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It is a resinous tree, up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall. Young parts are velvet hairy. Leaves measure 20 to 50 centimetres (7.9 to 19.7 in) by 12 to 21 centimetres (4.7 to 8.3 in), are alternately arranged, circular or broadly ovate, entire or minutely dentate, and palmately 9-nerved.
The name Mataranka means "home of the snake" in the Yangmanic language of the Aboriginal people who inhabit the area. [citation needed] The name was given to a sheep farm around 1915 by John A. Gilruth, who was the Administrator of the Northern Territory at that time.
The New Orleans crime family, also known as the Marcello crime family or the New Orleans Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in New Orleans, Louisiana.The family had a history of criminal activity dating back to the late nineteenth century.
Event Gold Silver Bronze Boys' freestyle: 50 m Luke Percy Australia 22.14 Evgeny Sedov Russia 22.19 Caeleb Dressel United States 22.22 100 m Caeleb Dressel United States 48.97
Matranga is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Luca Matranga, 16th century Arbëresh writer and priest.; Dave Matranga (born 1977), American Major League Baseball player for the Florida Marlins organization
The Siege of Detroit was an early engagement in the War of 1812, where a smaller British-First Nations force, led by Major-General Isaac Brock and Shawnee leader Tecumseh, used bluff and deception to intimidate Brigadier General William Hull into surrendering the fort, the town of Detroit, and a dispirited American force that nevertheless outnumbered the British and First Nations.
Gjon Muzaka (fl. 1510; Italian: Giovanni Musachi di Berat) was an Albanian nobleman from the Muzaka family, that has historically ruled in the Myzeqe region, Albania. [2] In 1510 he wrote a Breve memoria de li discendenti de nostra casa Musachi (Short memoir on the descendants of our Myzeqe lineage).
Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950) was a prominent New Zealand statesman.He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have served in parliament in the mid-20th century, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.