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At this time, Kyneton was a growing rural centre, and served as a major stop for those heading to the gold rushes at Mount Alexander and Bendigo. The post office opened on 1 July 1843 as Mount Macedon and was renamed Kyneton on 1 January 1854. [8] Local government came to Kyneton with the proclamation of the Kyneton Municipal District in 1857.
1954 – Bogota, Colombia – First International Industry and Commerce Fair of Bogota [citation needed] 1954 - Damascus, Syria – "Damascus World Fair". 1954–1955 – São Paulo, Brazil – Fourth Centenary Exhibition [citation needed] 1955 – Turin, Italy – International Expo of Sport Turin 1955 [113] [124]
Nominal amount lost USD FX rate [2] USD equivalent USD inflation to 2007 [3] 2007 USD amount lost Country Company Source of loss Year Person(s) associated with incident at time of loss USD 10 bn 1 USD 10 bn -19.4% USD 8.06 bn United States: Archegos Capital Management [4] Total return swaps 2021 Bill Hwang: USD 9 bn: 1: USD 9 bn: −3.7%: USD 8 ...
List of shipwrecks: 3 October 2024 Ship State Description Merdy Democratic Republic of the Congo: The ferry capsized and sank at Kituku on Lake Kivu only 100 metres (330 ft) from its destination. Of the 278 people on board, at least 58 were rescued or swam to shore, and, by 4 October, at least 78 confirmed dead. [184] [185]
The Red List of Endangered Crafts is an inventory of traditional crafts and trades practiced in the UK that are at risk of dying out in the succeeding generation. The original Red List, which took two years to compile, [1] was first published by Heritage Crafts on 3 May 2017 with financial support from the Radcliffe Trust. [2]
The Kyneton Observer was a newspaper based in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia. It began in March 1856 [1] [2] and became defunct on 28 August 1925. [2] James Thomson was an editor of the paper c. 1870s. [3] The Kyneton Observer was absorbed by the Kyneton Guardian [1] in 1925.
Martin McKenna, a brewer, miner, pastoralist and politician, was the first president of the Shire of Kyneton. On 5 February 1913 and 9 October 1921, it annexed parts of the Shires of Bacchus Marsh and Ballan respectively, while on 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Malmsbury, which had been created on 19 October 1861 with an area of 17. ...
Traidcraft Exchange was the charitable arm of the Traidcraft organization, it now operates independently as a multi-country charity. It provides direct support and advice to producers in developing countries, and campaigns for fair trade policies and practices. On 25 September 2022, Traidcraft Exchange rebranded to rename itself Transform Trade ...