(Encyclopedia) Australian Capital Territory, 939 sq mi (2,432 sq km), SE Australia, an enclave within New South Wales, containing Canberra, capital of Australia. It was called the Federal…
actorBorn: 3/21/1946Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Wales, United Kingdom A classically trained Shakespearean actor, Dalton has maintained a triple career, appearing regularly on stage, screen, and…
(Encyclopedia) Carmarthenshire, Welsh Sir Gaerfyrddin, county, 926 sq mi (2,398 sq km), S Wales. In 1974, Carmarthenshire became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Dyfed, but in 1996 Dyfed was…
WHY WERE CONVICTS SENT TO AUSTRALIA? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ABORIGINALS? WHEN DID AUSTRALIA BECOME A NATION? BIOGRAPHY: JAMES COOK 1728–1779 FIND OUT MOREThe coasts of Australia were first mapped by…
inventorBorn: 4/22/1789Birthplace: Carreghova, Montgomeryshire, Wales A mechanical genius, Roberts is best known for having improved upon or invented several machine tools, including one of the…
actorBorn: 6/23/1947Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia An Australian actor who first gained fame in the critically acclaimed film Breaker Morant (1980), he also garnered leading roles…
(Richard Jenkins)actorBorn: 11/10/1925Birthplace: Pontrhydfen, Wales Tony Award-winning film and stage actor who gained fame working with the Old Vic, London's premier theater company. Burton…
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