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  Australia Timeline
Australia turns to the US for help in its defence after the Japanese take Singapore.
Australia allows the US to base its supreme command for the Pacific war on its territory.
The government of Gough Whitlam is plagued by resignations and the blocking of its budget by the upper house of the parliament.
www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/24/184.html   (672 words)

  
 BUILDING VIRTUAL BRIDGES - Malta and Australia
Australia is the only country in the world that occupies a whole continent.
Australia is the world's leading wool producer, is one of the world's leading meat-exporting countries, and has a booming iron-ore mining industry.
Australia is sometimes called "the land down under" because it lies in the Southern Hemisphere.
www.geocities.com /frans311/historyoz.html   (1859 words)

  
 1965 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: 1964 in Australia, other events of 1965, 1966 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Queensland police are given the power to arrest without warrant and ban anyone aiding the striking Mt Isa Mines workers.
at a speech to the Australian Club in London, PM Sir Robert Menzies declares that Australia is in a state of war in Vietnam (Jun. 30)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1965_in_Australia   (956 words)

  
 Australia hotels, travel to Australia, Australia accommodation
Free settlers began to be attracted to Australia over the next decades, but it was the discovery of gold in the 1850s that changed the face of the colony.
Australia became a nation when federation of the separate colonies took place on 1 January 1901 (although many of the legal and cultural ties with England remained).
Accordingly, Australia followed the USA into the Korean War, and in 1965, Australia committed troops to assist the USA in the Vietnam War, though support for involvement was far from absolute.
www.resorthotel.net /australia/history.htm   (1179 words)

  
 Australia's chemical industry
Australia's burgeoning mining industry increasingly required explosives that are hazardous to transport for which shipping companies demanded substantial premiums.
Australia's pharmaceutical industry began in the latter part of the nineteenth century with the manufacture of distillates and extracts made from eucalyptus trees (used for respiratory treatment, odoriferants and liniments), and many small operations as extensions of pharmacies.
In Western Australia salt and energy are produced along side each other for export as raw materials and energy (at the Burrup Peninsula in the north west).
www.chemlink.com.au /chemhist.htm   (2477 words)

  
 Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Barossa Valley is arguably the best-known wine-producing region in Australia.
Australia's image as a sports-mad nation still rings true, but you're likely to end up talking football during an interval at the theatre and diuscussing the latest gallery trends between innings at the cricket.
Australia is so vast (and so empty in places) that something like 80% of long-distance trips by public transport are made by air.
www.statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com /australasia/australia   (4652 words)

  
 Introduction
Therefore, it is the purpose of this paper to explore the genesis of Australia’s involvement in Vietnam and to assess the relative merits of the above arguments.
The weakness of Australia’s hand in dealing with the West Irian incident was due to her military weakness.
Australia was chided twice for her inability to match up to her rhetoric.
members.tripod.com /~leavis/aussie.htm   (3768 words)

  
 Anti Essays : : Vietnam — How Australia Got Involved
In 1965, the war was officially declared and the public was made aware of this through the media.
However, Australia and the US were more concerned about the threat of a possible spread of communism rather than the well being of the South Vietnamese.
This is portrayed further in ‘For Australia’s Sake’ as a drawing of a communist man fighting in Vietnam with his shadow stretching down almost to northern Australia.
www.antiessays.com /print.php?eid=931   (1082 words)

  
 Nikola Balnave | Company-Sponsored Recreation in Australia: 1890–1965 | Labour History, 85 | The History ...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the rationale behind company-sponsored recreation in Australia, thereby providing an alternative cultural context in which to understand its role in the management of labour.
This, coupled with evidence from the public sector such as the elaborate welfare schemes aimed at the largely male workforce of the NSW Government Railways, challenges the argument that welfarism in Australia was principally targeted at the female labour force.
This, according to the Personnel Practice Branch in Australia, 'further fortifies the viewpoint that recreation is a means of integrating the employer-employee relationship'.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/lab/85/balnave.html   (11613 words)

  
 Vets With A Mission - Allies in Vietnam - Australians
Australia's initial commitment to supporting the American stance in Vietnam consisted of the deployment of a team of military advisers.
Australia's attempts to train and equip RVN local units and their reluctance to allow these units any significant participation in the pacification program, coupled with the failure of these local units to perform adequately, destined Phuoc Tuy to be returned to the influence of the NLF on the ATF's withdrawal.
Australia had spent ten years actively involved in the conflict in Vietnam, sending almost 47 000 men, almost 500 of whom were killed and about 2 400 wounded.
www.vwam.com /vets/allies/austra.html   (4097 words)

  
 Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Society of Australia - Australian Trade Union Archives Trade Union entry
The Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society was formed in 1965 when members of the deregistered Blacksmiths’ Society of Australia joined the Boilermakers' Society of Australia.
The Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society originated directly from the Federated Society of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders of Australia which was registered federally in 1911, and became the Federated Society of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders & Structural Iron & Steel Workers of Australia in 1929.
By 1937 the union had become the Boilermakers' Society of Australia which, accommodated the influx of flsmiths in 1965.
www.atua.org.au /biogs/ALE0305b.htm   (240 words)

  
 Australia Dancing - Yugen (1965 - )
It followed the story of Tsukiyomo who came down to earth each night to bathe in a lagoon and had her wings stolen by a local fisherman who believed they were rare shells.
The work premiered in Adelaide on 18 February 1965 and was then toured during the Australian Ballet's first overseas tour to the 1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival.
In program notes Helpmann explained his motivation for creating the ballet: 'I have choreographed this work for the Australian Ballet in the belief that this young Company should draw on the legends, music and cultures that are their neighbours, just as the English Ballet has drawn on the countries of Europe.
www.australiadancing.org /apps/ad?action=ViewSubject&id=481&resourceType=Picture   (495 words)

  
 Bishop Michael Putney - Ecumenism in Australia today
Dialogue between the Anglican Church and the Churches of Christ began in 1983, with the Lutheran Church in 1972, and with the Uniting Church in Australia in 1979.
Another event or series of events in Australia was and is the regular gatherings of National Heads of Churches, which began in 1985, and of State Heads of Churches around the country, some of which began even earlier than that.
It is obviously a great bonus that committed ecumenists in Australia have the support of society for their own labours to bring Christian churches into a collaborative relationship.
www.sedos.org /english/Putney.html   (3915 words)

  
 Gibb Songs : The Bee Gees Sing and Play (1965-1966)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Finally, this was the group's first top 20 single (at least on one chart), and it might also have been their last single had it not succeeded.
Bill Shepherd, an Englishman who was to work in Australia for about a year, had had experience as an arranger and conductor, and contrasted with his predecessor Robert Iredale in being more inclined to work with artists as a music director.
Also reported for 1965 is a supposed Tommy Steele (UK) recording of Barry's early song "Let me love you", written 1959, but details are lacking as for example what record it appears on.
www.columbia.edu /~brennan/beegees/65.singandplay.html   (1501 words)

  
 Project Apollo — Carnarvon Western Australia 1965 - 1967
In early 1965 I noted an advert in the “Electronics Weekly” from Amalgamated Wireless of Australia asking for people to go to Carnarvon, Western Australia to operate and maintain the electronic equipment to be installed in the ground station there for the Apollo project.
This last leg of the journey was perfect, we saw the North West coast of Australia very clearly and spotted a large dust cloud moving down the coast road obviously caused by a large vehicle, later we came to know and love the large Gascoigne Trader trucks which were the life line of Carnarvon.
Christmas Day 1965 arrived and the American team were given invitations to meals and parties, we had two for dinner, Don Park and Bill Ross (whose daddy was a tail gunner on a beer truck during prohibition).
www.windsong.demon.co.uk /jottings/apollo.html   (2592 words)

  
 UFO Photograph : Adelaide, Australia - Summer, 1965
Until 1965, 1952 had been th biggest year for UFO sightings.
Nor was the summer flap confined to the U.S. UFOs were reported in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Europe, Antarctica, and Australia.
This object was photographed over Adelaide, Australia in early summer.
www.ufoevidence.org /Photographs/Photo334.htm   (193 words)

  
 Leb.org: Search results for Australia - Page 1
I have lived in Perth australia ever since I arrived in Australia and it is the better city in Australia.
My father and his 3 brothers were born in Kousba, Lebanon with the surname Shahadi, and migrated to Australia with their parents and settled in Dubbo after changing the family name to Letfallah.
Peter Tony Hayek - I was born in australia, I have been to libnan in 1990 and enjoyed it.
www.leb.org /v3/search?words=Australia   (1016 words)

  
 The Ashes Cricket Series - 334 Not Out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bobby Simpson, Australia's captain struggled with injury and illness, and for the first and third Test, Brian Booth stood in as home captain.
With the wicket taking spin, Australia's task was made impossible and they fell to an innings and 93 run defeat.
Australia weren't to be outdone however and they posted 543 runs for 8 declared, Cowper (who had earlier in the series failed to register his century by 1 run) scoring a magnificent 307 - the only triple century scored by an Australian at home.
www.334notout.com /ashes/report48.htm   (534 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Australia’s Greatest Inventions
The earliest invention known to ancient Australia would have to be the boomerang which is an Aboriginal hunting stick.
Australia was the first country in the world to give women the vote in 1894 and to stage the world’s first bathing beauty contest in 1920.
Australia has produced many superior varieties of fruit but the most famous was the Granny Smith Apple in 1868 by the orchardists Thomas and Maria Smith in NSW.
english.epochtimes.com /news/5-8-3/30890.html   (566 words)

  
 APPENDIX 1
The beginning of South Australia's involvement in the proliferation of nuclear weapons was the discovery of Radium Hill in 1906.
This figure shows that uranium ore from South Australia was used to produce fissile material for British nuclear weapons which were then assembled and tested in South Australia.
South Australia played a crucial role in the UK becoming a nuclear power and therefore in the spread of nuclear weapons.
www.ccsa.asn.au /nic/NucHazards/SAweapons.htm   (3387 words)

  
 War for the Asking
In 1965 Australia invited itself to a war.
- Australia was totally indifferent to the views of the Government in South Vietnam that it was supposed to be defending.
All this occurred in a political climate so ruthlessly manipulated by the Menzies government that these decisions could be made without any prior debate in the Parliament or in the press.
www.warbooks.com.au /IndividualBooks/warfortheasking.html   (150 words)

  
 AusStats : 1965 Special Article - Water Conservation and Irrigation
There has been a growing awareness in recent years that Australia does not have a reliable estimate of how much water is now available, and how much will be available in the future.
Knowledge of the occurrence of water in the form of precipitation (rain and snow), rivers, streams and lakes and underground in the interstices of soils and rocks is a starting point in any inventory or assessment of resources.
The assessment of Australia's water resources entered upon a new phase with the establishment, by joint action of the Commonwealth and State Governments, of the Australian Water Resources Council in 1962.
www.abs.gov.au /Ausstats/abs@.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/fbfef31e85a93d76ca2569de00267e46!OpenDocument   (2008 words)

  
 The Magonia Database: Part 8: April 23rd 1965 - March 28th 1966
A woman observed an 0800 object land near her house while she was working in her kitchen.
It was also observed by dozens of witnesses at the Pinhal Junction.
The object was oval, 7 m long, dark gray, and showed about 30 lights along its periphery.
www.ufoinfo.com /magonia/part8.shtml   (4803 words)

  
 John Walsh Relations - Person Page 17
She was christened on 22 May 1945 at Malanda, Queensland, Australia.
Kathryn was born on 21 September 1946 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Janelle was born on 14 December 1969 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
www.irishwalsh.com /WalshTMG-p/p17.htm   (597 words)

  
 Blacksmiths Society of Australia - Australian Trade Union Archives Trade Union entry
In 1954, the union became known as the Blacksmiths' Society of Australia until it was deregistered in 1965.
After this deregistration many of the members of the Blacksmiths' Society were unofficially absorbed into the Boilermakers' Society of Australia.
Such were their numbers however, that the Boilermakers’ Society changed its name that same year to the Boilermakers' & Blacksmiths’ Society of Australia.
www.atua.org.au /biogs/ALE0304b.htm   (144 words)

  
 The History of Pine Gap
In either 1964 or 1965, central Australia is selected as the region to construct the facility.
Mr HATT was formerly in charge of security at the Woomera Rocket Testing Range in South Australia.
Public announcement for first time that there was already a secret U.S. facility in central Australia, having been in existence since the 1950’s.
www.bibliotecapleyades.net /esp_offlimits_8c.htm   (1359 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Timeline: Australia
Recovery is uneven, and the Labor government is defeated in the election in 1931.
Australia pays Nauru to detain many of them.
Woomera desert camp in South Australia sees riots, hunger strikes and escapes.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1255673.stm   (1136 words)

  
 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Australia Section
The Australia Section was the first founded outside of the United States and has over 400 members across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific.
Free TV Australia was formerly known as Commercial Television Australia (CTVA) and the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) during its long history as part of the Australian television industry.
The committee's major roles are developing common operational practices for the industry; co-ordinating member station input to technical planning and standard setting bodies; participating in national and international negotiations about the development of the broadcasting system; and related technical matters, such as technical and safety standards.
www.smpte.org.au   (445 words)

  
 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
PMI Australia marked its 40th year anniversary operating in the Australian mortgage market, where it has provided Lenders Mortgage Insurance to almost 2 million Australian households.
We are proud of all PMI Australia has accomplished in 40 years and delighted to mark this achievement," said Roger Haughton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The PMI Group, Inc.
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, PMI Australia has planned events for customers and industry participants throughout the year to communicate its future plans, as well as its commitment through regular business activities and the continuing development of its innovative product range.
www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=26181462&rb=1   (807 words)

  
 1964 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: 1963 in Australia, other events of 1964, 1965 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Premier of South Australia - Sir Thomas Playford
December 31 -- Donald Campbell sets new water speed record of 276 miles per hour at Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1964_in_Australia   (214 words)

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