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Lord Street

Lord Street, Southport, the main shopping street of Southport, in Merseyside, England


3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School

3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (3 CFFTS) is located at the Southport Aerospace Centre just south of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.

41st Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery

On 1 May 1948, a sub-unit battery of 3 Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment with 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and searchlights was raised at Southport, Queensland.

Ainsdale

For parliamentary elections, the ward is part of the Southport constituency, currently represented by the Liberal Democrat MP, John Pugh, who was re-elected at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Andy Mutch

He left Stockport at the end of the 1997-98 season, signing for non-league Barrow, and later returning to play a game for his former club Southport.

Augustinian Province of England and Scotland

As of 2013, there are 6 Augustinian communities around the UK; St. Mary's, Harborne, St. Joseph's, Broomhouse, Edinburgh, Clare Priory in Suffolk, St. Augustine's, Hammersmith, St. Monica's, Hoxton and St. John Stone's, Southport.

Billy Drumley

Drumley often walked from Beaudesert to Southport to visit his sister Jenny Graham and her large clan.

Blacko

Also during the 1930s it was the home of the comedian Tommy Trafford, who played many summer seasons in the Lancashire seaside resort of Southport between the 1960s and '80s, resulting in his nickname of Mr Southport.

Blowick

Blowick is part of the ancient parish of North Meols and was formerly a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southport.

The Southport gas holder on Crowland Street was the tallest building on the Southport skyline, visible from as far afield as Blackpool and Parbold.

Chris Price

While he was being resuscitated, he suffered a cardiac arrest and he was taken to the Acute Care Unit at Gold Coast Hospital in Southport.

Christ the King Catholic High School

Christ the King Catholic High School and 6th Form College, is a large Roman Catholic secondary school located in Birkdale, Southport.

Churchtown, Merseyside

It is the centre of the ancient parish of North Meols and was formerly a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southport.

Coombabah Lake

Coombabah Lake is located in the suburb of Coombabah, five km from the coast and eight km North West of Southport on the Gold Coast of South East Queensland, Australia.

Craig Disley

On 11 August 2012, Disley scored the opening goal of the season for Grimsby in the 1–1 draw against Southport on 74 minutes, an Aswad Thomas cross from the left by-line was parried by goalkeeper McMillan straight into the path of Disley, scoring from close range.

Crossens

The second-half of the 20th century saw the area becoming home to some light industry (including the Vulcan motor works), but apart from some small industrial units the area is now primarily a commuter suburb for Southport, Preston and Ormskirk.

Crossens is the northernmost district of the town of Southport, Merseyside, England and part of the ancient parish of North Meols.

Dearne Valley

Several of these former railways are now part of the Trans Pennine Trail between Southport and Hornsea.

Debbie Bowman-Sullivan

Deborah Ann Bowman-Sullivan (born 4 July 1963) in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian former field hockey defender, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

District Court of Queensland

The Southport District Court is located on the corner of Hinze Street and Davenport Street, Southport.

Electoral district of Albert

It was split up in the 1949 redistribution ahead of the 1950 state election into Darlington, which included Redland, Logan, Beaudesert, Coomera, Jimboomba and Tamborine; and Southport which was limited to the Gold Coast and its hinterland.

Elkland, Pennsylvania

In March 1811, came a colony from Elmira, New York and Southport, New York, consisting of Samuel Tubbs Sr., his sons, Samuel, James and Benjamin, and his sons-in-law, John Ryon Jr., David Hammond, and Martin Stevens.

Gold Coast Broadwater

western Spit foreshores (including Sea World, Fishing fleet, Versace Hotel, Marina Mirage, Fishermans Wharf, Water Police, Sea Scouts and the Southport Yacht Club)

Hillside railway station

Hillside railway station serves the southern half of the Birkdale area of Southport, England.

Joseph Baxendell

His later years were passed at Birkdale, near Southport, where he died on 7 October 1887.

Kathleen Gorham

She retired from dancing after the Australian Ballet's first overseas tour in 1966, and then taught ballet in Melbourne and Southport, Queensland until her death.

Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.

On March 30, 2005, Kelowna Flightcraft was awarded a $1.77 billion contract to lead a team of Canadian companies called Allied Wings to provide primary flight training for the Canadian Forces Air Command at Southport at the former CFB Base Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

King George V School

King George V College in Southport, England, known until 1979 as "King George V School"

Lee Mack

After working at the stable of racehorse trainer Ginger McCain in Southport for three days, he asked if he could ride one of the horses, to which the trainer agreed.

Lifeboatman's helmet

The sort described here is currently (7 September 2008) in use at Southport lifeboat station in England.

Lord Street

Lord Street, Liverpool, one of the streets in Liverpool, England, that forms the city's main shopping district

Marshside, Merseyside

It is part of the ancient parish of North Meols and was formerly a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southport.

National Hunter

The system was set up in 1993, by MCL Software of Southport, Merseyside, now an Experian subsidiary.

NATO Flying Training in Canada

Those moving on to Phase III training on the Helicopter and Multi-Engine tracks go to Portage La Prairie (Southport) Manitoba for those courses.

NRN

NRTV's Gold Coast studios and offices were constructed in Ashmore on Southport Nerang Road.

Pete Hoida

Selected group exhibitions include: Camden Arts Centre, London; Spacex, Exeter; Pelter/Sands, Bristol; The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool; The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport; Boundary Gallery, London; Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery; Gwl Gelf, Harlech Art Biennale; The Schoolhouse Gallery, Bath; Sun & Doves, London; Royal West of England Academy, Bristol; Dean Clough, Halifax.

Port of Wilmington

North Carolina International Port, an expansion of the Port of Wilmington facility near Southport, North Carolina, USA

Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway

The third locomotive is C17 No. 996, built in 1950, which previously sat on the Southport beachfront, and is now in a dismantled stage to allow examinations to be carried out pending the decision to return it to operational condition.

Shaun Teale

As well as having a spell in Hong Kong with Sing Tao he has played at a Non-league level for Weymouth, Southport, Burscough and Northwich Victoria before moving into management with the two latter clubs, as well as having a spell in charge of Chorley.

Southport High School

Located in Perry Township, on the south side of the city, Southport is a part of the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township.

Southport Rugby Football Club

In line with the origins of the modern game, the club was originally composed of old public school boys, and was formed with the intention of improving the physical development of our young townsmen. The driving force behind the formation of the club was Dr George Coombe (later Sir George Augustus Pilkington) of Southport Infirmary.

Southport, New York

In 1867, an eastern section of the town was used to form part of the new Town of Ashland.

Southport, North Carolina

In response to these attacks, Governor Gabriel Johnston in 1744 appointed a committee to select the best location to construct a fort for the defense of the Cape Fear River region.

Tommy Oar

Thomas Michael "Tommy" Oar (born December 10, 1991 in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Tommy Trafford

In later life he specialised in playing pantomime dames (harking back to Norman Evans), putting on annual Christmas pantomimes at Southport between the 1960s and 1980s, for which he earned the sobriquet ‘Mr Southport’.

WSFM

WAZO, a radio station in Southport, North Carolina, United States formerly known as WSFM from 1988 to 2004


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