Australia — • Includes history, education, and religious statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Australia Australia † … Catholic encyclopedia
Australia Station — Royal Navy squadron on the Australia Station moored in Sydney in 1880 Active Created in 1859 … Wikipedia
Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium
Australia — Why is Australia called Australia? From the early sixteenth century, European philosophers and mapmakers assumed a great southern continent existed south of Asia. They called this hypothetical place Terra Australis, Latin for southern land . The… … Australian idioms
1809 in Australia — See also: 1808 in Australia, other events of 1809, 1810 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Captain William Bligh; from 1 January, Colonel… … Wikipedia
1811 in Australia — See also: 1810 in Australia, other events of 1811, 1812 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie *Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania … Wikipedia
Colonial forces of Australia — Until Australia became a Federation in 1901, each of the six colonial governments was responsible for the defence of their own colony. From 1788 until 1870 this was done with British regular forces. In all, 25 British regiments served in the… … Wikipedia
History of Australia (1788–1850) — History of Australia This article is part of a series Chronological … Wikipedia
Athletics in Australia — Sport overview country = Australia sport = Athletics (track and field) imagesize = 260px caption = union = Athletics Australia registered = 14,493 (total athletes) first = 1810, Sydney, New South Wales session = Session: 112,524, 2000 Sydney… … Wikipedia
COLLINS, David (1754-1810) — first governor of Tasmania was born on 3 March 1754. He was the eldest son of General Collins and his wife, Harriet Fraser, and grandson of Arthur Collins the antiquary. He was educated at the Exeter Grammar School, became a lieutenant of marines … Dictionary of Australian Biography
