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  Australia
Australia's external dependencies are the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, the Cocos Islands, the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and the Coral Sea Islands Territory.
Australia was a leading whaling nation until the late 1970s, when it agreed to halt most whaling activities in cooperation with an international effort to maintain the whale population.
Australia's soils, low rainfall, and recurrent droughts were better suited, however, for large-scale grazing than for arable farming, and the most successful and dramatic transformation of the Australian continent occurred in the 1830s and 1840s, as squatters established huge sheep runs.
mercedes.bravepages.com /Australia.html   (21876 words)

  
 About Australia
Australia was portrayed as a remote and unattractive land for European settlement.
The rapid increase of Australia's population from 1830 to 1860 contributed to the growth of the six capital cities.
Militarily, Australia fulfilled its commitment to the Western alliance by fighting in the Korean War, participating in the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) from 1954 until its dissolution in 1977, and fighting in the Vietnam War as a staunch ally of the United States.
www.webear.com /australiaengl.html   (7022 words)

  
 1966 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Charles arrives in Australia to attend Geelong Grammar School's exclusive Timbertop preperatory school.
US Vice-President Hubert Humphrey visits Australia to assure the Australian government that the war is being directed by Hanoi and Peking, and that it represents one of China's numerous offensives in Asia
Australia negotiates an agreement for an American spy satellite base to be established at Pine Gap in the Northern Territory
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1966_in_Australia   (833 words)

  
 History - Australian history
The new Labor government under Joseph Benedict Chifley strengthened Australia’s relationship with the United States in the ANZUS pact for mutual assistance; New Zealand was the third partner.
Australia was challenged to address the land claims of the indigenous inhabitants, which had been disregarded for centuries.
By 1966 the White Australia policy was moribund and it was formally discarded in 1973.
www.australia-migration.com /page/History/238   (8154 words)

  
 A Fact Sheet: Australia and ADB - ADB.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Australia is the fourth largest shareholder in ADB among its regional members.
Australia has contributed to the Asian Development Fund (ADF), which is ADB’s window for concessional lending to its borrowing members, and to the Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF), which provides grants to borrowing members to help prepare projects and undertake technical or policy studies.
The Honorable Teresa Gambaro, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, is the Alternate Governor for Australia in ADB.
www.adb.org /Documents/Fact_Sheets/AUS.asp   (1051 words)

  
 Embassy of Australia, Washington, DC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Decimal currency was introduced to Australia in 1966, and is represented by coins of 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2, and polymer notes of $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
Australia's growing reputation as a haven for gourmands is founded on an eclectic mix of indigenous and multicultural influences.
Ombudsman In Australia, there is a Commonwealth Ombudsman as well as State and Territory ombudsmen, which function as a defender of the people in their dealings with government.
www.austemb.org /faqs.html   (2411 words)

  
 UFO Photograph : Balwyn, Melbourne, Australia - April 2, 1966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Known in Australia as the Balwyn UFO, this curious bell-shaped object was photographed by a businessman from his garden in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn.
The UFO was sighted on April 2, 1966 and the picture was taken a few minuts after two o'clock in the afternoon with a Polaroid camera.
The case was meticulously documented by the Victorian Flying Saucer Research Society (VFSRS) of Moorabbin, with sketches of camera angles, distances, sun azimuths, and notations on light reflections from the UFO.
www.ufoevidence.org /Photographs/Photo336.htm   (194 words)

  
 1966 Australian 20c   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The odd metric size and weight are a consequence of the imperial specifications to which the florin was minted.
The 1966 20c coin occurs in three documented varieties.
The Canberra and London strikes are distinguishable by the size of the gap between the platypus's head and the stylistic swirl of water which comes to a point near the platypus's (hidden) left eye.
www.triton.vg /20-66.html   (285 words)

  
 Canada International Games News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Australia, India, South Africa, Russia, Cuba, Tunisia, Brazil and France also have signed various agreements to share training facilities and techniques.
It is thought to be the first time that two large games (other than the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games which are now awarded on the same day to the same city) have been given to a single nation on the same day.
Melbourne, Australia won the 2006 bid by default when the rest of the competitors dropped out.
www.internationalgames.net /newscanada.htm   (10838 words)

  
 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 1966
In 1901 notes in circulation in Australia consisted of bank notes payable in gold coin and issued by the trading banks, and Queensland Treasury notes.
The Act came into force on 14 February 1966, and notes of $1, $2, $10, and $20 denominations were issued forthwith as legal tender to any amount throughout Australia.
Sir Joseph Banks accompanied Captain James Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770, personally meeting the cost of the scientific equipment and staff that were with him.
www.abs.gov.au /Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/9ac14a2c1a1a1671ca2569de00296986?OpenDocument   (1235 words)

  
 Gibb Songs : Spicks and Specks (1966)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Nat Kipner was an American who had moved to Australia in 1950, and was known as a producer of musical shows, television shows, and records, a songwriter, and even a music magazine publisher.
This is not the Richard Wright from Pink Floyd, nor the one in the Australian band the Groop.
The Board's drummer Colin Petersen played on some of the Bee Gees songs in 1966, and of course was a member of the Bee Gees from 1967 to 1969 in England.
www.columbia.edu /~brennan/beegees/66.spicks.html   (4109 words)

  
 coin value pre decimal australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Australia 5 x Pre Decimal FDC s nice group...
in the mint at Sydney, Australia, which is identified by the...
Banknotes: Australia (11) Coins: World (6) Coins: Aust.
www.aboutcoins.info /coin/coin-value-pre-decimal-australia.html   (509 words)

  
 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 1966
Soon after the discovery of gold in Australia a branch of the Royal Mint was established in Sydney in 1855.
The States of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia provided an annual endowment in return for which the mint receipts were paid to the respective State Treasuries.
Established in three main gold-producing colonies to refine and assay gold, the branches were soon also minting sovereigns and half-sovereigns for the British Government.
www.abs.gov.au /Ausstats/abs@.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/829b4dc0d8eb96b1ca2569de00296987!OpenDocument   (341 words)

  
 Moloch
Australia is home to many magnificent animals, but one of the most bizarre of all is a spiny lizard known as the thorny devil or mountain devil.
I went to Australia in 1966 with the hope of documenting such evolutionary convergence in detail and also perhaps contributing new ideas about the vital process of natural selection.
Thorny devils are found in two quite different habitats: spinifex-sandplain and sandridge deserts of the interior and the mallee belt of southern South Australia and southwestern Western Australia.
uts.cc.utexas.edu /~varanus/moloch.html   (2868 words)

  
 Flinders University of South Australia Act 1966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
An Act for the establishment and incorporation of a University to be known as The Flinders University of South Australia and for related purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Flinders University of South Australia Act 1966.
University grounds means all land owned or occupied by the University or of which the University has the care, control and management.
www.parliament.sa.gov.au /Catalog/legislation/Acts/f/1966.23.un.htm   (5090 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- A 20th for Australia -- Jan. 07, 1966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
There is, of course, more than one way to train for a Davis Cup match.
Australia's defending champions got ready for last week's challenge round by playing in warmup tournaments and running laps.
They arrived in Australia two weeks late, explaining casually that they had missed a connection in Tahiti.
www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,834953,00.html   (132 words)

  
 Australian National University EPrints2 Archive - Subject: Demography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Estimating the incidence of foodborne gastroenteritis in Australia.
Hiscock, Peter (2003) Prehistoric populations: Australia and the Pacific, in Demeny, Paul and McNicoll, Geoffrey, Eds.
Chapman, Bruce and Kapuscinsky, Cezary (2001) The transformation of Australia's population, 1970 to 2030 labour force, employment and unemployment.
eprints.anu.edu.au /view/subjects/scis-demo.html   (5202 words)

  
 BASENJI CLUB OF VICTORIA-AUSTRALIA
Established in 1966, it is dedicated to promoting and protecting the purebred Basenji that originates from Central Africa.
The Basenji is one of the oldest pure bred dogs in existence today.
If you are considering a holiday in Australia at any time in the future please contact the Club President
www.basenjiclubvic.org   (206 words)

  
 Sheffield Shield, 1966-67
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 29 Oct-1 Nov 1966
South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide Oval, 16-20 Dec 1966
South Australia v Queensland at Adelaide Oval, 23-27 Dec 1966
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966-67/AUS_LOCAL/SS   (241 words)

  
 Australia
On my first trip to Australia in 1966 we were tied up with HMAS Supply.
I took these 2 photos from a water taxi traveling from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay, actually to the Sydney Opera House to meet friends for a performace.
The story behind the building of the Opera House is a facinating tale of politics.
www.aspen-ridge.net /Places/Australia/body_australia.html   (266 words)

  
 Feature Item - poparchives.com.au
Also recorded in Australia by Adelaide band Travis Wellington Hedge (1967, Graham Gobles was a member, pre-Mississipi/LRB); and in New Zealand by The La De Das (1966).
Difficult to categorise singer (1933-2003), born in North Carolina, with gospel, jazz, RandB and soul influences.
The song is often identified with Nina Simone, and her autobiography was named after it.
www.poparchives.com.au /feature.php?id=581   (481 words)

  
 A1 Memorabilia 1966 - New Zealand
1966 Australia v British Lions in the New Zealand & Australia Tour 1st Test : Official Match Programme Ref: RU00160-1
1966 Australia v British Lions in the New Zealand & Australian Tour 2nd Test : Official Match Programme Ref: RU00154-1
1966 Counties - Thames Valley v British Lions in the New Zealand & Australia Tour : Official Match Programme Ref: RU00739-1
www.a1memorabilia.co.uk /acatalog/1966.html   (1265 words)

  
 Historical Documents from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia and the Formation of Malaysia 1961-1966 is a selection of 377 documents chosen from the files of the former Department of External Affair, the Prime Minister's Department and the Department of Defence.
The volume provides a comprehensive and fascinating account of Australia's commitment to Malaysia in its founding years.
Australian State and Territory Offices: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
www.dfat.gov.au /historical   (202 words)

  
 Bond University - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - About the Campus and Facilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
These links are not endorsements of any products or services in such sites, and no information in such site has been endorsed or approved by this site.
The material, including images and text, on the Bond University Web site are protected under the Copyright Act (1966) of Australia.
Downloading of material, including images and text from the Bond University Web site would amount to a breach of Australian and international laws unless permission is given for such an action by that site.
www.bond.edu.au /disclaimer.htm   (377 words)

  
 Australia Home Page
Parker Hannifin’s history in Australia started in 1966 when there was a joint venture agreement between Parker Hannifin Corporation of the USA and R.E. Jeffries Pty Limited, a prominent Australian manufacturer of pneumatic equipment.
Our growth since 1968 has occurred through increased customer demand and acquisition of complementary companies.
  In 1989, Parker Hannifin acquired the assets of Enzed Technology Ltd, to form Parker Enzed NZ Limited, and acquired the Enzed group in Australia, comprising Parker Enzed Australia Pty Limited, Parker Enzed Technology Pty Limited and Parker Enzed Equipment Pty Limited.
www.parker.com /ead/cm1.asp?cmid=1006   (236 words)

  
 Press articles about Scientology in Australia: 1966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
(Melbourne), 29 Jan 1966 - judge blames Scientology influence in fraud case.
(Melbourne), Wed 29 Jun 1966 - Victorian Psychological Council appointed under the Psychological Practices Act (which banned Scientology).
(Sydney), Sun 04 Sep 1966 - rag dolls under old Melbourne CoS office used for voodoo-like rites (incredibly bad journalism).
thingy.apana.org.au /~fun/scn/press/1966.html   (124 words)

  
 March 14 Birthdays in History
March 14, 1966 Darcy Wakaluk, born in Pincher Creek, NHL goalie for the Dallas Stars
March 14, 1966 Tertius Bosch, cricketer, South African pace bowler 1992
March 14, 1960 Helen Hopkins, born in Donneybrook, Australia, golfer, Australian International 1983
www.brainyhistory.com /daysbirth/birth_march_14.html   (1512 words)

  
 School corporal punishment, Australia, November 1966 - CORPUN ARCHIVE ausc6611   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
School corporal punishment, Australia, November 1966 - CORPUN ARCHIVE ausc6611
A mother complains to Truth that her child has been caned in a Melbourne State school.
The regulations lay down no limit to the number of time a pupil may be hit.
www.corpun.com /ausc6611.htm   (149 words)

  
 A Phoenix In April - Genuine Live 1966 - CD - BobsBoots - Bootleg CDs
A Phoenix In April - Genuine Live 1966 - CD - BobsBoots - Bootleg CDs
The Sydney show is a raw and powerful soundboard recording.
In addition, some sets included two bonus discs of the Bristol show entitled
www.bobsboots.com /CDs/cd-g13A.html   (298 words)

  
 Occurrence Map List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, ONE TREE ISLAND, TIDAL POOL, Compatible with distributional range
Choat, J. AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, HERON IS.: OUTER REEF SLOPE, Compatible with distributional range
Springer, V. Et Al AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND, ONE TREE ISLAND, SW SIDE OF, Compatible with distributional range
www.fishbase.org /museum/OccurrencesList.cfm?id=13746   (251 words)

  
 1966 Australia Tasman Races
Sandown Park on February 27th was the next race.
This was to be the first appearance in Australia of Brabham and the new Repco 2.5 litre V8, and a huge crowd of 55,000, the best of the entire 8-race series, was directly attributable to the appearance of the very popular Australian.
The car went very poorly on the first two practice days, but few people took any notice of that, knowing the wily Jack.
www.sergent.com.au /tas66a.html   (1255 words)

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