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Shire Of Ravenswood
The Shire of Ravenswood was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in Ravenswood. History Ravenswood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1412. On 18 January 1882, the subdivisions were abolished (meaning all of board members would be elected by all residents rather than having representatives from different parts of the division). With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Ravenswood Division became the Shire of Ravenswood on 31 March 1903. However, with the decline in Ravenwood's population after World War I, it became increasingly financially unviable to have a separate local government authority. On 1 January 1930, the Shire of Ravenswood was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Dalrymple as its No. 3 division. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenswood Division, March 1902
Ravenswood may refer to: Film and literature * Ravenswood, the name of a Swedish forest in ''Beowulf'', the setting of a battle between Geats and Swedes * ''Ravenswood'' (film), a 2006 Australian thriller, starring Stephen Moyer, Travis Fimmel and Teresa Palmer * ''Ravenswood'' (TV series), a spin-off of ''Pretty Little Liars'' * '' Ravenswood: The Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor'', a book by Kate Bronfenbrenner and Tom Juravich *Ravenswood Castle, a fictional setting in the Scottish Lowlands, featured in Sir Walter Scott's 1819 classic, ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' Places Australia *Ravenswood, Queensland, a town **Ravenswood Mining Landscape and Chinese Settlement Area, a heritage-listed area within the town * Ravenswood, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston, Tasmania *Ravenswood, Victoria, a locality near Bendigo *Ravenswood, Western Australia, a town United Kingdom *Ravenswood, Cumbernauld, the largest town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland *Ravenswood, Ipswich, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 and 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in Canada or the United States, there is only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between counties and cities. The Australian local government is generally run by a council, and its territory of public administration is referred to generically by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as the local government area or LGA, each of which encompasses multiple suburbs or localities often of different postcodes; however, stylised terms such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity. Townsville is the largest urban centre in North Queensland, leading it to be regarded as an unofficial capital. The region has a population of 231,628 and covers . Geography There is no official boundary that separates North Queensland from the rest of the state. Unofficially it is usually considered to have a southern border beginning south of the Mackay Region southern boundary, but historically it has been as far south as Rockhampton. To the north is the Far North Queensland region, centred on Cairns and out west is the Gulf Country. A coastal region centred on its largest settlement is the city of Townsville. The city is the locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenswood, Queensland
Ravenswood is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 255 people. It is historically and currently a gold mining town. Geography The Flinders Highway loosely bounds parts of the north-western boundary of the locality, entering from the north-east ( Reid River) and exiting to the west ( Broughton). The Great Northern railway line takes a similar route to the highway mostly immediately parallel to the highway to the north or the south, with the following stations: * Cardington railway station, now abandoned () * Woldston railway station() * Fanning railway station, now abandoned () There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality: * Boori () * Cardington () * Kirk () * Rochford () * Silver Valley () * Waigera () * Woldston () History After the discovery of gold in 1868 through to the early 1900s, the township flourished and grew to nearly 5000 residents and boasted 48 hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenswood Division
#REDIRECT Shire of Ravenswood The Shire of Ravenswood was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in Ravenswood. History Ravenswood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland ... Ravenswood Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Dalrymple
The Shire of Dalrymple was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the separate City of Charters Towers to form the Charters Towers Region. History Dalrymple Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 4494. The name ''Dalrymple'' is believed to honour George Elphinstone Dalrymple, an early explorer of the region. On 2 July 1902, the No. 1 subdivision of Dalrymple Division was excised to create a separate Shire of Queenton. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Dalrymple Division became the Shire of Dalrymple on 31 March 1903. On 1 January 1930, the Shire of Ravenswood was abolished and absorbed into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville Bulletin
The ''Townsville Bulletin'' is a daily newspaper published in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, formerly known as the ''Townsville Daily Bulletin''. It is the only daily paper that serves the northern Queensland region. The paper has a print edition, a subscription World Wide Web edition, and a subscription digital edition. The newspaper is published by The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, which has been a subsidiary of News Limited since 1984.BHP Billiton Our World History Series: Townsville Bulletin 2013. News Limited is Australia's largest newspaper publisher and a subsidiary of associated with < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. All laws applicable in Queensland are authorised by the Parliament of Queensland, with the exception of specific legislation defined in the Constitution of Australia, very limited criminal law applying under the Australia Act 1986 as well as a small volume of remaining historical laws passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and the Imperial Parliament. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Charters Towers
The City of Charters Towers was a local government area in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers. Established in 1877, it was entirely surrounded by the Shire of Dalrymple, with which it amalgamated in 2008 to form the Charters Towers Region. History The Borough of Charters Towers was proclaimed on 21 June 1877 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. It achieved a measure of autonomy in 1878 with the enactment of the ''Local Government Act''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Borough of Charters Towers became the Town of Charters Towers on 31 March 1903. On 13 April 1909, Charters Towers was proclaimed a City. A separate Shire of Queenton was excised from the surrounding Dalrymple Division on 2 July 1902 and merged with the City of Charters Towers on 23 December 1916. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charters Towers Region
The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$27.5 m. History ''Gugu Badhun'' (also known as ''Koko-Badun'' and ''Kokopatun'') is an Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Charters Towers Region, particularly the localities of Greenvale and the Valley of Lagoons, and in the Upper Burdekin River area and in Abergowrie. Prior to 2008, the Charters Towers Region was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the City of Charters Towers; * and the Shire of Dalrymple. The City of Charters Towers had its beginning in the Charters Towers Municipality which was proclaimed on 21 June 1877 under the ''Munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
