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unusual facts about Hackett, Australian Capital Territory


John Winthrop Hackett

The suburb of Hackett, in Inner North Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia bears Hackett's name, in recognition of his efforts to support the federation of the Australian colonies, which took place in 1901.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season

Quarterbacks Danny White and Steve Pelluer played well early in the season under Hackett's tutelage, who was brought over from the San Francisco 49ers to breathe new life into the passing game.

Albert Hackett

Hackett was born to Maurice Hackett and actress Florence Hackett (née Hart) in New York City, New York where he attended Professional Children's School and started out as a child actor, appearing on stage and in films.

Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn

Selwyn Rock (an exposed Permian glacial pavement) at Inman Valley in South Australia, Selwyn Range in the Canadian Rockies and Selwyn Street in Hackett, a suburb of the Australian Capital Territory are named after him.

Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association

The Australian Capital Territory Ice Hockey Association (ACTIHA) was formed as the Australian Capital Territory's branch for Ice Hockey Australia.

Australian heritage law

Australian heritage laws exist at the national (Commonwealth) level, and at each of Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia state levels.

Back Door to Hell

Hellman, Nicholson and Hackett also made the film back to back with Flight to Fury (1964).

Bernard Hackett

Hackett was one of several forwards to sign for Chester in the summer of 1955, as manager Louis Page also purchased Charlie Jolley, George Allman, Jack Haines, Jim Collins and Frank Wayman.

Beyondblue

The chairman of beyondblue is Jeff Kennett, former Premier of Victoria, and its CEO is Kate Carnell, former Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.

Brindabella Ranges

The most northerly ski fields in Australia are located in the A.C.T. - in the Brindabella Ranges and include the Namadgi National Park in the A.C.T. and Bimberi Nature Reserve and Brindabella National Park in New South Wales.

Carlton Draught

Carlton Draught is a pale lager which is sold on tap in its home state of Victoria as well as in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia, and is one of Australia's most popular selling tap beers.

Center for Disease Control Boys

• George Hackett, who worked at Boeing at the time of the CDC Boys, went on to become Andrea Hackett, founder of the Las Vegas Dancers Alliance, the most widely known organization of strippers in Las Vegas.

Hackett was an accomplished guitarist who worked at Boeing and shared Wartti's interest in cultural satire, diverse musical tastes, and leftist politics.

Clive Williamson

In 2003/4, he recorded John Hackett and pianist Sally Goodworth's album "Velvet Afternoon" and designed the cover for that album and John Hackett’s later solo release: "Checking Out of London" (March 2005).

David Caldicott

Dr. David Caldicott is an Irish Emergency Consultant at the Emergency Department of the Calvary Hospital in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Electric Shepherd Productions

Philip K. Dick's daughter, Isa Dick Hackett, is Executive Producer of the movie The Adjustment Bureau which is loosely based on "Adjustment Teamalt=Table of Contents for Orbit Science Fiction No. 4, September–October 1954.

Geek Charming

The film was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and was written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy.

Geology of South Australia

The state of South Australia, which stretches along the coast of the continent and has boundaries with every other state in Australia, with the exception of the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania.

Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site

The Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site, also known as the Ginini Flats Subalpine Bog Complex, is a wetland in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) that has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention.

Gynatrix

Gynatrix pulchella (Hemp Bush, Aboriginal Hemp), a shrub to 3 metres in height with white or cream flowers that occurs in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania.

Hacket

William Hacket (or Hackett) (died 1591), English puritan and religious fanatic

Hackett Publishing Company

For example, an image of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial adorns the Hackett edition of Virgil's Aeneid, while Robert F. Sargent's famous photograph of the Allies storming the beaches of Normandy during D-Day is used with Homer's Iliad.

Harold Hackett

Born in Hingham, Massachusetts, but a long-time resident of New York, Hackett turned in his best results in doubles with Fred Alexander.

HMAS Harman

In addition to its communications role, HMAS Harman provides Navy administrative and logistic functions to all Navy personnel located in the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales.

James Henry Hackett

Hackett entered Columbia College in 1815 but withdrew.

James Keteltas Hackett

Zukor tried to convince Hackett in person, and as Neal Gabler writes, "When Hackett came to visit Zukor, he was the very picture of the faded matinee idol. He wore a fur-collared coat with frayed sleeves and carried a gold-headed cane".

John Winthrop Hackett

Hackett suffered from Parkinsonism and his health began to fail in 1915, he took a trip to the eastern states which appeared to have benefited him; however he died suddenly on 19 February 1916 of a heart condition and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.

Hackett was born near Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, the eldest child of the Rev. John Winthrop Hackett, M.A., and his wife, Jane Sophia Monck, née Mason (daughter of Henry M. Mason, LL.D.).

Kate Carnell

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day Honours list of 2006, for her services and contributions to the Australian Capital Territory.

Leah Hackett

In July 2008, Hackett was the face selected to launch the Polaroid PoGo.

Lehigh Valley Catz

Their home games are divided between Upper Hackett's Park in, and Lafayette College's Metzgar Fields near Easton, Pennsylvania.

Maura McGiveney

McGiveney earned a Golden Globe nomination from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as Most Promising Newcomer of 1966 for her role as Claire Hackett in the farce Do Not Disturb with Doris Day and Rod Taylor.

Mims Hackett

Hackett was arrested by the FBI on September 6, 2007 in a Federal corruption probe that also included the arrests of Assemblymen Alfred E. Steele and Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera.

Minnesota State Highway 172

State Highway 172 serves as a north–south route between Baudette, Hackett, Wheeler's Point, and the Lake of the Woods.

Murrumbidgee District

Some maps show the district included the parts of what is now the Australian Capital Territory that was to the west of the Murrumbidgee River.

Norman H. Hackett

In an address to the Rochester Community Players on September 25, 1941, at the Sagamore Hotel, Hackett expounded on his theory of acting.

Ommatoiulus moreleti

Since being introduced to Port Lincoln, South Australia in 1953, the millipede has spread to other parts of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, southern New South Wales and Western Australia around Perth

On the Jellicoe Road

The story is set around the life of Taylor Lily Markham, the 17-year-old leader of the boarding school on the Jellicoe Road (country NSW/ACT).

Premiers of the Australian states

Currently South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory are the three states and territories that are run by Labor governments.

Queanbeyan railway station

Queanbeyan is a railway station located on the border of Queanbeyan, New South Wales and Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory, Australia on the Canberra Line.

Shipoopi

According to the film documentary included with the extended DVD release, choreographer Onna White was able to take someone not well known as a dancer, and make him (Hackett) a dancing star for this number.

Springbank Island

Springbank included both the river flats of the Molonglo River and Black Mountain plus a sizeable portion of the area now occupied by the Australian National University (ANU).

Stevie Plunder

Born in Canberra, ACT in 1963, Stevie played in bands from his late teens, most notably forming The Plunderers with Nic Dalton, as well as playing with other acts such as The Shouties, No Concept and Hippy Dribble.

Stromlo High School

Stromlo High School has over 700 students and is the only high school in Australian Capital Territory to provide education from grades 6 - 10.

Stuck with Hackett

Stuck with Hackett is a television show created and produced by Silver Machine for the Science Channel .

Tertiary Entrance Rank

Although directly equivalent to the Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) in Victoria, and the Universities Admission Index (UAI) in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, the terms ENTER and UAI were only used in their respective states or territories.

Thamnolia

Thamnolia vermicularis is a species found in may parts of the world, including high parts of Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory and Severnaya Zemlya

The Court of the Crimson King

The song was covered by King Crimson members Ian McDonald and John Wetton with Steve Hackett on Hackett's Tokyo Tapes and by Greg Lake featuring Gary Moore on Lake's Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1981 live album released by King Biscuit Records in 1996.

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

The Philosophy was ghostwritten by Warhol's secretary Pat Hackett and Interview magazine editor Bob Colacello.

Zhang Hongjie

The Federal Government of Australia wants the Australian Capital Territory (ACT includes Canberra) to cooperate with the Chinese investigation into the murder, as written by a letter from John Howard to Chief Minister Stanhope in May 2005, and another request from Justice Minister Chris Ellison in June.


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