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John Macadam

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The Honorable Dr John Macadam (29 May 1827 – 2 September 1865), was a Scottish-Australian chemist, medical teacher, Australian politician and cabinet minister, and honorary secretary of the Burke and Wills expedition. [1]

31 relations: Australian rules football, Burke & Wills, Burke and Wills expedition, Cordner–Eggleston Cup, Dr Ludwig Becker's Grave, Electoral district of Castlemaine, H2 Hinde Tree, History of Australian rules football, John McAdam, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, List of biologists, List of burials at Melbourne General Cemetery, List of cultural icons of Scotland, List of English words of Hebrew origin, List of Scottish scientists, Ludwig Becker (explorer), Macadamia, McAdam (surname), Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1859–1861, Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1861–1864, Origins of Australian rules football, Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Postmaster-General of Victoria, Redhill, Somerset, Samuel Bindon, Stevenson Macadam, Tom Wills, Vincent Pyke, William Macadam, William Zeal, Wills & Burke.

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground.

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Burke & Wills

Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers.

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Burke and Wills expedition

The Burke and Wills expedition was an Australian exploration expedition in 1860–61 of 19 men, led by Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, with the objective of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south, to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a distance of around 3,250 kilometres (approximately 2,000 miles).

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Cordner–Eggleston Cup

The Cordner–Eggleston Cup is the current name of a historic private school Australian rules football competition which has been played annually between Melbourne Grammar School and the Scotch College since 1858.

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Dr Ludwig Becker's Grave

Dr Ludwig Becker's Grave is a heritage-listed grave at Molesworth Station, by the Bulloo River, Bulloo Downs, Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.

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Electoral district of Castlemaine

Castlemaine was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1904.

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H2 Hinde Tree

The H2 Hinde Tree (Macadamia integrifolia) is a heritage-listed tree at Colliston, 926 Gilston Road, Gilston, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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History of Australian rules football

Australian rules football was invented in Melbourne, Australia, in 1858.

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John McAdam

John McAdam may refer to.

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Lawrence Hill, Bristol

Lawrence Hill is an electoral ward of Bristol, United Kingdom.

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List of biologists

This is a list of notable biologists with a biography in Wikipedia.

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List of burials at Melbourne General Cemetery

This is a list of notable individuals buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.

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List of cultural icons of Scotland

This List of cultural icons of Scotland is a list of objects, topics or people identified as cultural icons of Scotland.

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List of English words of Hebrew origin

This is a list of English words of Hebrew origin.

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List of Scottish scientists

List of Scottish engineers and scientists is a list of notable Scottish scientists born in Scotland or associated with Scotland.

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Ludwig Becker (explorer)

Ludwig Becker (5 September 1808 – 29 April 1861) was a German artist, explorer and naturalist.

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Macadamia

Macadamia is a genus of four species of trees indigenous to Australia, and constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae.

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McAdam (surname)

McAdam or MacAdam is a Scottish Gaelic clan which originated as a branch of Clan Gregor.

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Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1859–1861

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from the elections of 26 August – 26 September 1859 to the elections of 2 – 19 August 1861.

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Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1861–1864

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia from the elections of 2–19 August 1861 to the elections of October–November 1864.

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Origins of Australian rules football

The origins of Australian rules football date back to the late 1850s in Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria.

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Philosophical Institute of Victoria

The Philosophical Institute of Victoria was a scientific institute functioned in Victoria, Australia during 19th century.

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Postmaster-General of Victoria

The Postmaster-General of Victoria was a position in the government of the colony Victoria (Australia) prior to the Federation of Australia in 1901.

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Redhill, Somerset

Redhill is a village in the parish of Wrington, Somerset, England, on the A38 Bridgwater Road about south of Bristol and close to Bristol Airport.

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Samuel Bindon

Samuel Henry Bindon (1812 – 1 August 1879) was a judge and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia.

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Stevenson Macadam

Stevenson Macadam FRSE FIC FCS FSSA (27 April 1829 – 24 January 1901) was a Scottish scientist, analytical chemist, lecturer, and academic author.

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Tom Wills

Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was a sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian football.

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Vincent Pyke

Vincent Pyke, born Vincent Pike, (4 February 1827 – 5 June 1894) was a 19th-century politician in Otago, New Zealand and Victoria, Australia.

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William Macadam

William Macadam (3 November 1783 – 1853Edwin Macadam: http://www.shelwin.com/e/ancestry/macadam/macadam_history.htm) was an industrialist, a burgess and bailie (magistrate) of Glasgow.

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William Zeal

Sir William Austin Zeal (5 December 1830 – 11 March 1912) was an Australian railway engineer and politician, Senator for Victoria in the Parliament of Australia.

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Wills & Burke

Wills & Burke (also known as The Wacky World of Wills & Burke and Wills & Burke: The Untold Story) is a 1985 Australian black comedy film about the Burke and Wills expedition.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macadam

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