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Tomkins (other)
Tomkins may refer to: * Tomkins (surname) * Tomkins plc, an engineering company * Tomkins Cove, New York, a hamlet in the United States * Tomkins Knob, a mountain in North Carolina, United States * Tomkins Medal, an Australian rules football award * McCallum–Tomkins Medal, an Australian rules football award *Tomkins incident The Tomkins incident on 30 November 2004 was an attack by two white farmers on two Aboriginal boys found trespassing on their property near Goondiwindi, a town on the border of Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. David and Clint Tomkin ... a 2004 attack on Aboriginal boys in Australia See also * Tomkin (other) * Tompkins (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkins (surname)
Tomkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Tomkins, British professor of law * Alan Tomkins (1939–2020), American art director * A. Pearce Tomkins (1875–1937), American farmer, lawyer, and politician *Calvin Tomkins (born 1925), American author and art critic * David Tomkins (born 1989), Master Brewer, Dead Weight Brewing Company * Edward Tomkins (1915–2007), British ambassador * Floyd W. Tomkins (1850–1932), Episcopal American deacon * James Tomkins (MP) (c.1569–1636), English Member of Parliament for Leominster 1624–28 *James Tomkins (rower) (born 1965), Australian Olympic rower *James Tomkins (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer * John Tomkins (composer) (1586–1638), Welsh-born organist and composer *Ken Tomkins (1917–1990), Australian politician *Joel Tomkins (born 1987), English rugby player * Leslie Tomkins (born 1948), English art director * Logan Tomkins (born 1992), English rugby player * Oliver Tomkins (1908–1992), Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkins Plc
Tomkins plc was a multinational engineering company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In July 2010 Tomkins was acquired by a Canadian consortium of private equity firm Onex Corporation and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. In July 2014, The Blackstone Group, the world's largest buyout firm, agreed to acquire The Gates Corporation, the largest division of Tomkins plc from Onex Corp. (OCX) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $5.4 billion. History Tomkins was founded in 1925 as F.H. Tomkins Buckle Company, a small manufacturer of buckles and fasteners. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1956. In 1983, ex-Lord Hanson employee Greg Hutchings acquired a 22.9% stake in the company, and subsequently was appointed Chief executive. Hutchings expanded Tomkins in a classical conglomerate form through leveraged buyouts, and during the 1980s and early 1990s the company embarked on a succession of acquisitions which rapidly grew its revenue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkins Cove, New York
Tomkins Cove is a hamlet in the Town of Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of Stony Point; east of Harriman State Park; south of Doodletown and west of the Hudson River. It is located north-northwest of New York City. The population is approximately 1,739 and the ZIP Code is 10986. The community is served by the 786 exchange in area code 845. Tomkins Cove comprises approximately . Notable areas within the town are Tomkins Lake Colony (a private community with a small lake), Rising Hills Estates, Buckberg Mountain, the Girl Scout Camp (Camp Addisone Boyce), the Town Pool, the Tomkins Cove Library, and Cedar Flats Road. Mott Farm Road extends west from US 9W to Bulsontown Road. A natural gas pipeline runs from the Hudson River into Stony Point. Much of the Tomkins Cove perimeter borders Bear Mountain State Park. Tomkins Cove prides itself on having a cut through of the Appalachian trail which leads into Bear Mountain. It is one of the more ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkins Knob
Tomkins Mountain (variant names: Thomkins Knob, Thompkins Knob and Tompkins Knob) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the community of Deep Gap. The majority of the mountain is within the Blue Ridge Parkway. Its elevation reaches and it also marks the corner between Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties. Split along the Eastern Continental Divide, it generates feeder streams to both the South Fork New River (via West Fork Pine Swamp Creek) and Yadkin River (via South Prong Lewis Fork). Laurel Spur Ridge juts out south from the mountain; while Husons Ridge goes northwest, marking the Ashe/Watauga Watauga can refer to: ;Places *Watauga, Kentucky * Watauga County, North Carolina * Watauga, South Dakota * Watauga, Tennessee * Watauga, Texas ;Bodies of Water * Watauga Lake in Tennessee * The Watauga River in North Carolina and Tennessee ;Shi ... county line. References Mountains of North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway Mountains of Ashe County, North C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkins Medal
The Tomkins Medal (officially called the H. W. Tomkins Memorial Medal) was an Australian rules football honour awarded from 1939 to 2008 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) under-19 competition, as judged by field umpires. It was named after Horace W. (Dick) Tomkins, past League administrator, League life member, junior football ambassador and Secretary of the West Torrens Football Club West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1897 to 1990. In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville .... From 1936 to 1938, the award was known as the O'Halloran Medal. Winners O'Halloran Medal Tomkins Medal References {{Aussie Rules in South Australia Australian rules football awards South Australian National Football League Awards established in 1939 Awards disestab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCallum–Tomkins Medal
The McCallum–Tomkins Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 2009 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) under-18 competition, as judged by field umpires. The award is a merger of the McCallum Medal, previously awarded for the former SANFL under-17 competition and the Tomkins Medal The Tomkins Medal (officially called the H. W. Tomkins Memorial Medal) was an Australian rules football honour awarded from 1939 to 2008 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) under-19 co ..., previously awarded for the former SANFL under-19 competition. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McCallum-Tomkins Medal Australian rules football awards South Australian National Football League Awards established in 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkins Incident
The Tomkins incident on 30 November 2004 was an attack by two white farmers on two Aboriginal boys found trespassing on their property near Goondiwindi, a town on the border of Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. David and Clint Tomkins, a father and son managing the farm, allegedly beat Alan Boland and Bevan Bartman and dragged Boland around the property with a noose around his neck. The incident occurred just four days after the suspicious death in police custody of an Aboriginal man in the community of Palm Island that saw the island community riot. The local Aboriginal community was outraged when the Tomkins were handed down a A$500 fine each for their treatment of the four boys, who themselves were charged with breaking, entering and theft. The event made headlines in countries around the world, including the UK. The assault On November 2004, four Indigenous boys from the Toomelah Aboriginal Mission swam across the Macintyre River to a nearby Queensland propert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomkin (other)
Tomkin is the surname of the following people * Albert Tomkin (1915–1989), English football player * Maxim Tomkin (born 1992), Russian ice hockey defenceman * William Tomkin (1860–1940), English painter See also *Tomkins (other) Tomkins may refer to: * Tomkins (surname) * Tomkins plc, an engineering company * Tomkins Cove, New York, a hamlet in the United States * Tomkins Knob, a mountain in North Carolina, United States * Tomkins Medal, an Australian rules football awar ... * Tomkin Road railway station in Ireland * Tomkin Tomato (Variety) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |