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  Bespoke Furniture, Bespoke Sofas, Balmain Furniture Designers UK
Sarah and Andrew Balmain first established Balmain and Balmain in 1987.
Balmain and Balmain’s designs can now be found in homes as far apart as Co. Cork, Invernesshire, Cumbria and Kent, internationally Sarah and Andrew have shipped pieces to Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland as well as Australia and the USA.
The Balmains take enormous pleasure in inviting people into their home and the relaxed atmosphere of The Old Rectory is the ideal setting in which to view their bespoke sofas, chairs and footstools.
www.balmainandbalmain.com   (213 words)

  
  Balmain, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balmain is located on a peninsula in inner Sydney, adjacent to the suburbs of Rozelle and Birchgrove, and is situated next to Iron Cove on the northern side and White Bay on the southern side.
Balmain also boasted its own coal mine - a deep, gassy and watery affair that struggled to survive, supported mainly by its long-suffering, English shareholders, from its opening in 1897 to its final closure in 1931.
Balmain is home to the mighty Balmain Tigers Rugby League Club (originally Watersiders), a foundation club who played the first rugby league match in Australia against the Western Suburbs at Birchgrove Oval in 1908.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balmain,_New_South_Wales   (628 words)

  
 Balmain, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain boasted its own coal mine - a deep, gassy and watery affair that struggled to survive, supported mainly by its long-suffering, English shareholders, from its opening in 1897 to its final closure in 1931.
Balmain's colourful past should include mention of the notorious Balmain Nellie Boys - a house of ill-repute frequented by sailors, politicians and actors and staffed by local working boys.
For over 90 years Balmain was home to the Balmain Tigers (originally Watersiders), a foundation (1908) rugby league club.
www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Balmain,_New_South_Wales   (517 words)

  
 Balmain Tigers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Balmain Tigers is one of the founding clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).
With mulitiple premierships and grand final victories, the emblem of the Tiger (Balmain's logo) is one that is instantly recognised by all Australian Rugby League followers.
Balmain's last premiership victory came in 1969 when they defeated the heavily favoured South Sydney Rabbitohs 11-2.
www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Balmain_Tigers   (165 words)

  
 CelebrityTrendZ: Fashion Designer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Pierre Balmain was born in 1914 in St. Jean de Maurienne, in Savoie.
In 1952, Pierre Balmain came out with his "Jolie Madame" series which outfitted women from dawn to dusk in sporty suits and skirts, flower-embroidered satin and velvet cocktail dresses and long, high-waisted gowns in tulle and mousseline.
Balmain never gave into the battle of the hemlines, consistently keeping his below the knee; however, some dress combos with two superimposed hemlines gave the illusion of being shorter than they actually were.
www.celebritytrendz.com /fashion/designers/pierrebalmain1.html   (481 words)

  
 Pierre Balmain
Pierre Balmain was born in 1914 in St. Jean de Maurienne, a small village not far from Aix-les-Bains a fashionable resort in the Savoy Mountains of France.
Balmain's father died when he was only 7 years old and his happiest childhood memories were of playing in the shop where his mother and aunts made dresses.
Balmain was noted as a designer for the international set.
www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/balmain.html   (1085 words)

  
 Designer - Pierre Balmain . SEEKOVER . find it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, but did not complete his studies.
The Balmain woman had shed the last vestiges of wartime hardship with charm, and heralded a return to opulence in richly embroidered gowns and ensembles.
The 1960s were years of renewal for Pierre Balmain, who used fabric’s sculpturally for the creation of uncluttered designs accenting pure structure and contrasts of cut and style.
www.seekover.com /fashion/fashion_icons/pierre_balmain.htm   (494 words)

  
 Balmain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balmain, New South Wales is a suburb of Sydney in Australia.
William Balmain was a surgeon at the first European settlement at Sydney
Balmain Tigers is a Sydney rugby league team
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balmain   (104 words)

  
 References, Allan Balmain Lab at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bremner, R. and Balmain, A. Genetic changes in skin tumour progression: correlation between the presence of a mutant H-ras gene and loss of heterozygosity on mouse chromosome 7.
Stoler, A.B., Stenback, F. and Balmain, A., The conversion of mouse skin squamous cell carcinomas to spindle cell carcinomas is a recessive event.
Cui, W., Kemp, C.J., Duffie, E., Balmain, A., and Akhurst, R.J., Lack of transforming growth factor-beta1 expression in benign skin tumours of p53 null mice is prognostic for a high risk of malignant conversion.
cc.ucsf.edu /balmain/references.html   (858 words)

  
 ITG 2002 Ian Balmain Master Class
Balmain’s main observations about the current orchestra scene is that a great deal of individuality has been lost.
Balmain feels that as a result players must strive to understand the composers, time periods, and cultural influences to adequately do it justice in performance.
Balmain stressed the importance of the breath, stressing that the key to success is to get a “ringing sound” that does not decay on long tones.
www.trumpetguild.org /2002conference/sat/501.html   (278 words)

  
 Balmain Soccer Club | Archives » March 2003
Balmain took the lead early from a corner and went in at the break with a 1-0 lead.
Balmain SC is pleased to announce that the Exchange Hotel, Balmain will be our proud sponsors for the 2003 season.
Balmain got a sniff when UTS had a player sent off for saying something that the very pedantic referee didn't agree with.
www.balmainsoccerclub.com /archives/2003/200303.php   (818 words)

  
 Balmain Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain Hospital is a 93 bed hospital providing General Medicine, Geriatric and Rehabilitation services to the local and wider community.
Balmain Hospital has a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care and is a facility of the General, Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Stream for Central Sydney Area Health Service.
The Balmain Hospital is supported by an active Ladies Auxiliary.
www.cs.nsw.gov.au /Balmain/general.htm   (106 words)

  
 The Taunton Gazette - News and Sports - 12/13/2003 - Hero cop holds his fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain immediately drew his handgun and ordered Frank to drop the knife, according to a police report.
Balmain backed up, trying to keep distance between himself and Frank as he allegedly continued walking toward Balmain with the knife.
Balmain handcuffed him and placed him under arrest on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery and disorderly conduct.
www.tauntongazette.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10657844&BRD=1711&PAG=461&dept_id=24232&rfi=6   (397 words)

  
 Allan Balmain, PhD, FRSE, biosketch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ganly, I., Kim, Y., Hann, B., Balmain, A., and Brown, R., (2001) Replication and cytolysis of an E1B-attenuated adenovirus in drug-resistant ovarian tumour cells is associated with reduced apoptosis.
Balmain, A., (2001) Cancer Genetics: from Boveri and Mendel to Microarrays.
Balmain, A., Gray, J., and Ponder, B.A. (2003) The genetics and genomics of cancer.
cc.ucsf.edu /people/balmain_allan.html   (1043 words)

  
 Pierre Balmain Biography and profiles of fashion designers
The Balmain woman had shed the last vestiges of wartime hardship with abundant insouciance and charm, and heralded a return to opulence in richly embroidered gowns and ensembles.
This image of an active, irrepressible, perfectly groomed, elegant woman with a touch of independence in her nature took root and was embodied in the "Jolie Madame", emblematic of the nineteen-fifties.
With the disappearance of Pierre Balmain in 1982, the torch was passed to Erik Mortensen - his personal assistant since 1951 and his closest colaborator - who maintained the House's traditions while developing and updating styles and designs in the spirit of its founder.
www.infomat.com /whoswho/pierrebalmain.html   (566 words)

  
 Balmain, New South Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is located on a peninsula in inner Sydney, adjacent to Rozelle and Birchgrove, and is situated next to Iron Cove and White Bay.
Famous residents have included New South Wales state premiers Henry Parkes (1816—1896), often called the 'father of federation', and Neville Wran ("Balmain boys don't cry"); the infamous Governor-General Sir John Kerr, swimming legend Dawn Fraser and rugby league greats Dally Messenger and Wayne Pearce.
Darling Street is the main street, extending from the Victoria Road thoroughfare in Rozelle to the Balmain East ferry station.
www.infothis.com /find/Balmain,_New_South_Wales   (412 words)

  
 Balmain
The Balmain Football Club was formed in 1903 and was an inaugural member of New South Wales' first senior football competition.
Balmain was a force during the early years of the Sydney Football League, reaching the grand final in the competition's second year, 1904, and contesting the finals in 1905 (4th) and 1906 (3rd).
The club was again prominent during the first World War when a grand final defeat by Paddington in 1916 was interspersed between 3rd and 4th place finishes in 1915 and 1917.
www.fullpointsfooty.net /balmain.htm   (279 words)

  
 Balmain
Balmain, directly north of Glebe, is less than 2km from the Opera House by ferry from Circular Quay to Darling Street Wharf.
Like better-known Paddington, Balmain was once a working-class quarter of terraced houses that has gradually been renovated.
The docks at White Bay are still important, though, and Balmain hasn't completely forsaken its roots, with a good mix of old, young and families.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/newsouthwales/syd_balmain.asp   (303 words)

  
 Leichhardt Municipal Council: Libraries: Balmain Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Over the next 20 years several other unsuccessful attempts were made to convert the area and during this time the cemetery was neglected and the condition of the existing headstones deteriorated.
In 1941 the Old Balmain (Leichhardt) Cemetery Act was passed which dedicated the area as a public park.
Included among the graves in Balmain Cemetery were those of Edmund Blacket, architect, and his wife Sarah.
www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au /libraries/07/1041818513_24151.html   (756 words)

  
 Balmain/Henderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
BALMAIN was assistant surgeon under surgeon John WHITE at Port Jackson, New South Wales.
By 1800 BALMAIN had a six acre lease at Parramatta, two grants and two purchased farms totalling 325 acres at Filed of Mars, 12 cultivated acres at Mulgrave Place.
In 1801 BALMAIN retired on a pension and went to England to settle his affairs.
home.austarnet.com.au /dfgoonan/HENDERSONpg.htm   (616 words)

  
 Balmain PHOTOGRAPHY - Seattle based Photographer specializing in quality Commercial, Editorial and Wedding Photography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain PHOTOGRAPHY - Seattle based Photographer specializing in quality Commercial, Editorial and Wedding Photography
Based in Seattle, Washington, BALMAIN PHOTOGRAPHY offers quality photographic and web services for clients on both coasts.
In business for over 15 years, BALMAIN PHOTOGRAPHY provides proven professional commitment with an extensive range of editorial, commercial and wedding experience.
www.balmainphotography.com   (72 words)

  
 PIBS Faculty | Allan Balmain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Additional experiments are in progress to map modifiers of susceptibility to mouse tumors of the lung, prostate and lymphoid system, as well as to investigate candidate human tumor modifiers using DNA samples from human cancer patients and control populations.
Balmain, A. and Nagase, H., (1998) Cancer resistance genes in mice: models for the study of tumour modifiers, Trends in Genetics, 14, 139-44,
Frame,S. and Balmain, A. (2000) Integration of positive and negative growth signals during ras pathway activation in vivo Curr Op.Genet Dev., in press
www.ucsf.edu /pibs/faculty/balmain.html   (718 words)

  
 Accommodation Sydney - Balmain Village Bed and Breakfast Inn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A mere three kilometres west of the City Centre, Balmain is one of Sydney's oldest suburbs.
In many ways Balmain has changed a lot since its days as a stronghold of the working class and an enclave for writers and artists.
When Europeans arrived in 1788, the area that now comprises Balmain, Birchgrove and Rozelle was a wooded sandstone peninsula where the Eora Aborigines fished in the rich waters.
www.balmainvillagebandb.com.au /localinfo.html   (349 words)

  
 Balmain Perfume, Cologne & Fragrances   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain Balmain de Balmain Eau de Toilette Spray 30ml
Balmain Balmain de Balmain Eau de Toilette Spray 50ml
Balmain Balmain de Balmain Eau de Toilette Spray 100ml
www.escentual.co.uk /Balmain.html   (257 words)

  
 Our Metropolitan Suburbs: Balmain 1889   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the present time the population of Balmain is 27000 and there are more than 5000 houses within the borough.
The new dock at Cockatoo Island (less than a mile from Balmain) is one of the finest in the world.
Had the disdainful Balmain only foreseen all this he would, in all probability, have reconsidered that offer of five shillings for the grant and have taken steps to secure the property to his heirs and assigns for ever.
www.grandpapencil.com /austral/intell18.htm   (337 words)

  
 Balmain Accommodation - Ozstays
Ten minutes from Sydney centre by bus or ferry our 116 year old historic cottage is in a quiet tree-lined street.
Balmain Accommodation: Superb Harbour views 3 bedroom house
A very attractive home in Balmain by the Harbour with a bonus of fantastic Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House views three bedrooms 2 bathrooms and extra toilet.
www.ozstays.com.au /accommodation/balmain_accommodation/balmain_accommodation_a.html   (474 words)

  
 Commercial property finance - balmain nb
Balmain is a cutting edge provider of commercial property finance and services.
Balmain's product range includes senior, mezzanine and equity facilities, structured finance and construction funding.
Balmain also manages institutional placements and has strong property advisory capacity.
www.austms.org.au /Jobs/Finance108.html   (139 words)

  
 Welcome to Woolwich Walks / Balmain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Balmain was granted 550 acres by Governor Hunter in 1800.
This answer and many other fascinating facts about the suburb of Balmain will be revealed during this walk.
Through it all, Balmain still retains its special atmosphere, full of history, people and life.
www.events4singles.com /woolwichwalks/woolwichwalks/balmain.htm   (249 words)

  
 Balmain / Výrobci / Parfémy-Elnino.cz -parfumerie s parfémy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Balmain / Výrobci / Parfémy-Elnino.cz -parfumerie s parfémy
Parfém Balmain Eau D Ete 100ml W - Toaletní voda EDT
Parfém Balmain Eau d’Amazonie 100ml W - Toaletní voda EDT
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