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Arthur Gorrie
Arthur Dingwall Gorrie (19 May 1922 – 21 June 1992) was an Australian hobbyist. He ran a small hobby shop in Woolloongabba and was involved with model aeronautical clubs including the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia and the Queensland Model Aeronautical Association from the early 1950s. He was involved with Toastmasters International and was honored by them on many occasions. He became a Distinguished Toastmaster in 1979 and Toastmaster of the Year on eight occasions. In 1987, the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia inducted Gorrie into their Hall of Fame for his promotion of aeromodelling in Queensland for over thirty years. On 8 June 1992, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to Toastmasters and the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia. Gorrie died from a heart attack on 21 June 1992, his family accepted his OAM on his behalf. His work with Toastmasters included helping with the rehabilitation of prisoners in the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is a high security remand centre for males, primarily accommodating individuals who a judge or magistrate has ordered to be held in custody as they await, and during, trial. The centre is located on the Ipswich Motorway at Wacol, Queensland, Wacol in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is the largest correctional centre in Queensland. The centre's Maximum Security Unit was closed on 1 March 2013, with maximum security inmates moved to other maximum security facilities within the state. The centre is relatively modern with televisions, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities. Managed by the Queensland Corrective Services the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre was the second of Queensland's privately operated non-government prisons (previously managed by Geo Group), sharing the notation with the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (previously managed by Serco). Both of which were announced to be transitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolloongabba
Woolloongabba ( ) is an inner southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woolloongabba had a population of 8,687 people. Geography Woolloongabba is located by road south of the Brisbane GPO. It contains the Brisbane Cricket Ground ('the Gabba') and the Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane), Princess Alexandra Hospital. It is crossed by several major roads including the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), Pacific Motorway, Logan Road, Brisbane, Logan Road and Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Ipswich Road. The suburb was once home to a large tram depot. Buranda is a neighbourhood in the south of the suburb (). The name ''Buranda'' comes from Yuggera language, Yuggera/Kabi language, Kabi/Bundjalung language, Bundjalung words ''buran'' meaning ''wind'' and ''da'' meaning ''place''. The Cleveland railway line enters the suburb from the west (Dutton Park, Queensland, Dutton Park) and exits to the east (Coorparoo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West End, Queensland
West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , West End had a population of 14,730 people. The Aboriginal name for the area is ''Kurilpa'', which means ''place of the water rat''. Geography Geographically, West End is bounded by the median of the Brisbane River to the west and the south. Hill End is a neighbourhood () within West End in the south-west of the suburb near the Brisbane River. West End is adjacent to the suburbs of South Brisbane and Highgate Hill. These three suburbs make up a peninsula of the Brisbane River. History Before the arrival of Europeans in West End, there was an important habitual Aboriginal camp in the area around the upper part of Musgrave Park where Brisbane State High School now stands. Boundary Street in West End and in Spring Hill were named as along with Vulture Street and Wellington Road, they formed the original boundary of the Town of Brisbane. Later, when Brisbane grew out to these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxley, Queensland
Oxley is a south-western Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is from the Brisbane GPO by road. The suburb contains a mix of residential and industrial land. In the , Oxley had a population of 9,100 people. Geography Oxley is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek flows along the eastern edge. In the east the environment is shaped by flood plains which experience major flooding and flash-flooding. Western parts of the suburb are characterised by rolling hills with clay-laden soils. The suburb is traversed by the Ipswich Motorway connecting Oxley to Rocklea, Queensland, Rocklea to the east and Darra, Queensland, Darra to the west. Oxley Road connects Oxley to Corinda, Queensland, Corinda to the north and continues south across the Ipswich Motorway with the name Blunder Road to Durack, Queensland, Durack, Seventeen Mile Rocks Road connects Oxley to the west to Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland, Sevente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Model Aeronautical Association Of Australia
The Model Aeronautical Association of Australia Inc (MAAA) is an organisation recognised by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) as a Recreational Aviation Administration Organisation (RAOO). MAAA has no regulatory authority conferred to it by the CASA, however it is required under a Deed of Agreement with CASA as an RAAO, to carry out certain functions on behalf of CASA paid from the public purse. It is affiliated to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) through the Australian Sport Aviation Confederation. Founded in 1947, the MAAA has over 10,000 members, down from a high of 12,000 in 2012, and total assets including flying fields, land and equipment worth more than $4 million AUD. The MAAA is responsible for providing for its members: * public liability, personal injury, and executive insurance. * a framework of rules for the safe operation of model aircraft. * an access pathway to enter national, international, and world championship competitions. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toastmasters
Toastmasters International (TI) is a US-headquartered nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping people develop communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. History On 24 March 1905, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, a 1903 graduate from Illinois Wesleyan University, who was also the educational director for Bloomington YMCA in Illinois, started a club in a dinner meeting, to train young boys and men in speech, to face an audience, and to express their thoughts. He envisioned it as a weekly social club, with training programs for short speeches, debates, and work in chairmanship. The members took turn to speak in 5 to 6 minutes while the elder men served as speech evaluators. George Sutton, General Secretary of YMCA, named the club "a Toastmasters Club". Smedley later noticed a significant improvement in his members' speeches and leadership abilities. When YMCA transferred Smedley to another city named Freeport in Illinois, he deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal Of The Order Of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam. Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive British honours, which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to the order are made by the governor-general, "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia. Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companion and chancellor of the order. The governor-general's official secretary, Gerard Martin (appointed 1 July 2024), is secretary of the order. Levels of membership The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Births
Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera resigns. * January 11 – The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. * January 15 – Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. * January 26 – Italian forces occupy Misrata, Italian Libya, Libya; the Pacification of Libya, reconquest of Libya begins. February * February 6 ** Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeds Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope. ** The Washington Naval Treaty, Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty is signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Empire of Japan, Japan, French Third Republic, France and Kingdom of Italy, Italy. Japan returns some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Brisbane
This listing includes notable people who were born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — as well as notable people who are working in Brisbane, or who began their careers in Brisbane (please see the individual articles for references). People from Brisbane are either referred to as wiktionary:Brisbanite, Brisbanites, BrisVegan (BrisVegas) or wiktionary:Brisbanian, Brisbanian. Artists * Olive Ashworth (1915–2000), textile designer * Clark Beaumont, video, performance art * Irene Chou, long-term Brisbane resident * Jon Molvig Aviators Notable Brisbane-born aviators include: * Charles Kingsford Smith, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, pioneer aviator, who, with his crew, made the first flight across the Pacific in his aircraft, the "''Southern Cross (aircraft), Southern Cross''", from San Francisco, California, United States to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1928. The 1928 trans-Pacific flight was the first flight from one side of the ocean to the other. The aircraft i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Model Aircraft
A model aircraft is a physical model of an existing or imagined aircraft, and is built typically for display, research, or amusement. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying. Non-flying models are also termed static, display, or shelf models. Aircraft manufacturers and researchers make wind tunnel models for testing aerodynamic properties, for basic research, or for the development of new designs. Sometimes only part of the aircraft is modelled. Static models range from mass-produced toys in white metal or plastic to highly accurate and detailed models produced for museum display and requiring thousands of hours of work. Many are available in kits, typically made of injection-molded polystyrene or resin. Flying models range from simple toy gliders made of sheets of paper, balsa, card stock or foam polystyrene to powered scale models built up from balsa, bamboo sticks, plastic, (including both molded or sheet polystyrene, and styrofoam), m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
