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Wynyard may refer to: Australia: *Wynyard, Sydney, the district of Sydney CBD around Wynyard railway station, Sydney *Wynyard Park, Sydney *Wynyard, Tasmania * County of Wynyard, in the Murrumbidgee–Tumut region of New South Wales Canada: *Wynyard, Saskatchewan, a town in east-central Saskatchewan New Zealand: *Wynyard Quarter, a waterfront precinct within Auckland CBD United Kingdom: * Wynyard, Hartlepool, a civil parish in County Durham * Wynyard, Stockton-on-Tees, a civil parish in County Durham *Wynyard Park, County Durham *Wynyard Woods a housing estate in Stockton-on-Tees *Wynyard School, a former school in Watford, Hertfordshire People: * Diana Wynyard (19061964), born Dorothy Isobel Cox; English stage and film actress * Edward Buckley Wynyard (17881864), English-born Australian military figure and politician * George Wynyard "Sherry" (18621944), New Zealand rugby union player * Henry Wynyard "Pie" (18631921), New Zealand rugby union player * James Wynyard (19141942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynyard, Sydney
Wynyard () is an urban locality adjacent to Wynyard railway station in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. Wynyard is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2000. Wynyard Park is a prominent landmark in this area. History Wynyard was named in honour of Major-General Edward Buckley Wynyard, a former British Army officer who, in September 1847, was put in command of the troops in New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand. Transport Wynyard railway station is located underground and is a major Sydney Trains railway station, serviced by six lines. It is also a major bus terminal, serving as the CBD terminus for many routes from the Northern Beaches and North Shore. See also * Suburbs of Sydney This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. Sydney has about 30 local government areas, each consisting of several suburbs. Suburbs in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynyard School
Wynyard School was a boarding school in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was attended by C.S. Lewis (from September 1908 until June 1910) and his brother Warren. Lewis, C. S., ''They Stand Together: The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (1914-1963)'', p. 74 Lewis' vivid account of the miseries he suffered there does not seem to have been exaggerated. The discipline was so severe, even by the standards of the time, that the family of one pupil took a High Court action for assault, which appears to have destroyed the school financially. Soon after the school closed, the headmaster suffered a breakdown and was committed to an insane asylum. Another attendee of the school was Arthur William Barton Arthur William Barton (1 June 1881 – 22 September 1962) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, from 1939 Archbishop of Dublin. Early life Born in 1881, the son of the Rev. Arthur Robinson Barton (1846–1900) and his wife Anne Jane Hayes, Barton h ..., who became Archbis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Wynyard
Tai Hikuroa Wynyard (born 5 February 1998) is a New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the Taranaki Airs of the National Basketball League (NZNBL). He began his career playing in his home country for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL and the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand NBL. After a two-year stint in the United States playing college basketball for Kentucky, Wynyard returned to the Australian and New Zealand NBL. Early life and career Born and raised in Auckland, Wynyard attended Rangitoto College and helped the school's basketball team win the Auckland premier championship in 2014. That year, he travelled to the United States to play in the Jordan Brand Classic. He also played in the New Zealand NBL in 2014 for the Super City Rangers, averaging 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in nine games. On 15 August 2014, Wynyard signed with the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player so as to keep his amateur status and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Wynyard
Jason Wynyard (14 November 1973 – 4 October 2023) was a New Zealand champion woodchopper from Kawakawa. He won over a hundred world titles in the sport. Wynyard was born in Te Awamutu on 14 November 1973. Of Māori ancestry, he affiliated to the Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāpuhi iwi. He was educated at Waitākere College. Wynyard won the individual world championship nine times. He holds the world record for Single Buck (with assistant) with a time of 9.39 in 2007. Wynyard won the Stihl Timbersports Series 14 times. He won the title in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. In the 2017 New Year Honours, Wynyard was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the sport of wood chopping. Wynyard was the father of former University of Kentucky men's basketball player Tai Wynyard. In May 2023, it was announced that Wynyard had been diagnosed with stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma is a cancer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wynyard
Robert Henry Wynyard (24 December 1802 – 6 January 1864) was a New Zealand colonial administrator, serving at various times as Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster Province, Administrator of the Government, and was the first Superintendent of Auckland Province. Early life He was born in Windsor Castle to William Wynyard, Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot and Equerry to King George III. Robert was educated in Dunmow, Essex and joined the British Army as an ensign in the 85th (Duke of York's Own Light Infantry) Regiment, transferring in 1826 to the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot. He served in Ireland from 1828 to 1841 on the staff of the adjutant general, and was promoted to major in 1841. He returned to England in 1842 and was appointed Lieutenant-colonel in command of the 58th Regiment. New Zealand When the regiment was posted to Sydney, Australia in 1844 Wynyard was sent on to New Zealand with 200 men to take part in the Flagstaff War against Hone Heke and Kawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wynyard
John Richard "Dick" Wynyard (10 May 1885 – 7 April 1915) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. Richard was the brother of William Wynyard. He had 2 sisters, Kathleen Amelia Wynyard (1887-1965), and Audrey Gertrude Wynyard (1892-1920), and 2 brothers, Leslie Henry (Hec) Wynyard (1889-1985), and Sydney Montague Wynyard (1894-1953) Early years From a sporting family that included three uncles that were part of the 1888-1889 New Zealand Native football team that toured Great Britain. One of these three, Tabby Wynyard went on the represent the All Blacks. Richard followed his family tradition, becoming a noted rugby union player and a civil servant clerk.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby Football Living in Devonport, Wynyard was part of the North Shore Rugby Club and won selection for Auckland when aged only 20. In 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wynyard
James Gladwin Wynyard (17 August 1914 – 2 November 1942) was a New Zealand rugby union player. As a loose forward, he represented the All Blacks from 1935 to 1938, never playing a full test. He was part of the squad for the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada Matches ''Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.'' Touring party *Manager: Vincent Meredith *Assistant Manager: *Captain: Jack Manchester Full-back * Mike Gilbert (West Coast) Three-quarters * Nelson Ball (Wellington) .... His career was cut short by World War Two. He served as a captain in the Divisional Cavalry, and was killed in action at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942. References 1914 births 1942 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand military personnel killed in World War II People from Kihikihi New Zealand military personnel of World War II Rugby union players from Waikato People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Wynyard (rugby Union)
General Henry Wynyard (8 June 1761 – 3 April 1838) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Wynyard was commissioned as an ensign in the First Regiment of Footguards on 6 June 1778. He took part in the expedition to Holland in February 1793 and saw action at Arnhem in November 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Promoted to brevet colonel he landed in command of a battalion of grenadiers at the Helder in August 1799 and was wounded at Battle of Bergen in September 1799 during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. Promoted to major-general in April 1802, he was given command of a brigade of guards in Southern District in May 1803. He took part in an expedition to Sicily in September 1806 and returned to Southern District in January 1808. Promoted to lieutenant-general in April 1808 he transferred to the staff in Ireland in June 1808 and then became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in July 1812. He retired from his post in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wynyard
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Edward Buckley Wynyard
General Edward Buckley Wynyard (1788 – 24 November 1864) was a British Army officer. History He was born in Kensington Palace, London, the son of Lieutenant-General William Wynyard, Colonel of the 20th Foot. He joined the Army himself as an ensign in 1803 and first served in Sicily. In 1809 he took part in the capture of the islands of Ischia and Procida and served under Lieutenant-General Sir John Oswald in the Ionian Islands but was severely wounded at Santa Maura and returned to London. In 1811 he was appointed aide-de-camp to Sir Harry Burrard and then brigade-major under Sir Moore Disney although his wound prevented him from serving with the brigade at Bergen op Zoom. In 1814 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the 58th Foot. In 1816-20 he served on St Helena as military secretary to the Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe and in July 1830 was appointed aide-de-camp to William IV and promoted to colonel in the Grenadier Guards. In 1837 he was placed on half-pay and in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard, CBE (born Dorothy Isobel Cox; 16 January 1906 – 13 May 1964) was an English stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lewisham, South London, Wynyard began her career on the stage. After performing in Liverpool and London with the Liverpool Repertory Company and the Hamilton Deane Repertory Company, she performed on Broadway, appearing first in ''Rasputin and the Empress'' in 1932, with Ethel, John, and Lionel Barrymore. She appeared in the film version, beginning her brief Hollywood career. Fox Film Corporation then borrowed her for their lavish film version of Noël Coward's stage spectacle ''Cavalcade'' (1933). As the noble wife and mother she aged gracefully against a background of the Boer War, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', the First World War, and the arrival of the Jazz Age. With this performance, she became the first British actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. After a handful of film roles, including playing John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockton-on-Tees (borough)
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority with borough status in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. The borough had a population of 191,600 in 2011. The main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees with the towns of Billingham and Norton-on-Tees. All three towns are in County Durham. The towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and Yarm are south of the river in North Yorkshire. The borough governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, and the current mayor is Cllr Ross Patterson. The borough is part of Tees Valley with nearby boroughs of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hartlepool. All River Tees bridges from Yarm Viaduct to Transporter Bridge are in the borough at least on one side, with the Borough of Middlesbrough to the south downstream on the other side to the east of the borough. Teesside International Airport is shared between the borough an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
