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Wynyard Football Club Players
Wynyard may refer to: Places Australia *Wynyard, New South Wales, the district of Sydney CBD around Wynyard railway station, Sydney *Wynyard Park, Sydney *Wynyard, Tasmania *Wynyard County, in the Murrumbidgee–Tumut region of New South Wales Canada *Wynyard, Saskatchewan, a town in east-central Saskatchewan New Zealand *Wynyard Quarter, a waterfront precinct within Auckland CBD United Kingdom *Wynyard, County Durham, a garden village in County Durham *Wynyard Hall, a country house in Wynyard, County Durham *Wynyard School, a former school in Watford, Hertfordshire People * Diana Wynyard (19061964), born Dorothy Isobel Cox; English stage and film actress * Edward Buckley Wynyard (17881864), English-born Australian military figure and politician * George Wynyard "Sherry" (18621944), New Zealand rugby union player * Henry Wynyard (rugby union), Henry Wynyard "Pie" (18631921), New Zealand rugby union player * James Wynyard (19141942), New Zealand rugby union playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynyard, New South Wales
Wynyard () is an urban locality adjacent to Wynyard railway station, Sydney, Wynyard railway station in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. Wynyard is part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2000. Wynyard Park, Sydney, Wynyard Park is a prominent landmark in this area. History The area now known as Wynyard was the site of the first military barracks in Australia between 1792 and 1818. The land was later subdivided for private development, but a portion was retained as open space, eventually becoming Wynyard Square. Wynyard was named in honour of Major-General Edward Buckley Wynyard, a former British Army officer who, in September 1847, was put in command of the troops in New South Wales, Tasmania, Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand. The development of Wynyard as a transportation hub began with the construction of Wynyard railway station, Sydney, Wynyard railway station, which opened on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Buckley Wynyard
General Edward Buckley Wynyard (1788 – 24 November 1864) was a British Army officer. History He was born in Kensington Palace, London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ..., the son of Lieutenant-General William Wynyard, Colonel of the 20th Foot. He joined the Army himself as an ensign in 1803 and first served in Sicily. In 1809 he took part in the capture of the islands of Ischia and Procida and served under Lieutenant-General Sir John Oswald in the Ionian Islands but was severely wounded at Santa Maura and returned to London. In 1811 he was appointed aide-de-camp to Sir Harry Burrard and then brigade-major under Sir Moore Disney although his wound prevented him from serving with the brigade at Bergen op Zoom. In 1814 he was promoted lieutenant-colone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Wynyard
Tai Hikuroa Wynyard (born 5 February 1998) is a New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He began his career playing in his home country for the Breakers of the Australian NBL and the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand NBL. After a two-year stint in the United States playing college basketball for Kentucky, Wynyard returned to the Australian and New Zealand NBL. Early life and career Born and raised in Auckland, Wynyard attended Rangitoto College and helped the school's basketball team win the Auckland premier championship in 2014. That year, he travelled to the United States to play in the Jordan Brand Classic. He also played in the New Zealand NBL in 2014 for the Super City Rangers, averaging 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in nine games. On 15 August 2014, Wynyard signed with the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player so as to keep his amateur status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Wynyard
Jason Wynyard (14 November 1973 – 4 October 2023) was a New Zealand champion woodchopper from Kawakawa. He won over a hundred world titles in the sport, including the individual world championship nine times. He holds the world record for single buck (with assistant) with a time of 9.39 seconds in 2007. Wynyard won the Stihl Timbersports Series 14 times. He won the title in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. In the 2017 New Year Honours, Wynyard was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the sport of woodchopping. Personal life and death Wynyard was born in Te Awamutu on 14 November 1973. Of Māori ancestry, he affiliated to the Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāpuhi iwi. He was educated at Waitākere College. Wynyard was the father of former University of Kentucky men's basketball player Tai Wynyard Tai Hikuroa Wynyard (born 5 February 1998) is a New Zealand professional basketba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wynyard
Major General Robert Henry Wynyard (24 December 1802 – 6 January 1864) was a British Army officer and New Zealand colonial administrator, serving at various times as Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster Province, Administrator of the Government, and was the first Superintendent of Auckland Province. Early life Robert was born in Windsor Castle to William Wynyard, Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot and Equerry to King George III. He was educated in Dunmow, Essex. Career Wynyard obtained a commission in the British Army, without purchase, as an ensign of the 85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers), aka The King's Light Infantry Regiment, on 25 February 1819. Stationed with the 85th Regiment in Malta, between June 1821–June 1826, now unattached and on leave of absence subsequent to his appointment to the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot, he married Miss Anne McDonnell (1805–1881) at Malta on 12 August 1826. They were to have four sons. He served in Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wynyard
John Richard "Dick" Wynyard (10 May 1885 – 7 April 1915) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. Richard was the brother of William Wynyard. He had 2 sisters, Kathleen Amelia Wynyard (1887-1965), and Audrey Gertrude Wynyard (1892-1920), and 2 brothers, Leslie Henry (Hec) Wynyard (1889-1985), and Sydney Montague Wynyard (1894-1953) Early years From a sporting family that included three uncles that were part of the 1888-1889 New Zealand Native football team that toured Great Britain. One of these three, Tabby Wynyard went on the represent the All Blacks. Richard followed his family tradition, becoming a noted rugby union player and a civil servant clerk.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby Football Living in Devonport, Wynyard was part of the North Shore Rugby Club and won selection for Auckland when aged only 20. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wynyard
James Gladwin Wynyard (17 August 1914 – 2 November 1942) was a New Zealand rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ... player. As a loose forward, he represented the All Blacks from 1935 to 1938, never playing a full test. He was part of the squad for the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada. His career was cut short by World War Two. He served as a captain in the Divisional Cavalry, and was killed in action at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942. References 1914 births 1942 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand military personnel killed in World War II People from Kihikihi Rugby union players from Waikato People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School New Zealand international rugby union players M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Wynyard (rugby Union)
General Henry Wynyard (8 June 1761 – 3 April 1838) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Wynyard was commissioned as an ensign in the First Regiment of Footguards on 6 June 1778. He took part in the expedition to Holland in February 1793 and saw action at Arnhem in November 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Promoted to brevet colonel he landed in command of a battalion of grenadiers at the Helder in August 1799 and was wounded at Battle of Bergen in September 1799 during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. Promoted to major-general in April 1802, he was given command of a brigade of guards in Southern District in May 1803. He took part in an expedition to Sicily in September 1806 and returned to Southern District in January 1808. Promoted to lieutenant-general in April 1808 he transferred to the staff in Ireland in June 1808 and then became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in July 1812. He retired from his pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wynyard
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 L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard (born Dorothy Isobel Cox; 16 January 1906 – 13 May 1964) was an English stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lewisham, South London, Wynyard began her career on the stage. After performing in Liverpool and London with the Liverpool Repertory Company and the Hamilton Deane, Hamilton Deane Repertory Company, she performed on Broadway theatre, Broadway, appearing first in ''Rasputin and the Empress'' in 1932, with Ethel Barrymore, Ethel, John Barrymore, John, and Lionel Barrymore. She appeared in the film version, beginning her brief Hollywood career. 20th Century Fox#Fox Film Corporation, Fox Film Corporation then borrowed her for their lavish film version of Noël Coward's stage spectacle ''Cavalcade (1933 film), Cavalcade'' (1933). As the noble wife and mother she aged gracefully against a background of the Second Boer War, Boer War, the sinking of the RMS Titanic, ''Titanic'', the First World War, and the arrival of the Jazz Age. With this performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynyard Railway Station, Sydney
Wynyard railway station () is a New South Wales State Heritage Register, heritage-listed underground commuter rail railway station, station located in the north-west precinct of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 28 February 1932 to coincide with the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. History The station opened on 28 February 1932. Wynyard was originally constructed with six platforms (the existing four platforms are still numbered from 3 to 6), with platforms 1-4 located on the upper level and platforms 5 and 6 on the lower level. The original intention was that Platforms 1 and 2, located adjacent to platforms 3 and 4, would eventually serve the eastern pair of railway tracks across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Harbour Bridge for a proposed railway line to the Northern Beaches. In the interim, with construction yet to begin on the Northern Beaches line due to lack of funds, they were used as a terminus for North Shore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynyard School
Wynyard School was a boarding school in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was attended by C.S. Lewis (from September 1908 until June 1910) and his brother Warren. Lewis, C. S., ''They Stand Together: The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (1914-1963)'', p. 74 Lewis' vivid account of the miseries he suffered there does not seem to have been exaggerated. The discipline was so severe, even by the standards of the time, that the family of one pupil took a High Court action for assault, which appears to have destroyed the school financially. “Nostalgia: Misery of writer's school”, url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/14304552.nostalgia-misery-of-writers-school/ Another attendee of the school was Arthur William Barton, who became Archbishop of Dublin. Lewis recalled that he and Barton attended the headmaster's funeral and shared the wish that they would never meet him again in any future life. In 1947, long after the closure of the school, its building, Wynyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
