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unusual facts about Comrie



Bill Comrie

Comrie is the father of the professional ice hockey players Mike and Paul Comrie.

Donnybrook, KwaZulu-Natal

It was named after Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, by Robert Comrie, the owner of the farm on which it was laid out.

Elvis Comrie

Born in England to Jamaican parents, Comrie was named after Elvis Presley.

Highland Boundary Fault

From Loch Lomond the Highland Boundary Fault continues to Aberfoyle, then Callander, Comrie and Crieff.

Mike Comrie

Comrie's father, Bill, and his uncles, Fred and John, are the founders of The Brick furniture company, which was sold in 2012 for $700 million.

On November 17, Comrie was placed on the NHL long term injury reserve list with mononucleosis and was expected to be out until late January.

Neil Comrie

In May 2000, Comrie considered resigning after facing political pressure from police minister Andre Haermeyer to appoint assistant commissioner Noel Ashby to the vacant position of deputy commissioner, over Comrie's preferred candidate Peter Nancarrow.

In 2005, Comrie was appointed by the Commonwealth Ombudsman to investigate and report on the circumstances around the unlawful deportation of Australian citizen Vivian Solon to the Philippines.

Rolling Stone Australia

In 1974, two years after being founded, the licence was taken up by a group of journalists led by former Financial Review writer Paul Gardiner, with Jane Mathieson and Paul Comrie-Thompson.


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