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Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst
Bathurst, Henry, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762–1834). Bathurst's grandfather was one of the twelve Tory peers created in 1712 to carry the treaty of Utrecht and in 1772, aged 88, had been promoted earl; his father was lord chancellor 1771–8 and lord president of the council 1779–82.... Read more |
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Bathurst
Bathurst , city (1991 pop. 14,409), N N.B., Canada, on Chaleur Bay at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River. A popular beach resort, it also has 40% of Canada's reserves of lead, zinc, and silver. Its other industries include lumbering and shipbuilding.... Read more |
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Bathurst Island (Nunavut)
Bathurst Island c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), Northern Territory, N Australia, near Melville Island, between the Timor and Arafura seas. The island is a reservation owned by the Tiwi people. ... Read more |
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Joseph Benedict Chifley
Joseph Benedict Chifley Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951), prime minister of Australia, was one of the ablest and most successful leaders of the Australian Labour party. Joseph Benedict Chifley was born of Irish-Australian parentage at Bathurst, New South Wales, on Sept. 22, 1885. He lived... Read more |
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Melville Island
Melville Island 2,240 sq mi (5,802 sq km), Northern Territory, N Australia, in the Timor Sea 16 mi (26 km) off the coast. It is 65 mi (105 km) long and 45 mi (72 km) wide and is separated from Bathurst Island by Apsley Strait. This aboriginal reservation consists largely of mangrove jungle with... Read more |
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Banjul
Banjul , formerly Bathurst , port city (1993 pop. 42,407), capital of The Gambia, situated on St. Mary's Island where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only large urban area in The Gambia and is the country's economic and administrative center. Its port handles oceangoing... Read more |
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Queen Elizabeth Islands
Queen Elizabeth Islands northern part of the Arctic Archipelago, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada. Ellesmere Island (the largest), the Parry group (Melville, Bathurst, Devon, Prince Patrick, and Cornwallis islands), and the Sverdrup group (Axel Heiberg, Ellef Ringnes, Amund Ringnes, and... Read more |
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Nimrod
Nimrod in the Bible, descendant of Cush who is recorded as a mighty hunter.... Read more |
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dodo (bird)
Dodo , in the Bible, father of the mighty man Eleazar . An alternate form is Dodai.... Read more |
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Mighty Mini re-enters world rally fray.
...Makinen and Rauno Aaltonen. The Mini wrote itself into motorsport...in Finland, and even at Bathurst in Australia. Now the mighty Mini is back at the forefront of world rallying...sixth place at Rally Italy. Mini intends to ... |