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Buntine Nature Reserve (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
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Buntine may refer to: * Buntine, Western Australia, town in Western Australia *Buntine Highway, highway in the Northern Territory and Western Australia *The Buntine Oration held by the Australian College of Educators People with the surname *Agnes Buntine (c. 1822-1896), Scottish pastoralist and bullocky *Arnold Buntine (1898–1975), Australian rules footballer and headmaster * Hugh Buntine (1895–1970), Australian rugby union player * Gladys "Jim" Buntine (1901–1992), Australian Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides *Matthew Buntine Matthew Buntine (born 19 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with pick five in the 2011 national draft. Bunti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buntine, Western Australia
Buntine is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of Perth, the state capital, along the Great Northern Highway within the Shire of Dalwallinu. The name Buntine was first used in 1910 as the name of a nearby hill. In 1913, it was applied to a railway siding on the line between Wongan Hills and Mullewa, at the suggestion of District Surveyor J P Camm. The town of Buntine was gazetted in 1916. In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. A local bulk wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ... bin was opened in the town in December 1949 just in time for the harvesting season with being received on the first da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buntine Highway
The Buntine Highway is a 581-kilometre highway in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It runs from the Victoria Highway via Top Springs and Kalkarindji and then to Nicholson, Western Australia. The section from the Victoria Highway to Kalkaringi is a single-lane sealed road with a few dual-lane sections; the remaining section is unsealed. Funding for maintenance is provided by the Northern Territory government. The highway was named in 1996 after Noel Buntine who established a livestock transportation business known as Buntine Roadways in the 1950s in northern Australia. Upgrades The Northern Australia Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for the Buntine Highway. Road upgrading The project for pavement strengthening, widening and sealing on priority sections is to be complete in mid 2022 at a total cost of $48.1 million. Major intersections The only major intersection on this road is with the Buchanan Highway (National Route 80) at T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buntine Oration
The Buntine Oration is a biennial invited presentation and speech made at the conference of the Australian College of Educators (ACE). It was established in 1960 by the four children of Dr Walter Murray Buntine who survived him – Dr R. M. Buntine, Dr M. A. Buntine, Dr R. D. Buntine, and Mrs. D. M. G. Wilson – in his memory. The inaugural oration was given by Peter Karmel (who had, himself, attended Caulfield Grammar School from 1929 to 1939) in 1962 at the third annual ACE conference and the most recent was in 2008. Buntine Family Dr Walter Buntine (1866–1953) had a significant role in the development of education in the Australian state of Victoria from his position as headmaster of Caulfield Grammar School (1896–1932). His son, Dr M. Arnold Buntine (1898–1975), was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda before studying education and earning a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to World War II, Arnold was headmast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Buntine
Agnes Buntine ( – 29 February 1896) was a Scottish pastoralist and bullocky. Born in Glasgow, Scotland as Agnes Davidson, she and her family moved to Australia in 1840. She became a bullocky there, frequently making trips across different cities to transport merchandise, and opening two stores. When working as a bullocky, she wore thick clothing and boots, unlike the clothing of most women at the time, which saved her life when she was caught in a large bush fire. She was the first person to transport supplies to Walhalla, Victoria when gold was discovered there. She retired in 1873 and died in 1896. Early life Buntine was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in about 1822. Her parents were Sarah and John Davidson, the latter a crofter; Buntine was the oldest of the six children they had. The Davidsons travelled to Glen Huntly, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in late 1839, arriving in April 1840. It is likely that the family departed from Scotland due to Hugh Buntine's advocacy for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Buntine
Martyn Arnold Buntine (27 December 1898 – 26 February 1975) was an Australian headmaster and Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After retiring from football he attended Trinity College while at Melbourne University, before obtaining a PhD in Education from the University of Edinburgh. Returning to Melbourne he started teaching at Scotch College, Melbourne before becoming the headmaster of Camberwell Grammar School. In 1931 he moved to Western Australia to be the headmaster of Hale School. During World War II he served in the 2/28th Battalion as a captain, serving in Tobruk and Syria. Promoted to Major and then Lieutenant-Colonel he was put in charge of the 2/11th Battalion. In 1944 he returned to Hale School, before being appointed headmaster of Geelong College in 1945. Buntine was the son of educationalist Walter Murray Buntine (18661953) of Caulfield Grammar School, for whom the Buntine Oration is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Buntine
Hugh Murray Buntine (18 March 1895 – 2 April 1971) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Buntine, a centre, was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The town is located on the Tasman Sea co ... and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. References Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1895 births 1971 deaths People educated at Scots College (Sydney) Rugby union players from New South Wales Rugby union centres {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys "Jim" Buntine
Gladys Selby "Jim" Buntine (née Spurling; 7 September 1901 – 15 July 1992) was the Australian Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides from 1962 until 1968. Biography Spurling was born at Fitzroy, Victoria. She attended Melbourne Girls Grammar, Merton Hall from 1913 until 1917 and then a finishing school at Les Vallois, Vallois, France. Spurling married Dr (Martyn) Arnold Buntine (1898–1975) on 17 May 1926. The couple were known as Arnold and Jim and they had two sons. Her husband was a schoolmaster who became a headmaster and as he rose professionally she became an "ideal Headmaster’s wife". From the early 1930s, Jim Buntine became involved in the Girl Guides movement in Western Australia. After moving to back to the Eastern states of Australia, eastern states, she became a member of the Victoria (Australia), Victorian State council and in Sydney from 1962 until 1968 she was chief commissioner for Australia. Buntine attended world guiding events in Denmark, Britain, Malaya, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |