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unusual facts about Sydney Gun-Munro


Sydney Gun-Munro

He was educated at Grenada Boys' Secondary School where he won a scholarship, and in 1937 travelled to King's College London where he studied medicine, graduating in 1942.


Battle of Achnashellach

Hector Munro was also made constable of Strome Castle on behalf of the MacDonnells of Glengarry by King James V. Previously Ewen Cameron had been constable of Strome Castle for the MacDonalds of Lochalsh.

Beinn a' Chaorainn

Beinn a' Chaorainn (Mountain Of The Rowan Tree) is the name of two Munro mountains in the Scottish Highlands.

Benedict Munro, Baron von Meikeldorf

Benedict was the youngest son of Robert Munro, Commissary of Caithness, who in turn was the third son of John Mor Munro, 3rd of Coul, a descendant of George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis.

Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life

Another running gag is Bill Lawry repeatedly calling host Mike Munro, Matt Munro.

Bruce Munro

In an article in the Financial Times, the curator, Turner prize judge and broadcaster Richard Cork called Bruce Munro's Light Shower 'spectacular'.

Munro is also known for 'Light Shower', an installation made for the spire cross within Salisbury Cathedral.

Cameron McNeish

As confidence grew he moved further afield to bigger mountains and his first Munro was Ben Lomond.

Càrn nan Gobhar

Carn nan Gobhar is the name of two Munro mountains, north of the Great Glen in Scotland.

Charles H. Munro

He was born in West River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of William Munro and Helen Henderson, and educated at Harvard University.

Charlie Munro

Munro moved to Sydney when he was 21, and played in the bands of Myer Norman and Wally Parks in addition to work as a sideman on various nightclub, theater, and ship gigs.

Chiefs of Clan Munro

He was succeeded by his cousin Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet, the eldest male representative of the Munro of Obsdale branch of the Clan Munro, who are descended from chief Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis (d.1588).

Comus

A selfish dandy, Comus Bassington is the central character in the novel The Unbearable Bassington by Saki (H.H. Munro).

Donald Munro

Donald Munro of Foulis (died 1039), first traditional chief of the Clan Munro

Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority

More than 50 also lease land controlled by the Authority, including major retail chains such as Office Depot, Holiday Inn, and Munro Muffler.

Gowri Parvati Bayi

After ten months following the suggestion of the British Resident, Col. Munro, Raman Menon, a Judge of the Huzhur Court of Travancore was appointed Dewan.

Gwen Munro

While in Los Angeles Munro also played the lead role in a production at the Pasadena Playhouse of Dear Bill by Australian writer Jim Warwick.

Harlaxton, Queensland

The name originates from Harlaxton House, probably named for Harlaxton in Lincolnshire, England, and built in 1869 in what is now Munro Street as the residence of Francis Thomas Gregory.

Hector Munro Macdonald

Both of Hector Macdonald's parents, his mother Annie Munro and his father Donald Macdonald, were from Kiltearn.

Hector William Munro

William Hector was the second son of the surgeon, Dr George Munro of Auchinbowie, one of the distinguished family of Munro of Auchinbowie.

Ian Duncan

His first victorious national rally was Nakuru Rally in 1987 while driving a Toyota Celica twin-cam turbo navigated by Ian Munro.

Ingrid Munro

Ingrid Munro founded and manages Jamii Bora, a microfinance organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships

The Championships began as a standardized sports day for six of Jamaica’s oldest high schools, Potsdam (now Munro College), St. George’s College, Jamaica College, the Wolmer’s School, New College and Mandeville Middle Grade School.

Iron Munro

The modern and better-known version of the character, who started life as Arn Munro, first appeared in Young All-Stars #1 (June 1987) and was created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Michael Bair and Brian Murray.

President Roosevelt asked Munro and the others to join the Squadron, about which Munro was reluctant, but he accompanied them on a cross-country War Bond promotion.

Isabella Greenway

Shortly thereafter, while the Roosevelts were on their honeymoon, Isabella married Robert Munro-Ferguson, the younger brother of Ronald Munro-Furguson.

Janet Munro

Munro starred in three Disney film releases, Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), Third Man on the Mountain (1959) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960), as well as The Horsemasters (1961), which aired on Disney's weekly television series.

Jim Kimball

Kimball and Kevin Munro (aka Kevin Strickland or Keb) left to form Mule with Wig's P.W. Long in the early 1990s.

Jim Souness

After retiring from competitive sport, Souness climbed over 200 of the Scottish Munros.

Jodhi May

Notable roles have included Alice Munro in Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, Lea Papin in Sister My Sister, Florence Banner in Tipping the Velvet, Anne Boleyn in the first adaptation of The Other Boleyn Girl, and Sabina Spielrein in the play The Talking Cure.

John Munro of Tain

A brother of John was the Reverend Robert Munro, minister of Creich from 1609 to around 1640.

Jorge Sotomayor

Jorge Sotomayor (born March 29, 1988 in Munro, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Unión San Felipe of the Primera B Chilena.

Keith Salmon

Even though he is blind Salmon has climbed more than one hundred Munros, many of which have been captured in his artworks.

Lush For Life

When he’s not running the business and writing, he enjoys playing golf at St. Andrew’s in Scotland, and supervising the development of his family’s winery, Ross-Munro Vineyards, in South Africa.

Malcolm Longair

His other interests include music, mountain walking (completing the Munros in 2011), art, architecture and golf.

Meaghan Davies

She has also appeared in guest roles on a variety of television shows including All Saints, Medivac, and Cushion Kids, and worked with directors including Neil Armfield, Spike Jonze, Nadia Tass, Michael Kantor, Craig Handley, Karl Zwicky, Scott Feeney and Ian Munro.

Munro, Buenos Aires

There are many sports clubs in Munro such as Unión Vecinal de Fomento Munro (founded on 1922), Olivos Rugby Club (1927), Club Unión de Munro (1946), Club Social y Deportivo Industrial Munro (1947).

Novar House

The eastern lands of Fyrish were added to the Novar estate when they were passed from the Munro of Culrain family to the Munro of Novar family during the 18th century, thus the Novar lands becoming even larger.

Paipai people

In Studies in American Indian Languages: Description and Theory, edited by Leanne Hinton and Pamela Munro, pp.

Schroon, New York

The "Scaroons" is/are mentioned twice in The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, as a place seen by Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo), Chingachgook and Uncas after they had departed Horicon (the name used by Cooper for Lake George) while traveling northward chasing Magua and his two captives, Cora and Alice Munro.

Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet

Four English M.P.s joined Robert Munro and his colleague Patrick Haldane for the Scottish part of the commission's business, but they were greatly hindered by the dilatory ways of some members (including Sir Richard Steele, who was fined for non-attendance).

Steve Munro

In 2010, while he was serving as a member of an advisory board on a yet to be built transit museum, Munro went public with complaints that the outgoing members of the Toronto Transit Commission were inappropriately rushing to solidify plans for the museum to bolster their personal legacies.

The Cairnwell

It is often considered to be one of the most spoiled of the Munros, due to the Glenshee Ski Centre which covers the eastern slope of the mountain.

The Eagle Has Flown

Brigadier Dougal Munro and Captain Jack Carter (recurring characters in several novels by Higgins) of Special Operations Executive, arrange for Steiner to be relocated to a special prison in a priory in Wapping, and make sure, via double agents at the Spanish Embassies in London and Berlin, that German intelligence find out about it.

Wazena

Without any clear discussion, Munro-Hay identifies him with a king Alla Amidas, who is also known only through the coins he issued.

Will Munro

Actor Selma Blair bought one of Munro's underwear works when she was in town for the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.


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