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The Division of Gwydir is an Maps of electoral Divisions The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member constituencies called Divisions. These maps show the Division boundaries as they apply to the 9 October 2004 House of Representatives election. The maps show each Division as being held by a particular party. Electoral divisions...
Australian Electoral Division in Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Governor HE Professor Marie Bashir Premier Bob Carr (ALP) Area 809,444 km² (5th) - Land 800,642 km² - Water 8,802 km² (1.09%) Population (2002) - Population 6...
New South Wales. The division was created in 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January-March January 1 - World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. ( Zero-ists argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 - The British colonies of New South...
1901 and is named for the The Gwydir River is a large river in northern New South Wales. It rises on the southern part of the New England plateau near the town of Uralla, and flows generally north west and then west onto the plains where it eventually joins the Barwon River. It passes the towns...
Gwydir River (which in turn was named by the explorer Allan Cunningham (December 7, 1784 _ October 30, 1842) was a Scottish poet and author. He was born at Keir, Dumfriesshire, and first worked as a stone masons apprentice. His father was a neighbour of Robert Burns at Ellisland, and Allan with his brother James visited James Hogg, the...
Allan Cunningham after his patron Lord Gwydir, who took his title from a castle in For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation) National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Official languages: English and Welsh Capital: Cardiff First Minister: Rhodri Morgan AM Area - Total: - % water: Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² xx% Population - Total (2001): - Density: Ranked 3rd UK 2,903...
Wales). The Division is located in western New South Wales, and includes the towns of Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. Bourke is located approximately 800 kilometers north_west of Sydney, on the south bank of the Darling River, which is known as the Barwon River upstream from Bourke. The site of Bourke was first reached...
Bourke, Moree, Mudgee is a town in central New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley 261 kilometres north west of Sydney. As of 2004, Mudgee is the centre of the Mid-Western Regional Shire with a population of 22,000 (2004 est). The town itself...
Mudgee and Walgett. The seat was a stronghold of the Australian Workers Union and was usually held by the Structure The Australian Labor Party is a democratic and federal party, which consists of both individual members and affiliated trade unions, who between them decide the partys policies, elect its governing bodies and choose its candidates for public office. The great majority of trade unions in Australia are affiliated...
Australian Labor Party until the 1940s, but since 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph...
1949 it has grown increasingly safe for The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. It has been the minor party in stable coalitions with the Liberal Party of Australia both federally and in...
National Party of Australia. Its last Labor member, William Scully, was a Cabinet minister in the Rt Hon Ben Chifley Joseph Benedict Chifley (September 22, 1885 - June 13, 1951), Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australias most influential Prime Ministers. Among his governments accomplishments were the post-war immigration scheme under Arthur Calwell, the establishment of Australian citizenship in...
Ben Chifley government. The current member, Hon John Anderson John Duncan Anderson (born 14 November 1956), Australian politician, has been Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the rural-based National Party of Australia since July 1999. Anderson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, but his family have been graziers (sheep ranchers) and landowners...
John Anderson, is Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister.
Members - George Cruickshank (Protectionist) 1901-03
- Hon William Webster (ALP, Nationalist) 1903-19
- Lou Cunningham (ALP) 1919-25
- Aubrey Abbott (Country Party) 1925-29
- Hon Lou Cunningham (ALP) 1929-31
- Hon Aubrey Abbott (Country Party) 1931-37
- Hon William Scully (ALP) 1937-49
- Thomas Treloar (Country Party) 1949-53
- Ian Allan (Country Party) 1953-69
- Hon Ralph Hunt (Country Party, National Party) 1969-89
- Hon Hon John Anderson John Duncan Anderson (born 14 November 1956), Australian politician, has been Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the rural-based National Party of Australia since July 1999. Anderson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, but his family have been graziers (sheep ranchers) and landowners...
John Anderson (National Party) 1989-
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