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Occupation may refer to:
- the principal activity (job, work or calling) that earns money (regular wage or salary) for a person (see employment, profession, business, List of occupations)
- the periods of time following a nation's territory invasion by controlling enemy troops (see Military occupation)
- the act of settling onto an uninhabited tract of land, see Annexation and Terra nullius
- the temporary forceful occupation of a (typically governmental) symbolic building, as a sign of protest
- the act of settling into of a building (see ownership)
- any activity that occupies an important portion of a person's attention (see fan)
Greed is bad, says Rudd
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:01 +1100
KEVIN RUDD declared that "extreme capitalism" had failed comprehensively as he gave notice yesterday that his Government would seek to curb excessive executive salaries in the finance sector.
Feeling stressed? Don't worry, the banks are here to help
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:01 +1100
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Rise in deaths of children at risk
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:01 +1100
THERE has been a surge in the number of deaths of children at risk in NSW in 2007, despite a $1.2 billion funding injection into the Department of Community Services over the previous five years.
Why Dubbo's gone to dogs
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:01 +1100
NURSES have been forced to borrow bandages and medical equipment from a vet to use on patients at Dubbo Base Hospital.
Transport minister bungles Tcard dates
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:01 +1100
THE new Minister for Transport, David Campbell, yesterday bungled his first appearance before a parliamentary hearing by pledging a new Tcard before the Government had even been scheduled to sign a contract for its delivery.
Australian Mining History Bibliography - Compiled on behalf of the Australian Mining Network by Mel Davies. Divided in to national, state and territory sections.
Background And History Of Occupations - Links to occupation specific sites in Australia and overseas. Taken from the publication Web Sites for Genealogists by Cora Nunn.
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Brass Band Members Name Index - Index to members of Brass Bands from the late 1800s to the late 1900s predominantly in the Geelong area. Includes name, date of joining, band, band position and additional notes.
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Index And History Of Nuns And Sisters Of The Catholic Church In Australia - An alphabetical index of women who either became nuns in Australia, or who arrived in Australia as nuns between an alphabetical index of women who either became nuns in Australia, or who arrived in Australia as nuns between 1838 and 1918. The index consists of approximately 14,000 entries and is the result of contributions from more than fifty Religious Orders or Congregations.
Mining Accidents in Victoria - Compiled by Dave Evans. Covers the period 1850s to 1940s. Indexed alphabetically by surname.
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