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Scots School Albury
The Scots School Albury is an independent, K–12, co-educational day and boarding School, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. It draws students from the local area and other parts of Australia. It is associated with the Uniting Church in Australia but is not managed or governed by the Church. The school was the result of the merger in 1972 of Albury Grammar School (founded in 1866) and Woodstock Presbyterian Girls School. Two single-sex boarding houses (Sellars House for boys' boarding and Wilson House for girls' boarding) accommodate students from Years 7–12 on campus. Its 2012 enrolment includes approximately 500 secondary school students and 175 junior school students. Located a short distance from the centre of Albury, The Scots School Albury features a blend of modern and older buildings set in 11 ha of extensive grounds. History In 1866, the Anglican Church under the direction of the Bishop of Goulburn, the Very Rev. Mesac Thomas, opened the Albur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albury, New South Wales
Albury (; ) is a major regional city that is located in the Murray River, Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury–Wodonga, Albury-Wodonga and is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the Local government in Australia, seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the City of Albury. It is on the Victoria–New South Wales border. Albury has an urban population of 53,677 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River. Together, Albury–Wodonga, the two cities form an urban area with a population of 97,793 in 2021. Combined population of urban areas. It is from the state capital Sydney and from the Victoria (Australia), Victorian capital Melbourne. Said to be named after a Albury, Surrey, village in England, United Kingdom, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and international military bands, and artistic performance teams on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle#Military tattoo, Edinburgh Castle in the Edinburgh, capital of Scotland. The event is held each August as one of the Edinburgh Festivals. History and etymology Etymology The term ''tattoo'' derives from a 17th-century Dutch phrase ''doe den tap toe'' ("turn off the tap") a signal to tavern owners each night, played by a regiment's Corps of Drums, to turn off the taps of their ale kegs so that the soldiers would retire to their billeted lodgings at a reasonable hour. With the establishment of modern barracks and full military bands later in the 18th century, the term "tattoo" was used to describe the last duty call of the day, as well as a ceremonial form of evening entertainment performed by military musicians. Origins The first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Helen Mitchell (born 22 March 1990) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Mitchell currently lives in Melbourne and is working on her fourth studio album. Mitchell finished sixth in the 2006 season of ''Australian Idol''. Her debut extended play, '' Said One to the Other'' (4 August 2007), topped iTunes in Australia and she signed with London-based publisher, Little Victories, a subsidiary of Sony/ATV. By 2008 Mitchell had relocated to the UK where she recorded her debut studio album, '' Wonder'' (31 July 2009), which peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart. She won the 2009 Australian Music Prize of $30,000 for the album. Mitchell returned to Australia to live in Melbourne. Her second album, '' Bless This Mess'' (12 October 2012) reached No. 7. In March 2015, Mitchell's last single "Wah Ha" was remixed by electronic trio Seekae. Her third album ''Warriors'' was released on 16 October 2016 and debuted Top 10 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Densley
Peter Densley (born 1 June 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). Notes External links * * Living people 1964 births Australian rules footballers from New South Wales North Melbourne Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Reynolds (racing Driver)
David Reynolds (born 3 July 1985) is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently drives in the Repco Supercars Championship for Team 18, racing the No. 20 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. He won the 2017 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with co-driver Luke Youlden. In 2021, he formecartopia.com.auwith fellow Supercars driver Will Brown. Early career Reynolds stepped into a national series campaign in the 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship, finishing outside the top ten at series end. For 2004 Reynolds joined the Sonic Motor Racing Services for what would be four years and bring two national championships. First came victory in the 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship. Moving away from open wheelers, Reynolds became part of Team Sonic expansion into Carrera Cup Australia. Finishing fifth in his first season, Reynolds stepped into third as the series transitioned from the Porsche 996 to the Porsche 997 in the 2006 season. After a season-long battle with Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britteny Cox
Britteny Cox (born 29 September 1994) is an Australian mogul skier. Growing up in the Victorian alpine resort of Falls Creek, Cox was born into a mogul skiing environment, with her family passionate mogul skiers. Cox was the youngest athlete to compete at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Since the Vancouver Olympics, Cox has continued to improve, winning Australia's first ever female World Cup mogul skiing medal, after finishing third at the 2011–12 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Deer Valley, Utah. In 2013 Cox won her second World Cup bronze at the 2012–13 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup. Brittany Cox won the Crystal Globe for Women's Moguls at the 2016-2017 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup with 7 victories and several other podium finishes. She is the first female Australian Mogul skier to win the crystal globe. She competed at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011, FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Britte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hoy
Andrew James Hoy (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008, which is an Australian record; and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian. After winning two medals in Tokyo, he did not rule out trying for future Olympic teams. Hoy is based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom with his team. He has been living in the UK since 1993. Hoy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000. Early life Andrew Hoy was born in Culcairn, NSW, and spent his earlier years there. He started riding when only six-years-old. The rest of his life has been spent around horses. In 1978, he moved to England to train and now lives there. Hoy participated in his first International Championships at the age of 19 where he represented Australia at the 1978 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Chapman
Amy Lucille Chapman (born 12 February 1987 in Albury) is an Australian former professional association football player, who last played for Brisbane Roar. She represented Australia between 2007 and 2013. She currently serves as football commentator with 10 Sport. Playing career Chapman played 12 times for Canberra United in the Australian W-League. Chapman joined Brisbane Roar in 2010. In mid-2011 Chapman signed for the Los Angeles Strikers in the USL W-League, playing 21 times in two seasons. Chapman played for Australia at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship finals in Russia. In 2007 Chapman made her debut for the Australia women's national soccer team. She made the last of 20 ''Matildas'' appearances in 2013. International goals Honours Club Brisbane Roar: * W-League Premiership: 2010-11 * W-League Championship: 2012-13 International Australia * AFF Women's Championship: 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piping Live! Festival
The Piping Live! Festival (a.k.a. Piping Hot Festival) is an annual bagpiping event held in Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ... by the National Piping Centre. The festival was created in 2003 and occurs on the run-up to the World Pipe Band Championships. It is estimated that the festival alone adds £12 million to Scotland's tourism revenue and it is the largest bagpipe festival in the world. The festival is always opened with performances in the Royal Concert Hall by musicians including The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. The festival itself consists of over 150 individual events including free classes, concerts and ceilidhs throughout the week. The festival also has its own "Canada Day" to celebrate the multitude of Canadian Grade I bands who pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipe Band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term pipes and drums, used by military pipe bands is also common. The most common form of pipe band consists of a section of pipers playing the Great Highland bagpipe, a section of snare drummers (often referred to as 'side drummers'), several tenor drummers and usually one, though occasionally two, bass drummers. The tenor drummers and bass drummer are referred to collectively as the 'bass section' (or in North America as the 'midsection'), and the entire drum section is collectively known as the drum corps. The band follows the direction of the pipe major; when on parade the band may be led by a drum major, who directs the band with a mace. Standard instrumentation for a pipe band involves 6 to 25 pipers, 3 to 10 side drummers, 1 to 6 tenor drummers and 1 bass drummer. Occasionally this instrumentation is augmented to include additional instruments (such as additional percussion instruments or keyboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
