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Andrew Paterson

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson was a famous Australian bush poet and author. He was born at Narambla, near Orange, New South Wales on February 17, 1864 and died on April 51941. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson was educated at Sydney Grammar School and Sydney University, and practised as a solicitor. He began submitting and having his poetry published in The Bulletin and in 1895 had a collection of his works published. He would later become a war correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald during the Boer war, the Boxer rebellion and World War I. One of his most famous poems is "Waltzing Matilda", which was set to music and became one of Australia's most famous songs. Others include "The Man From Snowy River", which (loosely) inspired a movie in 1980 and (even more loosely) inspired a TV series in the 1990s, and "Clancy of the Overflow", the tale of a Queensland "drover" (cattle handler responsible for herding large mobs of cattle long distances to market), amongst several others. Paterson's poems mostly presented a highly romantic view of rural Australia. Paterson himself, like a majority of Australians even then and even more so since, was city-based and indeed was a practising lawyer. One may contrast his work with the (almost as famous) prose of Henry Lawson, a contemporary of Paterson's, including his work "The Drover's Wife", which presented a considerably less sugar-coated view of the harshness of rural existence of the late 19th century. Patterson authored two novels; An Outback Marriage (1906) and The Shearer's Colt (1936), wrote many short stories; Three Elephant Power and Other Stories (1917), and wrote a book based on his experiences as a war reporter; Happy Dispatches (1934). Banjo Paterson's image appears on the (AUS - Australian Dollar) $10 note, along with an illustration inspired by "The Man From Snowy River" and, as part of the copy-protection microprint, the text of the poem itself. Banjo Paterson's works are musically featured in a number of albums by the Australian group, [http://www.wallisandmatilda.com.au/index.asp Wallis and Matilda]. The most noted album is called "The Pioneers". A.B. Paterson College, at Arundel on the Gold Coast, Australia, is named after Banjo Paterson.

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External links


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- National Geographic magazine August 2004 article on [http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0408/feature1/index.html "Banjo" Paterson] Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Andrew Barton "Banjo"

Bush poet

Bush poets were Australian poets who wrote about Australian rural life during colonial times and about the Australian bush. Australian bush poets include Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson.

External links

[http://www.bushpoetry.com.au/ Bush poetry] hi

Orange, New South Wales

Orange is a provincial city and Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Mitchell Highway about 250 kilometres west of Sydney at an altitude of 862 metres. The population is approaching 40,000 and the city is a major provincial centre. Key industries include agriculture, mining, health services and education. A significant landmark nearby is Mount Canobolas at an altitude of 1,395 metres it gives commanding views of the district. Birthplace of Banjo Paterson.

History

In 1822 Captain Percy Simpson drove into the Wellington District and established a convict settlement which was called "Blackman's Swamp" after [http://genealogy.wikicities.com/wiki/John_Blackman_%281795-1867%29 John Blackman]. Percy had employed John Blackman as a guide because he had already accompanied an earlier explorer into that region. Blackman's Swamp was proclaimed a village and named Orange by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1846 in honour of Prince William of Orange. At nearby Ophir the first discovery of gold in Australia was made in 1851 which led to the Australian Gold Rush. Subsequent discoveries of gold in nearby areas led to the establishment of Orange as a central trading centre for the gold. The growth of Orange continued as the conditions were well suited for agriculture, and in 1860 it was proclaimed a municipality.

Industries

Orange is a well known fruit growing district, and produces apples, pears, and many stone fruits such as cherries, peaches, apricots and plums. Somewhat ironically, oranges are not grown in the area, as the climate is too cool. In recent years, a large number of vineyards have been planted in the area for a rapidly expanding wine production industry. Other large industries include the Cadia gold mine and an Electrolux white goods factory. Orange is also the location of the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries head office, and a campus of Charles Sturt University (formerly part of University of Sydney).

See also


- List of cities in Australia

External links


- [http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/ Orange City Council]
- [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/ABS@Census.nsf/0/0552D1F7BC3D28BDCA256BBF00003CB3?Open 2001 Census Information] from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
- [http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Department of Primary Industries] Category:Cities in New South Wales Category:Local Government Areas of New South Wales

February 17

February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining (318 in leap years).

Events


- 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt
- 1621 - Miles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.
- 1753 - February 17 is followed by March 1 as Sweden moves to the Gregorian from the Julian calendar.
- 1801 - An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
- 1814 - Battle of Mormans
- 1819 - The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise.
- 1854 - The British recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
- 1865 - American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
- 1867 - The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
- 1895 - Swan Lake, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is first performed at full length in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- 1913 - The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
- 1924 - In Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle swimming competition with a time of 52-2/5 seconds.
- 1933 - The magazine Newsweek is published for the first time.
- 1933 - The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
- 1947 - The Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcasts into the Soviet Union.
- 1955 - Christian Pineau becomes Prime Minister of France
- 1957 - A fire at an elderly home in Warrenton, Missouri kills 72 people.
- 1958 - Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare of Assisi (1193~1253) the patron saint of television
- 1959 - The first weather satellite, Vanguard 2, was launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
- 1962 - A storm kills more than 300 people in Hamburg, West Germany.
- 1964 - In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.
- 1968 - In Springfield, Massachusetts the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
- 1972 - Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model-T.
- 1974 - Robert Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House with a stolen helicopter.
- 1979 - The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
- 1991 - on this day the minister for the principlity of chipmuun, Andrew Buchorn was assassinated in his home in Denmark.
- 1992 - A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.
- 1995 - Colin Ferguson is convicted of six counts of murder for the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings and later receives a 200+ year sentence.
- 1995 - The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN.
- 1996 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.

Births


- 1490 - Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France (d. 1527)
- 1519 - Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)
- 1524 - Charles of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1574)
- 1581 - Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)
- 1646 - Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)
- 1653 - Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer (d. 1713)
- 1718 - Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)
- 1723 - Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (d. 1762)
- 1752 - Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German writer (d. 1831)
- 1754 - Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)
- 1781 - René Laënnec, French physician (d. 1826)
- 1792 - Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (d. 1876)
- 1796 - Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
- 1817 - King William III of the Netherlands (d, 1890)
- 1820 - Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer (d. 1881)
- 1821 - Lola Montez, Mexican dancer, actress, friend of monarchs (d. 1861)
- 1836 - Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (b. 1870)
- 1844 - Aaron Montgomery Ward, American department store founder (d. 1913)
- 1854 - Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1902)
- 1863 - David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1945)
- 1864 - Banjo Paterson, Australian poet (d. 1941)
- 1874 - Thomas J. Watson, American computer manufacturer (b. 1874)
- 1877 - André Maginot, French politician (d. 1932)
- 1888 - Otto Stern, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)
- 1887 - Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (d. 1947)
- 1908 - Red Barber, baseball announcer (d. 1992)
- 1910 - Marc Lawrence, American actor
- 1912 - Andre Norton, American author
- 1914 - Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990)
- 1919 - Kathleen Freeman, American actress (d. 2001)
- 1920 - Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director
- 1922 - Marshall Teague, American race car driver (d. 1959)
- 1924 - Margaret Truman, American novelist
- 1925 - Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
- 1925 - Hal Holbrook, American actor
- 1929 - Chaim Potok, American author (d. 2002)
- 1929 - Patricia Routledge, English actress
- 1930 - Ruth Rendell, English writer
- 1932 - Buck Trent, American banjo player
- 1934 - Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003)
- 1934 - Barry Humphries, Australian actor and comedian
- 1936 - Jim Brown, American football player
- 1939 - Mary Ann Mobley, American actress and beauty queen
- 1940 - Christina Pickles, British actress
- 1941 - Gene Pitney, American singer
- 1942 - Huey P. Newton, American founder of the Black Panther Party (d. 1989)
- 1944 - Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
- 1945 - Zina Bethune, American actress
- 1945 - Brenda Fricker, Irish actress
- 1953 - Janice Dickinson, American model
- 1953 - Norman Pace, British actor and comic
- 1954 - Rene Russo, American actress
- 1956 - Richard Karn, American actor
- 1957 - Loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter
- 1962 - Alison Hargreaves, British mountaineer (d. 1995)
- 1962 - Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
- 1963 - Michael Jordan, American basketball player
- 1963 - Larry the Cable Guy, American actor and comedian
- 1967 - Chanté Moore, American singer
- 1969 - Tuesday Knight, American actress
- 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer and musician (Green Day)
- 1972 - Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater
- 1972 - Denise Richards, American actress
- 1973 - Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer
- 1974 - Jerry O'Connell, American actor
- 1974 - Bryan White, American singer
- 1975 - Wish Bone, American rapper
- 1975 - Vaclav Prospal, Czech hockey player
- 1978 - Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim
- 1980 - Jason Ritter, American actor
- 1981 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor
- 1981 - Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress
- 1982 - Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
- 1991 - Bonnie Wright, British actress

Deaths


- 197 - Clodius Albinus, Roman usurper (killed in battle)
- 364 - Jovian, Roman Emperor
- 1339 - Duke Otto of Austria (b. 1301)
- 1596 - Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)
- 1600 - Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher (burned at the stake) (b. 1548)
- 1609 - Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
- 1624 - Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)
- 1659 - Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)
- 1673 - Molière, French playwright (b. 1622)
- 1680 - Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)
- 1680 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch scientist (b. 1637)
- 1715 - Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (b. 1646)
- 1732 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (b. 1669)
- 1768 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)
- 1780 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)
- 1841 - Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist
- 1854 - John Martin, English painter (b. 1789)
- 1856 - Heinrich Heine, German writer (b. 1797)
- 1883 - Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (b. 1806)
- 1909 - Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
- 1919 - Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
- 1934 - King Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
- 1939 - Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)
- 1943 - Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)
- 1961 - Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)
- 1962 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876)
- 1970 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
- 1970 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (b. 1901)
- 1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (shot) (b. 1922)
- 1982 - Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (b. 1917)
- 1982 - Lee Strasberg, Austrian-born actor (b. 1901)
- 1990 - Erik Rhodes, American actor (b. 1906)
- 1994 - Randy Shilts, American author and activist (AIDS) (b. 1951)
- 1998 - Ernst Jünger, German author (b. 1895)
- 2001 - Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (brain aneurysm) (b. 1948)
- 2004 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (b. 1920)
- 2005 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (b. 1919)
- 2005 - Omar Sivori, Argentine football player (b. 1935)

Holidays and observances


- Roman Empire - Quirinalia in honor of Quirinus
- Ancient Latvia - Tanis Diena observed

External links


- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/17 BBC: On This Day]
- [http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/20050217.html The New York Times: On This Day] ---- February 16 - February 18 - January 17 - March 17 -- listing of all days ko:2월 17일 ms:17 Februari ja:2月17日 simple:February 17 th:17 กุมภาพันธ์

April 5

April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). There are 270 days remaining.

Events


- 1242 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
- 1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
- 1621 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth on a return trip to Great Britain.
- 1654 - The Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War, is signed.
- 1690 - Patrizio Cardinal Ficca is eleceted pope and takes the name Patricius I
- 1792 - U.S. President George Washington vetos a bill designed to apportion representatives among U.S. states. This is the first time the presidential veto has been used in the United States.
- 1804 - The first recorded meteorite falls in Possil, Scotland (High Possil Meteorite).
- 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Yorktown. The battle begins when Union forces under General George McClellan close in on the Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia.
- 1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts production of balloon-tires.
- 1930 - In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
- 1936 - Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak: A F5 tornado slams into the north side of Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 233. It is the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
- 1942 - Second World War: Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Royal Navy Cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
- 1945 - Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip "Tito" Broz signs an agreement with the USSR allowing "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory."
- 1949 - Fireside Theatre debuts on television.
- 1949 - A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, United States, kills 77 people.
- 1951 - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.
- 1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
- 1956 - In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna won the general elections in a lanslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike sworn in as the Prime Minister.
- 1957 - In India, Communists won the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad sworn in as the first chief minister.
- 1969 - Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations are held in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and other cities around the United States.
- 1971 - In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
- 1972 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces invade Binh Long Province, launching a second front of the Nguyen Hue Offensive.
- 1973 - Pierre Messmer becomes Prime Minister of France
- 1976 - In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.
- 1986 - Bombing of the La Belle Discotheque in West Berlin, Germany, kills three.
- 1991 - ASA Embraer EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, killing all 23 aboard.
- 1992 - Several hundred-thousand abortion rights demonstrators march in Washington, D.C.
- 1992 - Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protestor Suada Dilberovic on the Skenderija Bridge.
- 1993 - The Child Support Act 1991, administered by the Child Support Agency, comes into effect in the United Kingdom.
- 1998 - In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshu and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.
- 1999 - Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
- 1999 - In Laramie, Wyoming, United States, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the hate crime killing of Matthew Shepard.
- 2005 - ABC News anchor Peter Jennings announces on World News Tonight that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It would be his last on-air appearance.

Births


- 1288 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)
- 1472 - Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
- 1479 - Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
- 1523 - Blaise de Vigenère, French diplomat and cryptographer (d. 1596)
- 1588 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
- 1604 - Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
- 1622 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist (d. 1703)
- 1649 - Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (d. 1721)
- 1692 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
- 1732 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
- 1784 - Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (d. 1859)
- 1816 - Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
- 1827 - Joseph Lister English surgeon (d. 1912)
- 1832 - Jules Ferry, French statesman (d. 1893)
- 1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (d. 1909)
- 1856 - Booker T. Washington, American educator (d. 1915)
- 1871 - Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer
- 1875 - Mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. 1956)
- 1893 - Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. 1973)
- 1900 - Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967)
- 1901 - Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
- 1908 - Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1908 - Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (d. 1989)
- 1908 - Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d.1986)
- 1909 - Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (d. 1996)
- 1911 - Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960)
- 1912 - John Le Mesurier, British actor (d. 1983)
- 1916 - Gregory Peck, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1917 - Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994)
- 1920 - Arthur Hailey, American writer (d. 2004)
- 1920 - Rafique Zakaria, Indian author and legal expert (d. 2005)
- 1922 - Christopher Hewett, British actor (d. 2001)
- 1922 - Gale Storm, American singer and actress
- 1923 - Michael Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995)
- 1923 - Nguyen Van Thieu, President of South Vietnam (d. 2001)
- 1926 - Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and writer
- 1929 - Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 - Nigel Hawthorne, British actor (d. 2001)
- 1929 - Hugo Claus, Belgian writer
- 1931 - Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (d. 1991)
- 1933 - Larry Felser, American sports columnist and writer
- 1934 - Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1934 - Roman Herzog, German politician
- 1935 - Peter Grant, British rock manager, actor (Led Zeppelin,Bad Company) (d. 1995)
- 1937 - Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State (2000-2004)
- 1941 - Michael Moriarty, American actor and political activist
- 1942 - Peter Greenaway, Welsh film director
- 1943 - Max Gail, American actor
- 1945 - Tommy Smith, English footballer
- 1946 - Jane Asher, British actress, writer
- 1947 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines
- 1949 - Judith Resnik, astronaut (d. 1986)
- 1950 - Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA)
- 1955 - Janice Long, English broadcaster
- 1961 - Lisa Zane, American actress
- 1962 - Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1965 - Mike McCready, American musician (Pearl Jam)
- 1973 - Pharrell Williams, American musician and producer (The Neptunes)
- 1976 - Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
- 1978 - Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
- 1978 - Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer

Deaths

1168 to 1899


- 1168 - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)
- 1288 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)
- 1419 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)
- 1605 - Adam Loftus, English Catholic archbishop
- 1617 - Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer
- 1676 - John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (b. 1606)
- 1693 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer (b. 1627)
- 1695 - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English writer and statesman (b. 1633)
- 1697 - King Charles XI of Sweden (b. 1655)
- 1717 - Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)
- 1735 - William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)
- 1735 - Samuel Wesley, English poet and religious leader (b. 1662)
- 1765 - Edward Young, English poet (b. 1683)
- 1794 - Georges Danton, French Revolutionary leader (b. 1759)

1900 to 1999


- 1923 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier of Egyptian excavations (b. 1866)
- 1928 - Roy Kilner, English cricketer (b. 1890)
- 1964 - General Douglas MacArthur, U.S. general (b. 1880)
- 1967 - Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1890)
- 1967 - Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-born violinist (b. 1891)
- 1969 - Rómulo Gallegos, President of Venezuela (b. 1884)
- 1970 - Alfred Henry Sturtevant, American geneticist (b. 1891)
- 1972 - Brian Donlevy, American actor (b. 1901)
- 1975 - Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese nationalist leader (b. 1887)
- 1976 - Howard Hughes, American aviation pioneer, film director, and eccentric (b. 1905)
- 1976 - Wilder Penfield, Canadian surgeon (b. 1891)
- 1982 - Abe Fortas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1910)
- 1983 - Danny Rapp, American musician (Danny & the Juniors) (b. 1941)
- 1991 - John Tower, U.S. Senator from Texas (b. 1925)
- 1991 - Sonny Carter, astronaut (b. 1947)
- 1992 - Molly Picon, French actress (b. 1898)
- 1992 - Sam Walton, American retailer (b. 1918)
- 1994 - Kurt Cobain, American musician (b. 1967)
- 1997 - Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. 1926)
- 1998 - Cozy Powell, British musician (b. 1947)

2000 onwards


- 2000 - Lee Petty, American race car driver (b. 1914)
- 2001 - Brother Theodore, German-born comedian (b. 1906)
- 2002 - Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains) (b. 1967)
- 2005 - Saul Bellow, Canadian-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
- 2005 - Dale Messick, American comic strip artist (b. 1906)
- 2005 - Debralee Scott, American actress (b. 1953)

Holidays and observances


- Mauritius: Ougadi
- Qingming Festival in the Chinese calendar
- Arbor Day in South Korea

External links


- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/5 BBC: On This Day]
- [http://www.tnl.net/when/4/5 Today in History: April 5] ----- April 4 - April 6 - March 5 - May 5 – listing of all days ko:4월 5일 ms:5 April ja:4月5日 simple:April 5 th:5 เมษายน

Outback

: For the restaurant chain, see Outback Steakhouse; for the station wagon, see Subaru Outback. Subaru Outback The outback is the remote and usually semi-arid interior of Australia, although the term colloquially can cover any lands outside of the main urban areas. The marginally fertile parts are known as Rangelands and have been traditionally used for sheep or cattle farming, on Sheep stations and Cattle stations on pastoral leases. Along with agriculture, tourism and scattered mining are the main economic activities in this vast and sparsely settled area. Due to the size of the outback, the total value of mining and farming is considerable.

Population

mining Over 90% of the Australian population lives in urban settlements on the coastal fringes. Despite this, the outback and the history of its exploration and settlement provides Australians with a mythical backdrop, and stories of swagmen, squatters, outlaws such as Ned Kelly (though Ned Kelly spent virtually all his time in the relatively temperate Great Dividing Range) and so on are central to the national ethos of the country. The song Waltzing Matilda, which is about swagmen and squatters, is the popular traditional Australian song. The outback is now the only place where Australian Aborigines still live in a more or less traditional way.

Terminology

Culturally, many urban Australians have had very generalised terms for the otherwise complex range of environments that exist within the inland sections of the continent. Regional terminology can be very specific to specific locations in each mainland state. Western Australians have for instance 'the goldfields' which usually designate Kalgoorlie and beyond. "The Never-Never" is a term referring to remoter parts of the Australian outback. The outback can be also referred to as "back of beyond", "back o' Bourke" or "way out past Bumblefuck", although these terms are more frequently used when referring to something a long way from anywhere, or a long way away.

Tourism

There are many popular tourist attractions in the outback. These include:
- Alice Springs
- Ayers Rock (Uluru)
- Coober Pedy
- Devils Marbles
- Katherine River Gorge
- Kings Canyon (Watarrka)
- The Olgas (Kata Tjuta)
- The MacDonald Range
- Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame Organised travel to the outback is popular, although some Australian and international tourists travel in their own vehicles. Such a trip, particularly once off the few bitumen roads in the outback, requires considerable advance planning and a suitable vehicle (usually a four wheel drive). On certain remote routes considerable supplies and equipment may be required, and some trips cannot be undertaken safely with a single vehicle instead requiring a convoy approach. Deaths from tourists becoming stranded and lost on outback trips occasionally occur, and rescues for the ill-prepared are a regular occurrence.

Historic

The outback is also criss-crossed by numerous historic tracks, roads and highways, including:
- Birdsville Track
- Burke Developmental Road
- Canning Stock Route
- Colson Track
- Connie Sue Highway
- French Line
- Gary Highway
- Gibb River Road
- Gunbarrel Highway
- K1 Line
- Kalumburu Road
- Kidson Track
- Oodnadatta Track
- Peninsula Developmental Road
- Plenty Highway
- Rig Road
- Sandover Highway
- Strzelecki Track
- Tallawana Track
- Tanami Track
- WAA Line

External links


- Photography Galleries
  - [http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/gallery/uluru.htm Ayers Rock (Uluru)]
  - [http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/gallery/devilmar.htm Devils Marbles]
  - [http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/gallery/katherin.htm Katherine River Gorge]
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Sydney Grammar School

Sydney Grammar School


Laus Deo
(Praise be to God)
Headmaster J. T. Vallance
School type Private
Established (1825) 1854
School Song Carmen Sydneiense
Location Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Enrollment 1,840 students K-12
Clubs and Societies 25
School Alliance GPS Schools
Website [http://www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au/ www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au]
Sydney Grammar School (colloquially known just as Grammar) is a non-denominational, independent school for boys located in Sydney, Australia founded in 1854. As one of the oldest and most famous schools in Australia, it claims to offer the "classic" or "grammar" type of education thought of as liberal, humane, pre-vocational pedagogy. As well as the high school in Darlinghurst, there are two preparatory schools in St Ives and Edgecliff.

History

The Sydney Public Free Grammar School opened in 1825 with L. H. Halloran as Head Master. In 1830 Sydney College was founded. Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice, became President of the College and laid the foundation stone of the present building in College Street on 26 January, 1830. In 1835 Sydney College opened in this building with W.T. Cape as Head Master. In 1842 he resigned and was succeeded by T.H.Braim. In 1850 Sydney College was closed. In 1854 Sydney Grammar School (SGS) was incorporated by Act of Parliament and acquired the land and building in College Street which had been temporarily occupied by the newly-founded University of Sydney in 1852. It was opened on 3 August 1857 specifically as a 'feeder-school' for the University.

Today

Darlinghurst Sydney Grammar is a private and perhaps the most selective school in Australia, as measured by the scholarship entry examination results produced by the Australian Council of Educational Research. At $19,463 per annum (for Forms I - VI), the school fees are amongst the highest of any secondary school in Australia. Located near the heart of the Sydney Central Business District, SGS is excellently situated with regard to all City amenities. The campus is small in land area, consisting of multi-storey buildings (up to seven floors) in a concrete landscape setting. Sydney Grammar is situated on the southern side of Sydney's Hyde Park, next to the well-known Australian Museum. The grounds extend from College Street to Yurong Street. The school illustrates many different architectural eras; from the grandeur of the colonial era "Big School", dating from the early 19th Century, the Blackett Buildings, which are annexed onto either side of "Big School", the Palladium Building, exhibiting a rather unsightly example of International Style architecture, to the Science Building, featuring the A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson Library, and Stanley Street Buildings, including one cottage, still used as a classroom, dating from 1867. However the school's extensive sporting facilities, named 'Weigall' after former Headmaster A.B. Weigall, are located in Rushcutter's Bay next to the school's Edgecliff preparatory school. The sporting facilities include tennis courts, cricket pitches and fields for rugby and soccer.

Music

Sydney Grammar's music programme is amongst the best of any secondary-school in Australia. SGS has won the AMEB Music Shield 10 times in the past 11 years and its Music Department is generally recognized to be of excellent quality. Two-thirds of students in the school play a musical instrument or are involved with music in some way. SGS boasts scores of musical groups in mostly classical, chamber, jazz and 'big band' styles. The School Orchestra has received wide-acclaim and frequently engages in tours across Australia and the World. Grammar's extensive choir-programme involves hundreds of boys, 'Old Boys' and parents, participating every-which-way in its many annual concerts. The school's a capella group is known as 'The Grammarphones' and is composed of the best tenors, basses and baritones in the senior years. Recently, SGS has embarked upon a 5 year programme entitled 'Bach: 2010' in which the entire extant oeuvre of J.S. Bach will be performed in a series of concerts between 2005 and 2010. Sydney Grammar is one of the only institutions in the world seeking to engage in such an exercise and, with its newly installed Mander Organ in the 'Big School', is well-equipped to do so. [http://www.mander-organs.com/portfolio/sydney-g-s.html] Under the current Head Master, an organic Rock-&-Roll movement has emerged and is currently thriving. The end of 2004 saw the consummation of years of practice in the 'Grammarpalooza' Rock Concert, which included the musical stylings of an 'Old Boy' band of some-note, Dappled Cities Fly.

Sport

Sydney Grammar School is one of eight Sydney schools known collectively as the GPS Schools. GPS sporting events are contested keenly in rugby, football, cricket, tennis, volleyball, cross country, basketball, rowing, athletics, rifle shooting, and debating. SGS also runs a fencing and chess programme, which are very successful in their respective competitions. Grammar participates in the Tri-Grammar Cup (Cricket) in which Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne Grammar Schools each send their best cricket team to compete for the title, known as the "shield". Sydney Grammar School and Melbourne Grammar School compete for a "bat" in the same competition. The Sydney-Melbourne match dates back to 1876. Competition in rowing culminates in the Riverview Gold Cup (for Junior Crews) and the Head of the River for Senior Crews. In 2001, a new rowing competition - the Tri-Grammar Series - was begun. A rowing regatta between Sydney Grammar School, Melbourne Grammar and Brisbane Grammar held in each city in rotation. To ensure a friendly atmosphere and spirit, each member of the host crew offers accommodation to their counterpart from a rival crew. The school's main sport field is Weigall, named after former Headmaster A.B. Weigall. It is located in Rushcutter's Bay, in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. It is routinely used for Saturday sports matches, Physical Education and as a recreational area for Grammar's Edgecliff Preparatory School. In May 2005, John Vallance, Headmaster of SGS, announced that the school would lead a consortium to purchase 30 Alma St Paddington, known as 'White City', from Tennis New South Wales, thus extending the Weigall grounds substantially. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Match-point-in-tennis-centre-sale/2005/05/23/1116700652760.html]

Structure

Sydney Grammar has a total enrolment of 1,840 boys across Years K-12. The main High School campus has an enrolment of 1100 boys in Years 7-12. There are also two primary-level Preparatory Schools: Edgecliff Preparatory in the Eastern Suburbs, which has 300 boys, and St. Ives Preparatory in the Northern Suburbs, which has 440. Each year, approximately two-thirds of the incoming Form I at College St are from the two Preparatory Schools, while the rest are from various other schools across Sydney, Australia and the World.

Extra-Curricular

Dozens of clubs and societies service the extended student body of the school. These include a Chess Club (renowned to be one of the best in NSW, having won the State Senior, Intermediate and Junior divisions in 2002, the first school to have done so in the compeition), a Debating club, a Fly fishing club, a Ceramics Club, a Classical Culture Society, a Philosophy Club, a Maths Club, a satirical school newspaper known as 'Tiger', an Anime Society, an Asian Education Club, the oldest Air Force Cadets organisation in Australia, an Army Cadet Corps which pre-dates the existence of the Australian army, an Audio-Visual Team, a Drama Club and a Creative-Writing club. A number of boys also assist in editing the school's almanac, 'The Sydneian'.

Notable Alumni

Former students of the school, popularly known as Old Sydneians include (in their respective fields):

Politics and Law


- Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister.
- General Sir Henry George Chauvel, Army Chief of Staff.
- Nick Cowdery, NSW Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Sir David Griffin, Former Lord Mayor of Sydney.
- William Gummow QC, High Court judge.
- Sir Leslie Herron, 12th Chief Justice of New South Wales.
- Malcolm Mackerras, psephologist.
- Sir Anthony Mason, Chief Justice, High Court.
- Sir William McMahon, Australia's 20th Prime Minister.
- Boyd Morehead, former Premier of Queensland.
- Sir John Hubert Plunkett Murray, Administrator of Papua New Guinea.
- Kim Santow, Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
- Sir Kenneth Street, 10th Chief Justice of New South Wales.
- Sir Philip Street, 8th Chief Justice of New South Wales.
- Andrew Tink, shadow Attorney General of New South Wales, State MP for Epping.
- Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Parliament member for the seat of Wentworth and businessman.

Film


- Richard Francis-Bruce, Academy Award-nominated film editor (The Shawshank Redemption 1994), (Seven 1995), (Air Force One 1997).
- Andrew Lesnie, Academy Award-winning cameraman (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002).
- Baz Luhrmann, film director.
- Julian McMahon, actor and son of Prime Minister McMahon.
- Bud Tingwell, actor.

Media


- Richard Carleton, 60 Minutes reporter.
- Charles Firth, member of The Chaser team.
- Bruce Gyngell, first man on Australian television.
- Richard Kingsmill, broadcaster.
- Dominic Knight, member of The Chaser team.
- Chas Licciardello, member of The Chaser team.
- Hugh McKay, social commentator, former Chairman of Trustees.
- Tim Palmer, veteran ABC journalist.

Business


- Len Ainsworth, Aristocrat Leisure Limited founder.
- David Gonski, Coca-Cola chairman, Australia Council chairman, Chairman of Trustees, Chancellor of the University of New South Wales.
- Wallace King, CEO Leighton Holdings.

Sport


- Andrew "Boy" Charlton, swimmer.
- Albert Cotter, Australia's 85th Test Cricketer and soldier.
- Stork Hendry, Australia's 116th Test cricketer.
- Alan Walker, Australian rugby player and cricketer
- Sammy Woods, Australia's 54th Test cricketer.

The Arts


- Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor.
- Michael Dransfield, poet.
- Max Dupain, photographer.
- Rob Hirst, drummer, Midnight Oil.
- Mark Kingsmill,drummer, Hoodoo Gurus.
- Joseph Jacobs, preserved fairy-tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs.
- Banjo Paterson, Australia's most notable poet.

Other Fields


- Bryan Gaensler, an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, Young Australian of the Year, 1999.
- Dr. Rowan Gillies, president of Médecins Sans Frontières.
- Alistair Mackerras, first 'Old Boy' Head Master of the school. SGS has had the most High Court Justices (12) and Rhodes Scholars (26) of any high school in Australia. Also, the current Chancellors of two of Australia's most notable universities - the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales - are Old Sydneians (Kim Santow and David Gonski respectively). Current Attorney General of New South Wales Bob Debus and Shadow Attorney General Andrew Tink were teacher and student at Sydney Grammar, respectively.

Headmasters

The current Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School is Dr. John T. Vallance. Dr. Vallance attended St John's College, Cambridge and was later a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge at which time he wrote The Lost Theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia (ISBN 0198242484), which is cited by a number of other histories of philosophy and of medicine. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/book-citations/0198242484/ref=sid_dp_av/002-1609135-2661657?%5Fencoding=UTF8&citeType=cited#cited] Dr. Vallance is also the author of the entries on medicine and anthropology in the Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition). Dr. Vallance succeeded Dr. Ralph Townsend in his role as Headmaster. After a period at the Oundle School, Dr. Townsend is now currently Headmaster of the Winchester School, England.

Evaluation

Sydney Grammar is the most academically proficient private school in NSW, let alone of the GPS schools, as measured (for example) by consistent performance in the Higher School Certificate. Supporters of the school would suggest that it provides a truly intellectual grounding. Detractors of the school however, would argue that it provides a "spoon-fed" education without true independence of thought, and that its excellent examination results are merely a reflection of the extraordinary quality of the intake. Supporters would respond that this issue is lessening with time under the current Headmaster, J.T. Vallance. Dr. Vallance claims that the aim of the School is not exclusively to achieve high academic results in the HSC, but to prepare students for life by giving them a "liberal, humane, pre-vocational education", and that the diversity of the School's music, sport and extra-curricular programme is a testament to this philosophy. Irrespective of which camp is correct, there can be no doubt that Sydney Grammar is both the most extreme and the most exceptional example of its type of school in Australia.

External links


- [http://www.sydgram.nsw.edu.au Sydney Grammar School website]
- [http://www.osu.com.au The Old Sydneians Union]
- [http://www.sydneianbachchoir.org The Sydneian Bach Choir] Category:Schools established in the 19th century Category:Schools in New South Wales

Sydney University

The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" lobby group and remains one of the country's largest and most prestigious educational institutions. In 2004, the University of Sydney reported an enrolment of 47,296 students and employed 2,451 (full-time equivalent) academics. In November 2005, the University of Sydney was confirmed as one of Australia’s leading research universities, when it was again announced as being the recipient of the most grants of any Australian university from the Australian Research Council . Centred on the Oxbridge-inspired grounds of the University's Main Campus on the south-western outskirts of the Sydney CBD, the University of Sydney now possesses a number of campuses as a result of mergers in recent years.

Establishment

During 1848 William Charles Wentworth proposed a plan to expand the existing Sydney College into a university in the Legislative Council. Wentworth argued that a state university was imperative for the growth of a society aspiring towards self-government, and that it would provide the opportunity for 'the child of every class, to become great and useful in the destinies of his country'. It would take two attempts on Wentworth's behalf however, before the plan was finally adopted. The University was established via the passage of the University of Sydney Act, which was signed on October 1 1850. The University was finally inaugurated on October 11, 1852. By 1859, the university had moved to its permanent and current site in the Sydney suburb of Camperdown. In 1858, the passage of the Electoral Act provided for the university to become a constituency for the Legislative Assembly as soon as there were 100 graduates with higher degrees. This seat in Parliament was first filled in 1876, but was abolished in 1880 one year after its second Member, Edmund Barton, was elected to the Legislative Assembly.

Campuses

The University has a number of campuses and has continued to expand over the years. Until recently, the University also operated the Museum of Contemporary Art. As of 2004, the campuses are:

Camperdown/Darlington (main) campus

Museum of Contemporary Art Originally housed in what is now Sydney Grammar School, in 1855, the government granted the university land in Grose Farm, three kilometres from the city, which is now the main Camperdown campus. The architect Edmund Blacket designed the original Neogothic sandstone Quadrangle and Great Tower buildings, which were completed in 1862. The great expansion of the university in the mid-20th century resulted in the acquisition of land in Darlington across City Road. The Camperdown/Darlington campus houses the headquarters of the University, and the Faculties of Arts, Science, Education and Social Work, Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Economics and Business, Architecture, and Engineering. It is also the home base of the large Faculty of Medicine, which has numerous affiliated teaching hospitals across the State. The main campus is also the focus of student life at campus, with the student-run University of Sydney Union (also known simply as the Union) in possession of three buildings on-site - Wentworth, Manning and Holme Buildings. These buildings house the large proportion of the university's catering outlets, and provide space for game rooms, bars and function centres. One of the more prominent activities organised by the Union is the Orientation Week (or 'O-week'), centering on stalls set up by clubs and societies on the Front Lawns. The University is currently undertaking a large capital works program, which will see the amalgamation of the smaller science and technical libraries into a larger library, and the construction of a central administration and student services building along City Road.

Mallett Street campus

University of Sydney Union The Mallett Street campus is home of the Faculty of Nursing. As of 2005, the Faculty no longer offers undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing programs.

Cumberland campus

Formerly an independent institution (the Cumberland College of Health Sciences), the Cumberland campus in the Sydney suburb of Lidcombe was incorporated into the University as part of the higher education reforms of the late 1980s. It is home to the Faculty of Health Science, which covers various allied health disciplines, including physiotherapy, speech therapy, radiation therapy, occupational therapy, etc.

Sydney Law School

University of Sydney Union Near St. James Railway Station in the centre of Sydney, this is located across the road from the Supreme Court of New South Wales building. In 2007, the Faculty of Law will move to the main campus following the completion of the new law building between Fisher Library and the Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre and Auditorium Complex.

Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle

Main article: Sydney College of the Arts The Sydney of the College of the Arts (SCA) is based in a former sanitorium in the Sydney suburb of Rozelle, overlooking Sydney Harbour. The college specialises in the creative arts.

Conservatorium of Music

Main article: Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The Conservatorium of Music is located near Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens a short distance from the Sydney Opera House; it was acquired by the University in the 1990s. It is not to be confused with the University of Sydney's main campus Department of Music, which was the subject of a notable documentary called Facing the Music.

Orange Agricultural College

Located at Orange in rural NSW, the Orange Agricultural College joined in 1994. Orange campus was principally the domain of the former Faculty of Rural Management; however other undergraduate courses from the Faculties of Arts, Science, Nursing and Pharmacy were also taught at Orange. The Orange Campus and the Faculty of Rural Management were transferred to Charles Sturt University in 2005 amid objections from the staff and students of at the University of Sydney.

Camden campus

Located on Sydney's south-west rural fringe, the Camden campus houses research farms for agriculture and veterinary science.

Narrabri Plant Research Centre

The Narrabri Plant Research Centre is located at Narrabri, near the Queensland border.

Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989

Under the terms of the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/hea1989248/ Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989 (NSW)], the following bodies were incorporated into the University of Sydney in 1990:
- the Sydney Branch of the NSW State Conservatorium of Music
- the Cumberland College of Health Sciences
- the Sydney College of the Arts of the Institute of the Arts
- the Sydney Institute of Education of the Sydney College of Advanced Education
- the Institute of Nursing Studies of the Sydney College of Advanced Education
- the Guild Centre of the Sydney College of Advanced Education. The Orange Agricultural College was originally transferred to the University of New England under the Act, but then transferred to the University of Sydney in 1994, as part of the reforms to the University of New England undertaken by the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/uonea1993281/ University of New England Act 1993] and the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/scua1993354/ Southern Cross University Act 1993]. The New England University College was founded as part of the University of Sydney in 1938, and separated to become the University of New England in 1954.

Colleges and faculties

The University is comprised of seventeen faculties, which have been grouped into three colleges:
- College of Health Sciences
  - Faculty of Dentistry
  - Faculty of Health Sciences
  - Faculty of Medicine
  - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
  - Faculty of Pharmacy
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  - Faculty of Arts
  - Faculty of Economics and Business
  - Faculty of Education and Social Work
  - Graduate School of Government
  - Faculty of Law
  - Sydney College of the Arts
  - Sydney Conservatorium of Music
- College of Sciences and Technology
  - Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  - Faculty of Architecture
  - Faculty of Engineering
  - Faculty of Science
  - Faculty of Veterinary Science

Library

1954 Main article: University of Sydney Library. The University of Sydney Library consists of numerous individual libraries with the main building, Fisher Library, named after an early benefactor. The University library is the largest in the southern hemisphere, with a collection of over 5.1 million items. It possesses many rare items such as one of the two extant copies of the Gospel of Barnabas, and a first edition of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton.

Museums and galleries

Museums and galleries which are part of the university include the Nicholson Museum of Antiquities and the Macleay Museum.

Residential colleges


- St Andrew's
- St John's
- St Paul's
- Sancta Sophia
- Wesley
- The Women's College
- Mandelbaum House
- International House, University of Sydney In 2003, the University completed the Sydney University Village, consisting of studio and apartment accommodation operated by a private company on behalf of the university. There is also a university-affiliated housing cooperative, the Stucco Co-operative.

Sports

The University fielded a rugby league team in the New South Wales Rugby League's Sydney premiership from 1920 to 1937.

Student clubs and societies

Possibly one of the most attractive features of Sydney University is its rich cultural and political campus community. Fostered primarily by the University of Sydney Union, a student run organisation, the Sydney experience includes a strong debating, dramatic and sporting tradition, with over a hundred clubs and societies to cater to the University's diverse student population. The extent to which this can continue is under doubt with the advent of legislation implementing voluntary student unionism.

Notable alumni

The University of Sydney boasts a large number of alumni, some quite famous and influential, who have gone on to make significant contributions in their fields of endeavour. These include:
- President of the United Nations General Assembly (1948-1949), Dr H.V. Evatt
- Governors-General of Australia - Sir Zelman Cowen, Sir John Kerr, Sir William Deane
- Prime Ministers of Australia - Sir Edmund Barton, Sir William McMahon, Gough Whitlam and John Howard
- Chief Justice of Australia - Murray Gleeson
- Governors of New South Wales - Sir Roden Cutler, Professor Marie Bashir AC,
- Premiers of New South Wales - Neville Wran, Nick Greiner, Morris Iemma
- Chief Justice of New South Wales - James Spigelman
- Justices of the High Court - Dr H.V. Evatt, Michael Kirby, William Gummow
- Lord Mayors of Sydney - Frank Sartor
- Nobel Laureates - Sir Robert Robinson (Sydney's first Professor of Pure and Applied Organic Chemistry 1912 - Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1947), Sir John Cornforth (graduated with BSc 1938 and University Medal and MSc 1939 - Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1975), John Harsanyi (graduated with Masters in Economics 1966 - Nobel Prize in Economics 1994)
- President of The Royal Society - Lord Robert May
- President of the World Bank (1995-2005) - James Wolfensohn
- Archaeologists - Vere Gordon Childe (1913), Basil Hennessy (1950), Stephen Bourke, Alison Betts, Karin Sowada, Paul James Cowie (1991)
- Writers - Christopher Brennan, Kate Grenville, Les Murray, Dr Germaine Greer, Robert Hughes and Clive James
- Film Directors - Jane Campion, Peter Weir and Bruce Beresford
- Geologist and Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson
- Aboriginal leaders Charles Perkins and Noel Pearson
- Opera divas Dame Joan Sutherland and Yvonne Kenny
- Federal Members of Parliament - Tony Abbott From December 2, 2003 to January 28, 2005, the leaders of Australia's four largest political parties were all Sydney alumni.
- John Anderson, National Party of Australia leader (resigned July 2005)
- Bob Brown, Australian Greens leader
- John Howard, Liberal Party of Australia leader
- Mark Latham, Australian Labor Party leader (resigned January 2005) Currently, John Howard and Bob Brown are still leaders of their respective parties.

Notable faculty


- Basil Hennessy, Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology
- Daniel Potts, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology
- Karl Kruszelnicki, Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the School of Physics, and popular science commentator

External links


- [http://www.usyd.edu.au University of Sydney website]
- [http://www.usyd.edu.au/fstudent/careers/study/pub/eco2004_98_map.pdf Map of the Main Campus]
- [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sydney&ll=-33.888123,151.187303&spn=0.005770,0.009479&t=k Satellite image of the Main Campus, on Google Maps]
- [http://www.library.usyd.edu.au University of Sydney Library]
- [http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?sdID=79 University of Sydney Act] Category:Universities in Sydney ja:シドニー大学

References


- http://www.arc.gov.au/info_users/factsheet_statsoverview.htm

Solicitor

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England and Wales

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