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Maryvale Union Free School District
Maryvale may refer to: Places * Maryvale, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa *Maryvale, Queensland (Livingstone), Queensland, Australia * Maryvale, Queensland (Southern Downs Region), Queensland, Australia * Maryvale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a neighbourhood in the Scarborough section of Toronto *Maryvale, Phoenix, Arizona, United States *Maryvale Station, a pastoral lease in the Northern Territory, Australia *Maryvale, New South Wales, a location and old railway station in Dubbo Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia Education * Maryvale High School (Cheektowaga, New York), United States *Maryvale Institute a Roman Catholic college in Birmingham, England See also *Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa * Group 16 Marievale, South African commando * Marieval, Saskatchewan, Canada * *Mary (other) Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, Gauteng
Maryvale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. It is a tiny triangular suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Orchards and Sydenham. History The suburb was founded in 1939 and borders Louis Botha Avenue Louis Botha Avenue (part of Johannesburg Metropolitan Route '' M11'') is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally part of the main road between central Johannesburg and Pretoria, it runs along through the north-eastern parts of .... It was surveyed around 1912 and developed from 1921 on land originally on the farm ''Klipfontein''. The suburb's land was owned by Ockert Jacobus van Wyk and was named after his wife Mary. The suburb consists mainly of businesses and a small number of houses. The suburb is also the home of Maryvale College, a Catholic primary and high school formed in the same year as the suburb though the red bricked church on the grounds was built a year earlier. References Johannesburg Region E {{Johannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, Queensland (Livingstone)
Maryvale is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the Maryvale had a population of 29 people. History In the Maryvale had a population of 29 people. Education There are no schools in Maryvale. The nearest primary schools are Byfield State School in neighbouring Byfield to the north, Farnborough State School in Farnborough to the south-east, and Milman State School in Milman to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the ... to the south-west. References Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)
Maryvale is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Maryvale had a population of 303 people. Geography Maryvale is on the Darling Downs on the Cunningham Highway, south west of the state capital, Brisbane. Glengallan Creek which rises on the western slopes of the Main Range is a tributary of the Condamine River. It passes through the locality from east to west. The creek is a source of irrigated water for terraced crops in the area. At the southern and northern boundaries of Maryvale, elevations rise to greater than 900 m above sea level. History The town's name is derived from a pastoral property name first used about 1847 probably by Patrick Leslie or James Hay. A pastoral station was selected in the area in about 1840 by John Cameron. However, Cameron found it difficult to transport the wool from their sheep down through Cunninghams Gap to be sold. Therefore, he relocated into the Fassifern Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, Toronto
Maryvale is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the western edge of the Scarborough district, with its western border being Victoria Park Avenue. To the north it is bordered by Highway 401, to the east by Warden and to the south by railroad tracks. History The area was first settled as farmland and the neighbourhood is named after the Maryvale farm that once covered part of the area. It was an early part of Scarborough to be developed, being turned into a new suburb in the early 1950s. The most prominent landmark in the community is the Metro store at Parkway Mall which has a distinctively curved roof, that was the largest wooden arch in Canada at the time of its construction. Originally built as a Grand Union store in 1958 and later converted to a Miracle Food Mart, the Parkway Mall Metro location was declared a heritage building in 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, Phoenix, Arizona
Maryvale is an urban village of Phoenix, Arizona. History Plans for Maryvale began to take shape in the 1950s, when developer John F. Long (1920-2008) came up with the idea of a master-planned community on the western part of the city of Phoenix, with an aim of turning the area into a suburb with affordable homes and one of the first master planned communities in the country. Maryvale was designed to include space for parks, schools, and the fulfillment of other community services. Marketing involved famous actors of that era including Buster Keaton, Pat Boone, and future President Ronald Reagan. The community was named after Long's wife, Mary, and its initial master plan was drawn up by architect Victor Gruen. By 1956, Long was selling 125 homes a week in Maryvale. Demographic changes came to the area by 1975, as residents began moving to the north Valley. Meanwhile, Hispanic families began moving into the area in the 1980s. Additionally, the discovery of a cancer cluster in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale Station
Maryvale Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is situated about south of Alice Springs and east of Yulara. The ephemeral Finke and the Hugh River both flow through the property but it is still dependent on bores and dams for watering stock. The Indigenous Australian community of Titjikala is situated within the boundaries of the station. The property shares a boundary with Horseshoe Bend Station to the south, Allambi to the east, Deep Well and Orange Creek to the north and with Henbury and Idracowra Stations to the west. The unusual rock formation, Chambers Pillar is situated within the station boundaries. The property has an average stocking rate of approximately 6,500 head of cattle. It is equipped with a three bedroom homestead, a four bedroom staff house, workers' quarters, workshop, sheds, cattle yards and is divided into 14 paddocks. the property was still on the market along with at least 15 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, New South Wales
Maryvale is a locality in Dubbo Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. Railway Maryvale once had a station on the Main Western line and a railway was proposed between Maryvale Triangular Junction (located at , north of Maryvale station) and Sandy Hollow on the Merriwa Branch Railway Line as part of a railway linking Dubbo and western New South Wales to Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle .... Only the Sandy Hollow–Gulgong section has been completed as part of Ulan Mine Rail Link to Newcastle, although most of the earthworks, culverts, bridge abutments and so on and Tunnel No 5 of 5 on the Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Triangular or Y Junction section(located at ) were built on the section between Gulgong and Maryvale between 1937 and 1951. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale High School (Cheektowaga, New York)
Maryvale High School is a high school in Cheektowaga, New York, United States. It is a member of the Maryvale Union Free School District. As of the 2017-18 school year, the school has approximately 665 students. Athletics Maryvale's sports teams are known as the Flyers. Their main rivals are Cheektowaga Central (Central) and Depew High Schools. Their longest standing rival has been cross town Cleveland Hill High School which is the closest geographically to Maryvale's main campus. Maryvale's first widely known mascot was the Peanuts character Snoopy, depicted in his World War I goggles and pilot's hat flying after the Red Baron. Maryvale was established in the late 1940s after World War II. Due to its proximity to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) and industries such as Bell Aerospace, Curtis Wright (P-40) and Calspan, Maryvale adopted its title as the Flyers. With the creation of Snoopy in 1950, Maryvale eventually adopted the most worldwide recognized pilot of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale Institute
Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, an International Catholic Distance-Learning College for Catechesis, Theology, Philosophy and Religious Education in Old Oscott, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. It specialises in the provision of part-time, distance learning courses to the lay faithful, consecrated religious and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church. History The College has existed in its current state since 1980, when it was established by Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer, on the site of St Mary's College, Oscott, St Mary's College, founded in 1794 for both the training of priests and the education of lay pupils. It was also, at one stage, the home of Saint John Henry Newman. In August 2019 the Institute was merged with the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Courses offered Centre for Catechesis and Adult Formation Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies(CCRS)(CCM)(CCA) (CCS)(CNTS) (CTPF) (FPM) Higher Education - Undergraduate (Validated by Open Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Marievale Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Gauteng, South Africa. It is about 15 km2 in size, and situated on the East Rand on the southern half of the Blesbokspruit wetland, a Ramsar site. The Blesbokspruit is a major perennial river in Gauteng which is flanked by extensive floodplains on either side. Nearby is the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. History In 1978, a reserve 524 ha in extent was established. This was further extended to 1,526.01 ha. Biodiversity The Blesbokspruit wetland, in which the sanctuary is situated, is designated as an Important Bird Area. Almost 300 bird species frequent the wetland, according to the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA),Marievale Bird Sanctuary flyer. WESSA. 2009 with the best time to visit being between spring and the start of summer. Birds Birds found at the wetland include: * African grass owl * African spoonbill * Baird's sandpiper, Baird’s sandpiper * Baillon's crake, Baillon’s crake * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witwatersrand Command
The Witwatersrand Command was a Command of the South African Army. It was one of the ten regional commands, which, with the Walvis Bay Military Area, made up the Territorial Force. History Origin Based in Johannesburg, it was responsible for the security of the region, forming the primary level of command for military operations in support of the Police. It also provided logistic, administrative and service support to units and formations operating in its area of responsibility. When 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment SAA became operational in 1966 with its headquarters at Brakpan, it was originally administratively responsible to Headquarters Witwatersrand Command, but was later transferred to I South African Corps. In 1987, the command headquarters installation was the target of a bomb by Umkhonto we Sizwe operative Hein Grosskopf. Amalgamation with Northern Transvaal Command into Gauteng Command Groups and Commando Units Group 16 (Marievale) * Delmas Commando * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marieval, Saskatchewan
Marieval ("Valley of Mary" in French) is a hamlet in Saskatchewan. The hamlet was the location of the former Marieval Indian residential school, which was part of the Canadian Indian residential school system In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by Christian churches. The school sy .... In June 2021 at least 600 and up to 751 unmarked graves were found at the community cemetery, located near the site of the former school and formerly overseen by the Roman Catholic Church, the most found in Canada to date. Chief Cadmus Delorme said these graves may have had marks in 1960, but the headstones were removed by representatives of the Catholic Church and by 2021 they were unmarked. Delorme noted that "removing headstones is a crime in this country" and also said "We cannot affirm that they are all children but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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