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	Governors of the Australian states - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II.
		State Governors continued to be appointed by the King on the advice of the Colonial Secretary in London, usually after an informal consultation with the state government.
		The post of Governor was again called into question during the Depression of the 1930s, when the cost of maintaining six vice-regal establishments (as well as a Governor-General in Canberra) drew criticism from the labour movement and others.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governors_of_the_Australian_states (1551 words)

	Encyclopedia: Victoria (Australia)
		Victoria's first settlement was at Portland, on the west coast of what is now Victoria, Melbourne was founded in 1835 by John Batman.
		Victoria's northern border is the south bank of the Murray River, the river itself being part of New South Wales.
		Victoria is regarded as the home of Australian Rules Football, with 10 of the 16 clubs of the major league (see Australian Football League) based in Victoria, and the traditional Grand Final held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Victoria-(Australia) (4213 words)

	Government House
		The Governor does not accept the resignation until the new Government is appointed and the existing Premier and Ministers continue on a caretaker basis until then.
		The Leader of the Opposition assures the Governor that he or she has the confidence of the majority in the Legislative Assembly and is then commissioned to form a government.
		Every Governor is aware that unless the public is convinced that an exercise of reserve power was amply justified, the Governor will face severe criticism and loss of reputation from both the contemporary community and the verdict of history.
	www.governor.vic.gov.au /role.htm (3701 words)

	Encyclopedia: State Library of Victoria
		The State Library of Victoria is the central library of the state of Victoria, Australia, located in the city of Melbourne.
		Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,751 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,118 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area).
		On 3 July 1854, the recently inaugurated Governor Sir Charles Hotham laid the foundation stone of both the new Library and the University of Melbourne.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/State-Library-of-Victoria (1883 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Often, a governor would have served as a consul or a praetor in Rome before being dispatched, but this was not always the case - less important provinces might be governed by a prefect, and (after the end of the Republic) provinces under direct control of the Emperor would be governed by a legate.
		A governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch to oversee one of his colonies.
		In the United Kingdom's remaining overseas territories the governor is normally a direct appointee of the British Government and plays an active role in governing and lawmaking (though usually with the advice of elected local representatives).
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Governor (846 words)

	Charles Hotham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Captain Sir Charles Hotham (1806–1855), RN, KCB, was Lieutenant-governor of Victoria, Australia from (June 1854 - 31 December 1855).
		Hotham was appointed in December 1853, arrived in June 1854 but was sworn in as Governor only in May 1855.
		Hotham was governor at the time of the Eureka Stockade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Hotham (124 words)

	Governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Often, a governor would have served as a consul or a praetor in Rome before being dispatched, but this was not always the case - less important provinces might be governed by a prefect, and (after the end of the Republic) provinces under direct control of the Roman EmperorEmperor would be governed by a Legatuslegate.
		In the British Empire a governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch to oversee one of his crown colonycolonies.
		In the United Kingdom's remaining crown colonyoverseas territories the governor is normally a direct appointee of the British Government and plays an active role in governing and lawmaking (though usually with the advice of elected local representatives).
	www.infothis.com /find/Governor (1238 words)

	Politics of Victoria - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The two main parties are the governing Labor party (ALP) and the opposition conservative coalition of the Liberal and National parties.
		The Victorian Government is often referred to as Spring Street, a metonymy of the street of that name where the Parliament House of Victoria is located in Melbourne.
		The Queen of Australia has a representative called the Governor who formally appoints the elected Premier.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Politics_of_Victoria (455 words)

	Books: Colonial Consorts, by Marguerite Hancock - 14 July 2001
		Victoria avoided becoming a series of ghost towns by imposing sufficient economic safeguards to ensure the development of an infrastructure.
		Most of the consorts to the Governors enjoyed good health and were able to bring something of their personality to bear on community life.
		So a Governor's wife could be "At Home" to the public for a couple of afternoons a week; these occasions could then lead to larger formal engagements, such as receptions or balls.
	www.newsweekly.com.au /articles/2001jul14_book1.html (1301 words)

	This Is Travel \| Girl expelled for term-time holiday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Victoria's parents James, 52, and Ann, 51, claim they told Crumpsall Lane primary in North Manchester of their plans to travel abroad during term time when they booked the holiday six months ago.
		Victoria was given a certificate because she had 95 per cent attendance just two weeks earlier.'
		Victoria sat a series of end-of-year exams in the week before going on holiday but missed the final test as it coincided with the flight to Spain.
	www.thisistravel.co.uk /travel/news/article.html?in_article_id=40256 (589 words)

	Resume of Orders in Council (Vol. 24, No. 15)
		Laura Duncan is appointed to the University of Victoria Board of Governors.
		Roger Wheelock is appointed to the University of Victoria Board of Governors.
		Shirley Holloway is appointed to the University of Victoria Senate.
	www.qp.gov.bc.ca /statreg/oic/1997/resume15.htm (599 words)

	Advisors
		Victoria Kamsler was educated at Oxford University and has taught ethics and political philosophy at Harvard, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Queens College CUNY, Princeton, and the University of Georgia, where she is a member of the Philosophy Department and the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program.
		He was elected by the Board of Governors to be director of the Biology Institute of the UNAM for two consecutive periods, and he held this post from 1979 until 1987.
		In February 1987, he was appointed Vice Chancellor for Science at the UNAM, and in December 1988, he was elected by the Board of Governors as Rector of this university for the period 1989-1993 and reappointed for the same post for the period 1993-1997.
	www.all-species.org /advisors.html (9005 words)

	Victorian History Links - By Region - General Victoria
		1803 Settlement of Victoria - extracts from the voyage of the "Calcutta" from Portsmouth to Port Phillip.
		BWO Victoria, Australia - a voluntary list of books relating to Australian history people are willing to search (some of these books are included in the Victorian Local History Index).
		Also of interest is the Melbourne and Victoria sitemap, and the Immigration sitemap, all of which are included in the larger Australia's history sitemap.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~nuttall/links/generalvic.htm (2162 words)

	Politics of Victoria -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The two main parties are the governing (Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) Labor party (ALP) and the opposition conservative coalition of the (A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties) Liberal and (A person who owes allegiance to that nation) National parties.
		Other minor parties include the (Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables) Greens, and the (A member of the Democratic Party) Democrats.
		The Australian state of (A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally) Victoria has a (Click link for more info and facts about bicameral) bicameral parliament.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Po/Politics_of_Victoria.htm (661 words)

	The Ultimate Railways in Melbourne - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development.
		They were named Melbourne, Sandridge, Victoria, and Yarra (after the Yarra River over which the line crossed).
		In May 1857, a 4.5 km line was opened to St Kilda (converted to light rail in the 1980s).
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Railways_in_Melbourne (591 words)

	Victoria's Secret (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Quite who Victoria was and what she was keeping from everyone is a matter for another time.
		COMEDIENNE Victoria Wood is to officially re-open a popular Lake District attraction dedicated to author Beatrix Potter.
		And now Victoria Beckham seemed to be experiencing the perils of imbibing without eating a square meal.
	news.peem.co.uk /Top_Stories/1041559b2be (725 words)

	Emigrations Schemes,Illustrated London News
		The last her captain and passengers and crew saw of her was a fl cloud in the distance floating in the morning air.
		Upwards of 60,000, it is said, are in Victoria; and by the end of 1853 upwards of 40,000, attended only by their own medical officers, were conveyed from Hong-Kong to California.
		The Governor of Hong-Kong, under the provision of the Act, was authorised to specify the kind and quality of provisions, according to the length of the voyage, each ship was to have on board; and on this subject very minute regulations were made.
	www.hotkey.net.au /~jwilliams4/migrate04.htm (2169 words)

	Victoria University
		The graduation for the Victoria University's learning centre in Singapore was held on 2nd December 2004, at the Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore.
		The Board of Governors of Victoria University Europe approved the change of the name to Victoria University officially with effect from 01 December 2004.
		Victoria University's first Asian Doctor of Business Administration was officially launched in Shanghai on 28 June 2003.
	vueurope.ch /vicnews.htm (581 words)

	Governors_of_the_Australian_states
		The role of the state Governors became a matter of controversy during the debate about Australia becoming a republic, culminating in the 1999 referendum on the republic issue.
		At a more practical level it was argued that if the Australian people decided to abolish the monarchy the Queen would accept this verdict and would voluntarily end her remaining links with the Australian states.
		It remains unclear, however, what would be the fate of the office of state Governor if Australia were to become a republic.
	exoticfelines.com /search.php?title=Governors_of_the_Australian_states (1448 words)

	Board of Governers
		The Board of Governors was established by the Charter of 1821 and had as its members the Bishop of Quebec, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, the Chief Justices of Montreal and Upper Canada, and the Principal.
		The Secretary and Bursar continued as secretary to the Board of Governors and attended to the financial affairs of the university; the Registrar performed the administrative functions directly connected with education.
		These records relate to Senate or Governors matters, such as promotion, retirement and sabbatical leaves of academic personnel, which are not directly under or administered by the Governors, Senate or their committees.
	www.archives.mcgill.ca /resources/guide/vol1/rg4.htm (2202 words)

	US governors enjoy Aussie flavours - World - www.theage.com.au
		The governors were also entertained by Aussie country music superstar Keith Urban, who has sold more than two million records in the US.
		The governors were in Washington DC for the annual winter meeting of the US National Governors Association.
		The governors of Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming were among the state leaders at the Australian embassy.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/02/22/1077384627387.html?from=storyrhs (304 words)

	Stonnington News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For the next thirty years, when State Government House was required as the residence for the Governor-General, Stonington became the Vice-Regal residence for seven Governors of Victoria.
		During this era the spelling of the name was changed to Stonnington.
		It was home to Toorak Teachers’ College from 1957 to 1973; the State College of Victoria - Toorak from 1973 to 1981 and in 1981 it became the Toorak Campus of Victoria College.
	www.stonnington.vic.gov.au /news/1201/story02.htm (262 words)

	Look-4-it: HISTORY
		Victoria History of the Counties of England: a History of Wiltshire, Volume XIV Crowley, D.A. History of the County of Somerset : Vol 6.
		Victoria History of the Counties of England: a History of the County of Essex : Vol IX.
		Victoria History of the Counties of England: a History of the County of Gloucester : Vol 5.
	book.look-4-it.com /History (13668 words)

	Politics of Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TheQueen of Victoria, who is the same person as the Queen of Australia and the Queenof the United Kingdom has a representative called the governor whoformally appoints the elected premier.
		Hemassively reduced Victoria public debt, and reduced public assets by an even greater proportion.
		His aggressive reforms led to asurprise electoral loss in 1999 to the current Premier (2004) SteveBracks.
	www.therfcc.org /politics-of-victoria-204987.html (323 words)

	Journal of Australian Studies: Colonial Consorts: The Wives of Victoria's Governors 1839-1900. (JAS Review of Books). ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Colonial Consorts: The Wives of Victoria's Governors 1839-1900.
		Marguerite Hancock, Colonial Consorts: The Wives of Victoria's Governors 1839-1900, Miegunya Press/Melbourne University Press, 2001, pp 324, Illustrated, hb $59.95.
		Colonial Consorts is a series of biographies of the eleven wives of the Governors of Victoria from 1839-1900 and a companion volume to Davis McGaughy's Victorian Colonial Governors (Miegunya Press, 1993).
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:83033456&refid=ink_tptd_mag (183 words)

	Governor of Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Governors of Victoria John Landy, 2001-presentJames A. Governors of Victoria
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		The paramount influence we have there acquired, once of vantage for ourselves might be converted into a stronghold for our stipulations be extended for a further term of seven years.
	www.termsdefined.net /go/governor-of-victoria.html (106 words)

	"Toorak House", St. Georges Road, Melbourne, it was the residence of Governors of Victoria from 1856-7 till ...
		"Toorak House", St. Georges Road, Melbourne, it was the residence of Governors of Victoria from 1856-7 till 1874...
		All images and text on the State Library of Victoria website are for personal use only.
		No material may be reproduced, communicated or copied other than for the purposes of research or study, criticism or review, or reporting the news without the Library's permission.
	www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au /pictoria/b/2/7/doc/b27235.shtml (159 words)

	Free Things to Do In Victoria
		Victoria British Columbia, including Greater Victoria, Sooke, Port Renfrew, Sidney and the Gulf Islands
		Beacon Hill park also has a children's petting zoo that accepts donations, so it is almost free and there also is a putting green across from the petting zoo.
		Visit Royal Roads, the University of Victoria and the Governors mansion on Rockland.
	www.tourismmall.victoria.bc.ca /free.htm (732 words)

	Victoria BC Bed and Breakfast Accommodation British Columbia Bed & Breakfast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Victoria BC Bed and Breakfast Accommodation British Columbia Canada
		The World famous Austrian Imperial Cuisine consists of surprisingly simple but exquisite recipes, which were created by the Court Chefs for the Princesses, Archdukes and even the Emperor himself.
		Emphasis is placed on local and organic fruits, farm fresh eggs and juices.
	www.victoria-bedbreakfast.com /breakfast_victoria.htm (122 words)

	Governor's Camps - Lake Victoria Information :: Holiday Destinations :: Choices Wild Limited
		The lovely Lake Victoria is the setting for a holiday that’s about as far away from it all as you can possibly get.
		Day trips are possible from the Masai Mara Game Reserve using our own light aircraft, but we recommend staying for at least two nights, if only for the spectacular sunsets, the sky aflame as the sun sinks beneath the Lake.
		Whether you’re a keen fisherman or just fancy a go, catching a perch is something you won’t forget.
	www.choiceswild.com /holidays/governors_lake_victoria.htm (668 words)

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