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	Cecil Madigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Cecil Thomas Madigan (15 October 1889 - 14 January 1947) was an Australian explorer and geologist born in Renmark, South Australia.
		After attending Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, he won a scholarship to study geology at Oxford.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cecil_Madigan (198 words)

	StatePulse
		Madigan’s “Rules to Stop Rape” encourage the community to act together to educate young men and prevent sexual assault.
		Earlier this month, Madigan released a public awareness quiz, titled “Sexual Assault Myths: A Quiz to Separate Fact from Fiction,” to highlight the shocking facts of sexual assault and remind Illinoisans that sexual assault is a crime that can be prevented.
		Madigan’s office is working to expand the IL AVN program to include an online component that will provide vital information to victims of crime.
	www.statepulse.com /Illinois/2006/04.19.06.ag.pr.htm (590 words)

	Postcards - Previous Feature: SIMPSON DESERT
		Geologist Cecil Madigan was matter of fact when he said it was "a tough nut to crack".
		Madigan was commissioned by the South Australian Society of Australiasia to survey the Desert.
		Madigan flew over nine times to make his charts and in 1939 he led a party to cross the Desert.
	www.postcards.sa.com.au /features/simpson.html (570 words)

	Alumni Awards - University of Michigan Business School
		Cecil himself is a regular alumni panelist at GoBlue!Rendezvous, an annual student recruiting initiative in Ann Arbor.
		Cecil also has done an excellent job of expanding the Business School’s New York network by building important relationships within the wider University of Michigan alumni community.
		Cecil’s bridge-building efforts led to his appointment to the Board of the University of Michigan Club of New York in 2002, and in the summer of 2003, he was elected to a two-year term on the Board of Governors of the University of Michigan Alumni Association.
	www.bus.umich.edu /AlumniCommunity/AlumniInTheNews/Awards.htm (1651 words)

	Cecil Thomas ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Cecil Lawson, "The Maid was in the Garden," pg.
		Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Cecil (1628-1678), Fourth Earl of Exeter, ca.
		Madigan, Cecil Thomas - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry
	www.wwar.com /masters/t/thomas-cecil.html (1967 words)

	Things to see in the Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dr Cecil Madigan commenced an expedition across the Simpson Desert in 1929 by a Westland Wapiti aircraft that was supplied by the Royal Australian Air Force.
		Madigan, along with a party of Scientists crossed the Simpson Desert in May 1939, 19 Camels carried all of their supplies from Andado to Birdsville.
		The Madigan Line is marked on some maps, but is not a formed track and is seldom used.
	www.mtdare.com.au /things_to_see_in_the_centre.htm (3227 words)

	The Winchester Star (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Roy Cecil Kelley, 69, of Gaithersburg, Md., formerly of Hampshire County, W.Va., died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, Md.
		Madigan was born Dec. 29, 1918, in Winchester, the daughter of Oscar William and Emma Taylor.
		Surviving are a daughter, Helen Snapp of Winchester; three sons, Philip Madigan, Gary L. Madigan, and Earl L. Madigan Jr., all of Winchester; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
	www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/051101/Obituaries.asp (582 words)

	RIEFF
		That year Rieff also met Cecil Madigan as he guided the eminent scientist to a nitrate deposit in the western MacDonnell Ranges.
		Two years later, having acquired a couple of vehicles, Rieff escorted Madigan and Eric Baume on a tour of inspection to the Granites goldfields.
		Madigan had been commissioned by a group of Sydney Newspapers to report on the suspiciously booming goldfield.
	www.lasseteria.com /226.htm (1000 words)

	CECIL D. FAULKNER (04/30/2005)
		Cecil was born May 24, 1933, in Houlton, the son of Cecil and Annie (Hunter) Faulkner.
		Cecil was a veteran of the Korean War and received a medical discharge because of the debilitating eye disease Retinitus Pigmentosa that eventually led to his blindness.
		A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Cecil leaves behind his wife of 48 years, Carol (Lussier) Faulkner; his daughter, Nancy J. Scott and her husband, Kevin, of Hodgdon; sons, Michael Faulkner and his wife, Debra, of Hodgdon, and Richard Faulkner and his fianc?e, Dena Armour, of Hodgdon.
	www.bangornews.com /a/class/obituaries/obituary.cfm?ID=48830&action=form& (357 words)

	Crossing the Dead Heart - Cecil Madigan
		Cecil Madigan was an explorer, geographer and scientist.
		A five page introduction by Colin Harris of the South Australian Department of Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs, sketches Madigans career and character; Madigan was a bright lad (a Rhodes scholar) and obviously well organised.
		It took them 25 days to reach Birdsville and at times the anxiety over food and water supplies, for themselves and the camels, is quite clear, as is the relief when Birdsville came within reach.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /ecars/Books/MadiganCDH.html (624 words)

	European Exploration of Simpson Desert
		Cecil Madigan was educated at Adelaide High School, then Prince Alfred College.
		Madigan was fascinated with the Simpson Desert, and flew several reconnaissance flights over the area in 1929.It was this year that Madigan named the desert after Allen Simpson, the then President of the Royal Geographical Society in Adelaide, and a major financial backer of his work.
		In 1939, Madigan mounted a very heavily equipped scientific expedition and crossed the Simpson Desert north of Colson’s route.
	www.diamantina-tour.com.au /outback_info/simpson_desert/european_exploration/european_exploration.htm (902 words)

	Office of the Illinois Attorney General - Meth Maker Sentenced In Greene County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Chicago -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Greene County State’s Attorney Matthew J. Goetten have announced that a Jersey County man was sentenced May 3 to10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) after he was found guilty of four Class X felony charges related to the unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine.
		Cecil Grogan was found guilty by Judge Lois A. Bell at a bench trial that took place in Carrollton on February 6.
		Assistant Attorneys General Grant Swinger and Simeon Kim of Madigan’s Statewide Grand Jury Bureau assisted the prosecution team led by Goetten.
	www.ag.state.il.us /pressroom/2006_05/20060508.html (144 words)

	Reardon, Michael and Diana: Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beyer, Doris, Crandall (marriage to Cecil Crandall) (i92)
		Madigan, Geri, Dorr (marriage to Lawrence Dorr) (i139), b.1942-
		Madigan, Katherine, Dorr (marriage to Walter Franklin Dorr Sr) (i18)
	web.tampabay.rr.com /mikedireardon/NINDEX.HTM (644 words)

	MichiganMail - Alumni Newsletter - University of Michigan Business School
		Cecil Shepherd, MBA '00, was awarded the Bert F. Wertman Alumni Service Award at the Business School's Scholarship Dinner on March 18, 2003.
		Madigan said he had no idea what he wanted to do when he graduated.
		Madigan recommended students be optimistic, observe people who are successes and underachievers to see what makes them succeed or fail, read biographies and newspapers, and play a team game.
	www.bus.umich.edu /AlumniCommunity/Michiganmail/Archive/21May04.htm (5525 words)

	No more dunes for me, says Simpson conqueror. 14/06/2004. ABC News Online
		A part-time adventurer from South Australia has walked into the history books, becoming the first person to complete a solo crossing of the Madigan Line in the Simpson Desert.
		Rob Porcar, 44, arrived at Birdsville in south-western Queensland on the weekend after a gruelling 17-day trek retracing the steps of Cecil Madigan in 1939.
		In 1939, Madigan organised and completed an expedition by camel across the northern part of the Simpson Desert, from Andado Station to Birdsville and then south to Lake Eyre and Marree.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200406/s1131122.htm (280 words)

	Chicago
		Even the potentially disruptive presence of the all-fl Harold Washington Party on the ballot for county offices proved only a paper barrier that was unable to slow down the Democratic juggernaut.
		Jack O'Malley's victory over Democrat incumbent Cecil Partee in the state's attorney race, had little to do with either Republican organization positive activity or Washington party negative efforts against the Democratic candidate.
		Southwest side wards, especially the 13th (House Speaker Michael J. Madigan), the llth (Daley family) and the 23rd (William Lipinski) gave 10,000-plus vote margins to the Democrats.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1991/ii910134.html (651 words)

	Agribusiness Committee Meeting Minutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Society and Madigan’s office are working together on the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.
		Madigan staff drafted language, the society made changes and they are now waiting to hear back from the staff.
		Elevators must register with the FDA by December 12, 2003, to comply with the Bioterrorism Act.
	www.icpas.org /icpas/sia/agribusiness/2004minutes.asp (2441 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Douglas Mawson
		During the second year of occupation the party at the Main Base was reduced to seven: Bage, Madigan, Bickerton, Hodgeman and Mawson, together with S.N. Jeffryes, who relieved Hannam with wireless operations.
		Mawson, Madigan and Hodgeman made a sledge trip in late November and on December 12 the AURORA returned.
		By December 24, 1913, their two-year expedition was over and on February 5, 1914, after more than a month of sailing along the Antarctic coast, Captain John Davis steered the ship northward.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000099.htm (4888 words)

	South Pole, North Pole News and Guide
		65 years since Madigan's (pic) first crossing of the Simpson desert, Australian Adventurer Rob Porcaro is attempting to retrace the 1939 Expedition.
		I was very keen to meet her as she was there to see Dr Cecil Madigan off on his 1939 expedition, then she saw off Madigan's Son who reenacted the expedition in the 60's.
		Rob is now setting out for the first solo crossing of the Madigan Line, a 520km trek across the northern section of the Simpson Desert; training for Antarctica.
	www.thepoles.com /story/AustralianSouthPolehopefullheadsintothedesertMay262004.shtml (479 words)

	Office of the Illinois Attorney General - Sexual Assault
		Chicago – Joined by law enforcement officials and victims rights advocates, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged the public to rethink common misperceptions about sexual assault and released a “Rules to Stop Rape” handout card created by her office and targeted toward increasing the understanding of sexual assault and improving prevention efforts.
		In addition, Madigan’s office offers an online Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Directory at www.IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov/dvsa.
		To download a copies of the “Sexual Assault Myths: A Quiz to Separate Fact from Fiction” and “Rules to Stop Rape,” please visit Madigan’s Web site at www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/women/index.html.
	www.ag.state.il.us /pressroom/2006_04/20060419.html (593 words)

	Behind the Names
		This canyon when filled in the 1974 flood enabled John and Roma Dulhunty to bypass the Hunt Peninsula by boating from Madigan Gulf through the canyon and dragging their boat across the 50 metre gap to Jackboot Bay.
		The Lake at the inlet of the Frome and Clayton rivers.
		Named by C W Bonython after Cecil B Madigan who flew over the Lake in 1929 and who also walked the East side in 1939.
	www.lakeeyreyc.com /names.html (1319 words)

	Freeze frame - smh.com.au
		Jeffryes was a serious problem, although I don't think he ever got physically violent.
		"Another character who caused problems for Mawson was Cecil Madigan.
		He had postponed a trip to England to study as a Rhodes scholar to take part in the expedition and had had to postpone it again because Mawson was not back in time to leave on the Aurora.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/14/1023864346572.html (1291 words)

	Adventurer conquers desert dunes - National - www.smh.com.au
		Adelaide adventurer Rob Porcaro has conquered the 700 dunes of South Australia's Simpson Desert to become the first person to complete a solo crossing on foot using the 520 km Madigan Line.
		The 44-year-old trekked along the same route pioneered in 1939 by Cecil Madigan and his party.
		Using Camels, Madigan's group took 25 days to complete the trip and it was not until 1979 that the first four-wheel-drive repeated the feat.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/14/1087065073543.html?from=storylhs (399 words)

	Tom Kruse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1939 Tom helped transporting supplies for Dr. Cecil Madigan, the first European to cross the Simpson Desert by camel.
		The name H. Ding - Yunta is affectionately remembered with gratitude from the Diamantina around Birdsville through the trackless sand and gibber country of Sturt's Stony Desert.
		Harry was educated as a youth around camp fires by Sir Douglas Mawson, Sir Edgeworth David and Dr Cecil Madigan.
	www.lastmailfrombirdsville.com /lmfb_kruse.cfm (853 words)

	Hay River @ ExplorOz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jol, like many other people, had read the book, “Crossing the Dead Heart” by Cecil Madigan, with a view of one day seeing first hand the country that Madigan had described, during his 1939 scientific expedition of the Simpson Desert.
		They were able to retrace their tracks from the previous year to as far as the Lake Caroline turn off, then continued on to Madigan’s Camp 15 and 16 and then out through Beachcomber Oil Well.
		As far as European history goes, Madigan's Camp 16 Blaze tree would be the most important to see in the Hay River area.
	www.exploroz.com /TrekNotes/RedCtr/Hay_River.asp (2934 words)

	Big Country Outback Safaris - Outback Information
		White man did not venture into this land until 1936, when Ted Colson from Bloods Creek Station, together with an aboriginal companion, crossed the desert on camels.
		Three years later, Dr Cecil Madigan, (from Sir Douglas Mawson's Department at the University of Adelaide), mounted the first scientific expedition to the region, following a route further to the North.
		It was Madigan who named the desert after Allen Simpson, at that time President of the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia.
	www.bigcountrysafaris.com.au /maod.html (1113 words)

	_PROFESSIONAL STAFF COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP 1996-97
		The following council members were present: Buerck, Culbreath, Grant, Hanebrink, Hendricks, Jones, King, Madigan, Peden, Pelfrey, Scott, Tripp, Vandeven, and Vaughan.
		Report from Human Resources: Debbi Cecil Robinson reported that Human Resources is finishing up salary downloads.
		Next Meeting: The next council meeting is scheduled for Friday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m.
	www5.semo.edu /pscouncil/061600.html (559 words)

	Madigan, Cecil Thomas - Bright Sparcs Published Sources
		Madigan, Cecil Thomas - Bright Sparcs Published Sources
		Parkin, L. W., 'Cecil Thomas Madigan (1889-1947), Geologist and Explorer', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol.
		Madigan, C.T., 'The Past, Present and Future of the Society, and its Relations to the Welfare and Progress of the State.', Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol.
	www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/bib/P000613p.htm (122 words)

	Simpson Desert French Line
		Camelback explorers David Lindsay (1886), Edmund Colson (1936) and Cecil Madigan (1939) all chose to begin their confrontation with the Simpson Desert from the western side, as did the first man game to attack the desert by motor vehicle, Reg Sprigg, who headed east and gallivanted through with his family in 1962.
		The oil exploring team Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) also mounted their heavy-vehicular charge from the west at Dalhousie in 1963 and left as a legacy their access road, the French Line, which has since so opened up the Simpson that the desert has become the classroom of scientists and the resort of adventuring 4WDrivers.
		The motor truck had not yet been handed the baton for pioneers like Tom Kruse to run with from the roaring twenties on.
	www.simpsondesert.fl.net.au /east (1293 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Simpson Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Long, parallel sand dunes, up to 150 ft (46 m) high and 1,500 ft (457 m) apart, run for miles across the desert.
		Charles Sturt briefly visited the desert in 1845 and Cecil T. Madigan crossed it in 1939.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Simpson Desert" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/SimpsnDs.asp (230 words)

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