"J544. In 2004, Goard relocated to Cowra and registered the company name Brumby Aircraft Australia. The first Model J544, known simply as the Brumby after a wild horse was registered under a Recreational Aviation Australia certificate in October 2005 and was publicly demonstrated in April 2006. In 2010, the company announced a high-wing variant of the design, designated the Brumby 610 Evolution. The J544 was retrospectively given the designation Brumby 600. In 2013 it was announced the company had purchased the type certificate for the Victa Aircruiser 210, a four-seat general aviation aeroplane designed in the 1960s, which never saw"
"Brumby A Brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, the best-known Brumbies are found in the Australian Alps region. Today, most of them are found in the Northern Territory, with the second largest population in Queensland. A group of Brumbies is known as a ""mob"" or ""band"". Brumbies are the descendants of escaped or lost horses, dating back in some cases to those belonging to the early European settlers, including the ""Capers"" from South Africa, Timor Ponies from Indonesia, British pony and draught horse breeds, and a significant number of Thoroughbreds"
"name Brumby. It was known in other markets by various other names, including Shifter, 284, and BRAT. Brumby A Brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, the best-known Brumbies are found in the Australian Alps region. Today, most of them are found in the Northern Territory, with the second largest population in Queensland. A group of Brumbies is known as a ""mob"" or ""band"". Brumbies are the descendants of escaped or lost horses, dating back in some cases to those belonging to the early European settlers, including the ""Capers"" from South"
"extermination, and rehoming Brumbies who have been captured. The term ""Brumby"" refers to a feral horse in Australia. The first recorded use in print in 1871 has the connotation of an inferior or worthless animal, and culling of feral horses as a pest soon became known as Brumby shooting. The ""Australasian"" magazine from Melbourne in 1880 said that Brumbies were the bush name in Queensland for 'wild' horses. In 1885, the ""Once a Month"" magazine suggested that ""rumbies"" was a New South Wales term, and the poet Banjo Paterson stated in the introduction for his poem ""Brumby's Run"" published in"
"Brumby's Bakeries Brumby's Bakeries (commonly shortened to just Brumby's) is a chain of Australian retail bakeries. It was established in 1975 by Roger Gillespie (co-founder of Bakers Delight) with the opening of its first bakery, ""The Old Style Bread Centre"", in Ashburton, Victoria. In 2003, the chain was listed on the Bendigo Stock Exchange. On 18 December 2006, Brumby's announced Retail Food Group had proposed a merger. As of 2007, Brumby's Bakeries has over 320 franchises throughout Australia and New Zealand, up from 280 in 2003. In 2012 Brumby's Bakeries Managing Director wrote an internal memo that suggested franchisees increase"
"Brumby shooting Brumby shooting or 'brumbie shooting', first recorded in the 1870s, was the practice of eradicating the wild feral horses which, by the 1860s in Australia, had increased in numbers to pest proportions. """"The term ""(brumby)"" was a contemptuous one, similar to ""brummy,"" meaning inferior, because the wild mobs were often very poor specimens."""" As reported in newspapers at the time it was a sport, a livelihood and part of the work routine of stockmen on pastoral stations. Further reasons to eradicate brumbies arose in the twentieth century with the need to control disease and protect endangered ecosystems with"
"Brumby Point Brumby Point is a peak on the remote Nunniong Plateau in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, Australia. Distinct from the similarly named Brumby Hill to the north-west, it is bounded by Reedy Creek Chasm to the north and Little Reedy Creek to the south. The locality has been noted for visible folds in the Ordovician rock. A number of rare plant species occur in the area including ""Eucalyptus elaeophloia"" and ""Leptospermum jingera"". The ""brumby mallee-gum"", recently discovered in this location, was formally described in 2013 and assigned the name ""Eucalyptus phoenix"". The seven kilometre long Brumby Point"
"Brumbies The Brumbies (for sponsorship reasons known as the Plus500 Brumbies and formerly known as the ACT Brumbies) are an Australian professional rugby union football team competing in the Super Rugby. The team is based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and named for the wild horses which inhabit the capital's hinterland. The team represents the ACT and southern New South Wales (NSW) regions. The Brumbies were formed in 1996 to provide a third Australian franchise for the newly formed Super 12 (now Super Rugby) competition. It was predicted that the Brumbies, made up of so-called 'reject' – players not"
"four wheel drive track which traversed the ridge leading up to the point was earmarked for permanent closure in 1992. Brumby Point Brumby Point is a peak on the remote Nunniong Plateau in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, Australia. Distinct from the similarly named Brumby Hill to the north-west, it is bounded by Reedy Creek Chasm to the north and Little Reedy Creek to the south. The locality has been noted for visible folds in the Ordovician rock. A number of rare plant species occur in the area including ""Eucalyptus elaeophloia"" and ""Leptospermum jingera"". The ""brumby mallee-gum"", recently discovered"
"the barbie"" line ""Every day. Every day"". The term was used in the opening sequence of the 1994 cult comedy ""Dumb and Dumber"", when protagonist Lloyd Christmas (portrayed by Jim Carrey) tries to hit on an Austrian woman, mistaking her for an Australian: ""Let's put another shrimp on the barbie"". She then turns him down, saying ""Let's not"". Prawns are a popular traditional Christmas seafood in Australia. However, crustaceans such as shrimp and prawns are less common, on average, in the Australian cuisine than in the United States. In the late 1980s, annual per capita consumption of shrimp stood at"
"of a few minutes. Sectional points are awarded for the stockman’s challenge for care and skill in catching the Brumby and their ability to teach them to lead. These demanding challenges for riders are held in New South Wales at Dalgety, Tamworth and Murrurundi plus ""The Man From Snowy River Challenge"" in Corryong, Victoria. Several New South Wales show societies, including Walcha, Bellingen and Dorrigo, hold special classes for registered Brumbies at their annual agricultural shows. Horses were first described as pests in Australia in the 1860s. Their environmental impact may include soil loss, compaction, and erosion; trampling of vegetation;"
"brumby was regarded as an ill-bred horse. As it turns out the brumby won, so not all brumbies were worthless but mention of a horse being a brumby, which in the main were seen to be inferior, may have improved the betting odds. All references at the time equate 'brumbie' with a nuisance, weed or pest. Anthony Trollope, in 1877, associated the euphonious name of ""brumbies"" with the shooting of the ""nuisances"". This was on his second visit to Australia. Writing about the slaughter of wild horses by a squatter on his first visit 'brumbies' is not mentioned, suggesting the"
"Humpy A humpy (or gunyah) is a small, temporary shelter, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginals, with a standing tree usually used as the main support. They are also sometimes called a lean-to, since it can rely on the tree for support. These impermanent dwellings, made of branches and bark (particularly paperbark), are often built prior to the construction of more permanent buildings. The word humpy comes from the Jagera language (a Murri people from Coorparoo in Brisbane); other language groups would have different names for the structure. In South Australia, such a shelter is known as a ""wurley"" (also spelled"
"The Silver Brumby (novel) The Silver Brumby (1958) is a novel for children by Australian author Elyne Mitchell. It was commended for the in 1959. The story follows the fortunes of a young stallion in a herd of brumbies in the Australian mountain country as he fights his way to the leadership of the herd. The reviewer in ""The Bulletin"" had a few reservations about the book: ""One has some doubts about the way the horses talk in it - Mrs. Mitchell, with her essentially realistic approach, hasn't set up quite the right climate of fantasy where this could be"
"Bold are still playing Super Rugby. ""Since Super 12"" (Games-Win-Loss-Draw-Win%) Brumbies The Brumbies (for sponsorship reasons known as the Plus500 Brumbies and formerly known as the ACT Brumbies) are an Australian professional rugby union football team competing in the Super Rugby. The team is based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and named for the wild horses which inhabit the capital's hinterland. The team represents the ACT and southern New South Wales (NSW) regions. The Brumbies were formed in 1996 to provide a third Australian franchise for the newly formed Super 12 (now Super Rugby) competition. It was predicted that"
"their prices and ""let the carbon tax take the blame"". The Managing Director since resigned the internal memo in which he urged shops to ""let the carbon tax take the blame"" for price rises. The bakery chain is part of the publicly listed Retail Food Group, which also owns Donut King and Michel's Patisserie. Brumby's Bakeries Brumby's Bakeries (commonly shortened to just Brumby's) is a chain of Australian retail bakeries. It was established in 1975 by Roger Gillespie (co-founder of Bakers Delight) with the opening of its first bakery, ""The Old Style Bread Centre"", in Ashburton, Victoria. In 2003, the"
"The Silver Brumby (1993 film) The Silver Brumby (also known as The Silver Stallion or The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies in overseas markets such as the United States) is a 1993 Australian drama-family film, directed by John Tatoulis, and starring actors Caroline Goodall, Russell Crowe and Amiel Daemion. It was based on the ""Silver Brumby"" series of novels by Elyne Mitchell. A mother tells her daughter a fable about the prince of the brumbies- brumby being a term for the feral horses of Australia- who must find his place amongst his kind, while avoiding The Man who"
"by Judy Malmgren, Jon Stephens and Paul Williams, and featured Brett Climo, Rebecca Gibney and Rhys Muldoon in vocal roles. The Silver Brumby (novel) The Silver Brumby (1958) is a novel for children by Australian author Elyne Mitchell. It was commended for the in 1959. The story follows the fortunes of a young stallion in a herd of brumbies in the Australian mountain country as he fights his way to the leadership of the herd. The reviewer in ""The Bulletin"" had a few reservations about the book: ""One has some doubts about the way the horses talk in it -"
"is dated 1887, which presents the possibility that word crossed from english - the horse being relatively new to the aborigines. This possibility must have also occurred to the compiler, Mr James O'Byrne, and we should trust he was confident the word was an aboriginal invention. An alternative explanation for the origin of 'brumby' - that they were descendants of horses set free by a Sgt (or - depending on the source - Private, Lieutenant or Major) Brumby when he left NSW in 1804 for Tasmania - is less probable. As well as all reports being hearsay and no reports"
"Mullumbimby Mullumbimby is an Australian town in Byron Shire in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It promotes itself as ""The Biggest Little Town in Australia"". The town lies at the foot of Mount Chincogan in the Brunswick Valley about 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) by road from the coast. At the , Mullumbimby and the surrounding area had a population of 3,596 people. Locals refer to the town as ""Mullum"". Originally occupied by the Bundjalung people, by the 1850s Europeans had established a camp site at the junction of two arms of the Brunswick River. This grew to"
"there could be over 1 million feral horses in Australia. The fecundity of the brumby and continued lack of resolve and haphazard approach on the part of government will ensure there is a need for brumby shooters for some time to come and they will remain men and - not forgetting Mrs Scobie and other women pioneers - women who do some good in their generation. Gibson, C. (2015) The Myth of the ‘Sacred Brumby’. Unpublished paper. http://www.spiffa.org/uploads/2/6/7/5/2675656/the_sacred_brumby_myth.pdf (accessed 3 December 2018). Brumby shooting Brumby shooting or 'brumbie shooting', first recorded in the 1870s, was the practice of eradicating the"
"were written for children and young adults. The stories describe the adventures of Thowra, a Brumby stallion. These stories were dramatised and made into a movie of the same name (also known as ""The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies""), starring Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. And also an animated children's television series. The Brumby was adopted as an emblem in 1996 by then newly formed ACT Brumbies, a rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia competing in what was then known as Super 12, now Super Rugby. Subaru sold a small coupe utility in Australia under the model"
"Quamby Bluff Quamby Bluff is a mountain in Northern Tasmania, Australia that is an outlying part of the Great Western Tiers mountain range. Quamby Bluff lies from Deloraine by road, just north of the main escarpment of the Great Western Tiers mountain range. The name Quamby has been variously stated to be derived from Quarmby, the district in Huddersfield Yorkshire, or from a Viking word that means ""mill farm"", or from local aboriginal words meaning either a ""place of rest"" or a ""good camping place"". Daniel Bunce in his 1859 book of memoirs postulated that the name was derived from"
"cricket matches and other festivals and celebrations. The word ""Gombey"" is related to the Bahamian ""Goombay"", a similar musical tradition. It also refers to a specific drum of African origin (see List of Caribbean drums). In addition to the Bahamian Goombay tradition, Gombey is similar to some other Afro-Caribbean styles and celebrations (such as the Mummers). In Bermuda, Gombeys are seen more as dancers than musicians, with ritualised costumes, accoutrements and steps, whereas in the West Indies the term applies to a musical tradition, not normally accompanied by dance. Afro-Caribbeans came to Bermuda primarily from former Spanish colonies as free,"
"gold. Their primary jersey is navy with gold trim, with navy shorts and socks. The alternate jersey is gold and yellow, generally worn for away matches. The Brumbies also have a traditional jersey which is used for games against fellow Australian Super 12 foundation teams NSW and Queensland, which reflects the original home jersey worn between 1996 and 2005. This features a navy 'saddle' across the shoulders and white below chest level, with gold trim. The primary jersey sponsor is the Plus500. The team is named after the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland. The Brumbies mascot is ""Brumby Jack""."
"large bilby sale and $1 from every 10 pack. Parent company Fyna Foods manufactures chocolate bilbies as well as other iconic Australian fauna in their Australian Bush Friends Easter chocolate. 20 cent from every Bush Friends collection is donated to the Save the Bilby Fund. 2015 saw these chocolates raise over $33,000 to the fund. Cadbury also produces Chocolate Bilbies, although they do not donate or support any bilby conservation projects. This has led to a backlash against Cadbury, with many Australians derogatorily referring to their bilby products as Easter Bludgers: ""bludger"" is Aussie slang for a lazy person. For"
"Crunchie Crunchie is a brand of chocolate bar with a honeycomb toffee (or known as sponge toffee in Canada and Cinder toffee in the UK) sugar center. It is made by Cadbury and was originally launched in the UK by J. S. Fry & Sons in 1929. The Crunchie is sold in several sizes, ranging from ""snack size"" – a small rectangle – to ""king size"". The most common portion is a single-serve bar, about 1 inch wide by about 7 inches long, and about inch deep (2.5 cm × 18 cm × 2 cm). In the late 1990s there"
"to Sydney in a few years by two brothers named Green. The best of the animals were driven to the city sale-yards and sold for a few shillings a head. The carcasses of the slaughtered brumbies were boiled down and fed to pigs. The rugged country about the upper parts of the Clarence and Richmond rivers was for generations an extensive brumby haunt. Every selector who had a fairly fast hack, and wanted cheap horses, at odd times made long excursions into the brumby territory. Young fellows from town also went out on Sundays and holidays in pairs and troops"
"Market. Common yabby The common yabby (""Cherax destructor"") is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family. It is listed as a vulnerable species of crayfish by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), though the validity of this listing is questionable; wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams. Other names frequently used for ""Cherax destructor"" include the blue yabby or cyan yabby. Its common name of ""yabby"" is also applied to many other Australian ""Cherax"" species of crustacean (as well as to marine ghost shrimp of the infraorder Thalassinidea). Yabbies occasionally"
"cause erosion, the impact on the environment can be detrimental, and for that reason can be considered a serious environmental threat. However, because they also have cultural and potential economic value, the management of Brumbies presents a complex issue. Brumbies roaming in the Australian Alps of south-eastern Australia are thought to be descendants of horses which were owned by the pastoralist and pioneer, Benjamin Boyd. On the coast south of Geraldton, Western Australia the Brumbies there are known as ‘Pangare Ponies’, as they appear to carry the rare Pangaré gene. This colouring is commonly known as ""mealy"" and is seen"
"Woombye, Queensland Woombye is a town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woombye had a population of 3,246 people. Woombye is located on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the Brisbane CBD. The name is derived from words from the local Aboriginal language - a place (wumbai) of black snake, or (wambai) black myrtle or axe handle made from black myrtle. The Bruce Highway forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Woombye is accessible by Translink trains and buses. The town is centered on its railway station on the North"
"for sale. The others were given bullets""""."" In 1936: ""..""the Government once paid as much as £1 each for brumby tails, and the owners of Nokatunga still pay 2/6 a head for all brumbies killed on their station. The brumby is the mongrel horse of the Australian plains. Constant inbreeding has caused degeneration, and today these nomad animals lack the courage and the stamina essential in a station horse. The popular fallacy that they are a wild band of beautiful horse flesh is kept alive only by fiction...BRUMBY running, beside providing an exciting form of sport, often proves highly remunerative"
"all livestock, Brumbies can carry the parasite ""Cryptosporidium parvum"", which can result in serious gastroenteritis in people drinking contaminated drinking water. Although poor management of feral horses may pose an ecological and environmental threat in some parts of Australia, their management is made difficult by issues of feasibility and public concern. Currently, management attempts vary, as feral horses are considered pests in some states, such as South Australia, but not others, including Queensland. There is also controversy over removal of Brumbies from National Parks. The primary argument in favour of the removal of Brumbies is that they impact on fragile"