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Topic: Division of Denison, Tasmania

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House of Assembly Divisional Information Lyons is a rural division and is the largest division in Tasmania covering most of the State from the west to the east coasts and from Latrobe and Beaconsfield townships in the north to New Norfolk and the Tasman Peninsula region in the south. Denison extends from Austins Ferry in the north to Taroona in the south, from Hobart in the east to Collinsvale in the west. Denison is an inner metropolitan division centred in the greater Hobart region. www.electoral.tas.gov.au /pages/houseofassembly/electorateinfo.htm

State Library of Tasmania - Kingston Area The Kingston area is situated 10 kms via the Southern Outlet from Hobart, capital of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Kingston is unique in Tasmania in having a large Dutch community (resulting from post-war migration) which maintains traditional festivals including the Tulip Festival held at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Kingston is the commercial, retail and administrative centre for Kingborough, the other principal towns being Taroona, Blackman's Bay, Margate, Snug, Kettering, Woodbridge and Middleton. www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au /kingston/kingarea.htm   (1157 words)

Electoral Newsfile 83: 1999 Redistribution of Federal Electoral Boundaries - Proposal for Tasmania Announced Tasmania is experiencing moderate to low levels of growth with the existing Divisions of Braddon (lowest) and Lyons (highest) appearing at the opposite extremes of the growth ranges. The other three existing Divisions in the State (Bass, Denison and Franklin) comfortably conform with all the Section 66(3)(a) and (b) criteria and the Redistribution Committee was persuaded that there was no necessity to make significant changes to their existing boundaries. A quota is used to determine the number of Divisions to which each State and Territory is entitled. www.aec.gov.au /_content/How/newsfiles/083/news83.htm   (1157 words)

House of Assembly Divisional Information Lyons is a rural division and is the largest division in Tasmania covering most of the State from the west to the east coasts and from Latrobe and Beaconsfield townships in the north to New Norfolk and the Tasman Peninsula region in the south. Denison is an inner metropolitan division centred in the greater Hobart region. The City of Clarence is in the division of Franklin. www.electoral.tas.gov.au /pages/houseofassembly/electorateinfo.htm   (1157 words)

Philip Fysh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fysh was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1901 as a member for Tasmania, and in 1903 as member for the Division of Denison. Fysh ascended to Premier and Chief Secretary of Tasmania in 1877, serving initially until 1878 and returning to the positions in1887 and serving to 1892. A Protectionist, he was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1866-69, 1870-73, 1884-90, and of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 1873-78 and 1894-99. www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Philip_Fysh   (193 words)

Antarctica Online - Australian Antarctic Division A world leading computer system developed at the Australian Antarctic Division in Tasmania that automates the reporting of environmental data has been nominated as a finalist for a prestigious international award. The AAD is responsible for the co-ordination and management of the ASAC (Antarctic Science Advisory Committee) programs; for conducting research in high-priority areas of Antarctic science; for co-ordinating and managing Australia's shipping and field program in Antarctica; and for administering the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic Territory of Heard and McDonald Islands. The Prince Charles Mountains Expedition of Germany-Australia (PCMEGA) 2002-03 science program plans to investigate geological and glaciological histories and past climates in the southern Prince Charles Mountains. www-old.aad.gov.au   (472 words)

Encyclopedia: Tasmanian Greens The Division of Denison, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly or lower house. The Division of Franklin, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The precursor to the Tasmanian Greens (the earliest existent member of the federation of parties that is the Australian Greens), the United Tasmania Party, was founded in 1972 to oppose the construction of new dams to flood Lake Pedder. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tasmanian-Greens   (1785 words)

Philip Fysh - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Philip Fysh Fysh was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1901 as a member for Tasmania, and in 1903 as member for the Division of Denison. Fysh ascended to Premier and Chief Secretary of Tasmania in 1877, serving initially until 1878 and returning to the positions in1887 and serving to 1892. Sir Philip Oakley Fysh (1 March 1835- 20 December 1919), Australian politician, was Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry. www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Philip-Fysh.html   (203 words)

Australian Antarctic Division - Mawson's Huts Commonwealth Bay Australian Douglas Mawson led the expedition and established its main base at Commonwealth Bay, 2473 km south of Tasmania, in one of the world's windiest places. Two huts from the original AAE survive today on a small harbour indenting Commonwealth Bay's Cape Denison: the main living hut and the magnetograph house. AAD photograph by F. Hurley - Cat:727-A1 Among the early building remains on the Antarctic continent are the huts of the 1911 to 1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE). www.aad.gov.au /?casid=13873   (203 words)

Origins of Electoral Division Names Sir William Denison 1804-1871, Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania 1847-1855 and Governor of New South Wales 1855-1861. Sir George Reid 1845-1918, one of the framers of the Constitution, Premier of New South Wales 1894-1899 and Prime Minister of Australia 1904-1905. Sir Isaac Isaacs 1853-1948, Member of the House of Representatives 1901-1906, Chief Justice of the High Court 1930 and Governor-General of Australia 1931-1936. www.aec.gov.au /_content/when/history/origin.htm   (203 words)

Origins of Electoral Division Names Sir William Denison 1804-1871, Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania 1847-1855 and Governor of New South Wales 1855-1861. Sir George Reid 1845-1918, one of the framers of the Constitution, Premier of New South Wales 1894-1899 and Prime Minister of Australia 1904-1905. Sir Isaac Isaacs 1853-1948, Member of the House of Representatives 1901-1906, Chief Justice of the High Court 1930 and Governor-General of Australia 1931-1936. www.aec.gov.au /_content/when/history/origin.htm   (203 words)

Duncan Kerr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duncan James Colquhoun Kerr (born 26 February 1952), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since July 1987, representing the Division of Denison, Tasmania. He is the author of Annotated Constitution of Papua New Guinea (1985), Essays on the Constitution(1985) and Reinventing Socialism (1992). Kerr was Minister for Justice 1993-96 and briefly Attorney-General in 1993. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duncan_Kerr   (194 words)

Antarctica Online - Australian Antarctic Division A world leading computer system developed at the Australian Antarctic Division in Tasmania that automates the reporting of environmental data has been nominated as a finalist for a prestigious international award. Gale force winds and heavy seas have prevented the Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov ferrying ashore a surprise Christmas hamper and the ninth member of a team working to conserve Mawson's Huts at Cape Denison in Antarctica. The AAD is responsible for the co-ordination and management of the ASAC (Antarctic Science Advisory Committee) programs; for conducting research in high-priority areas of Antarctic science; for co-ordinating and managing Australia's shipping and field program in Antarctica; and for administering the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic Territory of Heard and McDonald Islands. www-old.aad.gov.au   (194 words)

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