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Jervois (other)
Jervois may refer to: Places Australia * County of Jervois, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Jervois, South Australia, a town on the lower reaches of the Murray River * Jervois Bridge, over the Port River in Port Adelaide, South Australia * Port_River#Jervois Basin Ships' Graveyard, Jervois Basin Ships' Graveyard on the Port River, South Australia Hong Kong * The Jervois, a 35-storey tower in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong * Jervois Street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong New Zealand * Fort Jervois on Ripapa Island in New Zealand People Surname * General William Jervois (British Army officer) KH (1782 - 1862), Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong * Sir William Jervois, GCMG, CB (1821 – 1897), son of the above, British army officer, diplomat and Governor of Straits Settlements, South Australia and New Zealand Given name *Jervois Newnham, Anglican bishop in Canada {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Jervois
The County of Jervois is a cadastral unit in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It was proclaimed on 24 January 1878 and named after William Jervois, the Governor of South Australia from October 1877 to January 1883. Description The county covers the part of the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking the Spencer Gulf from Murninnie Beach in the north and Cape Hardy in the south, and which extends inland from the coastline for a distance of about in the north, and about in the south. It is bounded by the counties of Le Hunte, Buxton and York to the north (from west to east), by the County of Musgrave to the west and by the County of Flinders to the south. The county includes the towns of Cowell, Arno Bay, Port Neill, Darke Peak, and Rudall. The Lincoln Highway passes along the coastline of the county from the north-east to the south-west, and the Birdseye Highway passes through the county in an east-we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jervois, South Australia
Jervois is a town in South Australia, on the right (western) bank of the lower Murray River. Jervois is predominantly a farming community, especially dairy farming on the floodplain and gently rising ground behind it. Jervois is located in the Rural City of Murray Bridge local government area, southeast of the state capital, Adelaide and on the opposite bank of the Murray from Tailem Bend, with a cable ferry carrying vehicles across the river between the two towns. In contrast to Jervois, Tailem Bend is high on cliffs above the left bank of the river. Jervois was surveyed in 1927 and named after the governor of South Australia, William Jervois. See also * List of cities and towns in South Australia * List of crossings of the Murray River The Murray River in south-eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. This article lists and briefly describes all of the recognised crossing points. Many of these had also developed as river ports for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jervois Bridge
The Jervois Bridge is a bridge in Greater Adelaide, Australia that crosses the Port River. Construction of the original Jervois Bridge from Port Adelaide to Ethelton commenced in July 1875, using components manufactured in England by Westwood, Baillie. It was the first swing bridge in Australia, with mechanical equipment provided by William Armstrong & Co of Newcastle upon Tyne.Jervois Bridge SA History Hub Built to carry , rail and road traffic, it was officially opened on 7 February 1878 by the |
Port River
The Port River (officially known as the Port Adelaide River) is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia. It has been used as a shipping channel since the beginning of European settlement of South Australia in 1836, when Colonel Light selected the site to use as a port. Before colonisation, the Port River region and the estuary area were known as Yerta Bulti (or Yertabulti) by the Kaurna people, and used extensively as a source of food and plant materials to fashion artefacts used in daily life. The Port River dolphins are a popular tourist attraction. Geography The Port River is the western branch of the largest tidal estuary on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent. The whole estuarine area, sometimes called the Port River estuary, includes Barker Inlet, Torrens Island, Garden Island, and to a greater or lesser extent touches the suburbs of St Kilda, Bolivar, Dry Creek, Port Adelaide, New Port, and (up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jervois
The Jervois is a 35-storey tower designed by Florent Nédélec and located on 89 Jervois Street in Sheung Wan, Victoria, Hong Kong. Description The Jervois is a luxurious boutique hotel that combines a total of 49 suites. All suites are only accessible via private lift lobbies and feature floor to ceiling windows that offer views of Hong Kong. Typical floors have two suites per floor with double corner windows while the top five floor have only one suite per floor with 360 degrees views of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Central and Victoria Peak Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in H .... Design The Jervois boutique hotel is a collaborative creation of two French designers, architect Florent Nédélec for the architectural design and furniture maker Christian Liaigre for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jervois Street
Jervois Street (, formerly ) is a street in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. History On 28 December 1851, a fire broke out and burned down Sheung Wan Market and hundreds of Chinese houses all around it, resulting in 30 deaths. The fire led to the redevelopment of the whole district, which was supervised by Major-General William Jervois, then Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong. Nearby * Queen's Road Central * Morrison Street * Hillier Street * Cleverly Street * Mercer Street * Bonham Strand * COSCO Tower * Wellington Street See also * List of streets and roads in Hong Kong The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ... References External links * Roads on Hong Kong Island Sheung Wan {{HK-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Jervois
Ripapa Island ( mi, Rīpapa), also known earlier as Ripa Island, located just off the shore of Lyttelton Harbour, has played many roles in the history of New Zealand. A Māori fortified pā there played a key role in an internal struggle for the South Island Ngāi Tahu tribe in the early 19th century. Between 1873 and 1885, the island hosted a quarantine station, which was also used as a temporary prison for members of the Parihaka Māori settlement in Taranaki. Fort Jervois was built in 1886 as part of system of defences against a feared Russian invasion. The fort was in military use until the end of World War I, and again during World War II. It is the most complete Russian-scare fort still existing in New Zealand. 19th century Māori history Ripapa Island was a perfect location for a pā (a fortification built by the Māori) and chief Taununu of the Ngāi Tahu tribe built one there in the early 19th century. In the 1820s, Taununu faced a fierce fight with another Ngāi Tahu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jervois (British Army Officer)
General William Jervois KH (1782 – 5 November 1862) was Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong. Jervois Street in Hong Kong was named after him. Military career Jervois served in the Peninsular War and, having been promoted to Lieutenant General in 1846, went on to be Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong in 1851. He was also colonel of the 76th Regiment of Foot. He was promoted general on 3 August 1860. Family He married Elizabeth Maitland and had at least one son (William Francis Drummond Jervois Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a British military engineer and diplomat. After joining the British Army in 1839, he saw service, as a second captain, in South Africa. In 18 ...). References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Jervois, William 1782 births 1862 deaths British Army generals British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jervois
Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a British military engineer and diplomat. After joining the British Army in 1839, he saw service, as a second captain, in South Africa. In 1858, as a major, he was appointed Secretary of a Royal Commission set up to examine the state and efficiency of British land-based fortifications against naval attack; and this led to further work in Canada and South Australia. From 1875 to 1888 he was, consecutively, Governor of the Straits Settlements, Governor of South Australia and Governor of New Zealand. Early life Born on 10 September 1821 in Cowes in the Isle of Wight, Jervois was the son of General William Jervois (pronounced "Jarvis"), and his wife Elizabeth Jervois née Maitland. Belonging to a military family of Huguenot descent, he was educated at Dr. Burney's Academy, Gosport, before entering the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Military service Upon graduating from Wool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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