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Seaforth Highlanders Officers
Seaforth may refer to: Places Australia * Seaforth, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Seaforth, Queensland, a town in the Mackay Region Canada * Seaforth, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community * Seaforth, Ontario, Canada, a community Jamaica * Seaforth, Jamaica, a settlement United Kingdom * Seaforth, Merseyside, England, a district United States * Seaforth, Minnesota, United States, a city * Seaforth, North Carolina, United States, an unincorporated community Maritime * Seaforth Battery, dismantled in 1928 * Seaforth Dock, on the River Mersey, England, at Seaforth, north of Liverpool * Seaforth Island, Scotland, an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides * Loch Seaforth, Scotland * Seaforth River, New Zealand Ships *, a Royal Navy ship, formerly the French brig ''Dame Ernouf'' * MV ''Seaforth'', a coaster * MV Loch Seaforth 1947 and 2014, Stornoway ferries Other * Seaforth (band), duo of Tom Jordan and Mitch Thompson from Australia * Seaforth Armoury, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth, New South Wales
Seaforth is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Seaforth is located 12 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region. Seaforth overlooks Middle Harbour and is linked south to Mosman, New South Wales, Mosman by the Spit Bridge. To the west, Seaforth overlooks Sugarloaf Bay across to the suburbs of Northbridge, New South Wales, Northbridge, Castlecrag, New South Wales, Castlecrag and Castle Cove, New South Wales, Castle Cove. The Garigal National Park sits on the northern border.''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia History Seaforth was named after Loch Seaforth and Seaforth Island in Scotland. The land in this area was once owned by Henry Halloran, who subdivided it in 1906. The Seaforth library was built in 1887 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Loch Seaforth (1947)
MV ''Loch Seaforth'' was the Stornoway mailboat operated by David MacBrayne Ltd, from 1947 until 1972. Running aground and sinking in 1973, she blocked the Tiree pier, until removed for scrapping. History Built in 1947, ''Loch Seaforth'' was the delayed second of two mailboats ordered in 1938; the first, had entered service in 1939. Larger and faster than her predecessors, she rapidly became a success at Stornoway. ''Loch Seaforth'' remained the biggest David MacBrayne Ltd, MacBrayne ship until the 1964 car ferries. She is the only MacBrayne vessel to have been written off whilst on passenger service. She developed a reputation with the press for mishap, with groundings in Kyle, Mallaig and off Longay. The second of those, in 1966, left her high and dry for two days. On 22 March 1973, she ran aground on Cleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna with CalMac General Manager and Chairman on board. All passengers were safely taken off and she was towed to Gott Bay, Tiree. A bulkhead gave w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionville Seaforths
The Unionville Seaforths were a junior ice hockey team that played in the now defunct Metro Junior A League for one season, in 1961-62. Unionville were previously a Junior B team, going by the name of the Unionville Jets, prior to being promoted to the new league in 1961. Cliff Simpson and Peanuts O'Flaherty shared the team's coaching duties. The team finished in last place, one point behind the Brampton 7Ups. Wayne Carleton was their only alumnus to play in the National Hockey League, but was a more prolific scorer after switching to the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N .... After a poor first season in the tiny bandbox arena in Unionville, the Seaforths moved to downtown Toronto, becoming the Toronto Knob Hill Farms. Yearly Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kadir (politician)
Abdul Kadir (born Michael Seaforth; 1952 – 28 June 2018) was a Guyanese politician and convicted terrorist. He was a member of Guyana's parliament, the National Assembly and mayor of Guyana's second-largest city, Linden, from 1994 to 1996. A chemical engineer by profession, he served in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2006 as a member of the main opposition party, the People's National Congress Reform. Kadir was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for an alleged Islamist terrorist bomb plot in New York City. Biography Born Michael Seaforth in Buxton, Guyana, he was the son of Victor Seaforth. He converted to Islam in 1974, and changed his name to Abdul Kadir. He and his wife Isha, both Shia Muslims, had nine children and 18 grandchildren. In 2007, Kadir was arrested in Trinidad in connection with a plot to blow up jet-fuel supply tanks and pipeline at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City. He was arrested 2 June while en route to Caracas, Venezuela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Seaforth
Earl of Seaforth was a title in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland, derived from Loch Seaforth on the coast of Lewis. It was held by the family of Mackenzie from 1623 to 1716, and again from 1771 to 1781. History The Mackenzies trace their descent to Colin of Kintail (died 1278), and their name is a variant of Mackenneth. Kenneth, the twelfth head of the clan, was made Lord Mackenzie of Kintail in 1609, and his son Colin, who succeeded his father as 2nd Lord Mackenzie in March 1611, was created earl of Seaforth in 1623. Colin's successor was his half-brother George (died 1651), who became the 2nd earl in 1633. George was alternately a royalist and a covenanter between 1636 and 1646, and was afterwards in Holland with Charles II, who made him Secretary of State for Scotland. His grandson, Kenneth, the 4th earl, followed James VII to France and was with the dethroned king in Ireland. Elevated by James in 1690, to Marquess of Seaforth and Viscount Fortrose (i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus Roache
Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is a British actor. He played Executive ADA List of Law & Order characters#Michael Cutter, Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010) and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011–2012), and also played Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Ecbert, King of Wessex in ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' from 2014 to 2017. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe Award for playing Robert F. Kennedy in ''RFK (film), RFK'' (2002), won a Peabody Award for his role as Senator Wesley Smith in ''Fellow Travelers (miniseries), Fellow Travelers'' (2023), and won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor (TV) for his role as Ralph Wigram in ''The Gathering Storm (2002 film), The Gathering Storm'' (2002). His film appearances include ''Priest (1994 film), Priest'' (1994), ''The Wings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth Railway Station
Seaforth railway station is a suburban railway station in Gosnells, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Armadale line which is part of the Transperth network, and is south-west of Perth station and north of Armadale station. The station opened on 4 May 1948 with low-level platforms. High-level platforms were added in 1968. The station consists of two side platforms with a pedestrian level crossing. It is not fully accessible due to steep ramps and a lack of tactile paving. Services are operated by the Public Transport Authority. Peak services reach seven trains per hour in each direction, whilst off-peak services are four trains per hour. The station is one of the least used ones on the Transperth network, with just 136 boardings per day in October 2017. Since November 2023, the station has been temporarily closed for construction of the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal Project and the Byford rail extension. Description Seaforth station i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth Country Classic
The Seaforth Country Classic is a golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ... tournament on the Canadian Tour. Since the tournament's founding in 2008, it has been played at the Seaforth Golf Club in Seaforth, Ontario. Winners ;Seaforth Country Classic *2011 Brian Unk ;The Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic *2010 Kent Eger ;Seaforth Country Classic *2009 Brian Unk *2008 Kent Eger External links *Coverage on Canadian Tour's official site Golf tournaments in Ontario Former PGA Tour Canada events {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth House
Seaforth House was a mansion in Seaforth, Merseyside, England, built in 1813 for Sir John Gladstone, father of William Ewart Gladstone who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times. Sir John had lived on Rodney Street, Liverpool, and decided that he wanted to move his young family away from the city centre. The mansion was built on of Litherland marsh, four miles (6 km) north-northwest of Liverpool. The name Seaforth was taken by Gladstone from the title of Lord Seaforth, the head of the MacKenzie family, to which his second wife's mother belonged. Gladstone also built two cottages for his wife's sisters on the land. The Liverpool Post of 9 April 1913 recorded that the mansion "... was well remembered by many – a long, somewhat low building, having a veranda along the front, facing Elm-road", whilst John Preston Neale observed in his ''Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen'' "the house is not large, but is particularly commodious in the disposition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth Armoury
The Seaforth Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a Primary Reserve Infantry unit. The building was designed by the architectural firm of McCarter and Nairne, and is now listed as a Class A Heritage Building. History From their creation in 1910 until 1935 The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada paraded at the Beatty Street Drill Hall with the Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles. The government was petitioned for a separate armoury to house the regiment and in the early 1930s a site was selected. The site selected was a plot of unused land at the south end of the recently completed Burrard Street Bridge. The address was fixed at 1650 on what had been called Cedar Street but upon completion of the bridge Cedar Street became Burrard Street. Work began in 1935 and construction was finished in 1936. The Armoury was opened on 26 August 1936. The Seaforth Highlanders of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth (band)
Seaforth were a musical duo of Tom Jordan and Mitch Thompson. They are signed to Sony Nashville and released their debut EP in April 2019. In October 2024, Thompson revealed that Jordan had left the duo, and he would continue Seaforth as a solo project. Career 2017-2021: Career beginnings Tom Jordan and Mitch Thompson grew up together in the Sydney, Australia suburb of Seaforth. After forming the band and considering multiple monikers, the duo decided to name themselves after their hometown. Jordan and Thompson travelled back and forth between the USA and Australia for six years, developing their songwriting and in 2017, they moved to USA full-time. In November 2018, they signed with RCA/Sony Nashville. and on 16 November 2018, released their debut singles "Love That" and "Talk to Me". In April 2019, Seaforth released their debut EP ''Love That''. In May 2019, Taste of Country named the duo one of '5 Artists to Watch'. In July, Seaforth collaborated with fellow country ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stornoway
Stornoway (; ) is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town's population is around 6,953, making it the third-largest island town in Scotland after Kirkwall in Orkney and Lerwick in Shetland. The historical civil parish of Stornoway, which includes various nearby villages, has a combined population of just over 10,000. The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) measures population in a different area: the ''Stornoway settlement'' area, Laxdale, Sandwick and Newmarket; in 2019, the estimated population for this area was 6,953. Stornoway is an important port and the administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and a variety of educational, sporting and media establishments. Until relatively recently, observance of the Christian Sabbath (Sunday) has been associated with Hebridean culture. Recent changes mean that Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
