William Sykes (convict) — William Sykes (1827–4 January 1891) was an English convict, transported to Western Australia for manslaughter. William Sykes was born in Wentworth, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, England in 1827. As a member of a poor family, he received no formal… … Wikipedia
History of Sierra Leone — Early history= Archaeological finds show that Sierra Leone has been inhabited continuously for at least 2,500 years,cite web| url=http://www.everyculture.com/Sa Th/Sierra Leone.html| title= Culture of Sierra Leone | author= Countries and Their… … Wikipedia
Alexandra Hasluck — Dame Alexandra Margaret Martin Hasluck, Lady Hasluck, AD, (26 August 1908 mdash; 18 June 1993) was an author and social historian in Western Australia. Born Alexandra Darker in Perth, Western Australia in 1908, she graduated from the University… … Wikipedia
Comptroller General of Convicts (Western Australia) — The Comptroller General of Convicts was the head of the convict establishment in Western Australia. The office existed from 1850, when Western Australia first became a penal colony, until 1872, four years after penal transportation to Western… … Wikipedia
Edmund Henderson — Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson KCB (19 April 1821–8 December 1896) was an officer in the British Army who was Comptroller General of Convicts in Western Australia from 1850 to 1863, Home Office Surveyor General of Prisons … Wikipedia
Convict era of Western Australia — James Wilson, a convict transported to Western Australia in 1867 The convict era of Western Australia was the period during which Western Australia was a penal colony of the British Empire. Although it received small numbers of juvenile offenders … Wikipedia
George Hampton — George Essex Hampton (c. 1838–1876) was an unpopular public official in colonial Western Australia.The son of Governor of Western Australia Dr John Hampton, George Hampton arrived in the colony with his father in February 1862 on board the… … Wikipedia
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1832-1870 — When it first met on 7 February 1832, the Western Australian Legislative Council consisted only of five government officials. Western Australia was a crown colony from its establishment in 1829 as the Swan River Colony until the advent of… … Wikipedia
Alexandra Hasluck — Dame Alexandra Margaret Martin Hasluck AD DStJ (Geburtsname: Alexandra Margaret Martin Darker; * 26. August 1908 in Perth, Western Australia; † 18. Juni 1993 ebenda) war eine australische Schriftstellerin. Leben Alexandra Darker studierte nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hasluck family — /ˈhæzlʌk/ (say hazluk) noun an Australian family, prominent in literature and politics. 1. Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla, 1905–93, Liberal politician, writer and governor general 1969–74. 2. his wife, Dame Alexandra Margaret Martin, 1908–93, author… …
