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	Northam, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northam (31°38′S 116°40′E) is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers.
		Northam consists of the Town of Northam and Northam Shire.
		Northam is a major railway junction, and serves as the commercial centre for much of the western Wheatbelt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northam,_Western_Australia (632 words)

	Northam - Western Australia - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		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.
		As early as the 1850s the Anglican archdeacon of Western Australia was writing about how he 'rode to Northam in the evening through an atmosphere which felt like that at the mouth of an oven.
		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.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Western-Australia/Northam/2005/02/17/1108500208602.html?oneclick=true (887 words)

	NORTHAM, AVON VALLEY, CENTRAL WEST, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
		Morby Cottage, built in 1836 by one of Northam's first families, stands as an excellent tribute to the spirit of the district's early pioneers.
		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.
	www.australianexplorer.com /northam.htm (360 words)

	Northam, Western Australia : Your Window to Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Northam is an inland town situated in the wheatbelt area of the Experience Perth tourist region.
		Northam is surrounded by the undulating countryside of the Avon Valley and the Avon River meanders through the town.
		The cottage was Northam's first church and school but has now been lovingly restored and converted into a museum which showcases the colourful history of the town and surrounding areas.
	www.northam.west-oz.com (669 words)

	Solo Spirit
		The Northam site, an active airport that's also used for ballooning, one of the town's tourist attractions, is about 60 miles east of Perth and 275 miles west of Kalgoorlie.
		Fossett and his team began looking for alternate sites in Western Australia when it became apparent that winds, like the one that ripped the balloon in an aborted launch on June 17, persist throughout the Kalgoorlie area.
		Located on the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, Northam is the starting point for Australia's wildest white water classic, the gruelling 90 mile Avon Descent, held the first weekend in August each year.
	solospirit.wustl.edu /news.asp?35 (445 words)

	from Steve Fossett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Northam played a special part in my great quest.
		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.
	www.northamtourist.com /Fossett/Letter.htm (299 words)

	Shirley Strickland - Athletics Gold
		Strickland was Western Australia's biggest hope in the 1948 National titles and she achieved great success in those Sydney championships.
		Many spectators thought that Strickland should have been awarded the race and the Western Australian later said she was stopped in the street by people in Sydney who said they could not believe she had not been awarded the title.
		Chosen as Australia's number one ranked athlete for the 1948 Olympic Games, she was not considered a medal chance by commentators such as former Olympic Champion Harold Abrahams who said Strickland was 'not world class'.
	www.geocities.com /geetee/bios/shirl.html (2637 words)

	Judy's Homepage
		William married 1852 in Northam to Emma Reynolds, daughter of Thomas Reynolds and Mary Hawkins.
		Lucy Hine was born 1863 Western Australia (daughter of William Hine and Annie Drewitt).
		Sarah died in 1914 in Perth, W.A. and WJF remarried in 1917 to Laura Alice Martin in Busselton, W.A. William Henry Marshall (son of William Marshall and Sarah Higgins) was born 10 Nov 1844 in Hindmarsh, South Australia.
	hometown.aol.com /bluroo/index.html (2276 words)

	Frederick Henry Piesse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frederick Piesse was born at Northam, Western Australia, on 6 December 1853.
		On 2 December 1890, Piesse was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Williams, becoming a member of the first Parliament of Western Australia under responsible government.
		He was a Western Australian delegate to the Federal Convention of 1897, and for a period in 1900 he was Acting Premier of Western Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_Henry_Piesse (486 words)

	Destination: Western Australia
		Western Australia is also the land of adventure.
		Western Australia is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time but, unlike other states in Australia, does not partake in Daylight Saving.
		If you are interested in staying in Australia for a long period of time, whether to study abroad or claiming residency, you will need to know certain information regarding extending your stay.
	www.westernaustralia.ws (282 words)

	Northam International Festival 2006 - Tourism Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Imagine the resonating thump of the big bass drum, hear the rat-a-tat-tat of the snare drums and experience the bagpipes echoing the tunes of a legendary past.
		Visitors will have the opportunity to experience this during the Northam International Festival to be held on the Armistice Weekend.
		The festival will be an outstanding example of an international carnival with a focus upon heritage tradition and pageantry, for all the family to enjoy.
	www.westernaustralia.com /en/search/product.htm?ID=9008701 (244 words)

	Northam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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 (122 words)

	Esperance Tourism
		Esperance lies along the southern coast of Western Australia, 721km from Perth and is part of Australias Golden Outback.
		Esperance retains much of the laid back quality of life that country people enjoyed in the 1950s but Esperance was brought right up to the minute in the 1970s when part of the Space Programme of the United States of America landed in the region.
		Esperance is the second windiest place in Western Australia and these farms help to offset local fuel prices.
	www.discoverwest.com.au /western_australia/esperance.html (784 words)

	Centre for Regional Education - Northam
		The town of Northam, situated in the Avon Valley alongside the Avon River, is just an hours drive to the east of Perth along the Great Eastern Highway.
		The major town in the Avon Valley and WA's largest inland town, Northam serves as a hub for surrounding farmlands.
		The Centre for Regional Education (CRE) - operates from the Muresk Northam campus which includes a commercial farm, student housing and recreational facilities such as tennis, squash and basketball courts, a swimming pool and gymnasium.
	www.cre.curtin.edu.au /locations/northam/northamIndex.html (152 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)

	Windward Ballooning Adventures - Perth, Western Australia - Hot air balloon flights
		Windward Balloon Adventures is Western Australia's oldest and most experienced Commercial Balloon Operator, offering Deluxe Champagne Hot Air Balloon Flights near Perth over the picturesque Avon Valley from April to late November.
		With over 20 years of operations, an impeccable safety record, and a reputation of professionalism and excellence, we are held in high regard in the WA tourism industry.
		Windward's team of licensed Commercial Pilots are some of Australia's most experienced aviators affording the company an unparalleled safety record.
	www.windwardballooning.com (270 words)

	Avon Descent with Canoeing Down Under - Northam Western Australia
		In Western Australia that challenge is the Avon Descent.
		It's got it all - the weeks of training, the friendships, the excitement of rapids, the mental and physical torture, the incredible challenge, the capsizes, the blisters, the rainy days, the cold days, the happy days, the tea trees, and the prestige.
		The Avon Descent is Western Australia's premier whitewater event.
	www.canoeingdownunder.com.au /avon.php (699 words)

	Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Suite 4, Gloucester Walk, 88 Cumberland Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Tel: 61 2 9241 1907, Fax: 61 2 9251 5220, E-mail: nsw@amcham.com.au.
		Synnex Australia Pty Ltd is the Australian office of the large Synnex group, a distributor and manufacturer with offices in the U.S., Japan, U.K., and Mexico.
		Dell Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 003 855 561) is located at Building 3, 14 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086.
	www.emich.edu /ict_usa/AUSTRALIA.htm (3486 words)

	avonvalleyadvocate.yourguide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		IN A historic move the Shire of Northam at a special meeting last Thursday agreed to merge with the Town of Northam.
		NORTHAM police are anxious to recover a single-shot bolt action Lithgow.22 calibre rifle taken from P.R. Hepple & Sons Pty Ltd on August 29 or 30.
		NORTHAM Swimming Club competed at the Regional Long Course Carnival at Challenge Stadium on Saturday October 7th.
	avonvalleyadvocate.yourguide.com.au /home.asp (826 words)

	AIR SPORTS INTERNATIONAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pilot Steve Fossett is preparing for launch of his Solo Spirit Round The World balloon flight from Northam, Western Australia, with a late afternoon nap, followed by dinner.
		Steve Fossett's Solo Spirit balloon lifted off into the early morning sky at Northam, Western Australia, marking the start of his latest attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone.
		In what Tim Cole, project manager, said was in many ways a very successful flight; a delayed take off from Australia was one of the key factors in the mission's early conclusion.
	airsports.fai.org /sep2001/sep200013.html (2554 words)

	Chidlow, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chidlow is a small community in the Mundaring Shire approximately 45 minutes drive from Perth, Western Australia.
		The watering place had been known to travellers for many years and was named after a pioneer family of Northam, Western Australia.
		Settlement began in 1883 when it became known that Chidlow's Well was to be the terminus of the second section of the Eastern Railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chidlow,_Western_Australia (393 words)

	Town of Northam - Welcome
		Northam is a progressive Regional Centre servicing the Central Agricultural District of Western Australia.
		Driving factors include a highly competitive commercial centre, the expansion of C.Y. O’Connor College of TAFE, opening of the Avon Industrial Park, completion of the Great Eastern Highway Bypass, the main street re-development and many other exciting and positive initiatives.
		We have the benefit of country living on the city’s doorstep and although Northam is rich in history, it has the vision to provide for the needs of the community in the future.
	www.northamtown.wa.gov.au (184 words)

	Working Kelpie Council Field Trial Championship,Northam Western Australia, Sept 2005
		The National Kelpie trial was very successfully hosted by the West Australian Sheepdog Association on the Northam Showground in fine but windy conditions.
		The course comprised a cast lift and draw, the sheep were then taken to the yards and placed in a small holding yard whilst the worker completed the required movement of sheep through the yards.
		Congratulations to the host organising committee and all their helpers on the conduct of a very well organised trial and our special thank you to the two judges who spent many many hours carefully assessing each and every dog’s run..
	members.iinet.net.au /~wkc/National05.html (806 words)

	Welcome Northam Accommodation, Northam Visitor Centre, Northam Western Australia, Tourism, Tours, Events, Activities, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Northam Visitor Centre provides a complete service to enhance your experience of Northam and the Avon Valley.
		The Exhibition Room which houses the Northam Migrant Camps Photographic Exhibition is also open to the public from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm, seven days a week.
		The Northam Visitor Centre is open seven days per week, from 9 am to 4.30 pm.
	www.northamwa.com.au (345 words)

	Avon Valley Vintage Vehicle Association Western Australia.
		Next Swap Meet 18th February 2007 at Northam Showgrounds.Contact Rex Downie phone 9622 3790.
		The A.V.V.V.A, was established in 1985 in Northam to cater for all enthusiasts of machinery and motor vehicles, motorcycles and other motoring memorabilia over 25 years of age.
		We welcome new members to join our club from anywhere in Western Australia.
	www.avonvintagecars.org.au (66 words)

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	The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper.
		The Sydney Morning Herald is Australia’s most prestigious daily newspaper, reaching discerning and involved readers who trust its independence, authority and integrity.
		The main content - drawn from The Sydney Morning Herald print edition - goes live between 1am and 2am daily.
	smh.com.au /news/Western-Australia/Northam/2005/02/17/...?oneclick=true (249 words)

	Adventure Australia. Australian outdoor adventure sports and adventure travel directory - Break Loose - The adventure ...
		Break Loose – The Outdoor Adventure Directory of Australia lists outdoor adventure tour operators and experiences, adventure gift vouchers, adventure travel, adventure retailers and manufacturers.
		You can also find equipment hire, vehicle hire companies, and training organisations throughout Australia.
		It’s almost winter on the east coast of Australia and with the cooler weather arriving...
	www.breakloose.com.au (164 words)

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