James West (born 21 February 1982) is an Australian journalist , and author .
20-545: James or Jim West may refer to: People [ edit ] James West (Australian journalist) (born 1982), Australian journalist and author James West (antiquary) (1703–1772), English politician and antiquary; president of the Royal Society James E. West (politician) (1951–2006), American politician; recalled former mayor of Spokane, Washington James E. West (Scouting) (1876–1948), first Chief Scout Executive of
40-601: A YouTube video asking to be invited to the Tran family Thanksgiving dinner in Florida , having received their personal emails for 3 years. The video, and subsequent journey from Sydney to Florida gained press attention in Australia and the US. This Australian journalist biography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an Australian writer
60-565: A fully co-educational school, commencing in 2018 with girls in early learning and Kindergarten , in 2019 with girls in Year 3 ; in 2020 with girls in Year 7 . It includes boarding facilities. The school also incorporates three campuses for Aboriginal children. Two in NSW and the third Dhupuma Barker, in North East Arnhem Land in 2021. The Council of Barker College was originally constituted by
80-611: A guest house in Kurrajong Heights, as the site for this school. The name Barker College was chosen in memory of Frederic Barker , the second Bishop of Sydney whom Plume had met soon after his arrival in Australia. An outbreak of scarlet fever in 1894 convinced Plume that the School was too isolated and would be better located nearer to Sydney. Thus the School moved to its present site in Hornsby in 1896, and in 1919 its ownership transferred to
100-682: A radio producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney , in Beijing as a Foreign Expert at China Radio International where he was the inaugural producer of leading Australian podcast Mr Science Show, and as Producer of Triple J 's national, daily current affairs program, Hack . He has also worked in television as a producer of the Insight program at SBS Television . His memoir, Beijing Blur ( ISBN 9780143006756 ),
120-459: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Barker College Barker College is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning , primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Hornsby , a North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Barker was founded in 1890 by Rev. Henry Plume at Kurrajong Heights . In 2016 Barker announced a transition to
140-601: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James West (Australian journalist) West was born in Sydney and attended high school at Barker College , an independent school in Hornsby , a North Shore suburb of Sydney. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications) and New York University (Masters of Journalism). West has worked as
160-482: Is scheduled to open in 2021. The current facilities of the school include: As with most Australian schools, Barker College utilises a house system for students in years K-12. Each house has a teacher in charge, called a Head of House. The Junior School has 6 six Houses that were named after explorers of Australia and Antarctica: Byrd, Flinders, Hillary, Mawson, Scott & Tasman. The Middle and Senior School has 16 sixteen houses, named after influential people in
180-844: The Junior School Heads Association of Australia , the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the Independent Schools Association , and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools . In 1890, Henry Plume took up the position of Rector at St Stephen's Church, Kurrajong. It was at the church that he tutored five local pupils for the Junior, Senior and Matriculation Examinations. Their academic success encouraged Plume to establish his own school. In 1891, Plume selected Stokesleigh ,
200-779: The Middle and Senior schools. In 2016 the school opened an Indigenous campus, Darkinjung Barker, at Yarramalong on the NSW Central Coast , for students in Kindergarten to Year 6. In 2020 the school opened a second K–6 Indigenous campus, in the old Wollombi Public School building, called Ngarralingayil Barker; Ngarralingayil means "a place where learning happens" in the Wonnarua language . Fifteen students were enrolled in 2020, and 22 are expected in 2021. A third campus in Alice Springs
220-653: The children of General Hospital See also [ edit ] Jeffrey James West (born 1950), former principal of historical buildings in England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_West&oldid=1233591183 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732876992557240-663: The Barker College Ordinance of 1919. In 1939, Barker College was incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Anglican Church of Australia (Bodies Corporate) Act 1938 . Therefore, though Barker College is an Anglican school, it is separately incorporated and has its own governing body. Barker is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference , the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia,
260-681: The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) James West (inventor) (born 1931), American co-inventor of the electret microphone James Grey West (1885–1951), British architect James West (football manager) , British football manager James West (Canadian football) (born 1955), Canadian former football player James West (Scottish footballer) (1891–?), Scottish footballer James Marion West Sr. (1871–1941), Houston, Texas businessman and political figure James Marion West Jr. (1903–1957), his son, Houston businessman James R. West , American trumpet player and teacher James I. West Jr. , member of
280-605: The Church of England. 1975 saw the introduction of the co-educational collegiate senior school for students in Years 11 and 12, with the enrolment of 59 female students. In 2000, with Year 10 becoming became part of the senior school, girls started at Year 10 level. The following men have served as Headmasters of Barker College: The school motto , Honor non Honores , is derived from the Latin meaning "Honour not Rewards". The earliest record of
300-778: The Georgia House of Representatives Jim West (baseball) (1911–1970), American Negro league baseball player Jim West (biblical scholar) (born 1960), anti-death penalty activist, Christian pacifist, biblical scholar and blogger Jim West (boxer) (1954–2015), Australian boxer of the 1970s and 1980s Jim West (guitarist) (born 1953), American guitarist, film and TV composer Jim West (footballer) (born 1966), Australian former footballer James West (physician) (1914–2012), American physician, psychiatrist and surgeon Jim West (cricketer) (born 1982), Bermudian cricketer James West (golfer) (1885–1968), English golfer J. B. West (James Bernard West, 1912–1983), Chief Usher of
320-478: The School's history, such as alumni or School Council members. The Middle and Senior School Houses are named after influential figures in the School's history, with eight male and eight female namesakes. In July 2018 the College announced they would be changing the pastoral care system for the middle and senior school following the introduction of coeducation. The existing Houses are all named after influential men from
340-468: The White House James West, drummer for the band Ghostwood James West (runner) (born 1996), English middle-distance runner Jim West (sportscaster) , American sports announcer Characters [ edit ] James T. West, a fictional character on the television series The Wild Wild West and the motion picture Wild Wild West James West, a soap opera character who is one of
360-465: The motto is on an illuminated address presented to Rev and Mrs Plume on their departure from the School in 1905. Barker College is situated on a 44-hectare (110-acre) campus in suburban Hornsby , 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north of Sydney, with additional facilities located in the Blue Mountains , and The Grange, located at Mount Victoria . The Junior School , shares the Hornsby campus with
380-406: The school's history, and after the introduction of coeducation, another eight new Houses were announced, after important women in the School's past. These new houses are Bowman, Fear (1980) , Hill, Mackenzie, May, Stevens, Sthalekar and Stone, adding to the list of existing houses; Andrew, Boyce, Butters, Holt, Pain, Wade, Wailes and Wilson. Both male and female students will be allocated to one of
400-643: Was published by Penguin Books in Australia in June 2008. The book is an account of West's time in Beijing in 2005–06, particularly at China Radio International, and also includes chapters on capital punishment , Chinese punk rock music , blogging , and China's gay and lesbian culture . It is published in the US and Canada by Cuttyhunk/Landsdown Books, and in the UK by Crimson Publishing. West gained international attention after posting
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