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Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
, motto_translation = Christ my light , established = 1903 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Anglican , slogan = , principal = Narelle Umbers , city = Ivanhoe , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Girls , enrolment = ~1,025 (ELC-12)Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School- Employment (accessed:21-06-2007) , num_employ = , years = ELC–12 , products = , affiliation = Girls Sport Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanhoe
''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more recent past. ''Ivanhoe'' became one of Scott’s best-known and most influential novels. Set in 12th-century England, with colourful descriptions of a tournament, outlaws, a witch trial, and divisions between Jews and Christians, Normans and Saxons, ''Ivanhoe'' was credited by many, including Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin, with inspiring increased interest in chivalric romance and medievalism. As John Henry Newman put it, Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the Middle Ages". ''Ivanhoe'' was also credited with influencing contemporary popular perceptions of historical figures such as Richard the Lionheart, King John, and Robin Hood. Composition and sources In June 1819, Walter Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter (born 18 December 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series ''McLeod's Daughters''. Early life Bridie was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, the eldest of three children. She has two younger brothers. Her mother, Kiffy Rubbo, was a gallery director. Career Carter has been acting since the age of six and started her first classes at the Bouverie Street Theatre in Carlton, Melbourne. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1994. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Tess Silverman McLeod in the hit Nine Network television series ''McLeod's Daughters''; she appeared on the show for its first six seasons. She was nominated for many Silver and Gold Logies for her performance as Tess McLeod, including the industry-voted Most Outstanding Actress in 2004. Her other television credits include '' G.P.'', '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'', ''Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Loxley
Alicia Loxley (née Gorey) is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Loxley is currently weekend news presenter on ''Nine News Melbourne'' and '' Nine Afternoon News Melbourne''. Career Loxley was born in Melbourne and made her first media appearance on Radio National's ''The Sports Factor''. From there she joined the ABC in Mildura. It was a stint as a reporter on Triple J radio that was the impetus for her move to Perth. Loxley presented her first ''ABC News'' bulletin in late 2003 and in 2005 she was appointed to the position of weekend news presenter on ''ABC News'' in Western Australia. In February 2006, she replaced Paul Lockyer as weeknight presenter of ''ABC News'' in Western Australia. In addition to presenting news each night, Loxley took on a new role at ABC Radio in mid-2007 where she hosted the statewide regional drive program on ABC Local Radio. Loxley resigned in May 2008 to move back to Melbourne and was replaced by Karina Carvalho. In July 2008, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilma Grace Stone
Ilma Grace Stone (1913 – 2001), née Balfe, was an Australian botanist who specialised in bryology. She was an author, collector, and researcher of Australian mosses, a subject on which she lectured and wrote. Scientific career Stone studied at the Department of Botany in University of Melbourne from 1930 - 1934, graduating with an MSc involving a thesis on sclerotia-forming fungi that cause disease in ornamental plants. However, she did not begin her career studying bryophytes until 1957 when she was appointed as a demonstrator in the Department of Botany at University of Melbourne, at first part-time and then full-time. Her PhD was awarded in 1963 for ''A morphogenetic study of stage in the life-cycle of some Victorial cryptograms''. She was awarded a D.Sc. by the University of Melbourne where she was an Honorary Research Fellow when she was 76. She officially retired from the university in 1978 but continued to research and publish until her death in 2001. She was initiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Catherine's School, Toorak
(Nothing is great unless it is good) , established = 1896 , type = Independent, day & boarding school , years = ELC–12 , gender = Girls , denomination = Non-denominational Christian , slogan = One of Australia's finest since 1896 , principal = Michelle Carroll , founder = Jeanie Hood , chairman = A. Waterhouse , city = Toorak , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = ~730 (P–12) , staff = , colours = Blue, gold and grey , affiliation = Girls Sport Victoria , homepage = St Catherine's School is an independent and non-denominational Christian day and boarding school for girls, located in Toorak, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
