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Henry Chauvel
General Sir Henry George Chauvel, (16 April 1865 – 4 March 1945) was a senior officer of the Australian Imperial Force who fought at Gallipoli and during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War. He was the first Australian to attain the rank of lieutenant general and later general, and the first to lead a corps. As commander of the Desert Mounted Corps, he was responsible for one of the most decisive victories and fastest pursuits in military history. The son of a grazier, Chauvel was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Upper Clarence Light Horse, a unit organised by his father, in 1886. After the family moved to Queensland he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Queensland Mounted Infantry in 1890, and saw service during the 1891 Australian shearers' strike. He became a regular officer in 1896, and went to the United Kingdom as part of the Queensland contingent for the 1897 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabulam, New South Wales
Tabulam is a rural village in the far north-east of New South Wales, Australia, 800 kilometres from the state capital, Sydney. Tabulam is located on the Bruxner Highway, Bruxner Highway (Highway 44) between Tenterfield and Casino, New South Wales, Casino and on the Clarence River (New South Wales), Clarence River. According to the , there were 470 people living in Tabulam. The main village is administered by Kyogle Council, while the section of Tabulam west of the Clarence River is part of Tenterfield Shire. Etymology The name ''Tabulam'' is derived from Bandjalang language, Bundjalung ''Dahbalam''. History Originally, Tabulam and the surrounding farm and bushland were inhabited by Bundjalung people, Bundjalung Aborigines of which many still inhabit the town and surrounding area. British colonisation of the land first occurred in 1840 when squatter (pastoral), pastoral squatters Peter Cunningham Pagan and his brother-in-law William Tucker Evans chose the site for a sheep sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
