Medway


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Medway

(ˈmɛdˌweɪ)
n
1. (Placename) a river in SE England, flowing through Kent and the Medway towns (Rochester, Chatham, and Gillingham) to the Thames estuary. Length: 110 km (70 miles)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in SE England, in Kent. Pop: 251 100 (2003 est). Area: 204 sq km (79 sq miles)
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Micawber was induced to think, on inquiry, that there might be an opening for a man of his talent in the Medway Coal Trade.
Micawber, 'and saw the Medway. My opinion of the coal trade on that river is, that it may require talent, but that it certainly requires capital.
But soon the course of the ship opens the entrance of the Medway, with its men-of-war moored in line, and the long wooden jetty of Port Victoria, with its few low buildings like the beginning of a hasty settlement upon a wild and unexplored shore.
On either side, the banks of the Medway, covered with cornfields and pastures, with here and there a windmill, or a distant church, stretched away as far as the eye could see, presenting a rich and varied landscape, rendered more beautiful by the changing shadows which passed swiftly across it as the thin and half-formed clouds skimmed away in the light of the morning sun.
(Palmer) Molinari, 67, of Medway passed away peacefully Wed.
The company was chosen as an inaugural winner of the Medway Innovation Voucher, towards the development of its new lean production control package.
Travel Business Review-February 22, 2012--CT Business Travel Announces Acquisition of Medway Travel Limited(C)2012] ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk
21 February 2012 - British corporate travel agency CT Business Travel said on Tuesday it had bought domestic travel management firm Medway Travel Limited, as part of its growth strategy.
John Medway, 18, launched the vicious attack on the 16-year-old, after she visited him at his Ashville Road home in Wallasey.
John Medway, 18, launched a vicious attack on the 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after she visited him at his Ashville Road home in Wallasey.
Strong partnership working between Medway Council, Groundwork Kent & Medway and the residents is the key to success that has helped develop and improve a community park in Gillingham, Kent.