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Sidney Milton Going MBE (19 August 1943 – 17 May 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests , for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977.
The Australian bush "The bush" is a term mostly used in the English vernacular of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, where it is largely synonymous with hinterlands or backwoods. The fauna and flora contained within the bush is typically native to the region, although exotic species may also be present.
Menzies, c. 1931 On 7 January 1931 Australian aviator Guy Menzies crash landed in the La Fontaine Swamp, near Hari Hari on the West Coast of New Zealand Guy Lambton Menzies (20 August 1909 – 1 November 1940) was an Australian aviator who flew the first solo trans-Tasman flight, from Sydney, Australia to the West Coast of New Zealand, on 7 January 1931.
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (22 May 1724 – 12 June 1772) was a French privateer, East India captain and explorer. The expedition he led to find the hypothetical Terra Australis in 1771 made important geographic discoveries in the south Indian Ocean and anthropological discoveries in Tasmania and New Zealand.
Andrew McAuley (born 7 August 1968; presumed dead 9–12 February 2007) was an Australian mountaineer and sea kayaker.He is presumed to have died following his disappearance at sea while attempting to kayak 1600 km (994 mi) across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand in February 2007.
Going Bush: Co-host (with Cathy Freeman) TV series 1993-2007: Home and Away: Lewis Rigg / Buyer No.1: TV series, 12 episodes 2009: The Deadlys: Host: TV awards show [19] 2009: Heartbeat: Nev: TV series, 2 episodes 2009–2022: Play School: Host: TV series, 56 episodes 2012: Redfern Now: Lenny Brewster: TV series, 1 episode 2014: The Gods of ...
The final death toll was 173, with over 2000 houses destroyed. [35] [36] Cyclone/sinking: Western Australia: 150+ 1912 Mar 21–22: The SS Koombana was lost in a cyclone between Port Hedland and Broome during a cyclone with all on board (around 158 people). [37] [38] The cyclone crossed the Western Australia coast around Balla Balla, early on ...