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Armit is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Barney Armit (1874–1899), New Zealand international rugby union player * Chris Armit (born 1983), Australian rugby league player * Peter Armit (died 2013), Scottish footballer * William Edington Armit (1848-1901), Native Police Australian native police units, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under the command (usually) of at least one white officer, existed in various forms in all Australian mainland colonies during the nineteenth and, in some cases, into the twentie ... officer and colonial administrator See also * {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Armit
Alexander McNaughton "Barney" Armit (27 March 1874 – 12 November 1899) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented New Zealand on their 1897 tour of Australia, however he is best remembered for having died from injuries sustained while playing a match in 1899. He represented Otago from 1893 until his death, and played for the South Island in the Inter-Island match of 1897. Born in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, on 27 March 1874, Armit was the son of John Armit and Ann McNaughton. After playing for the Kaikorai Rugby Football Club from 1892, Armit was selected to represent Otago in 1893, with his first match against Canterbury. He continued to play for Kaikorai and Otago throughout the following six years, and in 1897 was selected for the South Island in the first ever Inter-Island match. In 1897 Armit, along with Kaikorai and Otago teammate Jimmy Duncan, was selected for the New Zealand team to tour Australia. Two previous tours had been conducted by New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Armit
Chris Armit (born 7 October 1983) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a in the NRL. He retired in 2012 and has played for the Parramatta Eels, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Penrith Panthers. He has represented Scotland. Early life Armit was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills. His junior club was Merrylands Rams.Players hebulldogs.com.au Playing career Armit started his career with the . At the end of the 2004 season, he was told by coach Brian Smith that he was unwanted for next season and subsequently left the club. As 2004 NRL premiers, |
Peter Armit
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edington Armit
William Edington Armit (10 May 1848 – 3 January 1901) was a soldier, sailor, Native Police officer in the British colony of Queensland, explorer, naturalist and colonial administrator in British New Guinea. Armit is regarded as one of the most violent officers of the paramilitary Native Police force. Early life William Edington Armit was born Guillaume Edington Armit in Liège in 1848. He was born to an Anglo-Irish army agent John Lees Armit and his second wife Elizabeth Yeldham. He later modified his name to William Edington de Marguerittes (de Magrat) Amrit, taking on the French appellation of his father's first wife who was no relation to him. As a youth, Armit is said to have joined the military but for which country and where is unclear. Australia Armit arrived in New South Wales at the age of 16 as a sailor in 1866. He moved to the British colony of Queensland the following year and took up a position as a stockman on Dotswood station in 1871, where he married Mariann Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
