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  Macquarie Island - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Bellingshausen landed on the island on November 28, 1820, defined its geographical position and traded his rum and food for Macquarie Island's fauna with the sealers.
In 1933 the; authorities declared the island a wildlife sanctuary, and eventually transferred it to the Commonwealth of Australia under the administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory on December 26, 1947.
Large portions of the Macquarie Island bluffs are eroding and dying as a result of overeating by rabbits.
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  Macquarie Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The island was claimed by Britain and annexed to the colony of New South Wales in 1810.
The island was transferred to Tasmania in 1890 and leased to Joseph Hatch in 1902.
In 1933, the island was declared a wildlife sanctuary and was eventually transferred to Australia under the administration of Australian Antarctic Territory in 1947.
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 Category "Lists of office-holders" - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Heads of government of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
Heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Heads of state of the Republic of the Congo
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 Macquarie Island - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The island is located at at 54° 30' S, 158° 57' E. It is the Southernmost Point of Australia (including islands).
The island was named after Colonel Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824), a colonial governor regarded by many as the real founder of Australia.
Vouza and the Solomon Islands,: By Hector MacQuarie
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 Dictionary of Australian Biography Mc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
He was taking much interest in the administrative side of the university, was a member of the senate from 1898, dean of the faculty of arts from the same year to 1920, and outside the university, had other appointments, including that of trustee of the public library of New South Wales.
In parliament, he had a high reputation as a speaker and administrator, as a soldier he was a good disciplinarian, a capable officer, and a thoroughly brave man. But though he was unfortunate in the reputation he obtained, he does not appear to have had the qualities which make a great army leader.
He was a conscientious and able official who showed much administrative ability throughout his career as a governor of crown colonies, and though he had some conflict with his advisers in South Australia, he was otherwise a thoroughly efficient and popular representative of the crown in that colony.
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 Administration - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Administration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Since the Land Transfer Act of 1897, the administrator acts as the real as well as the personal representative of the deceased, and consequently when the estate under administration consists wholly or mainly of realty the court will grant administration to the heir to the exclusion of the next of kin.
Administration durante minore aetate, when the executor or the person entitled to the general grant is under age.
Administration pendente lite, where there is a dispute as to the person entitled to probate or a general grant of letters the court appoints an administrator till the question has been decided.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Lists of office-holders
Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo
Heads of Government of the Republic of the Congo
Colonial Heads of Port Cresson and Bassa Cove
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 wiki/Macquarie Island Definition / wiki/Macquarie Island Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Macquarie Island is located in the Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean is the body of water encircling the continent of Antarctica.
The island was transferred to Tasmania in 1890 and leased to Joseph Hatch in 1902 Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
Fauna found on the island includes: Subantarctic Fur Seals, Antarctic Fur Seals The Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of seven seals in the genus Arctocephalus.
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 Newcastle - New South Wales - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
The large inland body of water to the south is Lake Macquarie with Cockle Creek wending westwards and, at dusk, the bright lights of Cardiff are plainly visible at the northern end of the lake.
At the head of and overlooking Bolton St are the imposing archway and the pillars of justice (overseen by the lion and unicorn and a bust of Queen Victoria) of the courthouse (1890).
Head downhill along Georgetown Rd and, to your right, between Harriet St and Tighe St, are the former Hanbury Public School (1864), the former courthouse and, at 96 Georgetown Rd, opposite Tighe St, the former police wireless station.
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 Norfolk Island - Prehistory And First Penal Settlement (1774-1814)
In 1973, one of the anchors was freed from the reef and recovered b a team of Administration lighterage workers, skin-divers and the master and crew of the Holmburn.
The anchor was mounted in the Administration compound, and unveiled by the Honourable Gordon Bryant, minister for the Capital Territory, in 1974.
In the Norfolk Island Administrative's Report for 1923-24, it is noted that two guns from the Sirius, along with the Bounty gun and a gun captured by Australian Imperial Forces from the Turks during World War I, had recently been mounted in the Court House yard.
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 These Violent Delights have Violent Ends : IGNORE THIS POST   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The island’s preservation was assured by Victorian-era descriptions of “this gem of the sea” when reports were brought back to the Australian mainland regarding the progress of the multiracial settlers who had arrived in the 1830s.
The island’s climate is subtropical, with temperatures rising from an average low of 16°C to 19°C in winter, 26°C in the summer, and an annual rainfall of 1650mm.
While much of the flora on the island is similar to that of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island, the island’s relative isolation has led to the evolution of new species – of the 241 native plants found here, 105 are endemic, including the important indigenous kentia palm.
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 Encyclopedia: Macquarie Island
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Governor Lachlan Macquarie Colonel Lachlan Macquarie (31 January 1762–1 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 of that colony.
The sub-antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
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 Governor Lachlan Macquarie "The Father of Australia".
Macquarie told the priest not to fuss, though he had never before set the first stone of a Catholic chapel, he jokingly confided in the cleric that he was an old mason.
Macquarie had hoped to have 3 months in which to familiarize Brisbane with his administration and policies before handing over the government to him, but Sir Thomas Brisbane would have none of that.
Richard Fitzgerald, or "our dear Fitz" as Elizabeth Macquarie called him, was a very valued and trusted friend of the family, he regularly sent her money from her estates, and she asked him to spend fifty pounds out of the funds of their estates to procure for himself a likeness of Macquarie.
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 SalJournal.com Blogs » Blog Archive » Down Under Tour - #4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Macquarie’s Point, a spot on the cove east of the Sydney Opera House.
This place was made famous as a getaway spot for Elizabeth Henrietta Macquarie, the wife of Lachlan Macquarie who was Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821.
Macquarie used to sit, is known as Mrs.
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 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The Head of Department is elected by the full-time members of the academic staff, subject to confirmation by the University Council.
The botany of the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales; vegetation, landforms and Quaternary history of subantarctic Macquarie Island; studies of bryophyte habitat, growth and physiology in the Southern Hemisphere.
The name 'Macquarie' commemorates Major-General Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824), Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, 1810-1821, whose genius for administration and whose concept of the future of the colony led to the first considerable developments in finance and commerce, inland exploration, architecture, and patronage of the arts.
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 Lists of office-holders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
lists of people in various offices and positions, including heads of states or of subnational entities.
Heads of State of São Tomé and Príncipe
Heads of Government of São Tomé and Príncipe
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 Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macquarie Island claimed by Britain, annexed to New South Wales
Macquarie transferred to Australia and incorporated into the Australian Antarctic Territory
Officers in charge Macquarie Island Meteorological Station under the Director of the Australian Meteorological Bureau
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 Destinations in the Sydney - Wiki Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Goat Island, west of the Harbour Bridge, was once the fledgling colony's gunpowder store and the source of the sandstone used in some of Sydney's finest buildings.
This 13 hectare island was also the headquarters for the Sydney Water Police who kept an eye out for smugglers and escaped convicts.
The administrative centre of Wollondilly is Picton, which is reached, in an easy 90-minute drive from Sydney or by train.
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 The Story of the Australian Church, by Edward Symonds (1898)
Governor Macquarie generally sided with the [35/36] emancipists, while Sir Thomas Brisbane, of later date, as strongly recommended the introduction of free settlers, and during his government a large number of such settlers were welcomed from the Scotch border.
John's Church, Launceston at the northern extremity of the island, was founded in 1824, and consecrated in 1827, by Archdeacon Hobbes Scott, of Sydney.
A capitation grant of two shillings per head of the population was suggested, but met with such strenuous opposition that, in the interests of peace, an amendment was adopted by the Legislative Council, that no aid should be given from any public funds whatsoever.
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 The Hospital Contract and early Licensing
To further complicate matters, on the 6th of November 1810, Governor Macquarie in Sydney entered into a contract with Graham Blaxcell, Alexander Riley and D’Arcy Wentworth for the erection of a general hospital at Sydney.
By this agreement the contractors were granted the exclusive privilege of importing 45,000 gallons [204,750L] of spirits into New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land during a period of three years, and thereby obtained a monopoly of the spirit trade.
Macquarie.” and “...now exposes to open light those dark spots in General Macquarie’s Conduct, whose base disposition, which had laid lurking in Secret, veiled with dissimulation During the whole of his Administration.”
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 January Featured Articles
Abdullah, who heads the cabinet committee of foreign workers, said there was now one million non-Malaysian workers in the country, but demand for Indonesian labour had surged in the construction, infrastructure development and manufacturing sectors.
But as the island focused more on tourism, which generated millions of foreign exchange dollars, the local people began to leave their traditional vocations such as farmers and fishermen.
Paisal Deraman, the elected head of Lubokgong village near the Kolok River, said that thanks to a government grant of 600,000 baht (about $14,000), his village is opening a batik factory that will provide badly needed jobs and income to residents.
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 Population Index - Volume 63 - Number 1
The life histories of selected heads of migrant households are presented.
Macquarie Economics Research Paper, No. 13/96, ISBN 1-86408-281-X. Dec 1996.
A Poisson regression approach is used to identify the origins of unusually large flows into this broad destination area, and to introduce origin-based explanatory variables which help to explain the factors influencing these flows.
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 All at sea - smh.com.au
In Victoria, the Bass coast (Phillip Island, Inverloch, San Remo) and the surf coast south-west of Melbourne (Anglesea, Torquay, Lorne, Warrnambool and Barwon Heads, where SeaChange was filmed) have grown at three times the national average.
Surfers is about to be the site of the highest residential tower in the world, a colossal 322-metre, 88-storey edifice which will dwarf all the other high-rise buildings on the strip.
The same is true, less spectacularly, of resorts such as Heron Island and Bedarra on the Barrier Reef.
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 Inside Bay Area - Tasmania has solitude, natural exotica — and a history of imprisonment
Bruny Island, a paradise just a short ferry ride from Hobart, has a population of 600 and plans to stay that way, thanks in part to zoning that mandates one building per 50 acres.
Named Van Diemens Land by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642, the island was, like greater Australia, first settled mostly by convicts transported from Britain and their military guards.
The island was a penal colony from 1803-53, and a harsh colony it was.
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 Robert Hughes
A week later, two convicts on thatch-cutting detail were found speared and mangled, "the head of one beaten to a jelly." It was supposed, a seaman noted, "to have been thro' revenge for taking away one of their canoes.” The killers had melted back into their tribe and it was useless to pursue them.
One was death; the other--as at Macquarie Harbor and Moreton Bay in decades to come--was by committing an offense that justified sending the convict to Sydney for trial.
Most of the convicts already on Norfolk Island were Irish, too; and the insurgents from Sydney, with their tales of the '98, must have catalyzed them.
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 Water
Macquarie is committed to pursuing new and existing strategic initiatives with current management and staff to further drive customer satisfaction, continue to focus on product quality and operational efficiency, and continually improve Aquarion over time, including by the way of capital investment.
On Thursday, Carol E. Youell, the MDC's natural resources administrator, sidestepped mussel shells and old stumps as she surveyed on foot acres of exposed Barkhamsted Reservoir bottom that a year ago was deep below the reservoir's surface.
Bush flirted with the idea of limiting carbon dioxide emissions as a candidate in 2000, but he dismissed that option his first year in office, saying that "given the limits of our knowledge," the nation was better off focusing on voluntary emissions reductions and better energy sources.
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 Report of GPPAC Fiji Consultation
She highlighted the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat’s “Framework for Engagement with Pacific Regional Non State Actors” saying it was a broad-based framwork to assist the Forum engage with civil society organisations better in order to maximise results via the development of mutually compatible agendas.
He told participants that in the wake of the May-July insurrection in Fiji and the June 5th 2000 coup in Solomon Islands, Pacific Island Forum leaders endorsed the affected member state’s request for assistance and action to be taken on behalf of all members of the Forum.
Citing the case of Rabuka as Commonwealth envoy in the Solomon Islands conflict, he suggested that external mediation, particularly when this comes from other Pacific Islands, can play a useful role in bringing parties to the negotiating table, but said it was critical to preserve perceptions of neutrality.
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 Protected Areas Programme -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The Commission is a corporation of nine members, two of whom are the Director of Conservation and his or her Deputy, and another two members nominated by the Aboriginal Land Councils.
The administration of most islands in the region is the responsibility of the Queensland Government.
In addition, there are scattered islands in the surrounding seas and oceans, extending from the tropics to the subantarctic.
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