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Adolphe (1902)

El Adolphe fue un velero que naufragó en la desembocadura del río Hunter, en Nueva Gales del Sur (Australia), en 1904.​​ El barco es ahora el más destacado de varios naufragios en lo que hoy es el rompeolas de Stockton, que protege el puerto de Newcastle. El rescate de la tripulación del barco ha pasado a la historia marítima local como uno de los más notables en aguas locales. Hundimiento El 30 de septiembre de 1904, el Adolphe estaba siendo remolcado a través de la entrada del puerto de Newcastle por los remolcadores Hero y Victoria tras un viaje de 85 días en lastre desde Amberes bajo el mando del capitán Lucas. El fuerte oleaje impidió a los remolcadores sujetarlo y, tras soltarse las amarras del remolcador, fue arrastrado primero contra el pecio del Colonist y luego golpeado por las olas, que lo obligaron a caer sobre otros pecios sumergidos en lo que entonces se llamaba Oyster Bank. El bote salvavidas se apresuró a llegar al lugar y en dos horas los 32 tripulantes habían sido rescatados. El rompeolas norte de la entrada del puerto de Newcastle se amplió tras la pérdida del Adolphe. El cónsul francés realizó una visita oficial a Newcastle para reconocer los esfuerzos de la tripulación del bote salvavidas. Cuando se amplió el rompeolas en 1906 y se llegó a los restos del Adolphe, se retiraron los dos mástiles y el foque que quedaban por razones de seguridad. Actualmente descansa sobre los restos del SS Wendouree, naufragado en 1898, y del SS Lindus, perdido en 1899. La ubicación del pecio es aproximadamente 32°54′49.46″S 151°47′50.21″E. Referencias Enlaces externos
Adolphus Island

Adolphus Island is an uninhabited island located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is situated in Cambridge Gulf approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Wyndham and covers an area of about 4,157 hectares (10,272 acres). The island has a maximum height of approximately 770 feet (235 m). The island, the gulf and many other features surrounding the gulf were named by Philip Parker King who visited the area in 1819 aboard the survey cutter HMS Mermaid but left after spending eleven days charting the gulf, being unable to find supplies of freshwater in the mudflats, rivers and hills that surround the Cambridge Gulf. King named the island after the Duke of Cambridge at the time, Prince Adolphus. One of the earliest European burials in Western Australia occurred on Adolphus Island at Nicholls Point, ten years before the foundation of the Swan River Colony, during King's time in Cambridge Gulf. The following passages from King's journals start on 27 September 1819. I have this day to record the death of one of the crew, William Nicholls, who, for some time past, and particularly during the last three days, had been suffering from a dropsical complaint; his death was occasioned by suffocation, having very imprudently laid down with his head to leeward while we were under sail: this poor fellow had been for nearly three months on our sick list; he was a native of Norfolk Island, and, when in health, had been one of my most useful and attentive men. September 28. He was interred the next morning on shore; in memorial whereof the north-west point of the island was named after him. King later mentions the death on 30 September, after they had left Cambridge Gulf. ...we had only lost one man; and this from a complaint which even medical assistance might not, perhaps, have cured; and by an accident which could not have been prevented, for our people were at the moment so busily employed in working the vessel through a dangerous navigation that the unfortunate man's situation was not known until the vital spark was nearly extinct, and too far gone for any human means to save his life. The island is home to endangered flora such as Brachychiton incanus and a variety of birdlife such as rufous night heron, little eagle, brown falcon, whimbrel, tawny frogmouth, great bowerbird and rainbow bee-eater. The agile wallaby is commonly sighted on the island. References
Adolphus Island

Adolphus Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 2 200 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Arean är 75 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 17,1 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 9,5 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Trakten runt Adolphus Island är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 112 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 295 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. Kommentarer Källor
Sideling Creek Dam

The Sideling Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Sideling Creek in Kurwongbah, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the City of Moreton Bay and for recreation. The impounded reservoir is called Lake Kurwongbah. Location and features The dam is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of North Pine Dam and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Petrie. The primary inflow is Sideling Creek, a tributary of the North Pine River. To the east of the dam is the Lakeside Park motor racing circuit. Completed in 1958,1 the earthfill dam structure is 23 metres (75 ft) high and 500 metres (1,600 ft) long. The 280-thousand-cubic-metre (9.9×10^6 cu ft) dam wall holds back the 14,500-megalitre (3.2×109 imp gal; 3.8×109 US gal) reservoir when at full capacity. From a catchment area of 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) that includes the localities of Petrie, Kallangur and Dakabin, the dam creates Lake Kurwongbah, with a surface area of 320 hectares (790 acres). The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge capacity of 710 cubic metres per second (25,000 cu ft/s). The dam is now managed by Seqwater. From April 2018 to May 2020, Seqwater carried out an upgrade of Sideling Creek Dam as part of its Dam Improvement Program. Recreational activities Access to Lake Kurwongbah is via Dayboro Road, with picnic facilities located at Mick Hanfling Park on the lake's eastern shores. Water skiing is allowed and rowing is another popular recreational activity provided by the dam. The lake has been used for professional level radio controlled model yacht competitions, although has moved more recently to a pond adjacent to the motor racing circuit at Lakeside Park. It was the proposed venue for rowing in Brisbane's failed bid for the 1992 Olympic Games. Motor racing has been held Lakeside International Raceway, as it was originally known since 1961 and has hosted the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Touring Car Championship, amongst other events. Fishing The reservoir is stocked with silver perch, golden perch and bass. Spangled perch and forktail catfish are present in the dam naturally. Only bank angling is permitted on Lake Kurwongbah. See also List of dams in Queensland References Notes :^1. SEQ Water claims that the dam was completed in 1969, not 1958. 2 Pine Rivers Rowing Club has been Active since 1958 at this dam. The Dam level was raised in 1969, enabling the Australian Rowing Championships to be held here in 1972. External links Lake Kurwongbah Fishing Information
Adventure Park, Geelong

Adventure Park is a water-theme park in Wallington, Victoria. The first and largest water park in its home state, it features attractions such as water slides, water playgrounds, action rides and family rides. Originally exclusively a water park, the park also features a number of dry amusement park rides, such as an SBF Visa Spinning Coaster, Ferris wheel, and a number of children's rides. Attractions Current Attractions Former Attractions References External links Official website
Adventure World (Australie)

Adventure World est un parc d'attractions situé à Perth, en Australie Occidentale. Le parc a ouvert le 11 novembre 1982 sous le nom Edgley's Adventure World. Michael Edgley International a créé et dirigé le parc depuis sa création jusqu'en décembre 1990. Depuis 1999, Omni Leisure Operations gère le parc. En 1999, LeisureWide Property Trust (propriétaire de 40 % des parts d'Omni Leisure Operations et détenue par Macquarie Bank) ne souhaites pas faire d'option d'achat pour Adventure World et, depuis 2000, c'est l'australien Steve Sicerich, qui en est devenu propriétaire. Attractions Montagnes russes De 1991 à 2009, le parc avait un parcours de montagnes russes d'Anton Schwarzkopf nommé Turbo Mountain. Attractions aquatiques Aqua Super 6 Racer - Toboggan aquatique Bumper boats - Bateaux tamponneurs Kahuna Falls - Aire de jeu aquatique Kingdom Falls - Toboggan aquatique Paddle boat - Pédalos Rocky Mountain Rapids - Toboggan aquatique Speed Slides - Toboggan aquatique The Shotgun - Toboggan aquatique Tunnel of terror - Toboggan aquatique Water Moutain Mat Slides - Toboggan aquatique Autres attractions Aussie Wildlife experience - Zoo Bounty's Revenge - Bateau à bascule Dragon Flyer - Manège avion Freefall - Tour de chute Grand Prix Race Track - Parcours de voitures de course Little leaper - Tour de chute junior Power Surge - Power Surge Rail Rider - Monorail à pédale Skylift - Télésiège The Barnacle - Rockin' Tug The Rampage - Top Spin Yarli's Safari - Parcours de jeeps Yarli's Barrel spin - Tasses Références Liens externes Ressource relative au tourisme : Roller Coaster DataBase Site officiel Portail des parcs de loisirs Portail de Perth
Afton Street Conservation Reserve

The Afton Street Conservation Reserve is situated along the middle reaches of the Maribyrnong River in Essendon West, Melbourne. It lies within the City of Moonee Valley and is 17 hectares (42 acres) in area. History This area was a significant site for the Wurundjeri indigenous people, who used the basalt silcrete outcrops of this area to make stone tools. The area was also rich in food and other resources. In the mid-1800s this area was owned by pastoralist John Aitkin. In the late-1800s and early-1900s, the northern end of the site was quarried for sand, which significantly changed the topography of this area in ways that are still visible today. The Maribyrnong Sand Company was set up in the early 20th century to transport the sand by barge downriver to the then-industrial suburbs of Footscray and Yarraville, for use in the production of glass, concrete and ceramics. In the 20th century, the site was part of the Defence Explosive Factory Maribyrnong. Because the rest of the defence site was on the other side of the river, a bridge was built to connect the area to the main part of the site. This "military bridge" no longer exists but part of its abutment can still be seen in the conservation reserve. The bridge was used to transport munitions to the site for their storage, testing and disposal. The topography of the site was further altered by the construction of the North West Sewer later in the 20th century; spoil from which was spread over the southern part of the reserve. Caves in the northern part of the reserve that had been filled in with earth were observed by researchers in 2005. Anecdotally, these caves were used for munitions testing. The possible future excavation of these caves, together with sub-surface testing of other areas of the reserve, has been recommended to further investigate the indigenous occupation of this area. The conservation park was purchased by the Moonee Valley City Council in October 2003 for AU$900,000. Planning A master landscape plan was issued for the site and won a number of design awards. The plan emphasises conservation and recreational use of the park. Flora and fauna Two areas of Western Basalt Plains Grassland 25 regionally-significant species of indigenous plants potential habitat and occurrence of the nationally significant Striped Legless Lizard areas of valuable native fauna habitat including five ‘birds of prey’ using open grassland areas, small passerine birds including thornbills and silvereyes using the shrub layer and waterbirds using the riparian fringe Gallery References
Agfest

Agfest is an annual agricultural field day held in the Australian state of Tasmania. It was first held in 1983 and is run by the Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmania with profits assisting Tasmania Rural Counselling. It has grown to the state's largest single event and attracts up to 70,000 visitors during three days in May each year at the 200-acre (80 ha) site in rural Carrick. The event was first held at Symmons Plains, near Perth, Tasmania in 1982. It was soon recognised by the organising committee that a larger site was required. In 1986, they purchased land on Oaks Road, Carrick from the Paterson family. The land had originally been part of "Oaks Estate" belonging to Thomas Haydock Reibey, father to Premier of Tasmania Thomas Reibey. The 229-acre (96-hectare) site was named "Quercus Rural Youth Park"; Quercus is the genus name for oak. The first Agfest field days on the new site ran from 7–9 May 1987. Up to A$25 million is contributed to the Tasmanian economy by Agfest. COVID-19 impact In 2020 Agfest was scheduled to start on 7 May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the usual 3 day physical event was cancelled in March 2020. It was replaced by the 3 week 'Agfest 2020 in the Cloud' online event that ran from 7–28 May, receiving 1,010,000 page views and 45,600 unique visitors. The online platform was financed by a A$65,000 grant from the Tasmanian Government. Agfest 2021 included both physical events over 4 days (5–8 May), and an online component (8–15 May). COVID safety rules, an altered site layout and other steps were planned to help keep patrons safe. Tickets were only pre-sold online to allow contact tracing. Notes References Greenhill, Virginia (2002). In the blink of an eye. Westbury: Westbury historical society. External links Media related to Agfest at Wikimedia Commons Agfest Homepage
Agnew Gold Mine

The Agnew Gold Mine, formerly the EMU Mine, is a gold mine located 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Agnew, Western Australia. It is owned by Gold Fields. As of 2022, it is one of four mines the company operates in Australia, the others being the Granny Smith, Gruyere and St Ives. Ore is mined at Agnew in the under ground Waroonga complex and the open pit Songvang operation. History Gold mining at Agnew commenced in the early 1900s, with mining being carried out by East Murchison United, EMU, which gave the mine its original name, the EMU mine, as well as a company owned by Claude de Bernales. WMC acquired the mining tenements in the early 1980s, opening an open cut mine and process plant there in 1986, near the town of Agnew. At this point the town, which had once had a population in the thousands, just consisted of a run-down hotel, the near-by newly established mining town of Leinster serving the Leinster Nickel Mine. When WMC acquired the Leinster mine in 1989 and renamed it Leinster Nickel Operations, the gold mine at Agnew became the Leinster Gold Operations, with both operations sharing a number of facilities. In 1990, underground mining at Agnew commenced. In 1994, WMC restructured its organisation and separated the gold and nickel operations, with the gold mine becoming the Agnew Gold Operation. A second gold mine in the area, the Lawlers Gold Mine, was operated by Barrick Gold, until purchased by Gold Fields in October 2013. On 13 June 1989 the mine, then called the EMU mine, was the scene of one of the worst mining disasters in Western Australia when six workers drowned in the underground operations during a flood. The mine was purchased by Gold Fields from WMC in late 2001. The combined price for the two Australian operations Gold Fields purchased, St Ives and Agnew, was US$180 million in cash and $52 million in Gold Fields shares. Agnew, in 2009, employed 114 permanent staff and 298 contractors. A 4 MW solar farm was added in 2019, along with a 17 MW wind farm and a 13MW/4MWh battery, supplying half the mine's power needs. Production Annual production of the mine: References Bibliography Louthean, Ross (ed.). The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition. Louthean Media Pty Ltd. External links Official website MINEDEX website: Agnew - Emu Database of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation & Safety
Mine d'Agnew

La mine d'Agnew est une mine à ciel ouvert et souterraine d'or située en Australie-Occidentale. Elle appartient à Gold Fields. Références Liens externes Site officiel Ressource relative à la géographie : Mindat.org Portail de la mine Portail de l'or Portail de l’Australie-Occidentale Portail de la géologie
Agnew Mine

Agnew Mine är en gruva i Australien. Den ligger i kommunen Leonora och delstaten Western Australia, omkring 660 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Trakten runt Agnew Mine är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer.. Det finns inga samhällen i närheten. Omgivningarna runt Agnew Mine är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 330 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är januari, med i genomsnitt 81 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. Källor
Aitken College (Greenvale, Victoria)

Aitken College is a private, co-education day school located in Greenvale, Victoria, Australia. It offers schooling education from Prep through to Year 12. The College caters for students of all faiths and religious denominations in the northwest region of Melbourne. It opened in January 1999. It operates in association with the Uniting Church in Australia but is not governed or managed by the Church. Students As of the 2022 school year, there were 1600 students. The college is divided into four smaller "schools": Fairview (preparatory school) – Prep to Year 2 Cumberland (junior school) – Year 3 to Year 6 Dunhelen (middle school) – Year 7 to Year 9 Brookhill (senior school) – Year 10 to Year 12 Leadership The following individuals have served as principal of Aitken College: The following individuals have served as deputy principal of Aitken College: The following individuals have served as Assistant Principal for Primary (Prep - Year 6) of Aitken College: The following individuals have served as Assistant Principal for Secondary (Year 7 - Year 12) of Aitken College: The following individuals have served as Assistant Principal for Learning of Aitken College: The following individuals have served as Chairman of the Aitken College Board: House system A house system operates in senior, middle and junior schools. Each house is named after a significant historic family from the surrounding area. Sporting competitions are held between them each year. Sport Primary (Years 5–6) and Secondary (Years 7–12) students of the college participate in the summer, winter and spring seasons of the School Sports Victoria (SSV) sport competition. Choices offered for summer team sports include Cricket (boys only), Softball (girls only), Tennis and Volleyball. Winter sports include AFL Football, Badminton, Basketball, Hockey, Netball (girls only), Soccer, Table Tennis and Touch Rugby (boys only). Students may also participate in a number of SSV individual sport competitions such as Athletics, Cross Country and Swimming. The college is particularly known for its excellence and achievement in Athletics and Cross Country. References External links Aitken College website
O.G. Hotel

The O.G. Hotel is one of Adelaide's oldest hotels, noted for its enigmatic name, the shortest in Australia. History The O.G. Hotel gained its licence before 1846, according to one reference on 6 July 1843, the proprietor being James Black. Situated at Gilles Plains on what was then known as the road to Modbury (now designated as 246 North East Road, Klemzig), the name is generally recognised as a reference to Osmond Gilles, a major land holder in the area, though mention of this connection did not appear until the 20th century. O.G. Road which runs alongside the hotel, does not appear in print until 1869, so it appears to have been named after the hotel. Licensees 1843–1850 James Black 1850–1880 Edwin Bayfield 1880–1890 William Gardener 1890–1891 James W. Tunstall 1891–1892 Alfred A. Hams 1892–1914 James A. Musson 1914–1920 Frank J. Heading 1920 George J. Cook 1920–1946 Edgar Stanley Rush 1946–?? A. Gordon Miller and Phoebe M. Miller See also List of oldest companies in Australia References 34°52′30.2″S 138°37′57.2″E
Westgarth Theatre

The Westgarth Theatre, formerly the Valhalla Cinema and now operating as the Palace Westgarth, is a heritage-listed movie theatre in the Westgarth neighbourhood of Northcote in Melbourne, Australia. History The Westgarth arose from an era in which High Street featured many theatres in Thornbury and Northcote, including the Thornbury Picture Palace, Lyric Theatre and Northcote Town Hall. Design of the building is sometimes credited to Walter Burley Griffin, but this claim is unsubstantiated. No architect was credited during construction. It opened on 20 October 1921, with the opening night featuring a double bill of The Mother Heart and Anne of Green Gables. Attendance faced a downturn with the introduction of television in the 1950s. In 1966, the building was acquired by Peter Yiannoudes and his company Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures Pty Ltd. It then became one of a chain of Cosmopolitan-owned cinemas that catered to Melbourne's Greek community, exclusively playing imported films that were either Greek in origin or featured Greek language subtitles. Without Yiannoudes' intervention and the Greek community's support for cinema during this period, it is unlikely that the Westgarth would have survived. A stage was added in the 1980s to allow for live performances, necessitating the removal of 15 seats. As with cinema in general, attendance declined in the 1980s due to the rise of home video. In 1987, the Westgarth changed its name to The Valhalla after the cinema of the same name, formerly based in Richmond, moved their operations there. On opening night, the first half of The Blues Brothers was screened as a midnight movie in Richmond then all patrons were asked to go to Westgarth for the rest of it, causing a local traffic jam at 1 am. Programming in this era consisted of cult film and arthouse screenings, including 24-hour sci-fi marathons. The Valhalla's lease ended in 1996 and management reverted to Yiannoudes, who changed the name back to Westgarth Theatre. In 2006, the building was leased by Palace Cinemas who also acquired the cinema's business and added two extra screens in the former upstairs balcony. Yiannoudes retains ownership of the building itself. He maintains an office on the premises full of memorabilia from decades of Greek cinema that he plans to turn into a museum. The Westgarth was heritage listed by the National Trust of Australia in 1994 and the City of Darebin in 2000. In 2017, the Westgarth began showing films outdoors in the building's backyard, dubbing the newly used space the "Capi Outdoor Cinema." In 2022, the theatre celebrated 101 years of opening with a special "Westgarth 101" series of films from throughout the decades of its operation. In media The interior shots for the music video for INXS' "Listen Like Thieves" were filmed at the Westgarth in 1986, while the Palais Theatre in St Kilda was used for the exterior shots. The theatre is depicted as a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The music video was directed by Richard Lowenstein. References External links Palace Westgarth