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Coonamble, New South Wales
Coonamble is a town on the central-western plains of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Castlereagh Highway north-west of Gilgandra. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Coonamble had a population of 2,750. It is the regional hub for wheat growing and sheep and wool. The name for the town is taken from the Gamilaraay word ''guna'' (faeces) and ''-bil'' (having much). Brigidine Sisters, Brigidine nuns from Ireland established a school in 1883. Their architecturally distinguished convent was dismantled in 1990 and transported to Pokolbin, New South Wales, Pokolbin, where it now houses The Convent resort. Although Coonamble had been a major sheep industry region in the 1980s to 2000, there has recently been an increasing interest in cattle rearing. The summers can have temperatures reaching up to and in winter, there are nights as cold as . Most recently Coonamble has gained media coverage due to their mass floods over Christmas 2009. Population * In the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coonamble Shire Council
Coonamble Shire is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Orana, New South Wales, Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway and the Castlereagh River. Coonamble Shire includes the towns of Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone. The mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Councillor, Cr. Daniel Keady. History Local government in the area was first established with the Municipal District of Coonamble formed on 3 May 1880. Wingadee Shire was formed later, one of 134 shires proclaimed on 7 March 1906 following passing of the ''Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. Coonamble Shire itself was formed on 1 May 1952 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Coonamble with Wingadee Shire. Demographics Council Current composition and election method Coonamble Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected Single transferable vote, proportionally as a single Ward (country subdivision), ward. All co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Country Rugby Union
The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majority of non-metropolitan areas of the state. The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16,000 players. NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team. Central Coast Rugby Union First-grade clubs * Avoca Beach, New South Wales, Avoca Beach * Gosford * Hornsby, New South Wales, Hornsby * Kariong, New South Wales, Kariong * Razorbacks * Terrigal, New South Wales, Terrigal * The Lakes * Warnervale * Woy Woy, New South Wales, Woy Woy Lower-grade clubs * The Bay Central Northern Rugby Union, Central North Rugby Union First-grade clubs * Gunnedah * Inverell * Moree, New South Wales, Moree * Narrabri * Pirates (Tamworth, New South Wales, Tamworth) * Quirindi Lower-grade c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tyrrell (politician)
Thomas James Tyrrell (14 April 1880 – 31 October 1942) was an Australian politician. Tyrell was born at Coonamble to labourer Patrick Dunn Tyrell and Isabella and was educated at Redfern. Later, he was employed by Sydney City Council, co-founding the Municipal Workers Union of which he was secretary from 1912 to 1942. Under his leadership the union grew to become the Federal Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the New South Wales Legislative As ... from 1925 to 1942, when he died in Earlwood. References 1880 births 1942 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 20th-century Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Ramien
Jesse Ramien (born 27 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights as well as a previous spell at the Cronulla club in the NRL. Ramien has also played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars. Background Ramien was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Coonamble Bears, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Playing career Early career From 2014 to 2016, Ramien played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team. Mid-season in 2016, he made the switch to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team. 2017 In February, Ramien played for the Sharks' first-grade side in the 2017 World Club Challenge match against the Wigan Warriors, a game in which he scored a try. In May, he played for the Junior Kangaroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Quirk
Mary Lilly May Quirk (; 7 December 1880 – 4 March 1952) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1939 to 1950, winning the seat of Balmain after the death of her husband John Quirk. She was associated with the Lang Labor faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and stood against endorsed ALP candidates on several occasions. Early life Quirk was born on 7 December 1880 in Coonamble, New South Wales. She was the second child born to Emma Margretta (née White) and Julius Franz Frederick Deal. Quirk moved to Sydney as a child where her father worked as a butcher in Balmain. She attended Rozelle Superior Public School. After leaving school she worked as a domestic servant until her marriage to John Kelly in 1898. She later worked as a shop assistant, including with Grace Bros, and was a member of the Shop Assistants' Union of New South Wales. She was widowed in 1926 and remarried the following year to John Quirk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Murray (rugby League)
Edward James Murray (6 December 1959 – 12 June 1981) was an Australian rugby league player who was controversially found dead in his police cell in the New South Wales town of Wee Waa within an hour of having been detained for being drunk and disorderly under the 1979 Intoxicated Persons Act (a law repealed in 2005). Murray had planned to travel to Sydney, to join the Redfern All Blacks Rugby League team's tour of New Zealand when he was detained. Police claimed that they found Murray hanging in his cell at the Wee Waa Police Station around 3:30pm, and argued that he committed suicide, although this occurred prior to the majority of Aboriginal deaths in custody which were later examined in the 1987 Royal Commission. He was 21 years old at the time. Eddie Murray's parents, Leila Jane (née Button) and Arthur Edward Murray remained unconvinced that their son's death was a suicide, and fought for a more extensive investigation into Murray's death. Murray's death has helped to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelot Hansen
Lancelot Hansen (1885–1928) was an Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ... footballer who played in the 1900s. He played for North Sydney in the NSWRL competition and was a foundation player of the club. Playing career Lance Hansen played in North Sydney's inaugural season featuring in 9 matches throughout the season. Hansen played 2 games for Norths in 1909 and then retired from rugby league. Hansen played 1 game for New South Wales in 1908 and played 1 match for Metropolis in 1 the same year. References North Sydney Bears players 20th-century Australian sportsmen Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league halfbacks 1885 births 1928 deaths New South Wales rugby league team players People from Coonamble {{Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Hanigan
Ned Hanigan (born 11 April 1996) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the in the Super Rugby competition and the Australian Wallabies. His preferred positions are blindside flanker or lock. Early life and career Hanigan was born in Dubbo and raised in Coonamble in the central-west part of New South Wales. After high school, he began studying science at University of New South Wales alongside Shute Shield rugby with Randwick, winning Premiership Rugby title with their Colts side before progressing on to their first team. During this time, he also represented New South Wales at Under-20 level in 2014 and 2015 and played for the New South Wales Country Eagles during the 2015 National Rugby Championship. Professional career Hanigan trained with the Waratahs wider training group in 2015 and then made the full squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. As a youngster competing against Wallaby internationals such as Dean Mumm, Will Skelton a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cullen (journalist)
Alex Cullen (born 28 November 1980) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Cullen was previously sport presenter of the Nine Network's breakfast program ''Today''. Early life Cullen was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, and grew up on a farm in Coonamble. He attended Coonamble High School, and then Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, before going on to complete a journalism degree at Charles Sturt University. Career In early 2003, Cullen began working as a reporter for '' Prime News'' in Wagga Wagga. He then moved to Western Australia becoming a reporter for Golden West News in Kalgoorlie and then Bunbury, where he also became GWN7's sports presenter. He then began working for ''Seven News'' in Perth in 2006 as a general reporter, before moving to be on ''Sunrise'' in 2007. Six months later, Cullen returned to the screen as a general reporter for ''Seven News''. Cullen was appointed weekend sports presenter in late 2007, before becoming weeknight sports prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Boden
Ronald James Boden (16 October 1936 – 24 August 2015) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Parramatta as a centre and also played for Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Early life Born on 16 October 1936 in Coonamble, New South Wales, Boden grew up there before moving to Toowoomba in Queensland and played in the local competition after being spotted by coach former North Sydney player Duncan Thompson. Playing career Boden was selected to play for Queensland in 1958 and 1959 while living there to compete against New South Wales in the interstate series. Parramatta In 1960, Boden moved to Sydney and joined Parramatta. In Boden's first season at the club, Parramatta finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon. Despite the club's position on the ladder, Boden was selected to play for Australia in 1960 and New South Wales. In 1961, Boden became captain-coach of the Parramatta side but they once again f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coonamble Railway Station
Coonamble railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station at Coonamble in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It served as the terminus for passenger services on the Coonamble railway line and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The Coonamble railway line was completed to Coonamble in 1903. The original station was burnt to the ground in a May 1910 fire. The station was subsequently rebuilt, and the current station buildings date from this time. In 2007, media reports suggested that the station was at risk of being demolished after the Australian Rail Track Corporation expressed concern about frequent vandalism causing maintenance and safety issues. The Coonamble Shire Council were looking for a possible tenant at that time to secure the building's future. The station received $131,045 in federal government heritage funding for protection and conservation works in 2009. The station platform had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureau Of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Government of Australia, Australian Government that is responsible for providing Weather forecasting, weather forecasts and Meteorology, meteorological services to Australia and neighbouring countries. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act (Cth), and brought together the States and territories of Australia, state meteorological services that existed before then. The states officially transferred their weather recording responsibilities to the Bureau of Meteorology on 1 January 1908. History The Bureau of Meteorology was established on 1 January 1908 following the passage of the ''Meteorology Act 1906''. Prior to Federation of Australia, Federation in 1901, each colony had had its own meteorological service, with all but two colonies also having a subsection devoted to astronomy. In August 1905, federal home affairs minister Littleton Groom surveyed state governments for their willingness to cede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
