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  John Busby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Busby (March 24, 1765 - May 10, 1857) was a mining engineer.
He designed and created Sydney's first efficient water supply, which was completed in 1837 and became known as "Busby's Bore".
He was the father of James Busby, who was to become a major figure in the Australian wine-making industry.
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 james busby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James Busby (February 7, 1801 or 1802 - July 15, 1871) is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia.
He was born in Scotland, the son of English engineer John Busby, and the family emigrated from Britain to New South Wales in 1824.
Busby proposed that New Zealand should have a national flag, after an unregistered New Zealand ship was seized in Australia.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /James_Busby   (429 words)

  
 Busby Cemetery
The first Isaac Busby died in 1843 at eighty-three years old, the second died in 1874 at seventy-eight years old, and the third died in 1878 at fifty-two years old.
John came from West Virginia with his brothers Moses, Henry, Joseph, and James and settled the family on Lick Creek in 1828.
According to author Harden, John was said to be the strongest man in the county.
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 DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
James Busby was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 7 February 1802, the second son of Sarah Kennedy and her husband, John Busby, a mineral surveyor and civil engineer.
Busby's main duties, outlined in instructions from Governor Richard Bourke, were to protect 'well disposed settlers and traders', to prevent outrages by Europeans against Maori and to apprehend escaped convicts.
Busby's landholdings were threatened by the decision to move the capital to the Waitemata, by Hobson's proclamations that all land purchased before January 1840 would be subject to investigation and by the subsequent decision to limit each claimant to 2,560 acres.
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 Kelman Vineyards: Pokolbin Hunter Valley, Boutique Australian Wine makers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Busby was commissioned to provide the township of Sydney with a water supply (his famous ‘Busby Bore’ was sufficient for Sydney’s water needs until 1849).
James Busby (1800-1871) was born in Scotland, the second son of John.
John Busby then passed it on to his son-in-law William Kelman and the property remained in the Kelman family until it was purchased in 1914 by Mr C.F. Lindeman, a descendant of Dr. Lindeman.
www.kelmanvineyards.com.au /history.html   (404 words)

  
 Scott Ancestors
John was born in Weeton, Rowley, Yorkshire, England 1584.
John Gardner Hale was born in Chelsea, Vt September 12, 1824.
John was born in Knapton, Yorkshire, England 1614.
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 Property Sales Pokolbin Hunter Valley: Kelman Vineyards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1824 James Busby arrived in Australia with his father John (of 'Busby's Bore' fame).
While James Busby had planted the original vines it was William Kelman who managed the vineyards and managed the wine making operation.
John Busby eventually passed 'Kirkton' on to his son in law.
www.kelmanvineyards.com.au /myrtle.html   (257 words)

  
 A plea: More time for justice (November 2, 2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John Busby urges support of a bill extending the statute of limitations on police officer assaults.
Yesterday Busby implored legislators to support a bill to extend the statute of limitations on assault crimes against police officers - which is currently from six to 15 years, depending on the assault charge - to 30 years for all types of assault charges.
Busby was on his way to work the night shift on Labor Day weekend of Aug. 31, 1979, when a car pulled past him on Sandwich Road.
www.capecodonline.com /cctimes/aplea2.htm   (819 words)

  
 (Hannah Burr - Ms. Busby )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Abraham Busby (7 Sep 1618 - 20 Mar 1686/87)
Annie Busby (BEF 22 Apr 1622 - 1 Sep 1625)
John Busby (BEF 9 Feb 1616/17 - 1640-1710)
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 Info - People - English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In March 1832 Busby was appointed to the position of British Resident to New Zealand.
Busby was expected to protect both natives and settlers, protect the British trade, capture convicts, establish British influence and pave the way for constitutional authority.
Busby was instrumental in assisting Hobson in the drafting of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
www.waitangi.net.nz /wnt/info_english/info_people_english.htm   (867 words)

  
 DeWitt Colony Biographies
John Baker died on 1 Nov 1857 and is buried at Harris Chapel cemetery, six miles north of Belmont to the east 1.5 miles from Hwy 80 in a pasture, near Mary Jane Baker and members of the Eckols family.
A John Davis arrived in the colony 16 Feb 1830 and received one quarter sitio of land on the Lavaca River between current Hallettsville and Petersburg.
John Rankin Busby who was born November 25, 1836 and married (1st) Elizabeth Budde in DeWitt County in 1856 and (2nd) Mary Jo Baker in Goliad County in 1888.
www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/residentsindex.htm   (11426 words)

  
 James Busby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James Busby (February 7 1801 or 1802 - July 15 1871) is widely regarded as the "father" the Australian wine industry as he took the first of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia.
Busby soon returned to England where he for the government before visiting Spain and to study viticulture.
Busby proposed that New Zealand should have national flag after an unregistered New Zealand was seized in Australia.
www.freeglossary.com /James_Busby   (731 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Busby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Deputy Tracy Busby twice went to the home, and twice was called away for more serious calls in the Arnold area, including one from a woman hiding in a closet...
Dr. Roy Busby, regent professor of journalism, is requiring students in his integrated communications class to watch episodes of the show, and he is also...
Busby's are now the only side that can realistically stop Green Dragon taking the title, though they just scraped past bottom side Squirrel B 5-3 and had to be...
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 Cop shot 26 years ago comes out of hiding - Boston.com - Nation - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John Busby was shot in the jaw by someone in a passing car on his way to work the night shift in 1979.
Busby thought Reine might have been involved in his shooting because he had a run-in with Reine's son.
According to the 2003 police report, John Reine said she was in the car at the time Busby was shot a quarter-century ago.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/08/02/cop_shot_26_years_ago_comes_out_of_hiding?mode=PF   (485 words)

  
 Cop shot 26 years ago comes out of hiding to confront selectmen - Boston.com - Mass. - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John Busby was shot in the jaw on his way to work the night shift in 1979.
Busby, who showed up at the selectmen's meeting unannounced with several friends on Monday, has difficult speaking because of his injuries, so former Falmouth police officer James Fagan spoke for him.
Busby told the Times that earlier Monday he was questioned by state police about his whereabouts when Shirley Reine was slain.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/02/cop_shot_26_years_ago_comes_out_of_hiding_to_confront_selectmen?mode=PF   (639 words)

  
 James Busby - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
However he was not provided with resources to impose this authority.
A selection of three or four designs was sent from Australia, and one was chosen by the Maori chiefs at a meeting at his residency on March 20, 1834.
In 1835 Busby learned that Baron Charles Philippe Hippolyte de Thierry, a Frenchman, was proposing to declare French sovereignty over New Zealand.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /James_Busby   (380 words)

  
 Busby may get look at under-wraps records of shooting case (November 2, 2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Busby was shot Aug. 31, 1979, as he drove on Sandwich Road to work the midnight shift at the Falmouth Police Department.
In 2003, John Reine confessed to investigators that he drove the car while Melvin Reine shot Busby, according to a report obtained by the Times.
John Reine said Shirley Reine was in the passenger seat.
www.capecodonline.com /cctimes/busbymay2.htm   (668 words)

  
 Ben Busby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
JOHN died 28 Nov 1870, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.
JOHN GILLIAM MOZINGO (15.ELIZABETH5, 6.JEREMIAH4, 4.ZACHARIAH3, 2.NATHANIEL2, 1.BENJAMIN1) b.
JOHN died 21 Jan 1950, buried: Mozingo CM, Wayne Co., MS.
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 John Busby -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John Busby -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
He designed and created (The largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port) Sydney's first efficient water supply, which was completed in 1837 and became known as "Busby's Bore".
He was the father of (additional info and facts about James Busby) James Busby, who was to become a major figure in the Australian (Fermented juice (of grapes especially)) wine-making industry.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_busby.htm   (102 words)

  
 My Family
She was married to Arthur Charles CRAM in 1900 in Quirindie, New South Wales, Australia.
John CALVERT was born in 1770 in Mainholm, Scotland.
John CALVERT of Colac, Australia was born in 1811.
users.tpg.com.au /users/gkroger/d11.htm   (425 words)

  
 John Busby argues that nuclear power is not the answer to our energy dilemma. - On Line Opinion - 16/2/2005
John Busby argues that nuclear power is not the answer to our energy dilemma.
Although not every scientist agrees, emissions of carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels, mostly petroleum, natural gas and coal are considered to be a major factor in causing the onset of global warming.
John Busby has a unique background in project financing and negotiation, power generation, chemical manufacture, agriculture and food processing.
www.onlineopinion.com.au /view.asp?article=3039   (1234 words)

  
 TheStreet.com: Will Trac Data's Past Be Innodata's Prologue?
Busby began his career in 1985 at Rotan Mosle in Austin, Texas.
John received his B.A. in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
John Busby is a senior vice president at Wells Fargo Van Kasper in Los Angeles, and advises and manages both long and short investment portfolios for individuals and institutions.
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 Busby Personals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Busby said that although a settlement had been reached in the case, the Van Dams could bring a new suit against...
Busby + Associates Architects' Peter Busby was honoured for both the Brentwood...
Busby said the problem showed up on reports the company generates for quality control purposes...
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 Medieval Manuscripts: Credits
John Arderne was especially known for his surgery to correct anal fistula, a disorder to which the English were thought to be particularly prone.
Petrus Hispanus (later Pope John XXI) continued the medieval popular tradition in medicine found in many early modern English guides to health.
The table of contents shows the scope and organization of the subject matter of John of Gaddesden's work, typical of many Latin medieval encyclopedias.
www.nlm.nih.gov /hmd/medieval/english.html   (602 words)

  
 Visitors Email Responses and Queries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
JOHN ZACHARIAH4 BUSBY (ZACHARIAH3, NATHANIEL2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt.
SAMPSON SANFORD5 BUSBY (JOHN ZACHARIAH4, ZACHARIAH3, NATHANIEL2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt.
NANCY A.M.5 BUSBY (JOHN ZACHARIAH4, ZACHARIAH3, NATHANIEL2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt.
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 John Busby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He designed and created Sydney 's first efficient water supply which was in 1837 and became known as "Busby's Bore".
He was the father of James Busby who was to become a major in the Australian wine -making industry.
The photography which illustrates this book must be seen to be believed, and captures the northern Scottish terrain as well as the otters who are the subject of the book....
www.freeglossary.com /John_Busby   (263 words)

  
 Leonardo Andrea Collection
WILLIAM BUSBY rec'd 500a on 5 Jun 1749 (in bend of Santee (Congaree)--Lands near Raiford Creek (Vol 4, pg 378--May 18 1751) Also, on Little River--100a--Vol 11, pg 569--Aug 29, 1764.
Andrea offered the speculation that Miles Busby had a grant in SC in 1775, and that it could be that William Busbee and Simon were brothers and both named sons Miles, or the above Miles could have been a nephew of William of SC.
Disclaimer: The research compiled in the Busbee Busby and Variations Database is copyrighted and remains the property of the researcher who submitted the work.
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 John Busby wins the 2004 Barrasford Marrow Show In Northumberland
John Busby Triumphs At The Barrasford Marrow Show.
Stamfordham man John Busby was the winner of the 2004 Barrasford Marrow Show.
John scooped the £5 winners prize in the event with a marrow reportedly grown from a seed taken from last years winning specimen.
www.barrasford.net /news/marrow2004.htm   (244 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Impact / The Second Woman / They Made Me a Criminal (1939): DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John Garfield and Helen Walker are memorable in roles that typified their onscreen personas, but otherwise there is nothing special about the films.
They are most interesting compared to one another, as characteristic of middle quality Hollywood filmmaking of their eras.
Johnnie Bradfield (John Garfield) is brutal in the ring but known for being straight-laced outside of it.
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