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Cormack, Newfoundland And Labrador
Cormack is a farming community on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. Foundation After the Second World War, the Commission of Government allocated more than 12,000 hectares of land in the Humber River valley to returning war veterans. The men had to apply (163 of 217 applications were approved) and have farming experience, or be willing to take a 12-month training on the mainland. Families were provided with 20 hectares of land, a six-room house and seed money to fund buying livestock, farm equipment and a barn. By 1948, 96 farms had been started and the community named Cormack after explorer William Epps Cormack. Later history After a period of growth in the 1950s the population began to decline in the 1970s, with residents moving from farming to construction and other types of work. Most farms had failed because of problems getting food produced to viable markets, compounded by high costs of feed, fertilizer and transportation. By the 1976 census, there were only 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormack (surname)
Cormack is a surname derived from the Irish given name "Cormac", and may refer to: Science * Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-American Nobel prize winner as co-inventor of Computed tomography * Gordon Cormack, Canadian computer scientist and co-inventor of the DMC data compression algorithm Film * Bartlett Cormack, American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and producer * Danielle Cormack, New Zealand actress Literature * Patrick Cormack, English politician and writer * William Cormack, Scottish-Canadian explorer and author Other fields * Arthur Cormack, Scottish Gaelic singer and musician * Christian Cormack, British rowing cox * Graham Cormack, Scottish curler * Joe Cormack, former Australian rules footballer * John Cormack, Irish sportsman * Karen Mac Cormack, British/Canadian experimental poet * Lesley Cormack (born 1957), Canadian historian of mathematics and historian of geography * Sir Magnus Cormack, Scottish-born Australian politician * Paul Cormac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCormack
McCormack is a family name (surname) that originated in Ireland and Scotland. Spelling variations: Cormack, MacCormack, MacCormac, McCormac, Cormac, Cormach. Architecture * Sir Richard MacCormac, (born 1938), British architect, the founder of MJP Architects Business * Arthur John McCormack (1865–1936), English businessman associated with Wolseley Motors * Derek McCormack (academic) (f. 1990-2000s), New Zealand professor and administrator of the Auckland University of Technology * Emmet J. McCormack (1880–1965), US director and treasurer, One of the founders of Moore-McCormack * Gavan McCormack (f. 1980-2000s), Australian historian and orientalist, visiting Professor of Social Science at the International Christian University in Tokyo Entertainment * Adetokumboh McCormack (f. 1990-2000s), Sierra Leone-born US film and television actor * Ange McCormack (born 1996 or 1997), Australian journalist and radio presenter * Catherine McCormack (born 1972), English film actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |