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	Sydney Harbour Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was promptly arrested, identified as Francis de Groot, and later convicted of offensive behaviour.
		De Groot was not a member of the regular Army but his uniform allowed him to blend in with the real cavalry.
		It was later discovered that Primrose was also a New Guard member, but his role in and knowledge of the de Groot incident, if any, are unclear.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge (3468 words)

	Francis de Groot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colonel Francis Edward De Groot was born in Dublin, Ireland on 24 October 1888, and died there on 1 April 1969.
		De Groot was arrested, and his ceremonial sword confiscated.
		In 2004, the sword was located on a farm in County Wicklow, in the possession of de Groot's nephew.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_de_Groot (509 words)

	Pylon Lookout
		Captain Francis De Groot caused controversy on the Opening Day of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Saturday 19 March 1932 when he attempted to prevent Premier Lang from opening the Bridge.
		De Groot, who was an active member of the Political Party - New Guard, believed that the only person to open a Bridge of such importance should be a member of the Royal family.
		In De Groot's attempt to stop Lang from opening the Bridge, he arrived at the ceremony on horseback and positioned himself quite close to where the ribbon had been stretched.
	www.pylonlookout.com.au /degroot.htm (189 words)

	Sharp end of history - National - www.smh.com.au
		Frank de Groot is the nephew of Francis, also known as Frank, de Groot.
		De Groot was a member of the New Guard, an organisation Professor Moore calls Australia's "rather premature manifestation of inter-war fascism".
		The NSW premier, Jack Lang, was to cut the ribbon, but de Groot got there first, slashing it with his sword and declaring the bridge open "in the name of the decent and respectable people of NSW".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/03/23/1079939647250.html?from=storyrhs (602 words)

	Unusual facts about Australia
		* In 1932, Francis De Groot, a retired cavalry officer, managed to get himself selected as part of the honour guard at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
		De Groot was carried off to a mental hospital, declared insane and later fined for the replacement cost of one ribbon.
		When the ribbon was about to be cut, he galloped forward on his horse and slashed the ribbon with his sword, declaring the bridge open in the name of 'the decent citizens of New South Wales'.
	www.convictcreations.com /culture/facts.htm (3636 words)

	Francis De Groot: Irish Fascist Australian Legend - Book Reviews - Books
		Francis De Groot declared the Sydney Harbour Bridge open "in the name of the decent and respectable people".
		Moore argues convincingly that the myth-like status still surrounding the story of De Groot and his unofficial "opening" of the Harbour Bridge is similar to that of Simpson and his donkey.
		By May 1932, the Harbour Bridge incident was but one of 12 so-called "overt acts" in NSW involving De Groot and other members of the New Guard, but it was undoubtedly the high-water mark of the New Guard's activities.
	www.smh.com.au /news/book-reviews/francis-de-groot-irish-fascist-australian-legend/2006/01/23/1137864847909.html (684 words)

	Frank de Groot & the new guard - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
		Frank de Groot was a Sydney antiques dealer who beat the Labor premier Jack Lang in cutting the opening ribbon on the Sydney harbor bridge in 1932.
		Frank de Groot riding on a horse rode up to the ribbon and cut it in front of the premier and declared the bridge open in the name of the British empire.
		Perhaps like many of you I had never heard of Frank de Groot or the new guard if it wasn't for a item of news lately about his sword returning to Australia.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=1199231 (860 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Fr'
		Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper
		François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse
		François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /f/fr (63 words)

	Nutcote News 45 - April 2001 - Page 9
		Bessie and Francis De Groot were the great Aunt and Uncle of Mrs.
		Bessie was the wife of the famous De Groot who cut the ribbon at the opening of the Harbour Bridge, displacing the Labor Premier.
		Brian Wright from Chichester In England who gave us a copy of their portrait of Bessie De Groot.
	www.maygibbs.com.au /news/news45/news45p9.html (611 words)

	Phanor James Eder, University of Miami Libraries
		Cultivos de tipo mediterr neo: naranja, lim¢n, uva, aceituna, 1961.
		Oleaginosas: ajonjol¡, cacahuate, copra, coquito de aceite, cartamo, y linaza, 1961.
		Manuscript diary (in Spanish) of the voyage of the Prince de Santo Buono, Viceroy of Peru, to Cartagena (America).
	www.library.miami.edu /archives/papers/eder.html (8670 words)

	text_1.html
		Francis Alys, Oliver Boberg, Claire Corey, Dexter Dalwood, Sue de Beer, Pat de Groot, Joachim Koester, Sarah Morris, Rebecca Quaytman, Fischli & Weiss
		De Groot paints her view of perfection; her idealized vision of sky and water break down into abstracted blocks of color.
		Sue de Beer is influenced by the dynamics of the horror scene genre.
	www.e-flux.com /welcome/PEARRE/text_1.html (826 words)

	Camooweal Bridge » ABC North West Qld
		Captain Francis De Groot, a member of the Para military New Guard, became part of Australian folklore on Saturday 19 March 1932.
		It wasn't exactly Captain De Groot's ribbon slashing charge at the opening of the Sydney harbour bridge in 1932 but the Camooweal bridge opening wasn't without incident.
		Moments after the official ribbon cutting by Main Roads Minister, Steve Bredhauer and Senator Ron Boswell, long term Camooweal resident Lorna Freckleton made the first official crossing approaching from the Territory end on her bicycle.
	www.abc.net.au /northwest/stories/s752590.htm (249 words)

	Minutes of Public Meeting 16 May 2004
		As most people know, the bridge was finally officially opened on 19 March 1932, with a huge parade, speeches, fly pasts by the RAF, and of course Francis de Groot who cut the ribbon with his sword in protest that a politician (Jack Lang) was going to do the official honours.
		Francis was carted off and assessed for insanity, but was deemed sane and was charged Â£5 for causing a disturbance and Â£2 for the damage he caused to the ribbon.
		A Deed of Gift is being compiled for each item, and the Catalogue Committee will approach each person who has kindly donated an item to sign off on the Deed.
	www.linnwood.holroyd.nsw.gov.au /minutes/040711.htm (4018 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: China
		In 1660 the French organized a "Compagnie de Chine" which in 1664 was amalgamated with the "Compagnie des Indes" which gave up its China privileges in 1697-98 to "Compagnie Jourdan, la Coulange et Cie", which made Canton a trading centre.
		Finally, in 1719, all the companies were merged into the "Compagnie des Indes", whose privilege was suspended in 1769, and which was finally dissolved, 3 April, 1790.
		des ouvrages relatifs ê l'empire chinois (Paris, 1904-08); Richard, Comprehensive Geography of the Chinese Empire and Dependencies, tr.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03663b.htm (8669 words)

	The Ancestors of Maria Hoagland
		On May, 1666, he sat as a juryman with Francis Rombouts, Gulian Verplanck, William Bogardus, Johannes De Puyster and others, on an important case before the Mayor's Court, relating to the "Bronck's Land" in Westchester County.
		The deed from Sir George Carteret was, of course, in the English language with, as I recollect, some Dutch idioms.
		Hence it appears that a Francis Hooglandt was at the Hague at this date (1677), and it may be presumed that this Francis (7) was named for him.
	www.stipak.com /hoagland/maria/bios/2.HTM (9870 words)

	Associate Professor Andrew MOORE
		Francis de Groot and the Harbour Bridge, Australian Journal of Irish Studies, 2, pp.
	www.uws.edu.au /about/acadorg/caess/sh/staff/hpp/amoore (614 words)

	Dr Gerry Groot
		Dr Groot’s interests range widely, from Chinese communist history, to the role of intellectuals and politics in shaping public perceptions, the rise of cults such as Falun gong, Chinese crisis management, the political impact of China’s rising capitalist classes and SARS.
		Dr Gerry Groot is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the Centre for Asian Studies, University of Adelaide.
		After graduating from the University of Adelaide with a BA Honours (Chinese politics) in 1990, Dr Groot spent several years studying and working in China before commencing a PhD on the Chinese Communist Party’s united front work with minor political parties.
	www.glocosen.org /toppage3.htm (385 words)

	Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
		It is about the size of a marten, and has the upper surface of a bluish-grey tint, and the under surface is dark brown.
		GUIDO OF AREZZO (possibly to be identified with Guido de St Maur des Fosses)
		GROAT (adapted from the Dutch groot, great, thick; cf.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI (481 words)

	Flying Fish Brewing Company - Freeport-McMoRan
		Francis Ormond - Francis V, Duke of Modena
		Francis II of the Two Sicilies - Francis of Paola
		Francis Di Fronzo - Francis II of France
	omniknow.com /common/midlists.php?in=en&id=026 (373 words)

	Radio National - Late Night Live - About
		The name Francis De Groot is part of Australia's folklore.
		He was the man on horseback with a sword who opened the Harbour Bridge on 19 March 1932.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/lnl/s1519368.htm (101 words)

	Periods
		Memoirs of Francis Thomas McDougall DCL, FRCS, sometime Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak and of Harriette, his wife, London, 1889.
		McDougall, Harriette, Letters from Sarawak addressed to a child, embracing an account of the manners, customs and religion of the inhabitants of Borneo, the progress of the Church mission and incidents of missionary life among the natives, Grant and Griffin, 1854, 190pp.
		Berwick, J. ‘Bishop Francis Thomas McDougall,’ Sarawak Museum Journal, 28(37), 1970, p.423f.
	www.missionstudies.org /malaysia/7Periods.html (1434 words)

	Bradfield s Bridge A Rare Collection on Show Dexigner
		There are photos too of the 'incident' that added drama to the opening of the bridge in 1932 when Captain Francis De Groot, disguised as a military horseman, rode up and slashed the ribbon with his sword before Premier Lang could do the honours.
		Amongst objects on show from the Rare Books Library's Bradfield Collection are newly discovered photos of the construction of the bridge, a 7-metre plan of the bridge, contracts and reports on tenders, memorabilia from the opening ceremony, reports on proposed railways for Sydney, and Bradfield's 1924 thesis for his University of Sydney doctorate of science.
		Bradfield's Bridge was opened on 22 November by Peter Lalor, author of the recently published book The Bridge.
	www.dexigner.com /architecture/news-g7328.html (283 words)

	Blues Point Reserve 1- Sydney Harbour
		Captain Francis De Groot mistakenly slashed the ribbon with is sword prior to having the Bridge officially declared opened by the NSW State's Premier, the Hon John.T Lang.
		On 19 March, 1999 the bridge was officially opened to the public, but not before a memorable incident.
	www.ltl.com.au /Maps/webmaps/northsydney/ph-bluesp1.htm (316 words)

	citole.html
		Guiraut de Calanson in his work from 1210 called "Conseils aux Jongler" offered that the Jongler must know the pipe and tabor, the citole, the symphony (hurdy-gurdy), the mandore, the manichord, the 17-string rote, the harp, the gigue, and the 10-string psaltery.
		Chaucer mentions the instrument as that one used by the parish clerk to serenade the carpenter's wife "The moone, whan it was night, ful brighte shoon/ And Absolon his Giterne hath i-take".
		There is still a citoler at the court of Navarre, Arnaut Guillem de Hursua, juglar de citola, who received payments in 1412 and 1413.
	crab.rutgers.edu /~pbutler/citole.html (17695 words)

	Australian Quotes & Notes - The Quotes - 1901 to 1950
		The mounds which mark the resting places of our heroic dead may, in the passage of years, merge into the contour of the soil, but the memory of our gallants' deeds will be as ineffaceable as the time-worn cliffs that witnessed them.
		A number of Royal personages will be present, including the following: The Emperor William; his brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, and the Princess Henry; Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (the heir to the throne)...
		The blacks are sitting in clusters of three or four around small fires, the background of the camp is formed of lean, long spectral-looking young gum trees.
	www.australianquotes.com /quotes_1901-1950.html (18481 words)

	worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers
		The opening ceremony in 1932, broadcast around the world, was interrupted by a lone horseman - disaffected Irishman Francis de Groot - who galloped forward and slashed the ribbon with his sword, declaring the bridge open in the name of 'the decent citizens of New South Wales'.
		After the police had removed him (he was later fined £5), the ribbon was hurriedly tied back together and the ceremony continued.
		A total of 1,400 workers toiled on the 134m (440ft) high bridge for eight years, without safety rails; 16 lost their lives.
	www.worldsurface.com /browse/place.asp?placeid=100226 (299 words)

	Wissenimweb:People by year/Reports/No other categories/2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - TESTVERSION
		Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836-1894), 1911_Britannica,
		Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis (1746-1830)
		Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830), 1911_Britannica,
	www.wissen-im-web.net /wiki/Wissenimweb:People_by_year/Reports/No_other_categories/2 (78 words)

	hansen
		Over 50 nations (see http://www.spatial.maine.edu/~onsrud/GSDI.htm for details) have recognized the importance of an SDI to their economic, environmental, political and social prosperity and thus, have taken steps to build or formalize their existing SDIs [ANZLIC, 1996], [Groot and Georgiadou, 2001], and [Kasturirangan, 2001].
		The responsibility for infrastructure development under this type of government structure lies mainly in the hands of the regional governments, but may vary in some cases from total responsibility by regional governments to partnerships with the federal government based on a pre-designed ratio.
		In Australia, for example each individual state is required to develop their own portion of the Australian SDI [Wehn de Montalvo, 2001].
	www.urisa.org /Journal/Under_Review/Giff/spatial_data_infrastructure_funding.htm (5805 words)

	Phytopathology- December 1999 Abstracts
		Jurriaan J. Mes, Robbert Wit, Christa S. Testerink, Francis de Groot, Michel A. Haring, and Ben J. Cornelissen.
		First and sixth authors: Station de Pathologie Végétale; and fourth and fifth authors: Station d'Amélioration des Plantes, INRA, BP29, 35653 Le Rheu Cedex, France; and second and third authors: Genetrop Laboratoire de Phytopathologie, IRD, BP 5045, 34032 Montpellier, France.
		Departamento de Biología de Plantas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, C.S.I.C., Velázquez 144, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
	www.apsnet.org /phyto/abstract/1999/pde99ab.htm (4185 words)

	Chauncey Wright
		Wright was, however, greatly influenced by John Stuart Mill's criticism of Hamilton, and the influence of Mill is evident in Wright's views on utility in science and ethics.
		He concentrated his work for each year into the last three months of the year, devoting the rest of the time to his own studies in the logic of science and metaphysics.
		The first philosophical influence on Wright was the Scottish realist, Sir William Hamilton, whose works formed the curriculum for Francis Bowen's teaching of philosophy at Harvard.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/wright (6838 words)

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