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Australia (other)
Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses which sit on Australia's continental plate *Mainland Australia, the current continental landmass of Australia Variant spelling *''La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo'', an early Spanish name for the group of islands now known as Vanuatu Elsewhere *Australia, Cuba, a village in Cuba *Australia, Mississippi, a ghost town in the United States *Australia, Markham, a Former and lost communities in Markham, former community in Markham, Ontario, Canada Film and television * Australia (1989 film), ''Australia'' (1989 film), directed by Jean-Jacques Andrien * Australia (2008 film), ''Australia'' (2008 film), directed by Baz Luhrmann * Australia (Modern Family), "Australia" (''Modern Family''), an episode of the TV series ''Modern Family'' * Australia (ChuckleVis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia (The Kinks Song)
"Australia" is a song by the British rock band the Kinks, appearing on their 1969 album, ''Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)''. It was written by the band's main songwriter, Ray Davies. Lyrics and Music In the song, the character Derek (who is featured in the story line of ''Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)'') attempts to convince his father, Arthur, of the great opportunities available in Australia, where there's "no drug addiction" and you can "surf like they do in the U.S.A." Derek's advertisement is compared to John Smith, who campaigned for America in a similar manner, by author Thomas Kitts. The song also features a jam sequence lasting for approximately half the song, which is atypical for the Kinks. This sequence also features a Wobble Board The wobble board is a musical instrument invented and popularized by Australian musician and artist Rolf Harris, and is featured in his best-known song " Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport". A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Beanie Babies
Geographic Beanie Babies refers to Beanie Baby dolls that were made exclusively for retail sale in the country they represented. The collection consists of approximately 50 named dolls representing 10 countries on 4 continents. The dolls can now be found on the secondary market outside their original country. North America Canada Maple Maple the Bear was the first Beanie Baby bear that was made in honor of Canada, and was sold exclusively in Canada. Introduced on January 1, 1997, Maple was the first beanie baby to be exclusive to a country other than the United States. The original intention of Ty was to name Maple "Pride," but due to confusion involving "Pride of America", the name was changed, though not before the first 10,000 (originally thought to be 3000) Maples have tush tags with Pride on the label. Maple was retired in the summer of 1999, and soon after, a Beanie Buddy version was produced. In the spring of 1999, a Teenie Beanie version of Maple was offered in a promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LB&SCR B4 Class
} The B4 class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives for express passenger work on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. They were designed by R. J. Billinton and were either built at Brighton works 1899–1902 or else by Messrs Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1901. Twelve members of the class were rebuilt from 1922 to 1924 by L. B. Billinton with a larger boiler, cylinders and a superheater. The rebuilt locomotives were classified B4X. Construction The performance of Robert Billinton's B2 class 4-4-0 locomotives of 1895–1897 had proved to be disappointing and they had not been able to replace the earlier Stroudley's B1 class 0-4-2 on the heaviest London to Brighton express trains. Billinton therefore sought authority for the construction of twenty-five larger and more powerful 4-4-0 B4 class locomotives. The first two of these, Nos. 52 and 53, were completed at Brighton works between December 1899 and January 1900, both of which performed well and demonstrated that the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LMS Jubilee Class
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936. They were built concurrently with the similar looking LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. They were nicknamed ''Red Staniers'' (due to their crimson liveries) and ''Jubs''. History The last five locomotives of Henry Fowler (engineer), Henry Fowler's LMS Patriot class, Patriot class on order, 5552 to 5556, were built with William Stanier's taper boiler and so became the first of the Jubilee class. 113 locomotives were ordered straight from the drawing board. They were initially a disappointment; their moderate degree of superheating often left them short of steam. Changes to the blastpipe and chimney dimensions helped to transform them. On 29 April 1935 no. 5552, the first of the class, permanently swapped identities with no. 5642 which had been named ''Silver Jubilee'' on 19 April 1935 in recognition of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia II
''Australia II'' (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defences) by the New York Yacht Club. Design ''Australia II'' was designed by Ben Lexcen, built by Steve Ward, owned by Alan Bond and skippered by John Bertrand. Lexcen's ''Australia II'' design featured a reduced waterline length and a short chord winged keel which gave the boat a significant advantage in manoeuvrability and heeling moment (lower ballast centre of gravity) but it was a significant disadvantage in choppy seas. The boat was also very quick in stays. The winged keel was a major design advance, and its legality was questioned by the New York Yacht Club. During the summer of 1983, as selection trials took place for the Cup defence that autumn, the New York Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia (yacht)
''Australia'' (KA–5) is an Australian 12 metre racing yacht that twice challenged unsuccessfully for the America's Cup in 1977 America's Cup, 1977 and 1980 America's Cup, 1980. Designed by Ben Lexcen in association with Dutch designer Johan Valentijn for Alan Bond, ''Australia'' failed to win a single race against the 1977 defender, ''Courageous (yacht), Courageous'' (US-26), but won one race against the 1980 defender, ''Freedom (yacht), Freedom'' (US-30). ''Australia'' resides in Sydney, Australia. Design and construction ''Australia'' was designed during 1976 by Ben Lexcen in association with the Dutch designer Johan Valentijn. Both men spent seven months experimenting with 1/9th scale models in the University of Delft test tank in the Netherlands.KA-5 Australia Australian Twelves As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia (schooner)
''Australia'' was a coasting schooner located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. ''Australia'' was built in 1862 in Great South Bay, Long Island, New York and was originally named ''Alma''. ''Australia'' was designed to carry freight and to be able to traverse shallow water. ''Australia'' was used as a Confederate blockade runner during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ... until she was captured by Union warships and sold at auction. Mystic Seaport acquired her in 1951 for use as a training vessel. In 1962 ''Australia'' was hauled out for restoration but damage to the hull was deemed too extensive and the vessel was permanently beached. ''Australia'' was housed in a shed and used as an exhibit on ship construction, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under
''Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under'' is the first live album by Amanda Palmer, released on January 21, 2011, through Liberator Music in Australia and New Zealand and self-released worldwide via Palmer's Bandcamp and through her merchandise company Post-War Trade. It contains live performances of Palmer's performances in Australia, as well as studio recordings of the album's three singles "Map of Tasmania", "On an Unknown Beach", and "In My Mind". The album has an Antipodean theme and features songs Palmer wrote about, or while in, Australia and New Zealand, throughout her early 2010 Australasian tour. The first single "Map of Tasmania" featuring The Young Punx, was released on Palmer's Bandcamp music website. The song's music video, directed by Michael Pope, premiered on Spin's website on January 13, 2011. A remix of the song was also created, including an altered music video featuring a cameo from Canadian electronic musician Peaches. On January 30, 2011, the album debuted at No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Brothers (album)
''Jonas Brothers'' is the second studio album released by the Jonas Brothers. It is their first album to be released under Hollywood Records, and was released on August 7, 2007. " Hold On" was the album's second single, followed by " S.O.S" as the third single, and " When You Look Me in the Eyes" as the fourth single. Singles " Year 3000", a cover of a song by the British band Busted, was serviced as the lead single from ''Jonas Brothers''. Previously released in 2006 by Columbia from the album ''It's About Time'', "Year 3000" was re-released by Hollywood Records on March 13, 2007. The song peaked at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and sold 1,050,000 copies. " Hold On" was the official second single from the album and was released on May 22, 2007. It was featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board'', and a music video was released to promote the film. " S.O.S" was the album's third single and was released on August 3, 2007. It was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good, The Bad And The Cuddly
''The Good, The Bad And The Cuddly'' is the debut album by Canadian pop band The Bicycles. Randy Lee left the band following the release to join The Hylozoists. Despite playing together as a band for nearly five years, the band's debut wasn't released until spring 2006. The album was partially produced by Dan Bryk and partially by The Bicycles themselves. The album was mixed by José Miguel Contreras of By Divine Right. "Cuddly Toy" is a cover of a Harry Nilsson-penned song originally recorded by The Monkees. "The Defeat" was inspired a song entitled "The Victory" by The Meligrove Band. Music videos were shot for "Paris Be Mine", "Gotta Get Out", and "Homework". Track listing All songs written by Matt Beckett, except where noted. # "B-B-Bicycles" – 2:07 #*Lead vocals: Matt Beckett & Drew Smith # "Australia" – 3:02 #*Lead vocals: Beckett # "I Will Appear for You" – 3:10 #*Lead vocals: Beckett & Smith # "Gotta Get Out" (Smith) – 2:01 #*Lead vocals: Smith # "I Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken & Champagne
''Chicken & Champagne'' is a split EP by the Huntington Beach, California punk rock band Guttermouth and the Australian band Mach Pelica, released in 2000 by Shock Records. It contains 3 tracks by each band. Track listing #"Memories" (Guttermouth) #"Australia" (Guttermouth) #"Six Foot Party Sub" (Guttermouth) #'Shit Off Your Face" (Mach Pelican) #"Annoyed" (Mach Pelican) #" Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" (written & originally performed by The Angels) *Tracks 1-3 performed by Guttermouth *Tracks 4-6 performed by Mach Pelican Performers Guttermouth * Mark Adkins - vocals *Scott Sheldon - guitar *Eric "Derek" Davis - guitar *James Nunn - bass guitar * William Tyler "Ty" Smith - drums Album information *Record label: Shock Records Shock Records was an Australian independent record label, branded with the logo Shock or Shock Australia. Founded in 1988, it traded as Shock Records Pty. Ltd, and its publishing arm as Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. Its most prominent sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
