Peter's 1000th Post Contest - "Who Am I ?"

G'day, another milestone.
To mark this occasion, I will give away AUD $10.00 of current circulating Australian coins. Coins will be from circulation, although most will be near-unc. There should be enough to nearly complete a type-set, plus a smattering of commemoratives.

The coins will go to the first CCF member to correctly answer a "Who Am I ?" question.

Eligible: to mark the international nature of CCF, and to level the playing field, in the sense of making it a little easier for me to frame the clues, the competition will be open only to CCF members resident OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA.

Competitors may submit one answer per day (being a CCF-day, as defined by the CCF-clock, at the top of the screen.)

I will supply some starting clues, and each day or so, I will supply one or more additional clues, until we get a winner.

Background:
as we are all CCF members, the answer is not totally outside the topics that we are interested in.
I am writing this on ANZAC Day (both where I am, and in CCF-time), and that is also relevant.

CLUES:
I am an iconic figure in Australian history.
I was born in the Colony of Victoria.
I died in the State of Victoria.
My parents migrated to Australia, from Europe. They are usually described as "Prussian", although their place of origin is not in modern Germany, as we know it.
When I was a boy (about 12), I met another iconic figure in Australian history. We met in New South Wales. He gave me a coin, and some advice. He died within 3 years. Later in life, I often recounted this event, and that I had adhered to the advice, although I never disclosed what that advice was.

More clues tomorrow, if necessary ...

Peter in Oz