Australia and New Zealand Banking Group — Limited Type Public (ASX: ANZ) Industry Banking … 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–New Zealand relations — The relationship between Australia and New Zealand is somewhat similar to that of other neighbouring countries with a shared British colonial heritage, such as Canada and the United States. Some have defined the relationship as less one of… … Wikipedia
Australia — Originally Terra Australis Incognita, or the unknown southern continent, Australia was first claimed for Britain by Captain James Cook on August 22, 1770. Although the Dutch navigator Tasman had first explored what is now Tasmania in the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
1852 in Ireland — Events*January 5 The troopship Birkenhead boarded British Army recruits at Queenstown. It had insufficient lifeboats. *February 26 The Birkenhead foundered. The soldiers stood to attention while women and children were placed in the lifeboats.… … Wikipedia
1853 in Australia — See also: 1850 in Australia, 1851 in Australia, 1852 in Australia,1853 in Australia, other events of 1853, 1854 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South … Wikipedia
1851 in Australia — See also: 1850 in Australia, other events of 1851, 1852 in Australia, 1853 in Australia, 1854 in Australia,and the Timeline of Australian history.1851 in Australia was a watershed year. It saw the start of the Australian gold rushes with… … Wikipedia
Republicanism in Australia — Australia This article is part of a series about the Politics and government of Australia … Wikipedia
Convicts in Australia — The Fremantle Prison whipping post. The prison was built by convict labour in the 1850s. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the British government. One… … Wikipedia
Cricket in Western Australia — Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Western Australia. The governing body of the game in WA is the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). Western Australia is represented at Sheffield Shield and domestic one day level by the… … Wikipedia
