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18 unusual facts about Penrith


2007 Gold Coast Titans season

There were mixed results in the first half of the season; highlights included wins over Preston Campbell's old club the Penrith Panthers at Penrith in round four, the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium (a Titans home game) in round five in a match which was marred by a horrible leg injury to Michael Henderson and the virus-struck Parramatta Eels by 38-12 in round seven.

2KA

The new frequency, 1476 kHz, enabled programmers to extend the audience reach to Penrith, and draw revenue from businesses in the area.

Andrej Nolimal

He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith and a gold medal in the same event at the 2005 European Championships in Tacen.

Battle of Sedgemoor

Other contenders for the title of last English battle include: the Battle of Preston in Lancashire, which was fought on 14 November 1715, during the First Jacobite Rebellion; the Second Jacobite Rebellion's Clifton Moor Skirmish, near Penrith, Cumberland, on 18 December 1745; and the skirmish known as the Battle of Graveney Marsh in Kent on 27 September 1940.

Cohors II Gallorum veterana equitata

In Britannia, the regiment garrisoned, from 178 at the latest, the fort at Old Penrith (Cumbria).

Dejan Kralj

He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith.

Dorothy Isaksen

She was educated at Catholic convents at Lavender Bay and Penrith before attending the Metropolitan Business College in 1945.

Edge 96.1

Since Australian Radio Network Owned OneFM, the station studio from Penrith was then moved to Seven Hills with WSFM 101.7.

Julia Schmid

She won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith.

Ministry of Dance

Ministry of Dance is an Australian dance school based in Penrith, New South Wales.

North Ormesby

The neighbourhood has in recent years seen something of a decline, with much of its original housing having long been demolished, partially as allowance for new developments, including, more recently, the erection of numerous new buildings and the restructuring of the A66 Redcar to Penrith trunk road which passes through the north of the area.

Penrith City SC

Penrith City SC is a defunct Australian football (soccer) club that was based in Penrith, New South Wales.

Polly Swann

Teamed with Helen Glover in the women's coxless pair under the tutelage of Robin Williams, Swann completed a clean sweep of three victories at the World Rowing Cup, winning gold at Penrith Lakes, Australia in March; Eton Dorney, London in June; and Lucerne Rotsee in July.

Ranko Markovic

Together they produced the award winning film Cedar Boys (2009), along with television shows I Love Youse All (2008), starring Jeff Fenech and Clublife TV (2008), a reality show based on Bloc Nightclub in Penrith, New South Wales.

Silverdale, New South Wales

Approximately 30 minutes from the city of Penrith, New South Wales, Silverdale is close to the historic township of Warragamba, and the main water supply for Sydney, Warragamba Dam.

Springwood, New South Wales

The Catholic community was originally part of the Penrith parish, but were given their own building in 1892: St Thomas Aquinas Church.

Victoria Meyer-Laker

Teamed with Frances Houghton in the women's double scull, she won a bronze medal at the World Rowing Cup event at Penrith Lakes, Australia in January, and a gold medal at Eton Dorney, London in June.

Wentworth Falls, New South Wales

In July 1867, the first railway journey to the Blue Mountains left Penrith and traveled through to Weatherboard Station, where the train terminated.


Bosnian Australian

Ned Catic, former NRL player from the 90s (Penrith Panters/Sydney Roosters)

Bryson Goodwin

Goodwin began the 2012 season in first grade under new Canterbury coach Des Hasler and scored his first try in the opening game in Canterbury's 22-14 victory over the Penrith Panthers at Penrith.

Canal Defence Light

The unit trained at Lowther Castle near Penrith, and were based at Brougham Hall, Cumberland, spent 1942 and 1943 in the Middle East without seeing action, and returned to the UK in April 1944.

Centrebet

In January 2011 Centrebet acquired the naming rights to Penrith Stadium; under sponsorship rights it will be known as Centrebet Stadium Penrith for the next five years.

Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

The line opened on 2 January 1865: trains from Penrith began to work through to Whitehaven along the CK&PR/C&WR route from 1 July 1865, when the C&WR station was closed: that railway was absorbed by the LNWR in 1866.

Countess Pillar

The Countess Pillar is a 17th-century monument near Brougham, Cumbria, England, between Penrith and Appleby.

Cumberland Line

Services from Glenfield and Liverpool are diverted to the Western Line and proceed beyond Blacktown, to either Penrith or Richmond, and vice versa.

David McLean

David Maclean (born 1953), British politician, Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border

Doug Ricketson

He played for the Eastern Suburbs and Penrith clubs and is the father of Eastern Suburbs' longest serving player, Luke Ricketson.

Eden FM Radio

Local towns and villages covered by Eden FM Radio include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Langwathby, Greystoke, Shap, Skelton and Melmerby.

Emu Plains railway station

Route 690P - between Faulconbridge and Penrith - does not stop outside Emu Plains Railway Station.

Route 690B - between Blaxland and Penrith - does not stop outside Emu Plains Railway Station.

Knights of the Underground Table

Throughout the album, the group make various references to Sydney landmarks (such as the Sydney Opera House) and areas such as Penrith, Parramatta, Mount Druitt and St. Marys of Western Sydney.

Long Meg and Her Daughters

The Shap Stone Avenue to the south of Penrith, (including the Goggleby Stone, the Thunder Stone, Skellaw Hill, as well as Oddendale to the east), forms an 'avenue' running to the east of the River Lowther along a main route to the north; the Long Meg complex runs alongside the River Eden; Mayburgh and the other henges run alongside the River Eamont near its confluence with the River Lowther.

Michael Worrincy

On 12 November 2010, he successfully agreed terms with Penrith and became the 4th former Bull (Sam Burgess, George Burgess, Mark Flanagan and Michael Worrincy) to play in Australia.

Nepean High School

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Penrith, Australia (formerly known as Nepean High School)

Nepean River

Near Penrith, since 1971 numerous Aboriginal stone tools were found in Cranebrook Terraces gravel sediments deposited by the Nepean River 40,000 to 50,000 years ago, according to repeated, revised and corroborated radiocarbon and thermoluminescence dating.

New South Wales 46 class locomotive

The locomotives were purchased as part of the electrification of the Main Western line over the Blue Mountains from Penrith to Bowenfels.

Penrith Stadium

On 28 January 2014 it was announce that sport betting agency Sportingbet acquired the rights to the sponsorship name of the stadium, altering the stadium's name to Sportingbet Stadium Penrith

Phil Blake

This also allowed Fulton to play others (such as halfback Des Hasler who had joined the club from Penrith) in their preferred positions.

Ropes Creek railway line

Between Boxing Day 1990 & 8 January 1991 a major trackwork shutdown that was between St Marys and Glenbrook, the line was temporarily reopened as far as Dunheved to allow suburban trains that normally stabled at Penrith to be stabled in the 4 track yard and on platform 2 or the Down Branch track.

Ross Gigg

His first role was as Assistant Club Secretary at Penrith where he secured somewhat of a coup in signing established stars Chris Mortimer and Peter Kelly (rugby league) to the club, still regarded by some as the best ever signings for Penrith.

William Howgill

His sister Ann Howgill (1775-?) was also an organist, holding positions at Staindrop and Penrith.