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Werriwa Parish
The Parish of Werriwa is a parish of Murray County (Australia). It is located to the north of Lake George and is the local Aboriginal name for the lake. The parish, located at is near the town of Bungendore and about 50 km north of Canberra. The name Werriwa, was in the early 20th century the name of the wider region between of Bungendore, Goulburn and Lake George. The Division of Werriwa, famous as the electorate of Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1977, he was notable for being the he ... and Mark Latham was originally in this area at federation, however, demographic and boundary changes over time have seen that electorate now located in Western Sydney. Landmarks in the area include ''Werriwa homestead'' built in about 1882. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lands Administrative Divisions Of Australia
Lands administrative divisions of Australia are the cadastre, cadastral divisions of Australia for the purposes of identification of land to ensure security of land ownership. Most States of Australia, states term these divisions as county, counties, Parish (administrative division), parishes, Hundred (county division), hundreds, and other terms. The eastern states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, and Tasmania were divided into counties and parishes in the 19th century, although the Tasmanian counties were renamed land districts in the 20th century. Parts of South Australia (south-east) and Western Australia (south-west) were similarly divided into counties, and there were also five counties in a small part of the Northern Territory. However South Australia has subdivisions of hundreds instead of parishes, along with the Northern Territory, which was part of South Australia when the hundreds were proclaimed. There were also formerly hundreds in Tasma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
