11) Port Jackson. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Port Jackson, or Sydney Harbour, inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 22 sq mi (57 sq km), 12 mi (19 km) long and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide at its mouth, New South Wales, Australia,...
12) O. Henry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...O. Henry, pseud. of William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910, American short-story writer, b. Greensboro, N.C. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs-as teller...
13) Beresford, Bruce. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Beresford, Bruce, 1940-, Australian film director, b. Sydney, grad. Sydney Univ. (1962). Beresford moved to England, worked for the British Film Institute (1966-71),...
14) Weir, Peter. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Weir, Peter, 1944-, Australian film director, b. Sydney. His early work helped to bring Australian film to world attention; his later films, made in Hollywood, mingle...
15) Botany Bay. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Botany Bay, inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of...
16) Keneally, Thomas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Keneally, Thomas, (kneīle) (KEY) , 1935-, Australian novelist, b. Sydney. For a time a student of religion, and later of law, Keneally has ranged over a wide spectrum...
17) Murray, Gilbert. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Murray, Gilbert, (George Gilbert Aime Murray), 1866-1957, British classical scholar, b. Sydney, Australia. In 1908 Murray was appointed regius professor of Greek...
18) Sutherland, Dame Joan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Sutherland, Dame Joan, 1926-, Australian soprano. Sutherland studied at the Sydney Conservatory, where she made her debut in Eugene Goossen's Judith in 1951. Beginning...
19) Parramatta. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(parīmatī) (KEY) , city (1996 pop. 139,157), New South Wales, SE Australia, a suburb of Sydney, on the Parramatta River. It is the regional center for the western...
20) Campion, Jane. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...1954-, New Zealand film director, b. Wellington; grad. Victoria Univ., Wellington (1975), Sydney College of the Arts, Australia (1979), Australian School of Film...
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