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unusual facts about Great Southern


Great Southern

Great Southern Group, a corporate group in Australia which collapsed in 2009.


Katanning state by-election, 1935

Arnold Edward Piesse had been the member for Katanning, located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, since defeating Alec Thomson at the 1930 state election.

Pinjarra to Narrogin railway

Pinjarra and Narrogin are located on the WAGR South Western and Great Southern main lines respectively, and as such the Pinjarra to Narrogin railway provided an important link between the two, providing a rail transport link to towns and mills along the way, such as Dwellingup and Boddington, both of which continue to be significant settlements in the region.

Porongurup, Western Australia

As with other parts of the Lower Great Southern region of Western Australia, silviculture, specifically plantations of Tasmanian Blue Gums (Eucalyptus globulus), is becoming a notable, and sometimes controversial, industry in Porongurup.


see also

Georgia Great Southern Railroad

The Georgia Great Southern served as a vital link between the RailTex subsidiaries in the area and Gulf & Ohio subsidiary Atlantic & Gulf at Albany.

Great Southern Spirits

Great Southern Spirits is a composition by Australian composer Stephen Leek.

Guilherme Finkler

Guilherme Finkler is from the south of Brazil Rio Grande do Sul which translates as "Great Southern River", specifically the Caxius do Sul, an area settled by Italian immigrants.

Howard Park Wines

The first vintage for Marchand & Burch was in 2007 where a Chardonnay, Pinot noir, and Shiraz was produced in both Margaret River and the Great Southern Western Australia and a Meursault, Gevrey-Chambertin, a Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos de Bèze and Grand Cru Mazis-Chambertin were produced in Burgundy.

HPW

Howard Park Wines, a winery based in Margaret River and the Great Southern, Western Australia

J25

GSR Class J25, An Irish 0-6-0 locomotive class: Great Southern Railways designation of the former Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway locomotives 56, 57, 58, and 2 (see Steam locomotives of Ireland)

M. M. Roberts Stadium

The stadium has seen many great Southern Miss players throughout its years, including Derrick Nix, Sammy Winder, Tyrone Nix, Reggie Collier, Hall of Fame punter and kicker Ray Guy, and quarterback Brett Favre

Paddy Daly

Daly himself personally killed several people, including Frank Brooke, director of Great Southern and Eastern Railway, who served on an advisory council to the British military, in June 1920.

Ross Clarke-Jones

The movie focused on spectacular tow-in rides in the Great Southern Ocean at Cow Bombie, Ship Stern, The South Coast Bombie, and Turtle Dove.

Scissors Crossing

S2 from Scissors Crossing southward closely follows the Southern Immigrant Trail or Great Southern Overland Route, until about 3 miles beyond Agua Caliente Springs Road where Vallecito Creek turns away to the east.

South Gippsland railway line

Just after the withdrawal of all rail service beyond Koala Siding, the section from Nyora to Leongatha was transferred to the South Gippsland Railway in 1994, in which were originally founded as the 'Great Southern Railway Society' based in Nyora in 1990 with the intention to preserve the line in case of closure.