home parks utilizing hedonic and non-hedonic regression analysis, a career field that he took up after graduation.

## Career

Moser began purchasing RV parks in 2001, growing his portfolio to 65 parks by 2012. He grew the company with purchases during the beginning of the century, securing approximately 34,000 apartments primarily east of the Mississippi. In 2008, he oversaw the purchase of Indiana Beach, a resort located in Monticello, Indiana, by Ideal Recreation Vacations. The purchase included an amusement park, a water park, restaurants, hotels, and all other operations of the resort. Indiana Beach was sold by Ideal Recreation Vacations to Apex Parks Group in September 2015.

## Personal life

Moser and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Emery and Carson.
# Efi Ma'afu

Efi Ma'afu (born 23 January 1998) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He has signed for the Reds squad in 2019.

## Super Rugby statistics

    As of 30 May 2022
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
| 2019 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Sunwolves | 5 | 2 | 3 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 9 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rebels | 7 | 0 | 7 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 2 | 19 | 520 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |

## Reference list

* ↑ "St.George Queensland Reds 2019 squad bolstered by three new signings" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
* ↑ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
# Andrew Deegan

Andrew Deegan (born 23 March 1995) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Global Rapid Rugby side Western Force. He plays as a fly-half.

## Career

Deegan made his Shute Shield for Randwick in 2014. The previous year, he had represented the Australia Schoolboys national team and, in 2015, he gained further international honours when selected for the Australia Under-20s team. In 2016, he scored 194 points, including 5 tries, in 18 games for Randwick, winning the Roscoe Fay Trophy for highest points scorer. Deegan was also part of the NSW Country Eagles team that finished as runners-up in the 2016 National Rugby Championship. In 2016, he was added as a supplementary squad player to the Waratahs Super Rugby squad.
In August 2017, Irish provincial team Connacht announced that they had signed Deegan ahead of the 2017–18 Pro14 season.

## Super Rugby statistics

    As of 12 September 2020
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
| 2016 | Waratahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Waratahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 3 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 6 | 3 | 3 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 4 | 5 | 406 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
# Faalelei Sione

Faalelei Sione (born 19 February 1996) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup. He has also played for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is prop.
# Markus Vanzati

Markus Vanzati (born 21 September 1994) is a Swedish-born Australian rugby player who currently plays for the Western Force. His position is prop. Vanzati is the first Swedish-born professional rugby player.

## Early life

Vanzati was born in 1994 in Järvsö. A small town situated in the north Swedish province of Hälsingland to a Swedish mother, Louise and an Australian father, Paul. Vanzati moved from Järvsö, Sweden to Strathalbyn, South Australia when he was younger before moving to Brisbane, Queensland. Vanzati played Australian football before switching codes to rugby as he was too often penalised.

## Rugby career
### Queensland Reds

Vanzati had a breakout year in 2017, earning his Super Rugby debut and five caps for the Queensland Reds after he joined the team following his previous seasons performances with both Souths in the Queensland premier rugby and Brisbane City of the NRC. On 11 March 2017 Vanzati made his debut for the Reds against the Crusaders in round 3. Replacing Stephen Moore, playing 16 minutes, and losing the game 20–22 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

### Western Force

After some interest shown by English premiership side Leicester Tigers, Vanzati moved to Perth, Western Australia to join the Western Force. Vanzati was selected to represent the Force at the World Club 10s at Mauritius in June 2018.
# Protection mechanism

In computer science, protection mechanisms are built into a computer architecture to support the enforcement of security policies. A simple definition of a security policy is "to set who may use what information in a computer system".
The access matrix model, first introduced in 1971, is a generalized description of operating system protection mechanisms.
The separation of protection and security is a special case of the separation of mechanism and policy.
# Kąty, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kąty (formerly German: Kattenhof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goleniów, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Goleniów and 26 km (16 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 200.
# Coast of Rio Grande do Sul

The coast of Rio Grande do Sul corresponds to the coastal strip located in Rio Grande do Sul. The coast is divided into two regions: north and south.
In the southern coast of Rio Grande do Sul lies the world's longest beach, Cassino Beach, which stretches for about 254 km.
* Northern Coast
* Southern Coast

## Most populous cities

Most populated cities on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul :
| Position | City | Microregion | Mesoregion | Population | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 1 | Rio Grande | Litoral Lagunar | Sudeste | 209 378 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 2 | Capão da Canoa | Osório | Metropolitana | 48 401 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 3 | Tramandaí | Osório | Metropolitana | 47 521 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 4 | Osório | Osório | Metropolitana | 44 468 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 5 | Torres | Osório | Metropolitana | 37 564 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 6 | 20px Santa Vitória do Palmar | Litoral Lagunar | Sudeste | 31 274 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 7 | São José do Norte | Litoral Lagunar | Sudeste | 27 206 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 8 | Imbé | Osório | Metropolitana | 20 578 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 9 | Cidreira | Osório | Metropolitana | 14 710 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 10 | Xangri-lá | Osório | Metropolitana | 14 650 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 11 | Mostardas | Osório | Metropolitana | 12 794 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 12 | Balneário Pinhal | Osório | Metropolitana | 12 671 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 13 | Palmares do Sul | Osório | Metropolitana | 11 449 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
| 14 | Arroio do Sal | Osório | Metropolitana | 9 050 | Rio Grande Capão da Canoa Tramandaí Osório |
# Creek Township, DeWitt County, Illinois

Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 479 and it contained 203 housing units. The township contains the east half of Weldon Springs State Park.

## Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Creek Township has a total area of 36.82 square miles (95.36 km$^2$), of which 35.41 square miles (91.71 km$^2$) (or 96.15%) is land and 1.42 square miles (3.68 km$^2$) (or 3.85%) is water.

### Unincorporated towns

* Lane at 40°07′21″N 88°51′20″W﻿ / ﻿40.122536°N 88.855632°W﻿ / 40.122536; -88.855632

### Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisenby and Rose.

### Airports and landing strips

* Martin RLA Airport

## Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 479 people, 168 households, and 145 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.01 inhabitants per square mile (5.02/km$^2$). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 5.51 per square mile (2.13/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the township was 97.91% White, 0.21% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 168 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.05% were married couples living together, 7.14% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 13.69% were non-families. 13.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.42.
The township's age distribution consisted of 32.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 148.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,821, and the median income for a family was $86,979. Males had a median income of $51,016 versus $36,979 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,324. About 4.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

## School districts

* Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1
* Clinton Community Unit School District 15
* Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
* Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

## Political districts

* Illinois's 15th congressional district
* State House District 87
* State Senate District 44
# Bolewice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Bolewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pełczyce, within Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Pełczyce, 13 km (8 mi) south of Choszczno, and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
# Tommy Filmore

Thomas Henry Filmore (March 14, 1906 – January 11, 1954) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 116 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Thamesford, Ontario. He played for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Falcons, and New York Americans between 1930 and 1934. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1927 to 1942, was spent in various minor leagues.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1926–27 | London 12th Battery | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 7 | 26 | — |
| 1927–28 | London Panthers | Can-Pro | 40 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928–29 | London Panthers | Can-Pro | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928–29 | Detroit Olympics | Can-Pro | 25 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1929–30 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 42 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1930–31 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | New York Americans | NHL | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | New York Americans | NHL | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1933–34 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 35 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1934–35 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1935–36 | Providence Reds | Can-Am | 42 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 1936–37 | Springfield Indians | IAHL | 41 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937–38 | Springfield Indians | IAHL | 37 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938–39 | Springfield Indians | IAHL | 28 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939–40 | Springfield Indians | IAHL | 39 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1941–42 | Fort Worth Rangers | AHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IAHL totals | IAHL totals | IAHL totals | 145 | 57 | 66 | 123 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 117 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
# Sinezona calumnior

Sinezona calumnior is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.
# Dickerson combination press

The Dickerson Combination Press is a printing press invented by Edward "Ted" Dickerson. It was made for intaglio printing, relief printing, and lithography. It could be used either electrically or hand driven. It earned patents in the United States (U.S. Patent No. 3067676) and Great Britain (British Patent No. 238,946).

## History

Dickerson earned his Master of Science in Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the mid-1950s. While considering possible subjects for his master's thesis, he began thinking about the need for a better print-making press. He had a revelation about how to design a single press that would do the work of a plate intaglio, relief block, and stone lithographic press, and would do it better. Dickerson found a European craftsman to build him a prototype of the press in his garage.
After Dickerson worked on the press more, he eventually earned patents in the U.S. and Britain and began selling the printing presses to colleges and artists all over the world. From that point on, the Dickerson Combination Press was Dickerson's main source of income.
This press design is still in production in various sizes.

### Intaglio printing

The user is able to adjust pressure easily and rapidly to the exact degree needed for any given plate. One would bring the upper roll down to the plate by turning a single adjustment screw. The roll automatically reaches a perfect parallel position with the plate (blanket) surface. Then two end adjustment screws would be turned down to meet the top of the roll's bearing blocks. If the user needed to add pressure on one end of the roll, he could simply turn the appropriate adjustment screw. The user is able to release or reapply pressure at any time (without changing pressure adjustment) by merely raising or lowering a lever. This eliminates problems such as starting or removing paper or felts that do not run out completely from between the rolls.

### Relief printing

The flexibility of the Dickerson Press allows numerous approaches not possible with other machines. When using the top roller, the user can adjust it so that the thickest blocks will pass under it. It is not necessary to pad the relief from below because once brought down to the surface to be printed, the roller (or scraper bar in certain techniques) holds its position before, during, and after the print is made. Since the roller can be made to cant about 15 degrees, it will conform to uneven or warped surfaces. Sensitive pressure adjustment allows a range of printing from the richest blacks to the most velvety grays. Reliefs can be printed either face up or face down, to provide perfect color registry.

### Lithography

For use as a stone lithography press, standard size wooden scraper bars replace the upper roller. The scraper, in its holder, is suspended from a central adjustment screw which allows it to conform to the surface of the stone. Metal plate lithographs may be printed with the scraper bar or the printing roll.
# Richie Arnold

Richard Arnold (born 1 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays for Stade Toulousain in the French Top 14 competition. His regular position is lock.

## Family and early life

Richie Arnold and his identical twin Rory were born in Wagga Wagga, Australia. Their father Tony was stationed there while in the army. The brothers were raised in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales where they both played junior rugby league until aged 16.

## Rugby career

Richie Arnold followed the path of his brother Rory, joining the Murwillumbah rugby club. He moved to the Gold Coast two years after his brother to play Premier Rugby at the Bond University Rugby Club in 2015. Later that year he joined with Queensland Country and played in Australia's National Rugby Championship.
Arnold then signed with the Western Force squad, but injury and rehabilitation following a shoulder reconstruction preventing him from playing in the 2016 season. He made his Super Rugby debut for the Force against the Crusaders in their 2017 Round 5 clash in Christchurch. Arnold moved to French Top 14 side Stade Toulousain in early 2019.

## Super Rugby statistics

    As of 3 June 2017
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
| 2017 | Force | 7 | 5 | 2 | 341 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Brumbies | 10 | 3 | 7 | 337 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17 | 8 | 9 | 678 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |

## Honours
### Toulouse

* European Rugby Champions Cup: 2024
# Arbain, Syria

Arba'in (Arabic: الأربعين, also spelled Arbaeen or Al-Arbaeen) is a Syrian town located in the Kafr Zita Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Arba'in had a population of 1,400 in the 2004 census.

## Syrian Civil War

Arbain was captured by Syrian opposition forces in the first half of 2014. On August 1, 2019, the Syrian Army recaptured the settlement from Jaysh al-Izza.
# Gordon Amos

Gordon Amos (4 April 1905 – 7 April 1995) was an Australian cricketer. He played twenty-five first-class matches for New South Wales and Queensland between 1926/27 and 1936/37.
# Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast

The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Горно-Алтайская автономная область, romanized: Gorno-Altayskaya avtonomnaya oblast') was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union, inhabited by the Altai people. Formed as the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Ойротская Автономная область, romanized: Oyrotskaya Avtonomnaya oblast') in 1922, it was later renamed in 1948.
It was upgraded into an ASSR in 1990, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It corresponds to the current Altai Republic.
A minor planet 2232 Altaj discovered in 1969 by Soviet astronomer B. A. Burnasheva is named after Altai.
# Arthur Trebilcock

Arthur Trebilcock (13 December 1907 – 2 May 1972) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1932/33.
# Norman Murray

Norman Murray (2 November 1908 – 21 August 1967) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Tasmania between 1930 and 1931.
# Stuart Taylor (cricketer)

Stuart Taylor (13 April 1900 – 2 February 1978) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Tasmania between 1930 and 1931.
# Douglas Green (cricketer)

Douglas Green (19 May 1902 – 28 November 1990) was an Australian cricketer. He played 25 first-class matches for Tasmania between 1924 and 1937.
A determined batsman with a "rock-like defence" Doug Green's highest score was 150 not out, when, captaining Tasmania, he saved them from defeat against Victoria in 1932-33, batting throughout the last day's play to erase a 269-run first-innings deficit.
# George Eaton (cricketer)

George Eaton (23 October 1904 – 28 May 1938) was an Australian cricketer. He played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1931. His highest first-class score was 184 against Tasmania.
# Percy Chivers

Percy Chivers (15 August 1908 – 11 July 1997) was an Australian cricketer. He played three first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1929 and 1930.
# Hugh Baring

Hugh Baring (17 August 1906 – 9 July 1968) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1929 and 1930.
# Richard Wootton (cricketer)

Richard Wootton (18 January 1906 – 18 July 1986) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1929 and 1930.
# Herbert Gamble

Herbert Spencer Gamble (2 March 1903 – 15 June 1962) was an Australian cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1923 and 1929 and thirteen for Queensland between 1931 and 1934. He played for Hawthorn-East Melbourne in Victorian district cricket and Eastern Suburbs in Queensland district cricket.
# Ted à Beckett

Edward Lambert à Beckett (11 August 1907 – 2 June 1989) was an Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches between 1928 and 1931. He played in 47 first-class matches for Victoria.
À Beckett was the second of three sons born to solicitor Thomas Archibald à Beckett and his wife Ada Mary à Beckett, née Lambert. His grandfather was the judge Sir Thomas à Beckett. He studied law at the University of Melbourne, entering Trinity College in 1927, where he excelled at sports, and represented the university in both cricket and Australian rules football before being seriously injured, fracturing his skull.
A solicitor by profession, after his retirement a'Beckett was involved in the administration of the Victorian Cricket Association.