Southern Cross (disambiguation)
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The Southern Cross or Crux is a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
Southern Cross may also refer to:
Southern Cross may also refer to:
Transport
- SS Southern CrossSS Southern CrossThe SS Southern Cross was a steam-powered sealing vessel that operated primarily in Norway and Newfoundland and Labrador.She was lost at sea returning from the seal hunt on March 31, 1914, killing all 174 men aboard in the same storm that killed 78 crewmen from the SS Newfoundland, a collective...
, listing of vessels named Southern Cross - Southern Cross (aircraft)Southern Cross (aircraft)Southern Cross is the name of the Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor monoplane which in 1928 was flown by Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew in the first ever trans-Pacific flight, from the mainland United States to Australia, about ....
, the Fokker F.VIIB/3m flown by pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - SS Southern Cross (1886), a sealing vessel operating off Newfoundland and Labrador
- SS Southern Cross (1955)SS Southern Cross (1955)SS Southern Cross was an ocean liner built in 1955 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland for the United Kingdom-based Shaw, Savill & Albion Line for Europe—Australia service...
, the passenger ocean liner, a cruise ship - Southern Cross railway station, MelbourneSouthern Cross railway station, MelbourneSouthern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
, a Melbourne railway station (formerly Spencer Street Station) - Southern Cross (automobile)Southern Cross (automobile)The Southern Cross was an Australian automobile manufactured between 1931 and 1935.Financed by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a noted flying pioneer, the car featured a monocoque chassis and body, and was built from laminated plywood. Rumors quickly began circulating that the body was a fire risk,...
, an Australian automobile manufactured from 1931 to 1935 - Southern Cross, a yacht that challenged for the 1974 America's CupAmerica's CupThe America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
- Southern Cross RouteSouthern Cross RouteSouthern Cross Route is a term for passenger flights from Australasia to Europe via the Western Hemisphere. The Kangaroo route is its counterpart running through the Eastern Hemisphere, with many more flights...
, a flight route between Australasia and Europe through the Americas - Berlin SüdkreuzBerlin SüdkreuzBerlin Südkreuz is a railway station in the German capital Berlin. The station was originally opened in 1898 and is an interchange station...
railway station - literally South Cross Berlin
Exploration
- The Southern Cross ExpeditionSouthern Cross ExpeditionThe Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton...
1898-1900, an expedition to Antarctica led by Carsten Borchgrevink in the ship Southern Cross
Music
- "Southern Cross" (Crosby, Stills and Nash song)Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash song)"Southern Cross" is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by the rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was released in 1982 on the band's Daylight Again album. Stephen Stills sings lead vocals throughout, with Graham Nash joining the final verse....
, 1982 song by Crosby, Stills, and Nash - "Southern Cross" (folk song)Southern Cross (folk song)The song Southern Cross is a traditional Newfoundland folk ballad describing the loss of the Southern Cross on the south coast of Newfoundland with 173 men on onboard.-Lyrics:She got up the steam twelfth day of March and shortly did embark....
, a Newfoundland folk ballad - "Southern Cross", 1975 song by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils from their album The Car Over the Lake Album
- "Southern Cross", a song by 808 State on the 1993 album GorgeousGorgeous (808 State album)Gorgeous is an album of the band 808 State, released in 1993 on ZTT Records in the UK and Tommy Boy Records in the US. In October 2008, the album was reissued on ZTT Records including Chapter 3 of journalist Ian Peel's The 808 Story and an additional bonus disk containing 14 remixed tracks,...
- "Visions (Southern Cross)", a song by Stratovarius from their 1997 album Visions
- "The Sign of the Southern Cross", a song on the 1981 Black Sabbath album, Mob Rules (album).
Business
- Southern Cross BroadcastingSouthern Cross BroadcastingSouthern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television.-History:...
, a broadcasting company in Australia - Southern Cross Healthcare (New Zealand)Southern Cross Healthcare (New Zealand)Southern Cross Healthcare Group is a collection of independent, health-oriented businesses founded on not-for-profit principles, and is New Zealand’s largest non-public healthcare organisation. The Group’s main areas of business include health insurance, private hospitals and travel insurance...
- Southern Cross Healthcare (United Kingdom)
- Southern Cross TelcoSouthern Cross TelcoSouthern Cross Telco, also known as Southern Cross Mobile or Southern Cross Telco & Mobile, is an Australian communications company, offering landline phone, mobile phone and internet services...
, a telecommunications company in Australia - Southern Cross Astronomical SocietySouthern Cross Astronomical SocietyThe Southern Cross Astronomical Society, founded in 1922, is one of the oldest amateur astronomy societies in the Western Hemisphere. It is located in the Physics Department of Florida International University in Miami, Florida....
, an amateur astronomy society in Florida
Education
- Southern Cross CampusSouthern Cross CampusSouthern Cross Campus is a composite school that caters for students in Years 1-13 in the suburb of Mangere East in Manukau City, South Auckland, New Zealand. The school has deep ties to the Mangere East community by providing education, facilities, and programmes for the wider use of the whole...
, a composite school in Auckland, New Zealand - Southern Cross CollegeSouthern Cross CollegeAlphacrucis is a Christian tertiary college and is the official ministry training college of Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. The College has several campuses however the main campus is in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia...
, a former name of Alphacrucis, a Christian college in Chester Hill, New South Wales, Australia - Southern Cross UniversitySouthern Cross UniversitySouthern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...
, in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Heraldry
- Order of the Southern CrossOrder of the Southern CrossThe National Order of the Southern Cross is a Brazilian order of chivalry founded by Emperor Pedro I on 1 December 1822. This order was intended to commemorate the independence of Brazil and the coronation of Pedro I...
, a Brazilian Order of knighthood - "Southern Cross", a name for the Confederate Flag in the American Civil War
- "Southern Cross", a for the Eureka FlagEureka FlagThe Eureka Flag is a design; a dark blue field with a central white symmetric cross consisting five eight-pointed stars, representing the Crux constellation....
in Australia - Southern Cross FlagSouthern Cross FlagSouthern Cross Flags are flags which depict the Southern Cross. "Southern Cross" is the English name of Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also depicted in coats of arms of various countries and sub-national entities...
, several flags that depict the Southern Cross constellation
Television
- Southern Cross TelevisionSouthern Cross TelevisionSouthern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, Regional South Australia, and Central Australia. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated with the Seven Network and, in some areas, have a dual...
, a television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, South and Central Australia - Southern Cross TenSouthern Cross TenSouthern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
, a television channel available in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory - Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, a 1984 anime series from Japan brought to the USA as part of Robotech
- Southern Cross, an episode of Robotech, see List of Robotech episodes
- Army of the Southern CrossArmy of the Southern CrossThe Army of the Southern Cross is a fictional military organization in the Robotech universe. In the series´ second part, "The Robotech Masters", the ASC is the force tasked with defending Earth from the Robotech Masters, who came to retrieve the Protoculture Factory, following the failure of the...
, a fictional army from Robotech
Video games
- Gryphus 1, aka the "Southern Cross" is the player's character in Ace Combat X: Skies of DeceptionAce Combat X: Skies of Deceptionis a video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld console. It is the seventh installment of the Ace Combat video game series, the first for the PlayStation Portable system, and the second for a portable console. It was released for the United States on October 24, 2006.-Plot:Aurelia is a...
Military
- Southern Cross Aerobatic SquadronSouthern Cross Aerobatic SquadronEscuadrilla Acrobática Cruz del Sur is the aerobatic demonstration squadron for the Argentine Air Force ....
(Spanish: Escuadrilla Acrobática Cruz del Sur), the aerobatic demonstration team of the Argentine Air Force
Other
- Southern Cross, Western AustraliaSouthern Cross, Western AustraliaSouthern Cross is a town in Western Australia, 371 kilometres east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded by gold prospectors in 1888, and gazetted in 1890. It is the major town and administrative centre of the Shire of Yilgarn...
, town in Australia - Southern Cross CableSouthern Cross CableThe Southern Cross Cable, operated by Bermuda company Southern Cross Cables Limited, is a trans-Pacific network of telecommunications cables commissioned in 2000....
, a submarine communications cable connecting New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and the United States - Informal name of Xanthosia rotundifoliaXanthosia rotundifoliaXanthosia rotundifolia is a species of the plant family Mackinlayaceae, but sometimes also placed in Araliaceae or Apiaceae. The informal name of this species, Southern Cross, is derived from the common name of the constellation Crux. The flowers, white in colour, symmetrical, and cruciform in...
, a plant found in Southwest Australia - The Southern Cross (Argentina), an Argentine newspaper by Patrick Joseph Dillon (1842-1889), a Roman Catholic priest, editor, and politician
- The Southern Cross (South Africa), the official newspaper of the Southern African Catholic Bishops ConferenceSouthern African Catholic Bishops ConferenceThe Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference is an episcopal conference consisting of all the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa, Botswana, and Swaziland, and their equivalents under canon law...