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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Tasmania
		Tasmania was once inhabited by an indigenous population, the Tasmanian Aborigines, and evidence indicates their presence in the territory, later to become an island, at least 35 000 years ago.
		Tasmania is a rugged island of temperate climate, so similar in some ways to pre-industrial England that it was referred to by some English colonists as 'a Southern England'.
		Tasmania's rail network consists of narrow gauge lines to all four major population centers and to mining or forestry operations on the west coast and north-west.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Tasmania (2482 words)

	Governor - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the British Empire a governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch to oversee one of his colonies.
		Governors used also to have a standard flag pattern (a Union Flag with the colonial seal or coat of arms in the centre).
		The provinces of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) are led by governors, as representatives of the President.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Governor (3135 words)

	Tasmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tasmania has a population of 484,700 (March 2005, ABS) and an area of 68,332 square kilometres (26,383 sq mi).
		The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on November 24, 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt, after his sponsor, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies.
		There is, in Tasmania, a varied musical scene, ranging from the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra whose home is the Federation Concert Hall, to a substantial number of small bands, orchestras, string quintets, saxophone ensembles and individual artists who perform at a variety of venues around the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tasmania (3497 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		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 theory state Governors are appointed by the Queen and act as her representative.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Governor (855 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tasmania
		The island of Tasmania, an Australian state, is located 200 km south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait.
		Tasmania has a population of 484,700 (March 2005, ABS) and an area of 68 332 km² (26,383 square miles).
		Tasmania promotes itself as the Natural State and the "Island of Rejuvenation" owing to its large, and relatively unspoiled natural environment.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tasmania (3202 words)

	Tasmania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Main article: Geography of Tasmania Map of Tasmania Tasmania is a rugged island of temperate climate, so similar in some ways to pre-industrial England that it was referred to by some English colonists as a Southern England.
		Tasmania's relatively low population density and temperate, maritime climate mean that it has a number of relatively unspoilt, ecologically valuable regions.
		Tasmania has 12 endemic bird species: 4 honeyeaters; 4 pardalotidae, including the rare and endangered Forty-spotted Pardalote; a raven; a currawong; the Green Rosella; and the Tasmanian Native-hen, Australia's only flightless bird Other than the giant ratites (Emu and Southern Cassowary).
	tasmania.iqnaut.net (2476 words)

	Governor of Tasmania: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Note: From 1804 until July 1, 1812, the North and South of Van Diemen's Land were separately administered.
		This list only covers the period after their reunification.
		From 1813-1855, Tasmania lacked a Governor, was administered by a Lieutenant-Governor or Commandant instead of a Governor; the below list treats these Lieutenant-Governors and Commandants as if they were Governors.
	www.encyclopedian.com /go/Governor-of-Tasmania.html (124 words)

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		Arthur Phillip, a captain in the Navy, was selected to be the first Governor of New South Wales, the limits of which were stated by his commission to extend from Cape York to the southern extremity of the country, and westward as far as the 135th degree of longitude.
		Inasmuch as a Governor had no force to back up his administration except such as was commanded by these officers, and as they commonly worked against him, it was very difficult for him to maintain respect for his office, much less rightful authority and obedience.
		Legally the Governor was endowed with a 'property in the services' of a convict for the term of his transportation; and when he was assigned to a settler or an officer the property in his services was transferred to the assignee.
	gutenberg.net.au /ebooks02/0200471.txt (16147 words)

	Tasmania (Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Because some of the Australian state badges were originaly created to represent the Governor (as distinct from the Colony) they generally showed some element of British royal heraldry - the main criteria being that it be different from similar badges used in other parts of the Empire.
		During some weeks in 1875, Tasmania used a blue ensign with a white cross and stars on it arranged in a southern cross.
		The Tasmanian State Governor's flag was changed to a slight variation of the State Flag, with the addition of the St.
	flagspot.net /flags/au-tas.html (286 words)

	Governors of Tasmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Australia's head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia.
		The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the Governor-General of Australia does at the national level.
		In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system of parliamentary government, the Governor nearly always acts solely on the advice of the head of the elected government, the Premier of Tasmania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Tasmania (161 words)

	CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION - Thursday, 5 February 1998
		It would then be the task of the committee to examine these nominations to arrive at a short list for consideration by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
		The knowledge and skills of the members of the Constitutional Council, being former governors-general, governors and justices, would be applied to provide counsel and guidance to a Prime Minister in delicate and difficult circumstances.
		During the election campaign in Tasmania, the question often put to me by republicans and others was which model did I favour.
	www.australianpolitics.com /issues/republic/convention/05_02_3.shtml (10102 words)

	Reading Group Guide \| ENGLISH PASSENGERS by Matthew Kneale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		First a year and a half reading and researching, in Oxford, Tasmania and the Isle of Man. Then a long time trying to digest all this research and work out what to do with it.
		I knew from the start that it was going to be complicated, just from the number of characters, elements and different time periods, so it was my chief concern to keep everything as clear and simple as I could.
		I'd never been to Tasmania till I researched this book, when I spent a few wonderful weeks there, reading in the Hobart library, walking across the mountains of the center and visiting the vital places, such as Flinders Island.
	www.readinggroupguides.com /guides/english_passengers-author.asp (1154 words)

	A Short History of Australia
		The New South Wales Corps--Grose and Paterson--Hunter Governor of New South Wales--Trading monopolies--System of transportation--The assignment system--Tickets of leave--Political prisoners--Irish rebels.
		Macquarie governor of New South Wales--British military forces sent to Australia--Demand for a council--The emancipist question--The Governor's policy--His difficulties with military officers--Trial by jury--Quarrels with the Bent brothers--Emancipist attorneys--Macquarie's autocracy.
		The corrupt military autocracy established under the administration of Grose and Paterson had to be broken down during the governorships of Hunter (1795-1800), King (1800-1806), and Bligh (1806-1808), all of whom found the officers tenacious of their profits and privileges, and determined to fight for them by all means available.
	www.gutenberg.net.au /ebooks02/0200471h.html (15901 words)

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		For their benefit and yours, here is a list of 29 electrical utilities the Navy expects to fail.
		This document lists military bases and facilities in the United States and foreign countries, the cities in which they are located, and scores the Y2K risk of failures to electrical, water, gas and sewer services at each base.
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	Academic defends Butler's controversial speech » ABC Tasmania » Local News
		State Governor Richard Butler used Friday's address in Hobart to highlight what he sees as threats to public education, affordable health care and social welfare.
		University of Tasmania Associate Professor Richard Herr says Mr Butler's comments were even more controversial because they were made during a traditionally patriotic speech.
		"Vice regal representatives, whether they are governors-general or governors have some difficulty in walking that tightrope and most don't try of course, and in this case some who heard the speech thought it had crossed over from the social conscience side to the political commentary side," he said.
	www.abc.net.au /tasmania/news/200401/s1031178.htm (285 words)

	Parliamentary Information
		List of Presidents of the Legislative Council [pdf]
		List of Leaders of the Government in the Legislative Council [pdf]
		List of ALP Members of the Legislative Council [pdf]
	www.parliament.tas.gov.au /tpl/datasheets/DSLibrary.htm (257 words)

	Australian Convict Sites - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
		Comprising the immediate site of Governors’ Place and the museum footprint, that is, the archaeological foundations under the Museum of Sydney and its forecourt facing Bridge Street, Sydney.
		Comprising the buildings and sites of Tasmania's principal convict establishment (1832-77) at Port Arthur, including the Penitentiary, Separate Prison, Asylum, Guard Tower, Hospital, Civil Officer’s Row and Dockyard residences, Church, Commandant's Residence, Isle of the Dead Cemetery, and Point Puer Boys Prison, and associated landscape.
	whc.unesco.org /en/tentativelists/1436 (633 words)

	Elected governors push premature: Rann - theage.com.au
		Moves to allow states to have elected governors were premature while the republic issue was still being decided, South Australian Premier Mike Rann said today.
		Mr Rann, a republican, has previously stated his support for a republican model where the president or governor was directly elected by citizens.
		The republicans were expected to announce their shift in focus from a president to elected governors this morning.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/06/10/1022982813632.html (342 words)

	GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA
		Now, under the present rules, if the Prime Minister dismisses the Governor-General the most senior State Governor acts in his place until a new Governor-General is appointed.
		1795 (Sept 11) to 1800 (Sept 27) Captain John Hunter, Governor of NSW and its dependencies.
		The following is a list of Governors-General of Australia since the inception of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, and of persons appointed to administer the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia since its establishment.
	www.angelfire.com /country/AustralianHistory/govgen.html (1550 words)

	Tasmania, Australia Genealogy Links - geneology
		Births,Deaths and Marriages listed in the newspaper Cornwall Chronicle for the years 14th Feb 1835 - Dec 1840
		An index to people listed in some issues of The Hobart Town Gazette, includes type of listing and date and page number of publication
		list of people mentioned in the Hobart Gazette for the year 1842
	www.genealogylinks.net /australia/tasmania/index.html (149 words)

	The Australia Day Dishonours List 2006 - Stay in Touch - National - smh.com.au
		In a country built by crooks, that bowls underarm and counts a bushranger among its heroes, today would not be truly Australian without an Oz Day Dishonours List.
		The list was compiled with the aid of you, the readers, so not all of it is our fault.
		The Father of Tasmania, Anthony Fenn Kemp, was nominated by Jon Fearon who, after reading Nicholas Shakespeare's book, In Tasmania, decided he was a bankrupt, thief, rum trader, magistrate and hater of governors.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2006/01/25/1138066862072.html (1325 words)

	Famous Hams and ex-Hams
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