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Bjelke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bjelke (Dano-Norwegian family) * Bjelke-Petersen, the name of an Australian family of both Danish and Swedish descent *
Bjelke-Petersen Dam The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is a dam in Moffatdale near Cherbourg in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The dam impounds Barker Creek and creates Lake Barambah. It is named after the Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It is opera ...
, built 1984–1988, creating the lake called "Barambah" after the original property in the region * Flo Bjelke-Petersen (1920–2017), Lady Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician *
Jens Tillufssøn Bjelke Jens Tillufssøn Bjelke (died in Copenhagen, 14 October 1559) was a Danish-Norwegian nobleman and a feudal lord of Jemtland, Norway, was originally from Danish Skåne (now Swedish). Jens Tillufssøn Bjelke was one of several notable Danes who ...
, Danish-Norwegian nobleman and a feudal lord of Jemtland, Norway *
Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005), known as Joh Bjelke-Petersen, was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during ...
KCMG (1911–2005), New Zealand-born Australian politician *
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen ''Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen'',. was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 11 May 1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the ''Racial Discrimination Act 1975'', and the discriminatory acts of t ...
, significant court case in the High Court of Australia *
Marie Bjelke Petersen Marie Caroline Bjelke Petersen (23 December 1874 – 11 October 1969) was a Danish-Australian novelist and physical culture teacher. She wrote nine popular romance novels between 1917 and 1937. Her novels were set in Australia, mostly in rural ...
(1874–1969), Danish-born Australian novelist and physical culture teacher See also
Bielke Bielke is the name of an ancient and powerful Swedish noble family, originally from Småland. History The family was wirst mentioned in the 13th century. It is the second-oldest such family still in existence after Natt och Dag. The comital f ...
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