Arthur James Perkins
Arthur James Perkins (11 May 1871 – 23 June 1944) was a viticulturist, important in the early history of South Australia's wine industry. He was headmaster of Roseworthy Agricultural College for ten years, and credited with developing many leaders in primary production. History Perkins was born in Ramleh, Egypt, a son of Anna Edith Perkins, née Barker, and William Edmund Perkins (1848–1915), a Reuters agent. He was educated at St Louis College, Carthage, St Charles College, Tunis, All Saints' School, Bloxham, England, and the École Nationale d'Agriculture at Montpellier, France, with a special interest in viticulture. By this time his father was managing a French energy company in Tunisia, and Perkins found employment managing several properties in that country. He was in Tunis when, on the strong recommendation of Mons. G. de Foix, Director of the School of Agriculture, Montpellier, he was offered the position of chief viticulturist to the South Australian government. He was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people. It is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by population. This population is the second-most highly centralised in the nation after Western Australia, with more than 77% of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 26,878. South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria (state), Victoria, and to the s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hermann Büring
Theodor Gustav Hermann Büring (1846 – 8 September 1919), commonly anglicized to "Herman" and "Buring", was an Australian wine merchant and vigneron. History Büring was born in Berlin, son of Caroline Henriette Auguste Büring and Friedrich Adolph Büring (c. 1816 – 3 December 1856), engineer and brassfounder, who came to Australia aboard the ''Princess Luise'' in August 1849 and went into partnership with Ernst Fischer as brassfounders but died shortly after. He was educated at the Deutsche Schule, of Freeman and Flinders streets, operated by A. Hansen 1851–1857 and R. C. Mitton's academy which operated from 1857 on Waymouth Street, later on Stephens Place. He worked in a country shop for nine years and three years in the Seppeltsfield distillery and another nine years in a store at Friedrichswalde Friedrichswalde is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Barnim (district), Barnim in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Schorfheide nature ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Absent-minded Professor
The absent-minded professor is a stock character of popular fiction, usually portrayed as a talented academic whose academic brilliance is accompanied by below-par functioning in other areas, leading to forgetfulness and mistakes. One explanation of this is that highly talented individuals often have unevenly distributed capabilities, being brilliant in their field of choice but below average on other measures of ability. Alternatively, they are considered to be so engrossed in their field of study that they forget their surroundings. The phrase is also commonly used in English to describe people who are so engrossed in their own world that they fail to keep track of their surroundings. It is a common stereotype that professors get so obsessed with their research that they pay little attention to anything else. The archetype is sometimes mixed with that of the mad scientist, often for comic effect, as in the Jerry Lewis film '' The Nutty Professor'' or the Profesor Bacterio in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The News (Adelaide)
''The News'' was an afternoon daily tabloid newspaper in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, that had its origins in 1869, and ceased circulation in 1992. Through much of the 20th century, '' The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, ''The News'' the afternoon tabloid, with '' The Sunday Mail'' covering weekend sport, and '' Messenger Newspapers'' community news. Its former names were ''The Evening Journal'' (1869–1912) and ''The Journal'' (1912–1923), with the Saturday edition called ''The Saturday Journal'' until 1929. History ''The Evening Journal'' ''The News'' began as ''The Evening Journal'', witVol. I No. Iissued on 2 January 1869. From 11 September 1912Vol. XLVI No. 12,906, it was renamed ''The Journal.'' News Limited was established in 1923 by James Edward Davidson, when he purchased the Broken Hill '' Barrier Miner'' and the Port Pirie '' Recorder''. He then went on to purchase ''The Journal'' and Adelaide's weekly sports-focussed ''Mail'' in May ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Glenelg Guardian
Glenelg may refer to Places Australia * Glenelg, South Australia, a beachside suburb of Adelaide * Glenelg River (Victoria) * Glenelg River (Western Australia) * Glenelg County, Western Australia, a former county * Shire of Glenelg, Victoria * Shire of Glenelg (former), Victoria, abolished in 1994 * City of Glenelg, a local government area in South Australia * Electoral district of Glenelg (South Australia), a former district of the South Australian House of Assembly * Electoral district of Glenelg (Victoria), a former district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Canada * Glenelg Parish, New Brunswick, Canada * Glenelg, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community * Glenelg, Ontario, Canada, a former township which was merged into West Grey township Elsewhere * Glenelg, Highland, Scotland, a community area and civil parish * Glenelg, Maryland, United States, an unincorporated community * Glenelg, Mars Sports * Glenelg Baseball Club, a member of the South Australian Baseball League * Glene ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Chronicle (Adelaide)
''The Chronicle'' was a South Australian weekly newspaper, printed from 1858 to 1975, which evolved through a series of titles. It was printed by the publishers of ''The Advertiser (Adelaide), The Advertiser'', its content consisting largely of reprints of articles and Births, Marriages and Deaths columns from the parent newspaper. Its target demographic was country areas where mail delivery was infrequent and businesses that serviced those areas. History ''South Australian Weekly Chronicle'' When ''The Advertiser (Adelaide)#The South Australian Advertiser, The South Australian Advertiser'' was first published, on 12 July 1858, the editor and managing director John H. Barrow also announced the ''South Australian Weekly Chronicle'', which published on Saturdays. ''South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail'' On 4 January 1868, with the installation of a new steam press, the size of the paper doubled to four sheets, or sixteen pages and changed its banner to ''The South Austral ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brighton, South Australia
Brighton is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, situated between Seacliff, South Australia, Seacliff and Glenelg, South Australia, Glenelg and aside Holdfast Bay. Some notable features of the area are the Brighton-Seacliff Yacht Club, the Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, the Brighton Jetty, and a beach. The Windsor Theatre, constructed in 1925, is a long-standing institution. History The Kaurna people inhabited the area before British colonisation of South Australia. Witu-wattingga has become the accepted Kaurna name for the area, although its origin is probably arose through confusion with Wita-wattingga, the certified Kaurna name for an area around present-day Seacliff Park, South Australia, Seacliff Park, meaning "in the midst of peppermint gums". (There is, however, a Kaurna language meaning for ''witu-watti'', meaning "reeds in the middle", so could be applied to some small, intermittent swamps with reeds in the area, such as one near Young Street in Seacliff.) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Journal (Adelaide)
''The News'' was an afternoon daily tabloid newspaper in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, that had its origins in 1869, and ceased circulation in 1992. Through much of the 20th century, ''The Advertiser (Adelaide), The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, ''The News'' the afternoon tabloid, with ''Sunday Mail (Adelaide), The Sunday Mail'' covering weekend sport, and ''Messenger Newspapers'' community news. Its former names were ''The Evening Journal'' (1869–1912) and ''The Journal'' (1912–1923), with the Saturday edition called ''The Saturday Journal'' until 1929. History ''The Evening Journal'' ''The News'' began as ''The Evening Journal'', witVol. I No. Iissued on 2 January 1869. From 11 September 1912Vol. XLVI No. 12,906, it was renamed ''The Journal.'' News Corp Australia, News Limited was established in 1923 by James Edward Davidson, when he purchased the Broken Hill, New South Wales, Broken Hill ''The Barrier Miner, Barrier Miner'' and the Port P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benno Seppelt
Oscar Benno Pedro Seppelt (13 July 1846 – 11 May 1931), known universally as Benno Seppelt, was a South Australian winemaker who helped the Barossa Valley become recognised as a premium wine region. History Joseph Ernst Seppelt (1813 – 29 January 1868), his wife Johanna Charlotte Clementine Seppelt, née Held (1807 – 13 April 1870), and their children Ottilie Clementine Seppelt, later Kruger ( – 4 June 1920), Oscar Benno Pedro "Benno" Seppelt, and Victor Hugo Seppelt (1848–1882), emigrated to South Australia aboard the ship ''Emmy'', arriving at Port Adelaide in January 1850. Joseph Seppelt founded the winery Seppeltsfield, but died while it was still in its infancy. His son Benno, who was educated at Tanunda, and studied chemistry under C. W. L. Muecke. took over management of the business on his father's death, and inherited the major portion of his estate. The grapes from Seppelt's vineyards, and much from other growers, were made into wines as a precursor to disti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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William Patrick Auld
William Patrick Auld (27 May 1840 – 2 September 1912), usually known as W. P. Auld, Pat or Patrick, was an Adelaide, South Australian vigneron and wine merchant born in Stalybridge (near Manchester, England). He took part in John McDouall Stuart's sixth expedition (Dec 1861 – Dec 1862) which successfully crossed Australia from south to north.Expedition Six The South Australian Great Northern Exploring Expedition, December 1861 to December 1862, John McDouall Stuart's Companions, John McDouall Stuart Society He was also a member of B. T. Finniss's 1864 expedition to select a capital for the Northern Territory
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Henry Maydwell Martin
H. M. Martin and Son was a South Australian winemaking company based at Stonyfell in the Adelaide Hills. History Henry Maydwell "Harry" Martin (1846–1936) was a son of Edward Montgomrey Martin (1807–1894) who, with his wife Ann (née Thornton) (1809–1901) and their family migrated to South Australia from England on the ''Anglia'', arriving at Port Adelaide on 5 March 1851. He was educated at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution, and started work as secretary and accountant for Stonyfell Wines, which had been founded by Henry Septimus Clark (1836–1864) around 1860 and largely managed by his brother-in-law Joseph Crompton. Harry learned much of the art and science of winemaking from Henry Tyler, Crompton's cellar manager, and when, in the economic depression of 1884, the business was taken over by the Bank of Adelaide, leased then sold to quarry operator Henry Dunstan (1841 – 22 May 1915), Harry was taken on as his accountant, and purchased Crompton's house "Il ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Fullerton Cleland
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hambli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |