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Wellshot Station
Wellshot Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station. It is located about south of Ilfracombe and north of Jundah in Queensland, Australia. History The station was established in 1872 when Alexander Buchanan acquired of land which formed the initial station. Buchanan sought financial assistance from Scottish and New Zealand backers to develop the property and build permanent waterholes. The backers were ''The New Zealand and Australia Land Company'' based in Scotland, and the name ''Wellshot'' was taken from a major shareholder's estate near Glasgow. In 1876, the property had an estimated size of running westward to the Thomson River and Westlands Station, bordered by Darling Downs to the south and Beaconsfield Station to the north. Neither the river or creeks are perennial and even if they were it would still be too long a distance to the centre of the run to make it useful. The average rainfall is , but at irregular times, so water was a priority. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worker (Brisbane)
''The Worker'' was a newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia between 1890 and 1974. The newspaper was affiliated with the Australian Labor Party. History The newspaper was first published as Vol. 1, no. 1 on 1 March 1890 and the last issue was Vol. 85, no. 4119 on 19 August 1974. It was originally known as ''The Australian Workman'', and later as ''The Brisbane Worker''. While the official title of the newspaper is ''The worker : monthly journal of the Associated Workers of Queensland'', from 1896 the subtitle was changed to ''Official journal of the Federated Workers of Queensland''. Between 1917 and 1918 the subtitle was ''Australia's pioneer co-operative labor journal''. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddington Station
Eddington station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. It is located on Street and Dunksferry Roads, 18.2 miles from 30th Street Station, and serves the Trenton Line. Its name derives from the surrounding CDP of Eddington. The station is in zone 3 on the SEPTA Trenton Line, on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. In 2004, this station saw 38 boardings on an average weekday. Amtrak does not stop at this station. Eddington is a local station, with several express trains per day bypassing the station entirely. Of the trains that do stop, the station is almost always a flag stop except at rush hour. It is the only local station on the Trenton Line; all other stations receive consistent service throughout the day, although several are also flag stops. The former Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Inglis (Australian)
James or Jimmy Inglis may refer to: *James Charles Inglis (1851–1911), British civil engineer *James Inglis (evangelist) (1813–1872), American preacher and editor *James Inglis (murderer) (1922–1951), Scottish man executed for murder *James Inglis (physician) (1813–1851), Scottish physician, author and geologist * James Inglis (psychologist), British/Canadian psychologist * James Inglis (politician) (1845–1908), writer and politician in colonial New South Wales *James Inglis, of the Inglis baronets * Jimmy Inglis (footballer, born 1872), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Inglis (footballer, born 1951), Scottish footballer * James Inglis (rugby union) (born 1986), English rugby union player for Harlequins *James Inglis (tailor) James Inglis was a Scottish tailor who served James VI of Scotland. He was a son of Annabell Hodge. Mary, Queen of Scots appointed him tailor to her son on 24 January 1567. In July 1567 the Privy Council ordered him to make coronation robes for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushfires In Australia
Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the continent over millions of years. Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions of the world, and its predominant eucalyptus forests have evolved to thrive on the phenomenon of bushfire. However, the fires can cause significant property damage and loss of both human and animal life. Bushfires have killed approximately 800 people in Australia since 1851, and billions of animals. The most destructive fires are usually preceded by extreme high temperatures, low relative humidity and strong winds, which combine to create ideal conditions for the rapid spread of fire. Severe fire storms are often named according to the day on which they peaked, including the five most deadly blazes: Black Saturday 2009 in Victoria (173 people killed, 2,000 homes lost); Ash Wednesday 1983 in Victoria and South Australia (75 dead, nearly 1,900 homes); Black Frida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wool Bale
A wool bale is a standard sized and weighted pack of classed wool compressed by the mechanical means of a wool press. This is the regulation required method of packaging for wool, to keep it uncontaminated and readily identifiable. A "bale of wool" is also the standard trading unit for wool on the wholesale national and international markets. The minimum weight of a bale is . Wool packs Packaging of wool has not changed much for centuries except that the early wool packs were made from jute, prior to the use of synthetic fibres. Jute packs were relatively heavy, weighing several kilograms each. In the 1960s polypropylene and high-density polyethylene packs were manufactured and used to make wool bales. Loose fibres from these packs caused contamination of the wool in the bale and led to nylon becoming the regulation fabric used in Australia. In South Africa woven paper was tested but discontinued in 1973 due to poor wet strength and high cost. Regulation standard white nylon pack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merino
The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool. It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked the death penalty. During the eighteenth century, flocks were sent to the courts of a number of European countries, including France (where they developed into the Rambouillet), Hungary, the Netherlands, Prussia, Saxony, Estonia, Livonia and Sweden. The Merino subsequently spread to many parts of the world, including South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Numerous recognised breeds, strains and variants have developed from the original type; these include, among others, the American Merino and Delaine Merino in the Americas, the Australian Merino, Booroola Merino and Peppin Merino in Oceania, the Gentile di Puglia, Merinolandschaf and Rambouillet in Europe. The Australian Poll Merino is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charleville Times
''The Charleville Times'' was a newspaper published in Charleville, Queensland, Australia, from 25 December 1883. History ''The Charleville Times'' was printed and published by Richard Boyd Echlin for the Charleville times Printing Co. and was first published on 25 December 1883. In 1961 it absorbed the ''Maranoa News'' published in Mitchell. Later it became the ''Western Times''. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia. National In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965. Daily newspape ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Charleville Times, The Defunct newspapers published in Queensland 1883 establishments in Australia Publications establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambing
Domestic sheep reproduce sexually much like other mammals, and their reproductive strategy is furthermore very similar to other domestic herd animals. A flock of sheep is generally mated by a single ram, which has either been chosen by a farmer or has established dominance through physical contest with other rams (in feral populations). Most sheep have a breeding season (''tupping'') in the autumn, though some are able to breed year-round. Largely as a result of the influence of humans in sheep breeding, ewes often produce multiple lambs. This increase in the lamb births, both in number and birth weight, may cause problems in delivery and lamb survival, requiring the intervention of shepherds. Sexual behavior Ewes generally reach sexual maturity at six to eight months of age, and rams generally at four to six (ram lambs have occasionally been known to impregnate their mothers at two months). Sheep are seasonally polyoestrus animals. Ewes enter into oestrus cycles about every 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma, Queensland
Roma is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of Sir George Bowen, the Governor of Queensland at the time. In the , the locality of Roma had a population of 6,848 people. Geography Roma is in the Maranoa district of South West Queensland, Australia, situated * by rail and road WNW of Brisbane * 355 km (221 mi) W of Toowoomba, * 269 km (167 mi) W of Dalby * 141 km (87.6 mi) W of Miles * 87 km (54 mi) E of Mitchell * 176.6 km (109.7 mi) E of Morven * 266 km (165 mi) E of Charleville It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways. It is the centre of a rich pastoral and wheat-growing district. It is also a major town on the Western Railway Line from Toowoomba and Brisbane. History Prior the European settlement the Aboriginal peoples of the Mandandanji Nation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Bulletin
''The Morning Bulletin'' is an online newspaper servicing the city of Rockhampton and the surrounding areas of Central Queensland, Australia. From 1861 to 2020, ''The Morning Bulletin'' was published as a print edition, before then becoming an exclusively online newspaper. The final print edition was published on 27 June 2020. History The first issue of ''The Bulletin'' was launched on 9 July 1861. It is the second oldest business in Rockhampton, the oldest being the Criterion Hotel which was established in October 1860. The founder and original owner, William Hitchcock Buzacott (1831–1880, brother of Charles Hardie Buzacott), brought the press and equipment from Sydney in 1861 where he operated a small weekly paper. At the time the paper was called the Rockhampton Bulletin and was eagerly read by the town's 698 residents. The newspaper was published as ''The Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser'' from July 1861 to 14 January 1871. Then as ''The Rockham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wether
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Wether may refer to: *A castrated male goat *A castrated male sheep *A misspelling of weather *A misspelling of whether *Wether Down, a hill in Hampshire *Wether Hill (Lake District), a hill in Cumbria *Wether Holm (other) See also *Wethers, a surname *Bellwether A bellwether is a leader or an indicator of trends.bellwether " ''Cambridge Dictionary''. Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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