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In the News (Wed 9 Dec 09)

  
  Northam
Northam, WA Situated just over one hours drive from Perth, Northam sits astride the Avon River in the heart of the Avon Valley.
From its humble beginnings in 1836 as a relatively small agricultural village, Northam became the jumping off point in 1890s for prospectors pursuing their dreams of fabulous wealth in the Goldfields.
If history is your interest, Northam offers a rich collection of historic buildings and sites, second only to Fremantle in number.
www.northamtourist.com   (0 words)

  
  Sustainability & governance
Northam is committed to the transformation of South African society and development of a broad based economy that will be sustainable.
Northam’s community development programme is aligned with the objectives and vision of the provincial and local authorities’ to work towards poverty eradication and upliftment of communities.
Northam’s environmental programme continues to focus on minimising the impacts of its operations on both ground and surface water and air quality, while also protecting and preserving the area’s biodiversity.
www.northam.co.za /sd/sd_intro.asp   (231 words)

  
 NPR : Jackie Northam
Northam was the lead reporter for NPR's coverage of the abuse scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, and the administration's policies on torture and the Geneva Conventions.
In 1993, Northam was based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, reporting on the United Nations effort to bring democracy to Cambodia, and disarm the Khmer Rouge.
Prior to that, Northam was stationed in Bangkok, Thailand, covering the 1992 military crackdown in Bangkok, and the repercussions of the country's soaring economy.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100981   (456 words)

  
 Walkabout - Northam
Northam is located 150 m above sea level and 98 km east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway and, like York, is one of the earliest settlements in the Central Wheatbelt area.
The area around Northam was first explored in 1830 when a party of colonists led by Ensign Robert Dale travelled across the mountains from Perth and discovered the rich and beautiful Avon Valley.
They were brought to Northam from England around the turn of the century and have thrived on the river ever since.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/WANortham.shtml   (803 words)

  
 www.mineweb.net | platinum Northam’s records   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Northam’s net income for the year at R703m was 183% higher than the previous year, and set a fresh company record, easily trouncing the R523m posted in 2001 when record lows in the rand boosted profits for South African resources companies.
Northam also faces a relatively limited life-of-mine, given attributable mineral reserves and resources of platinum at 17m ounces, compared to a monster 484m boasted by Anglo Platinum, 170m by Impala (including 89m ounces held in Zimbabwe), and 77m for Lonmin.
Northam stated that production of metals in concentrate and sales of PGMs in the coming year are expected to be slightly lower owing to the difficult ground conditions characterised by severe potholing.
www.mineweb.net /platinum/865114.htm   (402 words)

  
 USA WEEKEND Magazine
Northam, a longtime bachelor, turned 40, and the milestone led him to think about how he might have lived his life differently.
Northam took over one night during the ghost scene when Day-Lewis had what was reported as an "emotional breakdown." Says Northam: "It's a funny thing to have an experience like that on the back of someone else's misfortune.
Northam began landing British period movies "because when you wash him off and he's polished up, he looks so refined," says Bob Balaban, the diminutive character actor who co-stars in and co-produces Gosford Park.
www.usaweekend.com /01_issues/011230/011230northam.html   (782 words)

  
 Northam   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Northam’s approach to real estate private equity investing provides a select group of international property investors with access to sophisticated real estate investment opportunities that have delivered consistent top quartile performance.
Northam combines its strategic investment approach with in-house service capabilities in high-quality asset and property management, real estate brokerage and corporate administrative services, in order to maximize investment performance.
Northam’s investment structuring techniques serve to enhance returns, improve liquidity, limit risk and maximize operating capability.
www.northamrealty.com /fund/index.shtml   (481 words)

  
 Northam Aero Club Web Page
Northam is also reknowned as being the home of the white swan and an abundance of other bird life ; for the Avon Descent white-water race; and for hot-air ballooning.
Northam can boast to having the longest swinging pedestrian bridge in Australia, and this spans the Avon River at a point very close to the centre of town.
Northam’s temperatures range between 15C-25C degrees in winter, and are in the mid to high thirties in summer.
www.northamaeroclub.com /northam.html   (344 words)

  
 The Professionals, Northam Realty   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Northam Realty office is located in the main street in Northam, Western Australia, in the Central Business District - right in the heart of the picturesque Avon Valley.
Northam Realty is committed to providing high levels of customer service to all clients and would like to invite you to visit our great town in the valley only an hours drive from Perth.
Northam and surrounding areas are a great place to live and play and I can assure a prospective purchaser they are making the right choice.
www.vianet.net.au /~nrprofes/aboutus.htm   (436 words)

  
 Jeremy Northam
Northam won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his work, and after appearing in 1992's Wuthering Heights and the 1995 Canadian feature Voices, he traveled to Los Angeles, where he landed a leading role in The Net (1995) within five days of his arrival.
Playing Jack Devlin, Northam managed to make a mark on audiences as the charismatic villain who tries to off heroine Sandra Bullock while still finding time to sleep with her.
Having gotten the gentrified leading man role down to an science, Northam next went in an entirely different direction as a con man forced to pose as accomplice Steve Zahn's gay lover in a small Texas town in Happy, Texas, which had its premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P200549   (528 words)

  
 Jeff Northam: Men's Tennis Coach at Whitman College
Northam, a 1988 Whitman graduate, returned to campus as Director of Tennis as well as coach of the men's team.
Northam, who is married to Jennifer Dilworth Northam (Whitman Class of 1991), also has family ties to eastern Washington.
Northam won his No. 4 singles match in straight sets against the University of Washington before he and a teammate lost the No. 3 doubles match in three sets.
www.whitman.edu /athletics/staff_pages/northam.html   (958 words)

  
 CBS
Northam is best known for his role in the feature film "Gosford Park." The recipient of the prestigious Olivier Award (the British equivalent of the Tony) for his role of Edward Voysey in the play "The Voysey Inheritance," Northam has had great success both on stage and in film.
Northam was attracted to the way the script "showed their partnership through their contradictions as personalities.
Northam observed that while Martin had a tremendous confidence, "I think he was rather bemused that the world took him so to its collective bosom.
www.cbs.com /specials/martin_and_lewis/jnortham.shtml   (678 words)

  
 GENUKI/Devon: Northam - Genealogy
"NORTHAM, a large and well-built village, is pleasantly seated on the peninsula between Barnstaple Bay and the river Torridge, from 1 ½ to 2½ miles N. of Bideford.
Northam Burials 1785-1817, and Northam Burials 1818-1841, transcribed by Elizabeth Howard.
Chanter, J.F. Borough, or Borrough, in Northam and its inhabitants.
genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk /DEV/Northam   (1446 words)

  
 Northam
Spanning the river, Northam's pedestrian suspension bridge is the longest of its kind in Australia and makes an ideal spot from which to photograph the swans.
Northam also has a caravan park and, for those wishing to have more of a rural/farming experience, there are also several farm stay properties available.
Northam, a terminus in the 1890s for the goldfields railway, is famed for its white swans and for its pedestrian suspension bridge across the Avon River, the longest in Australia.
www.about-australia.com /western-australia/perth/destinations/northam   (391 words)

  
 Hazel Northam
Hazel Northam was born December 11, 1887, in Watertown, daughter of Wallace and Margaret Frazier Northam.
Miss Northam, who had achieved financial success and considerable reputation in the funeral business, was overwhelmed with the funds from the Pratt estate which were in addition to her already sufficient personal resources.
Miss Northam, also in her lifetime, donated to the New York State Adirondack Park Agency 456 acres of land around South Lake, 13 miles south of Old Forge, and an additional 4,400 acres of woodlands.
www.northnet.org /prattnortham/northam.htm   (550 words)

  
 Avon Valley: Shire of Northam   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Northam boasts the largest number of historic buildings in the state outside of Fremantle.
Map 1 E5 Located 6km from Northam on the road to York this oasis offers a large selection of plants, garden furniture, pottery, a mini zoo and a large children’s playground.
Map 3 D5 This spans the Avon River in the town centre and is the longest bridge of its kind in Australia.
www.promaco.com.au /avon/shire-northam.html   (702 words)

  
 Club of the Month - Northam TC
Northam is the major regional centre for the Avon Valley with a population of approximately 8000.
The race follows the Avon River from Northam to Perth - a gruelling test of both man and machine as the kayak, canoe and power boat entrants try to keep their craft and themselves together to complete the 2 day race over rapids and around hazards.
Northam is a keen sporting town and is also home to the three racing Codes with a Gallop track situated on the edge of town and the "HOME OF PACING and CHASING" at Burwood Park.
www.harness.org.au /clubmnth/NORTHAM.HTM   (743 words)

  
 Schools - Northam
Northam Elementary School continues to hold high expectations for every student.
The entire Northam staff is here to work with students so they will be successful in school and in all they do.
Northam has a very strong PTA Board and Programs which support student learning.
www.rowland-unified.org /schools_northam.htm   (533 words)

  
 Northam community page
Maps: The image below is of the Northam area on Donn's one inch to the mile survey of 1765.
NORTHAM includes Appledore and Westward Ho, and fills the peninsula between the Torridge estuary and Barnstaple Bay.
There is little doubt that a village called Tawmouth existed here in the 11th century It seems to be identical with the Tawmutha referred to in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under 1068 (actually 1069) when Harold's three illegitimate sons crossed from Ireland with 64 ships, landed here and were beaten off with great losses.
www.devon.gov.uk /etched?url=etched/ixbin/hixclient.exe&_IXP_=1&_IXR=110329   (1114 words)

  
 from Steve Fossett
I would loved to have touched down in WA near Northam but the weather gods ruled otherwise.
The balloon crossed Northam's 117 degrees East line of longitude over the Southern Ocean at night on July 2, 2002 to officially complete the circumnavigation and go into the record books.
I am also pleased that Northam can rightfully stake its claim to having made an important contribution to my success.
www.northamtourist.com /Fossett/Letter.htm   (299 words)

  
 Pratt-Northam History
The sole survivor was a cousin, Hazel Northam.
Miss Northam was a resident of Brooklyn and a successful undertaker and business person in her own right.
Miss Northam had achieved financial success and considerable reputation in the funeral business, but she was overwhelmed with the funds of the Pratt estate which were in addition to her already sufficient personal resources.
www.northnet.org /prattnortham/history.htm   (1000 words)

  
 American Detour : : Bruce Northam
Northam speaks on freestyle travel via the Lordly and Dame speaker’s bureau at universities, corporate events and Governor’s Conferences on Tourism.
He’s the writer-at-large and travel columnist for The Improper Magazine, a New York-based monthly providing the “view askew” for 485,000 readers from Manhattan to Montauk; bulk of readers reside in the Hamptons and Manhattan.
Northam’s June 06 NEW YORK DETOUR is a meandering, 2000-mile odyssey from Niagara Falls to Montauk that’s sponsored by I LOVE NEW YORK and reinventing freestyle travel … because America needs to be celebrated, again.
www.americandetour.com /bruce_bio.html   (280 words)

  
 Jeremy Northam || Jeremy-Northam.com
Welcome to Jeremy-Northam.com, the online community devoted to the multi-talented actor Jeremy Northam.
Here you will find the latest news and images, along with an audio, video and press archive.
This site is a fan/entertainment resource only, we have no contact with Jeremy Northam.
www.jeremy-northam.com   (293 words)

  
 H.O.W.A.R.A.S - Northam Station
Northam was just a backwater compared to York, as York was the main departing point for prospectors travelling to the Goldfields.
Northam and Spencers Brook and 256 miles via York and Spencers Brook.
Northam Station, 26th of January 1969 (left), NR109 on the Indian Pacific passing by Northam Station, 30th of May 2004 (Right).
wastations.i8.com /EGR/Northam/Northam_Station.html   (977 words)

  
 www.miningmx.com | platinum Northam overheating
The mineral-sharing deal is the pooling of Northam’s Booysendal, a property on the eastern Bushveld that may contain 100m oz of platinum group metals, with Everest South, a contiguous project scheduled for first production in December and owned by Aquarius Platinum.
A mine will take three to four years, says Steve Shepherd, an analyst at JP Morgan, were Northam to attempt the high capital project alone.
One reason for the improvement in Northam’s share price is that some investors have cottoned on to a disconnect in the rand platinum price and the US dollar.
www.miningmx.com /platinum/477775.htm   (322 words)

  
 Northam Motorcycle Festival set to go off with a bang this weekend
The inaugural event last year provided organisers with lessons that they could implement to make the event much bigger and better this year despite lowering the entry fee to only $10.
Up the road a little on the right is a sign for the Mt. Brown lookout, which has a graded road to the summit.
In Northam those motorcyclists that crave the full rally experience can pitch their tent or swag in the campground and enjoy the huge cooked breakfast served in the campground each morning.
mcnews.com.au /NewsArchives/2006/october/northam_promo.htm   (569 words)

  
 Torridge District Council - Northam Burrows Country Park   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Northam Burrows Country Park lies at the western edge of the Taw Torridge Estuary (GR.
Northam Burrows Country Park is a 253 hectare grassy coastal plain at the mouth of the Taw/Torridge estuary.
The seashore is a boundary between the land and the sea and due to this transition creates a very diverse habitat.
www.torridge.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=3101   (294 words)

  
 NORTHAM, AVON VALLEY, CENTRAL WEST, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Located just over an hour's drive from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway, Northam makes a perfect day trip, weekender or base from which to explore the Avon Valley.
The Avon is home to an abundance of birdlife including the graceful white swans, found nowhere else in Western Australia.
This beautiful setting is further enhanced by the Avon Valley Visitor Centre, which houses the Tourist Information Centre, a cafe with alfresco dining and a permanent exhibition named 'A Sense of Place', showcasing the area's significant post war migrant history.
www.australianexplorer.com /northam.htm   (369 words)

  
 Northam, Western Australia - Travelmate
WA’s second largest inland town and its largest agricultural settlement, Northam has developed near the junction of the Avon and Mortlock rivers in the productive Avon Valley, about 97km east of Perth.
Northam is a major railway centre, a favoured spot among hot air balloonists, and it has WA’s biggest military training camp on its outskirts.
Hot air ballooning is big around Northam and there are few better ways to get a bird's eye view of the beautiful Avon Valley.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownName=Northam_\_WA   (269 words)

  
 Jeremy Northam News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Henry Cavill have joined the cast of Showtime's Henry VIII drama "The Tudors." The project, which has a 10-episode order, is a serialized drama about the reign and marriages of the...
Jason Biggs and Jeremy Northam Classification: 14A You can almost hear the producers of Guy X pitching this script to the studios.
Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Henry Cavill to Join the Cast of New...
www.topix.net /who/jeremy-northam   (372 words)

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