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In December 1975, Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg established Trek Bicycle as a wholly owned subsidiary of Roth Corporation, a Milwaukee-based appliance distributor.In early 1976, with a payroll of five, Trek started manufacturing steel touring frames in Waterloo, Wisconsin, aiming at the mid to high-end market dominated by Japanese and Italian-made models.
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[43] [52] Initially, the ship was due to reach Australia in early 2013 to begin final fitout, [24] [43] but this did not occur. [clarification needed] The hull was loaded onto Blue Marlin on 10 December 2013 in Vigo Bay. [53] Blue Marlin and Adelaide arrived at Williamstown on 7 February 2014. [54]
The Australian Army transitioned from the four battalion brigade structure to the three battalion structure favoured by the British during 1940–1941. As a result, the 15th and 47th Battalions were reallocated to the 29th Brigade in February and May 1942, [ 25 ] and as a result by May 1942, the 7th Brigade consisted only of the 9th, 25th and ...
Losing 35 kg and raising $12000 for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and the Andrew Love Cancer Centre in Geelong. Alsop dedicated his trek to friends and family members who had lost their lives to cancer. The trek was followed by his mother, Beth Alsop, who died of cancer 34 days after Alsop completed it. [70] [71]
20 March – Australia is represented by nine long-distance runners (all men), including Robert de Castella, at the fifth IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Düsseldorf, West Germany. [72] Steve Austin is Australia's best finisher, claiming the 15th spot (38:26.0) in the race over 12,3 kilometres. [72]
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) fleet is made up of 28 commissioned warships and 17 non-commissioned as of April 2024, using the Prefix of ADV (Australian Defence Vessel). The main strength is the seven frigates and three destroyers of the surface combatant force: seven Anzac class frigates and three Hobart class destroyers.
27 August – Robert Ferguson McMurdo wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 3:06:26 in Sydney.The race was not considered an official Australian championship by the National Athletics Federation even though all the top runners from all over Australia were competing.The Cup,however,reads "Australian Marathon Championship" 27/08/27.