Henry Hellyer
Henry Hellyer (1790 – September 1832) was an English surveyor and architect who was one of the first explorers to visit the rugged interior of the north west of Tasmania, Australia and made the most comprehensive maps of the area up to that time ...
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during the 1820s.
Places in the region named after him include:
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Hellyer Gorge
The Hellyer Gorge is a gorge in Tasmania, through which flows the Hellyer River, named after Henry Hellyer. It is the subject of the Hellyer Gorge State Reserve. The Murchison Highway passes through the area with many sharp and steep bends, whic ...
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Hellyer College
Hellyer College (often stylised as hellyer college) is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in in north-western Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1976, the college caters for approximately 800 students in Years 11 and ...
, college in Tasmania, Australia
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Hellyer County Park Hellyer County Park is one of 28 Santa Clara County Parks. The park is located just off of Highway 101 in San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financi ...
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Hellyer Park Velodrome, a velodrome in Hellyer County Park
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Hellyer River
The Hellyer River is a perennial river located in north western Tasmania, Australia.
The river flows for before joining into the Arthur River. High quality cool temperate rainforest and tall eucalyptus forest grows along much of the river. Si ...
Other notable people named Hellyer include:
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Albert Hellyer (died 1945), Canadian politician
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Arthur Hellyer (1902–1993), British horticulturist
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Arthur Lawrence Hellyer Jr.
Arthur Lawrence "Art" Hellyer Jr. (August 7, 1923 – September 5, 2018) was an American radio and television broadcaster whose professional career spanned the years 1947–2012 and included local and national network radio programs as a disc joc ...
(1923–2018), radio host
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H. A. Hellyer, British academic and author on European affairs and relations with the Muslim world
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Jill Hellyer
Jill Hellyer (1925–2012) was an Australian poet and writer, and one of the founding members of the Australian Society of Authors. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to Australian poetry.
Biography
Jill Hellyer was ...
(1925–2012), Australian poet and writer
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Paul Hellyer
Paul Theodore Hellyer (August 6, 1923 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator. He was the longest serving member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada at the time of his death.
Early life
Hellyer w ...
(1923–2021), Canadian politician and Minister of National Defence
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Thomas Hellyer
Thomas Henry Hellyer (18405 April 1889) was an Australian politician and solicitor.
He was born at Bathurst, New South Wales, Bathurst to solicitor William Hellyer, and Margaret Gray. On 25 April 1862 he married Rose Anne Parfitt, with whom h ...
(1840–1889), 19th-century Australian politician
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Thomas Hellyer (architect) (1811–1894), 19th-century English architect
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William Hellyer
William Hellyer (18218 January 1885) was an Australian solicitor and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for one day.
Early life
Almost nothing is known of his early life. His father was Thomas Hellyer (1801–41) and his uncle ...
(died 1885), Australian politician
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