Australia — • Includes history, education, and religious statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Australia Australia † … Catholic encyclopedia
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, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the Union Jack (United Kingdom, flag of the) in the canton and six white stars. Its width to length ratio is 1 to 2. Thought was given to an all Australian … Universalium
1823 in Ireland — Events*Catholic Association formed by Daniel O Connell, to further Catholic Emancipation [cite book | last=Moody, TW Martin, FX (eds)| year=1967 |title=The Course of Irish History | publisher=The Mercier Press | location=Cork, Ireland | pages=p… … Wikipedia
1824 in Australia — See also: 1823 in Australia, other events of 1824, 1825 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane *Lieutenant… … Wikipedia
1822 in Australia — See also: 1821 in Australia, other events of 1822, 1823 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane*Lieutenant… … 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
European exploration of Australia — Exploration by Europeans till 1812 1606 Willem Janszoon … Wikipedia
National Colonial Flag for Australia — The National Colonial Flag for Australia (1823/24) was the forerunner of the many Australian flag designs which featured the Southern Cross and Union Flag in combination. National Colonial Flag for Australia It is the first recorded attempt to… … Wikipedia
WELD, Frederick Aloysius (1823-1891) — governor of Western Australia and Tasmania was born at Chideock Manor, Dorset, England, on 9 May 1823. He came of an old Roman Catholic family, his grandfather founded Stonyhurst College, and an uncle became a cardinal. Weld was the son of… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
