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Encyclopedia > Stockmen

Stockmen are the Australian equivalent of North American cowboys. American cowboy circa 1887 A cowhand tends livestock, especially cattle. ...


The stockmen look after the stock on an Australian station. Trainee stockmen are jackaroos and trainee stockwomen are jillaroos. Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. ... Jackaroos are trainee Australian stockmen, also known as station hands. (The female form of jackaroo is jillaroo). ... A jackaroo is an Australian cowboy. ...


There was a tribute to the Australian Stock Horse when stockmen rode 121 Australian Stock Horses during the 2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, where they portrayed "The Man From Snowy River", a famous Australian poem by bush poet Banjo Paterson, to music written by Bruce Rowland, who composed a special Olympics version of the main theme for the 1982 movie "The Man From Snowy River". The Australian stockhorse (also known as the Australian Stock Horse has been especially bred for Australian climatic conditions. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... Bush poets were Australian poets who wrote about Australian rural life during colonial times and about the Australian bush. ... Banjo Paterson. ... Bruce Rowland is a well-known Australian composer. ...


During 2002, Australian stockmen rode in the live stage musical "The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular", which was based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man From Snowy River". 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In Longreach, Queensland, Australia, a Museum and Memorial called the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame was established to pay tribute to the pioneers of the Australian Outback. Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame in Longreach Longreach is a town and shire located in central western Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame is a centre set up in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, to pay tribute to Australias pioneers, including Stockmen and Aborigines, who have shown shown bravery and courage. ... A pioneer is someone who is first at doing something, or someone who is among a group of such people. ... For the restaurant chain, see Outback Steakhouse; for the station wagon, see Subaru Outback. ...


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Stockmen's Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Guarantee Reserve Life Ins. Co., 217 N.W.2d 455 (N.D. 1974) (3475 words)
Apparently Stockmen's directors had anticipated the favorable action by its stockholders on May 10, 1960, of the plan to form the mutual insurance company because Mutual then already was organized and had received its charter on May 3, 1960.
Stockmen's Prospectus of July 1, 1962, noted that the seven agencies "possess those powers entrusted to a general agency..." Over a hundred writing agents were connected with the seven agencies.
Stockmen's somber financial picture brightened somewhat and persisting in its original plan, Stockmen's in December 1961 organized Stockmen's Reserve Life Insurance Company (referred to hereafter as "Reserve"), and caused it to be licensed for North Dakota operation.
Utah-based Zions to buy Stockmen's Bancorp (483 words)
Stockmen's Bancorp of Kingman, the biggest Arizona-based bank operating mainly in rural areas of the state and No. 2 independent bank overall, will merge into National Bank of Arizona, a Zions subsidiary headquartered in Phoenix.
Stockmen's counts an additional 1.1 percent of deposits, according to a 2005 tally by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that hasn't yet been updated for 2006.
Stockmen's Bancorp, a major independent bank in Arizona, will be bought by National Bank of Arizona.
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