Downer may refer to:
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Downer (surname) Downer is an English language, English and Irish language, Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alec Downer (1910–1981), Australian politician and diplomat
* Alexander Downer (born 1951), Australian politician
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, various persons of that name
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Downer, Australian Capital Territory
Downer is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the city's inner north. The suburb is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
The suburb was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer (1843–1915) Premier of South A ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
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Downer Glacier
Downer Glacier is a glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. Trends west with a length of , in Kora Keen Range, northwest of Valdez. It was named in 1910 by Lawrence Martin for the Milwaukee-Downer College for Women in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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, Alaska
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Downer, Minnesota
Downer is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 9 and County Road 10 (90th Avenue South). Interstate 94
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, an unincorporated community
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Downer (soil)
Downer is the New Jersey state soil. The Downer has four soil horizons:
*Surface layer: dark grayish brown loamy sand
*Subsurface layer: grayish brown sandy loam
*Subsoil - upper: yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam
*Subsoil - lower: yellowish bro ...
, the New Jersey state soil
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Downer (animal)
A downer is an animal, usually livestock, that cannot stand on its own and therefore is to be killed. A downed animal, one that is unable to stand, is not necessarily a downer. Causes
The animal's inability to stand may be caused by illness or ...
, a livestock animal that is to be killed because it cannot stand
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"Downer" (song), on the grunge band Nirvana's debut album ''Bleach''
* Downer, a
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
band that released an album on
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as ...
in 2001.
* Downers, slang for
depressant
Depressants, also known as central nervous system depressants, or colloquially known as "downers", are drugs that lower neurotransmission levels, decrease the electrical activity of brain cells, or reduce arousal or stimulation in various ...
drugs
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Downer Group
Downer Group is an integrated services company active in Australia and New Zealand.
Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and New Zealand Stock Exchange as Downer EDI (DOW), Downer is an ASX 200 company.
Downer Group employs approximat ...
, an Australian company
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Downer Rail
Downer Rail is a business unit within the Downer Group. As well as manufacturing and maintaining railway rolling stock it holds maintenance contracts to maintain rail infrastructure. The head office is located in North Ryde.
History
The ED ...
, an Australian railroad company
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Downer College, a former women's college in Fox Lake, Wisconsin
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Downer Methodist Episcopal Church
Downer Methodist Episcopal Church is located in Monroe Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 2010.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in ...
, in Monroe Township, New Jersey, on the National Register of Historic Places
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Downer Rowhouses
The Downer Rowhouses are two sets of Second Empire row houses that are back to back at 55 Adams Street and 192-200 Central Street, Somerville, Massachusetts. Built c. 1880, they are among the first buildings of their type built in the city. ...
, two sets of row houses in Somerville, Massachusetts, both on the National Register of Historic Places
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Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the village was ...
, a village and township
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