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The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent of South America. The continent continues to be home to indigenous peoples, some of whom built high civilizations prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1400s ...
The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
The Geelong Gallery, formerly known as Geelong Art Gallery, is a major regional gallery in the city of Geelong in Victoria, Australia.The gallery forms Geelong's Cultural Precinct, along with the adjacent Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (Geelong Regional Library and Geelong Heritage Centre), Geelong Arts Centre, and the Geelong Courthouse (housing Back to Back Theatre and Platform Arts).
The city's prominent cultural venues are the Geelong Performing Arts Centre (commonly known as "GPAC"), [139] the 1500-seat Costa Hall auditorium and the Geelong Art Gallery. [140] Based in Geelong, Back to Back Theatre is a globally renown, contemporary Australian theatre companies engaging with disability on stage. With work produced by the ...
Sheep struggle less using the Tally-Hi method, reducing strain on the shearer and there is a saving of about 30 seconds in shearing each one. Shearers wear moccasins [12] to protect their feet, grip wooden floors well, and absorb sweat. [citation needed]
Shearing the Rams is an 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts.It depicts sheep shearers plying their trade in a timber shearing shed.Distinctly Australian in character, the painting is a celebration of pastoral life and work, especially "strong, masculine labour", and recognises the role that the wool industry played in the development of the country.
Kinchega Woolshed is a heritage-listed former shearing shed located 15 km south-west of Menindee township, Central Darling Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from in 1875. The property is owned by the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]
1925 – Retail chain Target opens first store in Geelong; 1926 – Geelong suburb Highton gets struck by tornado; 1930 – 3GL radio station opens; 1931 – Geelong Football Club wins premiership; 1937 – Geelong Football Club wins premiership; 1940 – Manning Clark begins teaching at Geelong Grammar School; 1951 – Geelong Football Club ...