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Annabelle Pegrum
Annabelle Nicole Pegrum , (born 7 November 1952) is an Australian architect, former public servant and academic. The daughter of Wilibald and Elisabeth Rodowicz, she was born Annabelle Nicole Rodowicz in Junee, New South Wales. She was educated at Holy Cross College in Woollahra and went on to earn two degrees bachelor of science in architecture and bachelor of architecture (first class honours) from the University of Sydney. On graduation, she received the Leslie Wilkinson Prize in Architectural History and Theory and subsequently entered private practice as an architect. Annabelle came to Canberra in 1980 and began teaching in architecture and design at the Canberra College of Advanced Education. She later worked for the National Capital Development Commission (later the National Capital Authority). In 1986, she took a tenured academic position at the University of Canberra. In 1990, she rejoined the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) public service, where she initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junee
Junee () is a medium-sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in particular correctional services. In 2015 Junee's urban population was 4,762. Place name One theory is that word ''Junee'' which originates from the Aboriginal word 'Junee' means "speak to me". Another theory is that it is an Aboriginal word "Choo-nee" meaning "frog". History The Wiradjuri people are the traditional owners of the local area prior to European settlement. Leopold de Salis (1816-1898), pastoralist and later politician was one of the first squatters to open up the Riverina region to grazing. He established the 'Junee' pastoral run in 1845. Leopold held the licence for this run for a total of three years. Other run licencees followed until Thomas Hammond and Richard Gwynne bought the licence in 1857. The Junee run progressive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
