TENCH, Watkin (c. 1758-1833) — lieutenant general, author was born, probably in Great Britain, between May 1758 and May 1759; he was 74 at the time of his death in May 1833. He was well educated, and entering the British forces was commissioned a lieutenant in 1778. On 13 May… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Watkin Tench — Naissance 6 novembre 1758 Chester Décès 7 mai 1833 Devonpo … Wikipédia en Français
Watkin Tench — Infobox Person name = Watkin Tench image size = caption = Portrait of Watkin Tench birth date = 6 Nov 1758 birth place = Chester, county of Cheshire, England death date = 7 May 1833 death place = Devonport, England education = occupation =… … Wikipedia
Tench — is of French origins, and is first recorded in Lincolnshire (see below). Traditional research suggested that it was a nickname for a rather sleek person, however logical analysis would infer that the name is metonymic for a keeper of fish,… … Surnames reference
Tench (Insel) — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Tench Gewässer Bismarcksee Inselgruppe St. Matthias Inseln Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tench — /tɛntʃ/ (say tench) noun Watkin, c. 1759–1833, Australian officer of marines, and chronicler, born in England; first European to discover the Nepean River; author of A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson in New South Wales (1793) …
Barangaroo — was the wife of the famous Australian Aborigine Bennelong. Barangaroo was a determined and independent Cadigal woman who, history books suggest, disliked the invading Europeans and was totally opposed to Bennelong s conciliatory efforts with the… … Wikipedia
List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin — Place names in Australia have names of Aboriginal origin for three main reasons:* Historically, white explorers and surveyors may have asked local Aboriginal people the name of a place, and named it accordingly. Where they didn t ask, they may… … Wikipedia
Tabou alimentaire — Un tabou alimentaire désigne un interdit culturel ou religieux portant sur un aliment, de facto le plus souvent sur des aliments d origine animale. Sommaire 1 Justification et relativité des tabous alimentaires 1.1 Les religions 1.2 … Wikipédia en Français
Littérature australienne — La littérature australienne a pris naissance peu après la colonisation du pays par les Européens. Parmi les thèmes fréquemment abordés, on retrouve l identité indigène; le mateship (ou fidélité fraternelle), l Égalitarisme et la Démocratie, l… … Wikipédia en Français
