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Sunday, 11 February 2007 |
Okay so this page is a bit light, if you want to get anything added contact me through the contacts page Simon - Helen Rowney was the New Zeland entry for the Miss World Contest in 1989 (Didnt Win
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 - Thomas Rowney was a Tory MP for Oxford in 1754
- Paul Rowney came in 10thplace in the Men's Cross Coutry Mountain Bike event in the Sydney 2000 Olympics
 - Rowney Green is located just outside Birmingham Near Alvechurch 52.33° N 01.94° W
- In 1783, the Rowney Company was established by Richard and Thomas Rowney
In 1963, Rowney was the first manufacturer in Europe to introduce an Acrylic colours for artists.
In 1969, the company moved out of London to its present address and headquarters in Bracknell, England. The business passed through generations of Rowney children and Tom Rowney was now at the helm. Tom had no family following him in the business, he looked for a buyer. Morgan Crucible, a conglomerate, bought the George Rowney Company in 1968 and managed its operations for a number of years. In 1983 the company was re-sold to the Daler-Board Company. - www.rowney.org is run by James Rowney in Switzerland.
- In the 2001 Census there are 699 Rowney's resident in the UK.
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