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  Farina, South Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farina (30°04′S 138°16′E) a town in the far north of South Australia.
Originally called The Gums, Farina was settled in 1878 by optimistic farmers hoping that rain follows the plough.
It is on the old Ghan line and the Oodnadatta Track, 26 km north of Lyndhurst on the edge of the desert.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Farina_(Australia)   (198 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Farina (food)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Farina (from the Italian for "flour") is a bland-tasting meal made from cereal grains.
Also sold by the tradename "Cream of Wheat", farina is made from the endosperm of the grain, which is milled to a fine granular consistency and then sifted.
Farina is most often served as a breakfast cereal, but can also be cooked like polenta.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Farina_(food)   (146 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Farina, meanwhile, has noted that Japan's passing and movement off the ball will be points to watch for his team, but Australia, he said, "are capable of anything and we certainly don't fear Japan".
A 1-0 defeat to South Korea in their final group match was less important for the result than the red card shown five minutes from time to striker Clayton Zane, Australia's match winner against France.
Australia have been to the Confederations Cup final once before but were thrashed 6-0 by Brazil in 1997 and getting to a second final would be a major achievement, especially as Japan appear to be in their best form for some considerable time.
www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,25905,00.html   (545 words)

  
 Guus Hiddink - Australia v Uruguay :: Soccerphile
But when Football Federation Australia called time on Frank Farina's six-year reign at the end of June, a call went out to the man who set Seoul and the rest of South Korea on fire in 2002.
Australia are the big fish in the small Oceania pond whose dreams of World Cup glory rest realistically on only two matches every four years.
The South American foe to conquer is Uruguay again and the Aussies' three-game losing streak at this summer's Confederations Cup, where they conceded ten goals, will not have frightened their opponents, a fact acknowledged by Middlesboro goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, when he spoke to Soccerphile after their 2-0 defeat to Tunisia:
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/sean/hiddink-australia.html   (1642 words)

  
 Farina: In the Outback region of South Australia
Farina: In the Outback region of South Australia
The old ghost town of Farina is 26 kilometres north of Lyndhurst and it’s a reminder that nothing remains the same.
By the 1930s Farina was on its last legs and by the early 60s the Post Office was closed.
www.postcards.sa.com.au /features/farina_town.html   (784 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet WorldCup: News - Leeds duo out of Australia squad
Australian coach Frank Farina said on Thursday that the Leeds United pair were not considered for the two-leg tie after their long European seasons but would be available for future matches if Australia progressed.
Australia and New Zealand won their respective Oceania qualifying groups and will play off in Wellington on June 20 and again in Sydney four days later to decide the regional champions.
Farina said he was not concerned about possible criticism from within Australia if he selected Kewell to play against the fifth-placed South American team later this year, if Australia overcame New Zealand.
www.soccernet.com /worldcup/news/2001/0614/20010614australiasquad.html   (454 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | African | Australia 1-0 South Africa
Australia's strong contingent of overseas including Viduka and Harry Kewell, who both missed Australia's 1-1 friendly draw in Venezuela on Feb. 18.
Soccer Australia officials invoked a Fifa rule preventing him from playing for Leeds after the failed to accept his reason for failing to travel to Caracas.
Australia had 26-year-old Massimiliano Vieri, the younger brother of Italy and Inter Milan star Christian, on the bench.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/3584479.stm   (400 words)

  
 FIFA.com El Sitio Oficial de la Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Before jetting off to Europe, coach Frank Farina told FIFA.com of the excitement the current crop of footballers are producing Down Under, a new will to reach a FIFA World Cup™ after so many recent flirtations and the demands of coaching a team largely made up of players competing 10,000 miles away.
As player or coach, Farina has been involved in all these disappointments yet even with the recent news that Oceania would not be granted an automatic qualifying spot for Germany 2006, the much-travelled coach remains upbeat about his side’s chances of making it to the greatest show on earth.
Farina scored goals on a regular basis during stints at a number of Australian clubs before becoming one of the pioneer Australian footballers to ply his trade around Europe in Belgium (Club Brugge), Italy (Bari), England (Notts County) and France (Strasbourg and Lille) between 1988 and 1995.
www.fifa.com /es/news/index/0,1464,71173,00.html   (932 words)

  
 Afghanland.com Afghanistan Afghans of Australia
Although the number of Afghans coming to Australia was small (no more than 3000) compared with other ethnic groups, their contribution to this country has been much greater than most people realize.
The first Afghans arrived in South Australia in 1838 when Joseph Bruce brought out eighteen of them, one of whom died on 1 February 1840.
Most Afghans who came to Australia were single or if married left their wives behind as they expected to return wealthy in the not too distant future.
www.afghanland.com /culture/australia.html   (1344 words)

  
 Papua New Guinea Forum - Lae War Cemetery & Listings of all people who are buried there.
Son of Francis Seymour Anderson and Elizabeth Anderson, of Ballin a, New South Wales; husband of Amanda Ann Anderson, of Ballina, New South Wales.
Son of Cecil Sandry Bennett and Ellen Bennett, of Semaphore, South Australia.
Son of Eardley Austin and Hilda Elsie Clark, of Glenelg, South Australia.
www.pngbd.com /forum/printthread.php?t=5925   (9346 words)

  
 Just Cruisin 4WD Tours - South Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The most important claim to fame for William Creek is that it is the smallest town in Australia and that it is located on the world’s largest cattle station (Anna Creek Station) which is 32,500 square kilometres.
From here we head to the ghost town of Farina, which was set up in 1882 as a farming centre and railhead for wool and cattle.
William Creek is the smallest town in Australia and is located on the world's largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station, which is 32,500 square kilometres.
www.wikiaustralia.com /tour/9002653   (14523 words)

  
 JS Online: Australia 1, Brazil 0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Australia, ranked 68th in the world, upset of World Cup champion France in the preliminary rounds and has now beaten the world's two top-ranked teams.
Japan and South Korea are co-hosts of this event and the 2002 World Cup.
The national team is in the middle of the South American qualifying group.
www.jsonline.com /sports/socc/ap/jun01/ap-soc-confederati060901.asp?format=print   (323 words)

  
 ESPN.com - SOCCER - Australia scores upset over France
TAEGU, South Korea -- Australia scored one of the biggest wins in its soccer history when it defeated a new-look France 1-0 in the Confederations Cup on Friday.
Australian coach Frank Farina was delighted with the result which all but ensures that his side, who beat champions Mexico 2-0 in their first group A match, reach the last four of the "mini World Cup."
Australia was obviously intent on keeping its goal intact for the first 45 minutes and Leboeuf probably had the best chance when he headed a Laurent Robert free kick just wide not long before halftime.
espn.go.com /soccer/news/2001/0601/1208279.html   (528 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet WorldCup: News - Your country needs you, Farina tells overseas players
Australia finished on top of their Oceania World Cup qualifying group in April with a clean sheet and a total of 66 goals from four games.
Their likely play-off opponents in June are New Zealand and before that Australia are drawn to play in South Korea in the Confederations Cup against the host nation, world champions France and Confederations Cup champions Mexico in the tournament from May 30 to June 10.
Farina said the Confederations Cup would be an important lead-up tournament for the Oceania play-offs on June 20 and 24.
www.soccernet.com /worldcup/news/2001/0502/20010502australia.html   (394 words)

  
 JS Online: South Korea 2, Mexico 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Clayton Zane scored in the 60th minute for Australia, which defeated defending champion Mexico in the opener and virtually assured itself a spot in the semifinals of the eight-team tournament.
In Ulsan, South Korea eliminated defending champion Mexico 2-1 on a last-minute header by Yoo Sang-chul.
Australia has a 2-0 record with one preliminary game left.
www.jsonline.com /sports/socc/ap/jun01/ap-soc-confederati060101.asp?format=print   (342 words)

  
 A ghost town called Farina. » ABC North and West SA
It's now a ghost town in outback South Australia, but Farina was once a bustling township settled early in the opening of the Outback.
Farina was surveyed in 1878, although people were living there well before that and it was named Farina, which means 'flour', as it was hoped it would become the 'Grain Capital of the North'.
Farina was once home to fifty buildings including the Transcontinental hotel, the Exchange Hotel, post office, a bakery a bell store, a hospital, both an Anglican and a Catholic church, a school, police station, liqueur shop, and a brewery, but only a handful of the buildings are left.
www.abc.net.au /northandwest/stories/s902339.htm   (530 words)

  
 Chinese in South Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sound of trumpets: history of the labour movement in South Australia.
This is a guide to the topic of the Chinese in South Australia from the 1850s to 1914 and was compiled by Library staff in 1999.
Gladys Sym Choon was born in Unley, South Australia, of Chinese immigrant parents.
www.slsa.sa.gov.au /site/text_only.cfm?nav_id=1219   (1398 words)

  
 Australia, Uruguay battle for World Cup final berth -DAWN - Sport; November 25, 2001
Australia took a 1-0 lead in the first leg in Melbourne, but the Uruguayans’ fighting spirit brought them two World Cup titles in 1930, when they hosted the competition, and 1950.
Australia may not have played in the World Cup finals since 1974, but there is a belief here that the Socceroos have assembled their finest team under home-grown national coach Farina.
Farina believes his side will come under intense early pressure.
www.dawn.com /2001/11/25/spt3.htm   (699 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand
Australia has failed to reach the finals since its only appearance in 1974.
Australia, ranked 60th by world governing body FIFA, allowed 10 goals in defeats to host Germany, Argentina and Tunisia at last month's Confederations Cup.
Farina, who guided the Socceroos to 34 wins, 16 losses and 10 draws in 60 matches, said at the time he didn't want ``ever- increasing speculation'' regarding his position affecting the team's performance.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aBqsc29eq0Bw&refer=australia   (562 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - Global - Hiddink confirmed as Australia coach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hiddink, who led the Netherlands (1998) and South Korea (2002) to the World Cup semi-finals, will remain in charge of his Dutch club while he prepares the Socceroos for their final qualifiers against the Solomon Islands in September.
Hiddink, who was identified early in the selection process by Football Federation Australia (FFA) to succeed Frank Farina, would not be drawn on his future in the job should Australia fail to make their first World Cup finals since 1974.
Australia cancelled a friendly with Colombia in London scheduled for next month after their new coach asked for the training get-together instead.
soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=337413&cc=3436   (565 words)

  
 Category:Towns in South Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Category:Cities in South Australia and Category:Suburbs of Adelaide
There are 1 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
List of cities and towns in South Australia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Towns_in_South_Australia   (81 words)

  
 Wheat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commercial hybrid wheat seed has been produced using chemical hybridizing agents, plant growth regulators that selectively interfere with pollen development, or naturally occurring cytoplasmic male sterility systems.
Hybrid wheat has been a limited commercially success, in Europe (particularly France), the USA and South Africa.
F1 hybrid wheat cultivars should not be confused with standard method of breeding inbred wheat cultivars by crossing two lines using hand emasculation, then selfing or inbreeding the progeny many (ten or more) generations before release selections are identified to released as a variety or cultivar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wheat   (1883 words)

  
 Yudnamutana, South Australia
In the proceeding 15 to 20 years there was little mining activity in the area, and a fall in the world price of copper in 1884 was an additional handicap that mining companies where not prepared to carry.
The main workings are at the northern part of the lease and they mined to a depth of 160 feet with levels at 66 feet, 100 feet and 160 feet.
Situated south of the Daly mine in extremely rugged country, it was mined on a small scale by 3 men in 1901, but was abandoned in 1902, it was then taken over by the Union Consolidated Copper Mines in 1908 and the lease was cancelled in 1930.
www.crocoite.com /southface/yudnamutana.htm   (3410 words)

  
 Ever Wondered Why So Many Australian Footballers Play Overseas
Australia are to play Japan and in front of another media flout by the Murdoch packielackeys/tiddleywimps fraternity.
Kewell is reportedly boycotting Australia's friendly international against world champions France in Melbourne in November because of a long-standing feud with Dominic Galati, one of the promoters of the match.
Farina also says he wouldn't be surprised if English Premier League clubs used the US-British military strikes on Afghanistan as an excuse to dissuade their French stars from flying to Melbourne for next month's friendly against Australia.
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 Formula One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Giuseppe Farina won the first World Championship in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely beating team-mate Juan Manuel Fangio.
Six of the original seven races took place in Europe; the only non-European race in 1950 was the Indianapolis 500, which, due to its lack of success, was later replaced by the United States Grand Prix.
Along with South Africa, Bernie Ecclestone has made a pledge to hold a Russian Grand Prix either in Moscow or St. Petersburg in the near future.
formula-one.iqnaut.net   (3421 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Australia, Spain, Switzerland punch World Cup cards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Spain qualified for its eighth straight tournament as the final five berths in the 32-nation field were filled, while Switzerland ousted Turkey, a 2002 semifinalist, and Australia beat Uruguay to advance for the first time since 1974 and become the first nation to qualify for a World Cup in a penalty-kick shootout.
Australia's participation is another major achievement for Hiddink, who also led the Netherlands to the World Cup semifinals in 1998.
Uruguay, which finished fifth in South American qualifying, lost its aggregate lead when Marco Bresciano scored in the 34th minute.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/tourneys/2005-11-16-worldcup-qualifying_x.htm   (972 words)

  
 Australia storm into cup final -DAWN - Sport; January 3, 2003
PERTH, Australia, Jan 2: Australian duo Lleyton Hewitt and Alicia Molik fist-pumped and high-fived their way back from three match points down to squeeze past a valiant Czech team and reach the Hopman Cup final on Thursday.
The pair, who played together as juniors in South Australia, whipped the Burswood crowd into a patriotic frenzy as they repelled a fierce Czech advance to scrap out a 10-4 match tiebreak win after splitting the first two sets 4-6 7-5.
Molik, ranked 94th in the world, had looked to be the team’s weak link heading into the decisive Group B match but she produced a scintillating singles victory over Daja Bedanova, hauling herself back from 5-1 40-30 down in the opening set to beat the Czech 7-6 7-5 and put the second-seeded hosts 1-0 ahead.
www.dawn.com /2003/01/03/spt3.htm   (477 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - World Cup - Australia coach Farina faces probe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) - Australia soccer coach Frank Farina is being investigated by police and the sport's national body over an alleged assault following his team's 2-1 win against Iraq on Saturday.
Farina told another television network on Sunday that he had clashed with the reporter but had done nothing wrong.
Australia drew level in the 23rd when Marco Bresciano scored from a free-kick before Elrich's late winner.
soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=328861&cc=5739   (300 words)

  
 Rank and Vile » 2005 » July   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Therefore the cultural divergence between a British person and Australia is very small, while for someone from the Ivory Coast or Sudam may be much greater.
Farina will be little more than an encyclopedia entry while turmoil, disarray, and chaos will be lost in translation.
Born in 1961 (which makes me a cusp baby boomer and Generation X, apparently) in Milan, migrated with family to Australia in 1974, did not have much say in it (that is why I am an accidental Australian) Have a lefty, but also pragmatic view of things.
rankandvile.dailyflute.com /?m=200507   (4208 words)

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