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Smithies
Smithies may refer to: * Smithies (surname) * Smithies boiler, a type of steam boiler * Smithies Peak, a mountain in Tasmania, Australia * Smithies, South Yorkshire, an area of Barnsley, Yorkshire, England See also * * Smithy (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithies, South Yorkshire
Smithies is an area of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It lies about two miles north-east of the town centre. Smithies was historically a village in the township of Monk Bretton in the parish of Royston in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on the border with the township of Carlton. Monk Bretton became a separate civil parish in 1866, and in 1921 was absorbed into the County Borough of Barnsley. In 1974 the county borough was abolished, and Smithies became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in the new county of South Yorkshire. Coal mining A number of collieries were worked in Smithies between 1856 and 1929. East Gawber Hall Colliery, located to the north of the village, opened in 1856 and was worked until the First World War. The remains of the colliery's Guibal fanhouse, built around 1875, are listed as a historic monument. The Wallsend Main Colliery was sunk before 1901. and was worked with the adjacent Primrose Main Colliery, which was working before 1891. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithies (surname)
Smithies is a surnamre. * Alex Smithies (born 1990), English football player *Bob Smithies (1934–2006), journalist and crossword compiler *Catherine Smithies (1785–1877), English philanthropist and campaigner * Frank Smithies (1912–2012), British mathematician *John Smithies (1802–1872), Wesleyan missionary *John J. Smithies (born 1954), founding director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image * Karen Smithies (born 1969), English international cricketer * Oliver Smithies (1925–2017), British biologist *Thomas Bywater Smithies Thomas Bywater Smithies (27 August 1817 – 20 July 1883) was an English radical publisher and campaigner for temperance and animal welfare. He was the founder and editor of the broadsheet periodical ''The British Workman''. Biography Smithie ... (1817–1883), English radical publisher and campaigner See also * {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithies Peak
The Smithies Peak, sometimes incorrectly called Smithies Towers, is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. At above sea level, it is the ninth-highest mountain in Tasmania, and is one of the summits of Cradle Mountain. The peak is composed of dolerite columns, similar to many of the other mountains in the area and rises above the glacially formed Dove Lake (), Lake Wilks and Crater Lake. Cradle Mountain has four named summits. In order of height they are Cradle Mountain (); Smithies Peak; Weindorfers Tower (); and Little Horn (). See also * Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park * List of highest mountains of Tasmania The Australian island state of Tasmania has a diverse range of geography but a prominent feature is the mountains of the island. Overall Tasmania is comparatively low-lying with the highest point at . Tasmania has ten peaks over the height of . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithies Boiler
There have been a vast number of designs of steam boiler Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. ..., particularly towards the end of the 19th century when the technology was evolving rapidly. A great many of these took the names of their originators or primary manufacturers, rather than a more descriptive name. Some large manufacturers also made boilers of several types. Accordingly, it is difficult to identify their technical aspects from merely their name. This list presents these known, notable names and a brief description of their main characteristics. See also * Glossary of boiler terminology A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y References *{{cite book , title=Marin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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