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
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 — Para otros usos de este término, véase Australia (desambiguación). Commonwealth of Australia Mancomunidad de Australia … Wikipedia Español
Australia — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Australia (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Australia … Wikipedia
History of monarchy in Australia — Australia is a constitutional monarchy whose Sovereign also serves as Monarch of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and thirteen other former dependencies of the United Kingdom. They are now all fully independent nations. This articles… … Wikipedia
Australia Post — infobox company company name = Australia Post company company type = Government Business Enterprise foundation = 1901 as Postmaster General s Department location = Melbourne key people = David Mortimer (Board Member and Chairman} Graeme John… … Wikipedia
Australia — Protestantism came to Australia along with Church of England chaplains assigned to tend to the religious need of the original colonists, most of whom were convicts. Rev. Richard Johnson sailed with the first fleet of ships to Australia in 1788 … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
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
1826 in Australia — See also: 1825 in Australia, other events of 1826, 1827 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales Lieutenant General Ralph Darling *Lieutenant… … Wikipedia
