The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. As of 2017, it has more than 1,660 Fellows.
The Chemical Society was formed in 1841 by 77 scientists as a result of increased interest in scientific matters. Chemist Robert Warington was the driving force behind its creation.
A dim sim is a Chinese-inspired meat and vegetable dumpling-style snack food, popular in Australia and to a lesser extent in New Zealand. The name came about after dim sum was misspelled on a menu and the mistake went unnoticed and was picked up by other Australian sellers.
The following lists events that happened during 1928 in Australia.
The Administrator of Tokelau is an official of the New Zealand Government, responsible for supervising the government of the dependent territory of Tokelau.
General Sir Alexander John Godley, was a senior British Army officer. He is best known for his role as commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and II Anzac Corps during the First World War.
The following lists events that happened during 1928 in New Zealand.
Events from the year 1875 in Ireland.
The following lists events that happened during 1875 in New Zealand.
Sir James Alexander Young, known as Alexander Young, was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.
The following lists events that happened during 1832 in New Zealand.
The following lists events that happened during 1821 in New Zealand.
Timaru was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, in the South Island. It existed continuously from 1861 to 1996 and was represented by eleven Members of Parliament.
Auckland are the top representative rugby union team of the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. They currently compete in the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership. Auckland has been the most successful team in NPC and its successors, winning the title a record 16 times. Auckland have also produced a record number of All Blacks, 181, the most recent being Akira Ioane in 2017. Auckland are currently coached by Alama Ieremia.
Sir William Alexander Bodkin was a New Zealand politician of the United Party, and from 1936, the National Party.
The following lists events that happened during 2013 in New Zealand.
Events from the year 1928 in Scotland.
The 1930 Invercargill by-election was a by-election during the 23rd New Zealand Parliament in the Southland electorate of Invercargill. The by-election occurred following the death of Sir Joseph Ward on 8 July 1930. The by-election, which was held on 13 August, was won by the late Prime Minister's second son, Vincent Ward against James Hargest.
Mayzod Elizabeth Hodgson was a New Zealand diver, who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
