Stanley is a small town approximately 8 km from Beechworth in Victoria noted for its apple, nut and berry farms. Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, having experienced major growth during the Gold Rush days of the mid-1800s External Links Beechworth tourist profile Categories: Australia geography stubs | Towns in Victoria ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The town was formerly known as Snake Gully. Many parts of this rural community have the remains of gold diggings from the Victorian gold rush of the mid 1800s. The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ...
Victoria was the last monarch of the House of Hanover; her successor belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Victoria's personal life was marked by many personal tragedies, including the death of her son, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the fatal illness of her daughter, the Empress of Germany, and the death of two of her grandsons.
As of 2004, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King of Spain, the King of the Hellenes (deposed) and the King of Romania (deposed).
Stanley got as far as Aden when he was recalled there to determine geographical problems left unsolved by the deaths of Livingstone and Speke, and the discovery by Sir Samuel Baker of Albert Nyan.za, a lake then reputed to extend illimitably in a southerly direction.
Stanley started from the east coast and reached the ocean again at the mouth of the Congo, having demonstrated the identity of that river with Livingstones Lualaba by navigating its course from Nyangwethe point at which both Livingstone and Lovett Cameron had turned aside.
Stanley described his labors in The Congo and the Founding of its Free State (London, 1885), a book which throws valuable light on the manner in which the promoters of that enterprise set to work, and the object at which, from the beginning, they aimed.
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