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Until Australia became a Federation in 1901, each of the six colonial governments was responsible for the defense of their own colony. From 1788 until 1870 this was done with British regular forces. In all, 25 British regiments served in the Australian colonies. The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ...
A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...
1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
However, following the realisation of responsible government, the Governors of the Australian colonies were required to raise their own colonial militia. To do this, the colonial Governors had the authority from the British crown to raise military and naval forces. Initially these were militia's in support of British regulars, but British military support for the colonies ended in 1870, and the colonies assumed their own defence. Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ...
A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ...
Lexington Minuteman representing militia minuteman John Parker. ...
A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ...
The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen_in_Parliament) legislative power. ...
Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The separate colonies maintained control over their respective militia forces and navies until March 1, 1901, when the colonial forces were all amalgamated into the Commonwealth Forces following the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ...
Colonial forces, including home raised units, saw action in many of the conflicts of the British Empire during the 19th century. Members from British Regiments stationed in Australia, saw action in India, the Maori Wars of New Zealand, the Sudan conflict, and the Second Boer War. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The term Māori Wars, now more commonly referred to as the New Zealand Wars, or sometimes The Land Wars, refers to a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand between 1845 and 1872. ...
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Despite a reputation of colonial inferiority, many of the locally raised units were highly organised, disciplined, professional, and well trained. For most of the time since settlement until federation, military defences in Australia revolved around static defence by combined infantry and artillery, based on garrisoned coastal forts, however in the 1890's, imporved railway communications between all of the eastern mainland colonies (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia), led Major General Brian Edwards, who had recently completed a survey of colonial military forces, to state his belief that the colonies could be defended by the rapid mobilisation of standard brigades. He called for a restructure of colonial defences, and defensive agreements to be made between the colonies. He also called for professional units to replace all of the volunteer forces. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ...
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Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
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Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
By 1901, the Australian colonies had federated formally joined together to become the Commonwealth of Australia, and the federal government assumed all defensive responsibilities. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...
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Australia was first formally claimed by Great Britain on August 22, 1770 by James Cook RN, however it was not invaded, and subsequently settled until January 26, 1788 with the arrival of the First Fleet. Frustrated in 1783 by the loss of their American colonies on the signing of the Treaty of Paris which formally ended the American Revolutionary War, the British sought a new destination for the transportation of convicts. The Fleet had arrived in Australia with over 750 convicts under the gaurd of Royal Marines, aboard 11 ships to establish a prison colony at Port Jackson. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ...
Battle of Chesma, by Ivan Aivazovsky. ...
James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ...
January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13, 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ...
1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ...
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The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ...
Initially the colony was run as a prison camp under the governance of Royal Navy Captain Arthur Phillip. Until between the 1850's when the colonies were granted responsible government, and the 1870's when the last ground troops were withdrawn, British regular troops were constantly garrisoned in the colonies. During their postings to Australia, most of the regiments rotated duties at the various colonies. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...
Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ...
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Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ...
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Accompanying the First Fleet to Port Jackson was 247 Royal Marines of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regiments. They remained to gaurd the fledgling colony of Sydney and that of Norfolk Island (established March 6, 1788 to prevent the island falling into the hands of the French) until 1790. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ...
The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ...
1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
In 1790 the Second Fleet arrived, and the Royal marines were relieved by a new force which was created specifically for service in the colony of New South Wales. They were known as the New South Wales Corps. Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The Second Fleet may be: Second Fleet (Australia), the second group sent to Botany Bay US 2nd Fleet, United States Navy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
On March 4, 1804, the New South Wales Corps was called into action for the first time. The Castle Hill convict rebellion, also known as the "Irish Rebellion", occurred in which Phillip Cunningham and William Johnston led a rebellion of nearly 500 mostly Irish convicts. The rebellion lasted for over a week, and martial law was declared for the duration of the rebellion. It is believed they sought to seize power and control of the colony in support of Irish independance. The New South Wales Corps marched all night to the site of the rebellion, near the modern Sydney suburb of Rouse Hill, where they engaged with 233 of the rebels in what is often called the "Battle of Vinegar Hill", killing 15 of them. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ...
1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
A cartoon of the Irish rebellion some years later The Castle Hill Rebellion of 4 March 1804, also called the Irish Rebellion and the Battle of Vinegar Hill, was Australias only successful large-scale convict rebellion. ...
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The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Following the events of the Rum Rebellion, the New South Wales Corps was disbanded, reformed as the 102nd Regiment, and returned to England. By 1810 the 73rd Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders) became the first line regiment to serve in New South Wales under the Governorship of Lachlan Macquarie. They served four years in New South Wales before relocating to Ceylon in 1814. A contemporary propaganda cartoon of Blighs arrest produced to show Bligh as being a coward The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful (if only temporarily so) armed takeover of government in Australias recorded history. ...
The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
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1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The 73rd Regiment of Foot also known as MacLeods Highlanders after its founder Lord MacLeod, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
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Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762[1] – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development...
Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Also formed on April 30, 1810 was the Governors Guard of Light Horse, mostly drawn from former convicts who had been of excellent behaviour during their sentences. Macquarie formed this unit, although not officially a Regiment, to prevent the events of the Rum Rebellion from re-occurring. The Governors Gaurd were mounted troops with the specific duty of being a private bodygaurd for the Governor. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ...
1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Royal New South Wales Veteran Corps was formed in 1810 for soldiers and marines who were too old "to serve to the best of their capacity", and served mainly as post gaurds, for the supervision of convicts and other government duties. It was comprised of veterans of the 102nd, and other units from veteran soldiers. By 1817 Lachlan Macquarie felt they were unable to perform even these duties, and reccommended their disbandment. This was eventually done on September 24, 1822. However, three further Veterans companies were raised in Britain in 1826 for service in New South Wales, and stayed on duties until 1833. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762[1] – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development...
September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Highlanders were replaced in 1814 by the 1st/46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, known as the "Red Feather's", who would serve until 1818. Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Other British units that served in New South Wales included:
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army being the 3rd Regiment of Foot. ...
The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was a line Regiment in the British Army . ...
The Dorset Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
The 50th (Queens Own) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1755 to 1881. ...
The 77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomeries Highlanders) was a Highland Scots Regiment raised under Major Archibald Montgomerie, son of the Earl of Eglington. ...
The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own) (the 14th of Foot) amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment (the 15th of Foot) in 1958 to form The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire. ...
The 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot would later amalgamate in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment, which itself would amalgamate with The Kings Regiment (Liverpool), to form The Kings Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) in 1958, later becoming The Kings Regiment in 1968. ...
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The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburghs) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburghs (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. ...
The Royal Scots Fusiliers is a Regiment of the British army. ...
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ...
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. ...
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ...
The Army Medical Services is an umbrella organisation responsible for administering the four separate units responsible for supplying medical and nursing services in the British Army. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The settlement at Sydney was already 15 years old when then Governor Philip Gidley King received news from Europe of the outbreak of war between France and Great Britain on May 18, 1803. Concern was also growing over the number of French explorers who were being sited in the South Pacific. The Admiralty issued him with orders to secure any strategic locations within the southern station of the Pacific Ocean which may be of use to France, and prevent them falling into French possession. He dispatched an expedition to settle at Risdon Cove, in Van Diemens Land. Van Diemens Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. ...
Capital Hobart Government Const. ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ...
Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ...
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May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (139th in leap years). ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...
Flag of the Lord High Admiral The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...
Risdon Cove was the site of the first European settlement in Van Diemens Land, now Tasmania, the smallest Australian state. ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
A young 23 year old Lieutenant John Bowen had arrived in Sydney aboard HMS Glatton, on March 11, 1803. King considered him the right man for the job, and towards the end of August, 1803, he left for Van Diemens Land aboard the whaler Albion. Accompanying him was 21 male, and 3 female convicts, gaurded by a company of marines of the New South Wales Corps, as well as a small number of free settlers. A second supply ship, the Lady Nelson arrived on September 8, 1803, and Albion arrived on September 13, 1803, subsequently invading and then settling Van Diemens Land for the British. Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...
John Bowen can refer to: Edmund John Bowen, British chemist John C. Bowen, Canadian clergyman John Henry Bowen, American politician John S. Bowen, American Confederate general John S. Bowen (executive), American advertising executive John Bowen (colonist) English sailor and administrator, founded the first settlememt at Hobart, Australia John Bowen, American...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Glatton. ...
March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
For other uses, see August (disambiguation). ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
A whaler (or whale catcher) is a specialized kind of ship, designed for catching whales. ...
There have been nine ships to bear the illustrious name of HMS Albion from a Third-rate ship of the line to a commando carrier to todays Albion-class LPDs (Landing Platform Dock Ships). ...
France Marines is the name of a commune in the département of Val dOise, France. ...
The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
The Lady Nelson was a vessel used in the exploration of the coast of Australia in the early years of the 19th century. ...
September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
There have been nine ships to bear the illustrious name of HMS Albion from a Third-rate ship of the line to a commando carrier to todays Albion-class LPDs (Landing Platform Dock Ships). ...
September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
At the same time David Collins departed from England in April, 1803, aboard H.M.S. Calcutta with orders to establish a colony at Port Phillip. After establishing a short lived settlement at Sullivan Bay, near the current site of Sorrento, he wrote to Governor King, expressing his dissatisfaction with the location, and seeking permission to relocate the settlement to the Derwent River. Realising the fledgling settlement at Risdon Cove would be well reinforced by Collins arrival, King agreed to the proposal. David Collins David Collins (March 3, 1754 – March 24, 1810) was the inaugural Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
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1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkota). ...
Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ...
Sullivans Cove, is on the Derwent River, adjacent to the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania. ...
Sorrento is the name of many cities and towns: Sorrento,_Italy Sorrento,_Florida, United States of America Sorrento, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sorrento, suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia Sorrento, Hong Kong, the largest residential development on Kowloon Station This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which...
Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ...
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. ...
Risdon Cove was the site of the first European settlement in Van Diemens Land, now Tasmania, the smallest Australian state. ...
David Collins David Collins (March 3, 1754 – March 24, 1810) was the inaugural Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ...
Collins arrived at the Derwent River on February 16, 1804, aboard HMS Ocean. The settlement that Bowen had established at Risdon Cove did not impress Collins, and he decided to relocate the settlement 5 miles down river, on the opposite shore of the river. They landed at Sullivan's Cove on February 21, 1804, and created the settlement that was to become Hobart, making it the second oldest established colony in Australia. The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. ...
February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Six ships that were built for the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ocean. ...
Risdon Cove was the site of the first European settlement in Van Diemens Land, now Tasmania, the smallest Australian state. ...
February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ...
Before the settlement at Risdon Cove had been abandoned, one of the most violent conflicts between British forces and Australian Aborigines is alleged to have occurred. The facts of this event are still disputed by historians and the descendants of the Tasmanian Aborigines, however it is alleged that on the morning of May 3, 1804, a food hunting party of approximately three hundred crested the heavily wooded hills above the Risdon Cove settlement, looking for kangaroo, in what is now considered to be part of the Oyster Bay tribe's traditional hunting grounds. It is supposed that both the Marine sentries, and the hunting party surprised each other. It is not clear how the engagement began, with differing accounts being given. Risdon Cove was the site of the first European settlement in Van Diemens Land, now Tasmania, the smallest Australian state. ...
Aboriginal Flag Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
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May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ...
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Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ...
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It does seem that feeling threatened by such an overwhelmingly large group, the Marines fired upon the Aborigines in an unprovoked attack. A convict by the name of Edward White claimed to have seen this. Armed with only spears and clubs, the Aboriginals were outdone by the firepower of the Marines who were armed with the Brown Bess smooth bore, muzzel loading musket, many of whom were experienced troops from conflicts in India and the Americas. It is claimed that between three and fifty of the Aboriginals were killed.[1] A spear is an ancient weapon, used for hunting and war. ...
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Soon after the establishment of the settlement, Collins decided that a coastal defense was needed. A redoubt was dug not far from the settlement, and two ships guns were placed within.
When Governor Lachlan Macquarie toured the Hobart Town settlement in 1811, he was alarmed at the poor state of defence, and general dis-organisation of the colony. Along with planning for a new grid of streets to be laid out, and new administrative and other buildings to be built, he commissioned the building of Anglesea Barracks, which opened in 1814, and is now the oldest continually occupied barracks in Australia. Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762[1] – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development...
For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ...
1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Anglesea Barracks is an Australian Defence Force barracks in central Hobart, Tasmania. ...
Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
By 1818, the Mulgrave Battery had been built on Castray Esplanade, on the southern side of Battery Point upon the orders of Lieutenant Governor William Sorell. Now the colony had two basic fortifications. 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ...
The New South Wales Corps were also relieved from Van Diemens Land when they returned from New South Wales in 1810, and Marines from the 73rd Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders), also rotated duties between Sydney and Hobart. These were likewise replaced in 1814 by the 1st/46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, the so called "Red Feather's". The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The 73rd Regiment of Foot also known as MacLeods Highlanders after its founder Lord MacLeod, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ...
Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The period of 1828 until 1832 was a dark one in the history of Van Diemens Land. The rising friction and continuing conflicts over land access between the indigenous Tasmanian Aborigines and the British settlers, breaches of each others laws and morals, killings and revenge killings, led to a declaration of Martial Law by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur. British Regiments were in open conflict with the Aboriginals in what has since been dubbed the Black War. 1830 saw the fiasco of the notorious Black Line incident, in which European settlers tried vainly to round up the Tasmanian Aboriginals in an attempt to isolate them, and hopefully prevent further conflicts between the two groups. It failed miserably. Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
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For other uses, see Martial law (disambiguation). ...
List of Governors of Tasmania Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemens Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania). ...
Major General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, (21 June 1784 – 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras (1814–1822), Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania Australia) (1823–1837) and later Upper Canada (1838–1841). ...
Poster issued in Van Diemens Land during the Black War depicting Lieutenant-Governor Daveys policy of friendship and equal justice for settlers and aborigines. ...
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The Black Line is a notorious incident that occurred in 1830 on Tasmania, or Van Diemens Land as it was then known. ...
In 1838 plans were drawn up for a more elaborate network of coastal fortifications. Money did not permit all of the batteries to be established, but work was begun on the Queens Battery, located at the site of the regatta ground on the Queens Domain. The battery was set back by delays and funding problems, and was not completed until 1864. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Queens Domain, also know as The Domain to locals, is a small hilly area of bushland just north-east of the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, alongside the Derwent River. ...
1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
By 1840, the newly arrived commander of the Royal Engineers, Major Roger Kelsall was alarmed to discover how inadequately defended the now growing colony was. He drew up plans for the expansion of the Mulgrave Battery, and an additional fortification further up the slops of Battery Point. Work began the same year using convict labour, and soon the Prince of Wales Battery was completed, and armed now with ten guns. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ...
Despite the improvements of the Prince of Wales Battery, it was located in a faulty position, and didn't have the most desirable firing position. At the height of the Crimean War in 1854, a third battery, known as the Prince Albert Battery was completed even higher behind the Prince of Wales Battery. Battery Point now had three firing positions, along with the Queens Battery upon the Queens Domain. Combatants Allies: Second French Empire United Kingdom Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Bulgarian volunteers Casualties 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 17,500 British 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of disease ~134,000 killed, wounded and died of disease The Crimean War (1854–1856) was fought...
1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ...
The Queens Domain, also know as The Domain to locals, is a small hilly area of bushland just north-east of the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, alongside the Derwent River. ...
Following the decline of British military influence in Tasmania, the Governor of Tasmania felt the need to establish military forces capable of defending the colony. Capital Hobart Government Const. ...
List of Governors of Tasmania Note that Tasmania was called Van Diemens Land until 1855 (see History of Tasmania). ...
In 1859 two batteries of "volunteer" artillery, one was the Hobart Town Artillery Company, and the other was the Launceston Volunteer Artillery Company. Twelve companies of "volunteer" infantry were also raised. In 1867 the infantry companies were disbanded, and the artillery increased by one battery. 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...
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1870 saw the complete withdrawal of British forces from Tasmania, which left the colony virtually defenceless. It had also highlighted the state of decay the existing fortresses had become. It had been decided the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert Batteries were inadequate for the defence of the town. By 1878 both had been condemned, and were dismantled by 1880. In 1882 the sites were handed over to Hobart City Council for use as public space, although the tunnels and subterranean magazines remain. Most of the stonework was removed and reused in the construction of the Alexandra Battery further to the south. 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The arrival of three Russian warships, the "Africa", "Plastun", and “Vestnik" in 1872 caused a great deal of alarm in the colony. Britain and its empire had only been at war with the Russians 16 years previously. The colony was defenceless, had the Russian had hostile intent. Luckily they were on a good will mission, however, it cause a great deal of debate about the state of the colonies defences. Plans were made for the establishment of volunteer forces. Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
In 1878 the Tasmanian Volunteer Rifle Regiment was raised in both the north and south of the colony. These were raised as Ranger Infantry units. By 1882 the strength was 634 men. By 1885 it was 1200 men, the maximum permitted by law at a time of peace. However, by 1893, and additional "auxilary" force of 1500 had also been raised. By 1896, the Regiment had three battalions. They were 1st battalion in Hobart, 2nd battalion in Launceston, and 3rd battalion in the North West. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...
For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ...
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ...
Construction of serious fortifications was considered as early as 1840, however no serious construction was carried out. The Kangaroo Bluff Battery was begun in 1881 and complete the following year with the arrival of two massive 14 tonne cannons from England.The first shots were fired on February 12, 1885. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
In 1899 the Tasmanian Colonial Military Forces responded to the request for military assistance in South Africa. The initial request was made for two of the colonie's three Ranger Infantry units. Colonel Legge, the commander of the Tasmanian Colonial Military Forces sought to also establish a mounted reconnaissance unit, and toured the colony. He was very impressed by the shooting and riding skills of many of the colonies wealthy young farm boys, and formed a Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen unit from them. A Tasmanian colonial contingent was sent to the Second Boer War, consisting of the 1st and 2nd Tasmanian Bushmen. These mounted infantry units were primarily made up of volunteers who had good bushcraft, riding and shooting skills. The first two Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians in that conflict were earned by Private Bisdee and Lieutenant Wylly, both members of the Tasmanian Bushmen, in action near Warm Bad in 1900. Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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In 1901 the Australian colonies federated and formed the Commonwealth of Australia, and all of the Australian Colonial Forces came under the control of the Federal Government of Australia. The Tasmanian Mounted Infantry units were redesignated as the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment (12LHR). The three battalions of the Tasmanian Volunteer Rifle Regiment were re-designated as part of the Citizens Military Force into Derwent Infantry Regiment (Hobart), Launceston Regiment (Launceston), and Tasmanian Rangers (North West). 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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The Australian Light Horse in Palestine during World War I The Australian Light Horse soldiers were mounted infantry who served during the Second Boer War and World War I. The Light Horse differed from cavalry in that they usually fought dismounted, using their horses as transport to the battlefield and...
Following the federation of Australia in 1901, the six colonial militias were merged to form a national reserve army. ...
For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ...
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ...
Other units which subsequently saw service in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania after 1855): Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
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1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Members of the Royal Engineers Corps & Royal Corps of Sappers and Miners Royal Staff Corps, Royal Commissariat Corps Royal Medical Corps and the Royal Hospital Corps, all also saw service in Tasmania between 1856 and 1870. The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was a line Regiment in the British Army . ...
The Dorset Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
The 50th (Queens Own) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1755 to 1881. ...
The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own) (the 14th of Foot) amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment (the 15th of Foot) in 1958 to form The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire. ...
The 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot would later amalgamate in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment, which itself would amalgamate with The Kings Regiment (Liverpool), to form The Kings Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) in 1958, later becoming The Kings Regiment in 1968. ...
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The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburghs) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburghs (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. ...
The Royal Scots Fusiliers is a Regiment of the British army. ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. ...
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ...
The Army Medical Services is an umbrella organisation responsible for administering the four separate units responsible for supplying medical and nursing services in the British Army. ...
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1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Following its first sighting by Dirk Hartog, on October 26, 1616, the coast of Western Australia had been explored and charted by many Europeans prior to its eventual settlement. Most of whom felt its resources were inadequate to support a permanant settlement. Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829. ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Dirk Hartog (1580—1621), the 17th Century Dutch sea captain and explorer, whose expedition was the second European group to land on Australian soil. ...
October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining. ...
Year 1616 (MDCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
That changed in the early 19th century, when the fear of French settlement in the area drove British authorities to establish their own colony. In 1827, Captain James Stirling sited the area surrounding the Swan River as being suitable for agriculture, and upon his return to England in July, 1828, lobbied for the establishment of a free settler colony, unlike the penal settlements of Eastern Australia. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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James Stirling may refer to: James Stirling (mathematician) (1692–1770) James Stirling (engineer) (1835–1931), locomotive engineer James Stirling (architect) (1926–1992) James Stirling (Australian governor) (1791–1865), Admiral Sir James Stirling, Governor of Western Australia James Hutchison Stirling (1820–1909), British (Scottish) philosopher James Stirling (academic), Professor of Mathematical...
Black swan and family The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. ...
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Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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The British Government assented, and a fleet led by Charles Fremantle, aboard HMS Challenger returned along with 3 other vessels, arriving to establish the Swan River Colony on May 2, 1829. The name of the colony was changed to Western Australia in 1832. Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle (June 1, 1800 _ May 25, 1869) was a Captain of the British Royal Navy. ...
Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876. ...
Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829. ...
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Following the establishment of the Swan River Colony, a detachment of Marines from 2nd/40th Foot Second Somersetshire Regiment who were garrisoned in Sydney at the time, was dispatched to the new colony. Following them, were detachments from most of the Regminets that were also serving in New South Wales. Other units which saw service in the Western Australian colonies: Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829. ...
France Marines is the name of a commune in the département of Val dOise, France. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
The first local units were volunteers raised in 1861. There had been an earlier group known as the Swan River Volunteers raised in 1829 to protect ships on outward hjourneys, although they proved uneccessary, and soon dissappeared. The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was a line Regiment in the British Army . ...
The Dorset Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own) (the 14th of Foot) amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment (the 15th of Foot) in 1958 to form The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire. ...
The Royal Scots Fusiliers is a Regiment of the British army. ...
1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The British garrison was to be withdrawn from Western Australia in 1861, and so the local Western Australian Volunteer Force was raised, primarily from Perth, Fremantle and Pinjarrah. Training was hard to come by, and although the unit was enthusiastic, records show that discipline and poor attendance was a problem. For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation) Garrison House, built by William Damm in 1675 at Dover, New Hampshire Garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, to equip) is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but...
The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle ( ) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ...
By January, 1869, the government had issued tough regulations to training and attendance, and although the unit was made up of volunteers, allowed for payments to be made to those who met a minimum requirement of attendance. By this time, Pinjarrah had also raised a Pinjarrah Mounted Volunteers unit of skilled horsemen. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Although the situation improved, the unit was still very amateurish. A reorganisation followed, and by June 17, 1872 the Metropolitan Rifle Volunteers were formed, with companies in Fremantle, Guildford, Albany, Geraldton, Northampton, York, and in the Wellington District. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ...
Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle ( ) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ...
Guildford, Western Australia Guildford was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permiment fresh water supply. ...
Albany, (IPA: ; ; post code: 6330), is a city on the south coast of Western Australia, 408 kilometres south-southeast of Perth. ...
Location of Geraldton, Western Australia Geraldton ( ) is a city and port in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth. ...
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By 1875 the officers of the Western Australian Volunteer Force were required to take examinations, prove their suitability for the promotion, and all ranks undertook both practical and field training. Corps were brought together annually, normally over Easter to practice manoeuvres, and had become highly organised. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Easter, the Sunday of the Resurrection, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity), following the cycle of the moon. ...
In February 1893, the Permanent Force Artillery Company was raised to garrison forts at Albany, as the Royal Artillery was being withdrawn. In November, 1893 the infantry units of Perth, Fremantle and Guildford were amalgamated to form the 1st Infantry Volunteer Regiment. Combined with the existing companies of the Western Australian Volunteer Force, the new regiment became part of the newly formed Western Australian Defence Force. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Albany, (IPA: ; ; post code: 6330), is a city on the south coast of Western Australia, 408 kilometres south-southeast of Perth. ...
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Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle ( ) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ...
Guildford, Western Australia Guildford was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permiment fresh water supply. ...
From 1893 to 1898 an annual camp was held in the vicinity of Perth, bringing together most of the force, although units from remote regions usually undertook the same training in isolation. Although lacking the advantage of training as part of a larger force, they still undertook these training camps with a high level of professionalism. Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
The Perth camp had been organised for both 1899, and 1900, but these camps were cancelled as the Western Australian Defence Force was dispatched to the Boer War in South Africa. By the time the men had returned from war, Australia had federated and become the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Western Australian Defence Force, which now consisted of one mounted infantry regiment, two field batteries, one garrison artillery company and an infantry brigade comprising five battalions were amalagamated into the Australian Army. The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Canada Cape Colony Orange Free State South African Republic Royal Dutch Navy (Evacuation of Paul Kruger only) Commanders Redvers Buller Herbert Kitchener Frederick Roberts Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Casualties 5000 - 6000 Battlefield casualties, 15,000...
The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...
Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot with muskets or rifles. ...
Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. ...
Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ...
Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ...
In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ...
In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ...
The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ...
South Australia was the only British colony in Australia which was not a convict colony. It was established as a planned free colony, and began on December 28, 1836. As such, garrison's were not required as prison gaurds, like in the other colonies. Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...
Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
A lack of any form of defence however, led to the creation of the first locally raised military force in Australia. the Royal South Australian Volunteer Militia was raised for this purpose in 1840. The Militia lacked discipline, equipment and training, and was disbanded by 1845. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The idea of self-support was entirely ingrained in the foundation of the South Australian colony though, as so in 1853 the Militia Act was passed, which allowed for compulsory enlistment. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
For other uses, see Conscript (disambiguation). ...
In 1865 South Australia became the first state to introduce partially paid volunteers, which was a system all of the other colonies were soon to follow. 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ...
The first attempt to establish a settlement in what is now Victoria was made by David Collins departed from England in April, 1803, aboard H.M.S. Calcutta with orders to establish a colony at Port Phillip. It was short lived, as he was unhappy with the location and the inabilty of his small contingent to defend the site from aggressive local Aborigines, and he removed it to Van Diemens Land. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
David Collins could refer to: Lieutenant-Governor David Collins, the first Governor of the colony of Van Diemens Land (later to become Tasmania). ...
Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area...
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1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkota). ...
Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ...
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Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
Several journeys and explorers passed the northern coast of Bass Strait in the interim, but it was not until John Batman journeyed from Van Diemens Land in 1835 to establish a farming community at what was to become Melbourne that the new colony was established. The new settlement's prime locality between New South Wales and Van Diemens Land, and the natural resources of the area saw it grow rapidly. Initially the settlement was governed directly by Sydney, but by 1840, it was proposed that it should be self governing. This was achieved on July 1, 1851. Bass Strait (IPA /bæs/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ...
John Batman John Batman (21 January 1801 - 5 May 1839) was an Australian farmer and businessman who was one of the first settlers of the Melbourne area. ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
| Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
Van Diemens Land is the name originally used by the British for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...
1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
By 1854 the newly formed Victorian government faced their first crisis. Three years earlier, in 1851, gold had been discovered in Ballarat, and soon after in Bendigo triggering the Victorian gold rush. The government imposed heavy mining taxes, which caused a miner's revolt, which culminated in the Eureka Stockade. The miners fortified a position, and at 3 am on Sunday, December 3, 1854, a party of 276 Victorian police and military personnel under the command of Captain J.W. Thomas approached the Eureka Stockade and a battle ensued. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...
Location of Ballarat in Victoria (red) Ballarat Base Hospital For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Ballarat. ...
For the English bare-knuckle fighter,Abednego,Bendigo, see William Thompson (boxer). ...
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ...
The Miners Licence was the colonial governments response to the Australian gold rushes and the need to provide infrastructure including policing. ...
The Eureka Stockade was a gold miners revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region of Ballarat. ...
December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Eureka Stockade was a gold miners revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region of Ballarat. ...
The police took up holding positions on two sides of the stockade, with a further unit of mounted police held in reserve. On a third side mounted members of the 2nd/40th Foot Second Somersetshire Regiment pressed in, supported by a combined storming party made up from members of the 2nd/40th Foot Second Somersetshire Regiment, and the 1st/12th Foot East Suffolk Regiment. A further contingent of the police troopers, and infantry units was also kept in reserve. Although they were well armed, the miners were no match for the professionalism and organisation of the military, and they were routed within 15 minutes. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride Mounted police are police who patrol on horseback. ...
A contingent of the 1st/99th Foot Wiltshire Duke of Edinburgh Regiment, then serving in Tasmania, was dispatched to aid them, however they were not required. The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburghs) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburghs (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. ...
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Melbourne was in the 1860's the headquarters of the Australia and New Zealand military command. For a year or two in the early 1860's, Melbourne was the headquarters of the Royal Navy's Australia Station. The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central...
Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ...
Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ...
The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
The Australia Station was the British and later Australian naval command responsible for the waters around the Australian continent and British and Australian colonial-possessions in the South Pacific. ...
Queensland was established by Letters Patent from Queen Victoria, on June 6, 1859. Prior to this time, the area that constitutes Queensland was formally part of the colony of New South Wales, and therefore came under New South Wales' military protection. Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 1 day remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513...
1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
British forces had been stationed at Port Albany, and on Cape York between 1865 and 1867, because of the recognised strategic importance of Torres Strait, New Guinea and King George's Sound. After their withdrawal, Queensland maintained a token force their, but it was widely recognised as inadequate to prevent any serious threat. An administrative centre and more serious force was raised to be stationed upon Thursday Island in 1877. Categories: Australia geography stubs | Peninsulas | Headlands ...
1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ...
Thursday Island is the administrative and commercial centre of the Torres Strait Islands. ...
1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Queensland goverment felt alarmed by the threat of the expansion by the German colony of German New Guinea, and felt that by securing the southeastern quarter of New Guinea, they could provide more safety for shipping through the Torres Strait. Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
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The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ...
Queensland Premier Thomas McIlwraith ordered Henry Chester, who was the then police magistrate on Thursday Island, to proceed to Port Moresby and take possession of it for Great Britain. He did so, arriving on April 4, 1883, without approval from the colonial office, and much to the astonished consternation of the British Government which was firmly opposed to further colonial expansion, raised the Union Flag proclaiming the British colony of the Territory of Papua. Sir Thomas McIlwraith KCMG (1835-1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. ...
Thursday Island is the administrative and commercial centre of the Torres Strait Islands. ...
Port Moresby town Port Moresby, (), population 255,000 (2000), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ...
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ...
The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...
Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag (also known as the Union Jack) is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ...
The Territory of Papua was an Australian possession comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, existing from roughly 1902 to 1949. ...
The British government initially repudiated the action, but a firmer commitment by the Australian colonial governements finally secured a British Protectorate over southern New Guinea (Papua) in October 1884, and it was declared an official British protectorate on November 6, 1884. Causing much consternation in London, an astute Germany annexed the northern portion two weeks later, expanding Kaiser-Wilhelmsland. Papua is: Another name for New Guinea Papua (Australian territory): A former Australian territory comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, now the southern part of Papua New Guinea Papua (Indonesian province): An Indonesian province comprising the western half of the island of New Guinea Related Words...
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Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
This article is about states protected and/or dominated by a foreign power. ...
November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 55 days remaining. ...
Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Kaiser-Wilhelmsland was the north-eastern part of New Guinea. ...
See also Before Federation in 1901 each of the six separate colonies maintained their own naval forces for defence. ...
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