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Brief History of Rockhampton.
Rockhampton (and Ipswich) were the first towns gazetted outside of Brisbane once self government for Queensland was obtained in 1859. When the Archer brothers, Charles and William arrived at the Fitzroy River where Rockhampton now stands in 1853, it was home to the Darumbal Aboriginal people. Their clan totem was the water lily, reflecting the abundance of this plant in the billabongs and lagoons that characterise this region of Central Queensland. The Archers saw the pastoral prospects of the region and the site’s potential as a major city port. They soon established their run called Gracemere, but rocks prevented them from sailing further upstream, hence the name of the town. Two bush pubs opened near Gracemere and in 1857 the town site was surveyed. It was gazetted as a government town in 1859.
A small gold rush in 1858 saw 8,000 diggers travelling through Rockhampton. The river and Keppel Bay were alive with more than 70 ships. Rockhampton settled into a period of remarkable growth and prosperity. In 1861 the town had 700 people. By 1865 construction of the railway linking Rockhampton to the interior of Central Queensland had begun.
The economic development of Rockhampton progressed in the 1870's with the first meatworks opening in 1871, followed by a soap works, a brewery, a couple of foundries, bakeries, and sawmills. A bridge across the Fitzroy River was in place in 1881 by which time Rockhampton was a major city with government offices, a Supreme Court, and impressive banking and commercial buildings.
In 1882 gold was discovered at Mount Morgan, 45 km southwest of Rockhampton. This provided a stimulus for massive growth in Rockhampton. A building boom in Rockhampton followed this - the grand Customs House with its copper dome and spacious interior is an example (and now the Information Centre which we will visit this morning), but we will look at other magnificent Victorian buildings on our historical walk along the Rockhampton waterfront. The city also became the administrative headquarters for both the Anglican and the Catholic churches in Central Queensland. By the mid 1890's some prominent business leaders were calling for the establishment of a new colony of 'North Queensland', although a separate state movement had begun as early as 1861. Prosperity continued into the Federation Period and by 1901 the city had a population of 15,500. In 1909 the city's tramways opened, making it one of the few regional Australians cities with trams. The Second World War gave new growth to Rockhampton as thousands of military personnel were based here. This led to the establishment of the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area nearby.
Also the opening up of the brigalow scrub country to the west of Rockhampton made it the beef capital of Australia. Why is it the centre of the beef industry? Because there are over 4 million cattle in the region and the city has two major abattoirs processing works and it has the biggest turnover of beef cattle in Australia in its sale yards. The city processes half a million beef carcasses every year, worth over $200million in sales. Teys Meat Group currently employs around 900 people and is the city’s largest single employer.
Coal mining in the hinterland from the 1960s onwards made Rockhampton an even bigger city. There are now 6 major coal mines in the Rockhampton area. This helped the population to grow to 50,000 people by 1975. The 16,000 hectares of irrigated cotton from the Emerald district also is shipped from Rockhampton. The region now has 100,000 people, including 18,000 students enrolled at the University of Central Queensland (many are external students learning by distance education).
External Affairs Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania exchange Treaty on Extradition and Protocol, Amending and Supplementing the Agreement related to Air Services in New Delhi (October 9, 2017)
- added radar domes and added 2x2x3 corner slopes at the corners of the towers (waited 4 weeks! for the slopes, ordered from an italian bricklink-seller... never ever will I order sth. from italy!!)
- added the second saab bofors dynamics RBS 15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missle (the autentic braunschweig has been equipped with the Mk3 in the End of 2011, now it is a really heavy armed navy ship)
Instead of buying extra Sony NP-BX1 batteries at $70 each, this $45 Anker 20100mAh Portable Charger PowerCore 20100 will power my SONY CYBER-SHOT DSC-RX100M2 for hours without interruption from changing batteries during videoing of a concert performance. Just slip the PowerCore in your shirt pocket and plug the mini USB plug into the camera. The camera does not need to have a battery present in it's compartment for the PowerCore to work.
Markham, Canada ~ December 25, 2017.
Helicopter ride to take me up to the glacier in Alaska.
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I loved my old desk but the legs were irksome. Center pedestal is
MUCH easy to maneuver around.
I also bundled the cables the best I could. I need some kind of
tubing for them now, I think.
Uh... ignore the stacks of crap on the benches.
Tender external. The only main differences between V2 and V3 are the trucks. Since V3 does not use the PF Train Motors it allowed V3 to use more detail trucks.
Which do you prefer, Emerald Northern V2 or V3?
hull and superstructure nearly complete
Should I completely cover with tiles? -> I will give it a serious consideration...
Frame: *SURLY* straggler Painted by COOK PAINT WORKS
Wheel : *VELOCITY* blunt ss rim × *VELO ORANGE* disc hub
Tire: *TERAVAIL* rampart tire
Handle: *VELO ORANGE* curvy handlebar
Stem: *NITTO* UI-12 ahead stem
Grip:*BL SELECT* kink samurai grip
Saddle:*FIZIK* terra argo x5
Seat post: *BL SELECT* slit seatpost
Pedal:*MKS* sylvan touring
Headset:*WHITE INDUSTRIES* external headset
Brake lever: *DIA-COMPE* MX-2
Crank:*BLUE LUG* RMC-â…¡ multi speed crank
Cog:*SURLY* cassette cog × *SURLY* singlespeed spacer kit
Rack:*NITTO* M-1B front rack
Dr. Herman N. Uhley (1926-2012) made this pacemaker from spare parts including tubes from a Sylvania television set for a total cost of $25.00. It was put into service when a 68-year-old male patient at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, California, would no longer respond to heart medication.
Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History
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Artist impression of NanoRacks' External Platform on the International Space Station. Read more at: nanoracks.com/products/external-platform/
Apparently that's the thing i the white box. Probably Waterloo Underground Station, Jubilee Line. Feb 2016.