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  Health Topic - Herbal Dictionary: Violet
This peculiarity is not confined to the Violet.
For Violets in frames, light and air cannot be overstudied, and whilst not allowing the frost to exercise a too severe influence upon them, it is advisable to expose them to all the fresh air and light obtainable, to keep the plants in healthy condition.
The growth of Violet flowers for the extraction of their perfume is not carried out to such an extent as formerly, as the natural perfume is suffering severely from the competition of the artificial product which forms the greater part of the Violet perfume of commerce.
www.health-topic.com /Dictionary-Violet.aspx   (4701 words)

  
 Violet Town - Victoria - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
Violet Town is a small, quiet, picturesque and tidy town located on Honeysuckle Creek near the northern foothills of the Strathbogie Ranges.
On this basis the town could lay claim to being one of the earliest settlements in what is now Victoria.
St Attracta's Catholic Church and the Violet Town Hotel, both in the main street, on opposite sides of the railway line, are attractive buildings.
www.theage.com.au /news/Victoria/Violet-Town/2005/02/17/1108500207543.html   (384 words)

  
 Whaley Ghost
On the morning Violet died, a note was found on the back porch written by her, telling of her unhappiness since her divorce and her desire to die.
However, the child, Victoria is denied to have ever existed by the historians of the Whaley House.
The coroner's inquest of Violet's death, was found in a completely different set of records at the historical society of San Diego.
www.eeeek.com /whpapers.html   (1543 words)

  
 The siamese sirens | the Daily Mail
Weeping with gratitude and joy, Daisy and Violet took their first trips on the Big Wheel and were treated to performances by the motorcycle daredevils in the Wall of Death.
In 1934, Violet became engaged to a handsome bandleader named Maurice Lambert, but after their application for a marriage licence had been turned down in 21 states - all arguing it would be immoral to sanction the union of one man and two women - Lambert lost heart and ended the relationship.
Violet was still alive because she had her own major organs, but she begged Reid not to tell anyone that Daisy had died, for fear they would try to save her life by cutting away the burden of her dead twin’s body.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=433484&in_page_id=1879   (2337 words)

  
 Violet Town, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Violet Town is a town in Victoria, Australia.
Violet Town also has connections with Australian rock music - firstly, during the 1980s a song by The Church was named for the town, and more recently the town has been known for being the home of Jesse and Ella Hooper, members of rock band Killing Heidi.
The elected mayor of Violet Town is Donald Robert Wedgwood Piper.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Violet_Town,_Victoria   (180 words)

  
 Who's Who in Springfield | Violet Renfield | Guiding Light @ soapcentral.com
Violet Renfield was first introduced in October 1981 as the housekeeper of Quinton R. McCord's huge mansion.
In October of 1981, Violet was to hire one pregnant young woman, that, eventually, would lead to many changes, and bring much adventure into the lives of her and Quinton.
Violet Renfield would be shocked to discover who was applying for the job of Quinton's new assistant when she opened the front door of the mansion.
www.soapcentral.com /gl/whoswho/violet.php   (2436 words)

  
 Visit Violet Town - Welcome
Violet Town has a small community of just over 500 people near the Strathbogie Ranges in North East Victoria.
Located in the Strathbogie Shire, Violet Town is a diverse rural community which features many groups, community organisations, sporting clubs and facilities as well as a great deal of community spirit.
Community House to host an award evening for youth on 21 April 2007 at the Violet Town Memorial Hall.
www.violettown.org.au /index.htm   (422 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Welsh
The Welsh's shifted to Boho some five miles from Violet Town in 1868 where he purchased 400 acres by miners right from the crown and in it's virgin state was thickly covered with gum and wattles of giant size and was thickly covered with undergrowth.
This Violet Town area grew and notwithstanding the difficulties of land settlement with its droughts, bushfires, floods and deep economic depressions, the valiant pioneers went forward with protess, families multiplied and social amenities with schools, churches, society clubs grew with the increase.
The Welsh descendants have shown their appreciation of their progenitors and the ties that bind them together by holding a family commemoration service at the homeland of Violet Town on Oct. 1 1970 when some 300 members gathered, and a further 900 were unable to come.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/r/a/v/David-W-Ravie/GENE14-0006.html   (1329 words)

  
 Cemetery_e
Son of Georgina Arthur, of 43, Tranmere Avenue, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, and the late Thomas Perriam Arthur.
Son of Julia Mary Davy, of 4, Marshall Avenue, Kew, Victoria, Australia, and the late Arthur Francis Davy.
Son of Amelia Melvina Heckle (formerly Glasson), of Church St., Minyip, Victoria, Australia, and the late Alfred Thomas Glasson.
www.anzacs.net /GRAVES/Cemeteries/Cemetery_e.htm   (4828 words)

  
 Blue Violet Leaves, cut, 20g WC
---Habitat---The Violet family comprises over 200 species, widely distributed in the temperate and tropical regions of the world, those natives of Europe, Northern Asia and North America being wholly herbaceous, whilst others, native of tropical America and South America, where they are abundant, are trees and shrubs.
Askham's Herbal has this recipe for insomnia under Violet: 'For the that may not slepe for sickness seeth this herb in water and at even let him soke well hys feete in the water to the ancles, wha he goeth to bed, bind of this herbe to his temples.
The Violet flowers used for Syrup of Violets are not always the ordinary wild V. odorata, the colour of which soon fades, except under special treatment.
www.capricornslair.com /bluviolleavc.html   (4593 words)

  
 Violet Earth Academy :: Integrated Mastery :: Integrated Business :: Integrated Ascension
The suggestions and information offered in VEA courses, literature, events and website support the mission of the Violet Earth Academy to provide insight into self actualisation of the human experience that we believe when combined with lifestyle habits such as drinking pure water and getting regular exercise produce wellness of mind, body and spirit.
We encourage anyone with a health condition to seek advice from their health care professional.
Violet Earth Academy is a registered non-profit teaching organisation in Australia
www.violetearth.org.au /vea/contact.html   (101 words)

  
 Violet Books: Haggard in Africa
I'd never heard of Violet Books but your name is familiar from spines on my bookshelves.
Outside of the towns it hadn't changed that much between 1860 and 1960.
I understand the almost hypnotic lure of the next hill and the valley beyond -- the virtual certainty that people must live there, that there are mysteries and strangeness still to be found before nightfall.
www.violetbooks.com /haggard-grossman.html   (526 words)

  
 Marie Corelli and her Occult Tales
Readers may wish to visit her Violet Books site, which contains additional information on Corelli, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century science fiction and fantasy, and book illustration of this period.
She had her own wacky ideas and stuck to them, which was probably to the good, since we thereby gain access to her own fancies and do not have to suffer the promulgation of soon-to-be-outmoded movements and fantastical religious fads.
Marie's adored pony-cart, which she had often ridden into town, went to a theatrical producer for use in a London pantomime.
www.victorianweb.org /authors/corelli/salmonson1.html   (2759 words)

  
 Cemetery_T
Son of John and Isabella Baldie, of Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Native of Victoria, Australia.
Son of Matthew Charles and Maude Victoria Barber, of Pinjarra, Western Australia.
Son of Jane B. Hampton, of 317, Esplanade East, Port Melbourne, Victoria, and the late William Hampton.
anzacs.net /GRAVES/Cemeteries/Cemetery_t.htm   (6151 words)

  
 Violet, Sweet
The ancient Britons used the flowers as a cosmetic, and in a Celtic poem they are recommended to be employed steeped in goats' milk to increase female beauty, and in the Anglo-Saxon translation of the Herbarium of Apuleius (tenth century), the herb V.
The Violet flowers used for Syrup of Violets are not always the ordinary wild V.
Other species with deeper-coloured and larger blue flowers, and also deep-coloured garden Violas and Pansies are often substituted for the Sweet Violet, for upon the colour their value depends.
www.nisbett.com /herbs/v/vioswe12.html   (4576 words)

  
 Violet Town, Victoria - Travelmate
Situated on the Hume Highway, Violet Town sits at the foot of the Strathbogie Ranges and was the first inland Victorian town to be surveyed.
The site of the township was named Violet Ponds by explorer Major Thomas Mitchell who was obviously impressed by the host of native flowers growing round a pond alongside which he camped.
The town itself is an important centre for ballooning, gliding and sky-diving and is the gateway to the scenic routes and horse-riding trails of the ranges which also cradle a number of herb and deer farms.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=1343   (260 words)

  
 my connected community (mc2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Violet Town Writers' Group was established in 1999 by the Euroa Community Education Centre.
For three years now, the members of the group have met on a regular basis at the Violet Town Community Complex in Cowslip Street Violet Town on a Thursday morning between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm.
Through the Mc2, the Violet Town Writers are looking forward to developing networks with other writers across Victoria or Interstate.
mc2.vicnet.net.au /home/towners/index.html   (131 words)

  
 Bendigo
Bendigo was the greatest goldfield of all in Victoria.
The Central Deborah Goldmine, at the corner of Violet Street and the Calder Highway (daily 9am–5pm; underground tour $16), was the last mine in the Central Goldfields to close.
The town offers a fairly good choice when it comes to eating and drinking, and there is plenty of student-influenced nightlife during term time.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/bendigo.asp   (1786 words)

  
 Aaron and Joshua Grimshaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Not sure why I could not find Mary but she was definitely in Victoria later, so I imagine someone forgot to put her down on list.
This was before birth registration started in Victoria, so I have been unable to find any more than Victoria for their births.
Richard married Mary Louisa (Louise) Dosser in 1889 at Violet Town, Victoria.
www.grimshaworigin.org /AaronJoshuaGw.htm   (5196 words)

  
 19 April 1945 - Crash of a Mosquito 5 miles from Violet Town, Victoria
19 April 1945 - Crash of a Mosquito 5 miles from Violet Town, Victoria
On the 19 April 1945, RAAF Mosquito NS 735, dived into the ground and burnt about 5 miles from Violet Town in Victoria.
Nevertheless any corrections or additional information will be most welcome.
home.st.net.au /~dunn/ozcrashes/vic126.htm   (179 words)

  
 Jen and Violet: Boring But Beautiful | POPSUGAR
Violet Affleck is one of the cutest celebrity babies I have ever seen, possible second only to Kingston.
I love how normal she is. And because of that Violet will grow up to be more normal than most babies raised in hollywood...or raised with money....i.e.
Violet is just not cute to me. Neither is her mom.
www.popsugar.com /147740   (2990 words)

  
 Violet Fire - Tours
June 2006 on South African Airways to Cape Town.
Leaving Cape Town on the Ferry to Robben's Island.
After seeing the wonders of Cape Town we will leave and head to Bush Manskloof for the final two days.
www.violetfireenterprises.com /default.aspx?PID=569   (465 words)

  
 Killing Heidi :: Biography
When Ella and Jesse Hooper were only 13 and 15 years of age, they decided to enter the heat in Triple J's National Unearthing competition in 1996, with their song "Kettle" - Which was released on compilation cd 'Two Bent' as well as their song 'Morning'.
Raised in Violet Town Victoria, Jesse and Ella grew up with a very musical family, and loved writing songs and music.
One of their first live gigs was at the 1996 Violet Town Arts Festival, where they played Kettle.
www.angelfire.com /realm/kh/biography.html   (411 words)

  
 Violet Books: Marie Corelli's Occult Tales
She was well liked by the Prince of Wales (afterwards King George V) & Marie long boasted of her invitation to dine with him.
She had her own wacky ideas & stuck to them, which was probably to the good, since we thereby gain access to her own fancies & do not have to suffer the promulgation of soon-to-be-outmoded movements & fantastical religious fads.
Corelli had been hung with the sobriquet "the female Haggard," & it is probably true that young women (predominantly) sought out her novels to achieve much the same sort of thrill boys sought in King Solomon's Mine.
www.violetbooks.com /corelli.html   (2704 words)

  
 'Toxic town' protesters block highway - www.theage.com.au
About 500 protesters took over Australia's busiest interstate highway at Violet Town yesterday to voice their opposition to a nearby site being shortlisted as a toxic waste dump.
Baddaginnie, in north-east Victoria, is one of three sites the State Government has shortlisted for a proposed agricultural and industrial waste dump.
The other options are Pittong, west of Ballarat, and Tiega, near Ouyen in north-western Victoria, whose residents are also fighting to keep a dump out of their backyards.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/12/21/1071941609837.html   (566 words)

  
 Train Accidents Australia
Australia, Victoria, Violet Town: a Sydney-Melbourne express, traveling at 120km/h (80 mph) collided with a freight train; 9 people died.
Australia, Victoria, Horsham: a train collided with a bus on a level crossing; 11 people died.
Australia, Victoria, Wodonga: a train collided with their bus on a level crossing; 25 people (most of them military personnel) died.
www.emergency-management.net /train_acc_australia.htm   (470 words)

  
 Violet Town is a place where all the homes and shops have lots of history behind them   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Violet Town is a place where all the homes and shops have lots of history behind them!
The Violet Town bank is a very old, it is a tall creamy white building with three steps leading up to the large creamy white doors.
There are hand rails either side of the building that are painted a pale gray, two little gardens either side of the building gives it a little bit of lift.
www.iol.ie /~bmullets/vt3.htm   (414 words)

  
 Lisa Kan Designs: Lampwork Victoria
The Victoria series was inspired and influenced by Wedgwood's Jasperware series.
The Victorian age and the popularity of cameos of that era also played a major role in the inspiration of this series.
An invoice summary will be emailed to you within 24 hours, unless I am out of town.
www.lisakan.com /Catalog/Lampwork/Victoria.htm   (324 words)

  
 Seychelles Information, online booking on mauritius-seychelles.com
Each is a drop of green, punctured by grey granite outcrops and rimmed in white sand.
The trade winds are soft through the coconut fronds, the frangipani smells sweetly at nightfall when astonishingly dramatic violet and orange sunsets pattern the sky, and at quiet moments in the day the islands' rare birds will dart out of the trees to inspect you.
The Morne Mountains form a backdrop to the town, a region of threading streams, ferns and moss tempered by smooth boulders.
www.mauritius-seychelles.com /seychelles-information.html   (888 words)

  
 Digville — Home exchange vacation club
The house is situated on an acre, and has pergolasand patio areas surrounding for barbecues in summer.
Violet Town is a very friendly small town brimming with Australian country hospitality, and is an hour and a half from Melbourne, and near snowfields for winter sports, and lakes and rivers for outdoor summer fun.
The Hume freeway and Melbourne-Sydney rail lines are close by for easy access for visits to major cities, and we are positioned at the foothills of the Strathbogie ranges, famed for its beauty spots and world class wineries.
www.digsville.com /listing.asp?id=7015   (306 words)

  
 Victoria singles - Victoria dating - Victoria personals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Filling out a Portrait will allow us to find members who are right for you in Victoria, Minnesota, and make sure you're right for them.
We have the hottest attractive and available Victoria, Minnesota women/men on the internet from hot blondes to cute brunettes to sexy redheads.
I am from a small town in central PA. I can have fun with almost everything I do.
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