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Charles Moore (Australian Politician)
Charles Moore (29 August 1820 – 4 July 1895) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Ballymacarne in County Cavan to farmer James Moore and Catherine Rogers. He was educated at Fermanagh and became an apprentice draper, eventually in Dublin. He came to South Australia with a drapery shipment and settled in Sydney in 1850, where he opened his own drapery. He married twice: first to Sarah Jane Wilcox, and second to Annie Hill Montgomery in 1883. He was a Randwick alderman from 1860 to 1886 and mayor in 1863, and a Sydney City Councillor from 1865 to 1869 and from 1871 to 1886, serving as Mayor of Sydney, Mayor from 1867 to 1869. Moore was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of East Sydney, East Sydney at the 1874 East Sydney colonial by-election, July 1874 by-election, but he was defeated at the Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election#East Sydney, general election in December th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Moore (Moore Park)
Charles Moore may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charles Herbert Moore (1840–1930), American artist and historian * Charles R. Moore (actor) (1893–1947), American actor * Charles Moore (dancer) (1928–1986), founder of The Charles Moore Dance Theatre * Charles Moore (photographer) (1931–2010), American photographer who documented the Civil Rights Era * Charles Moore (architect) (1925–1993), American architect Journalism * Charles Moore (city planner) (1855–1942), journalist and city planner in Detroit, Michigan * Charles Moore, Baron Moore of Etchingham (born 1956), British journalist, former editor of ''The Spectator'', ''The Sunday Telegraph'' and ''The Daily Telegraph'' Politics * Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda (1603–1643), Irish aristocrat * Charles Moore, 1st Earl of Charleville (1712–1764), Irish peer * Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda (1730–1821), British peer and military officer * Charles Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda (1770–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Parklands
Centennial Parklands is the name given to a group of three urban parklands located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Comprising approximately , the lands encompass Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queens Park. The Parklands are listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register, with various components of national, state or local heritage significance. The parks are contained within the local government areas of City of Randwick, Waverley Municipal Council, and City of Sydney. The parklands are managed by the Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust, trading as the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands. The trust is administered by the Office of Environment & Heritage. The parklands were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 March 2000. Centennial Park is home to a number of wild animals including bird life, rabbits, and foxes. It is also home to a number of equestrian schools and other domestic animal endeavours such as the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council
{{Use Australian English, date=June 2020 Following are lists of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council: * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1823–1843 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1851–1856 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1856–1861 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1861–1864 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1864–1869 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1869–1872 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1872–1874 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1874–1877 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1877–1880 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1880–1882 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1882–1885 * Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1885–1887 * Members of the New So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Following are lists of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House ...: * 1856–1858 * 1858–1859 * 1859–1860 * 1860–1864 * 1864–1869 * 1869–1872 * 1872–1874 * 1874–1877 * 1877–1880 * 1880–1882 * 1882–1885 * 1885–1887 * 1887–1889 * 1889–1891 * 1891–1894 * 1894–1895 * 1895–1898 * 1898–1901 * 1901–1904 * 1904–1907 * 1907–1910 * 1910–1913 * 1913–1917 * 1917–1920 * 1920–1922 * 1922–1925 * 1925–1927 * 1927–1930 * 1930–1932 * 1932–1935 * 1935–1938 * 1938–1941 * 1941–1944 * 1944–1947 * 1947–1950 * 1950–1953 * 1953–1956 * 1956–1959 * 1959–1962 * 1962–1965 * 1965–1968 * 1968–1971 * 1971–1973 * 1973–1976 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Deaths
Events January * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island (off French Guiana) on what is much later admitted to be a false charge of treason. * January 6 – The Wilcox rebellion, an attempt led by Robert Wilcox to overthrow the Republic of Hawaii and restore the Kingdom of Hawaii, begins with royalist troops landing at Waikiki Beach in O'ahu and clashing with republican defenders. The rebellion ends after three days and the remaining 190 royalists are taken prisoners of war. * January 12 – Britain's National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. * January 13 – First Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Coatit – Italian forces defeat the Ethiopians. * January 15 – A warehouse fire and dynamite explosion kills 57 people, including 13 firefighters in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1820 Births
Events January–March *January 1 – A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament to meet on March 7, becoming the nominal beginning of the " Trienio Liberal" in Spain. *January 8 – The General Maritime Treaty of 1820 is signed between the sheikhs of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah (later constituents of the Trucial States) in the Arabian Peninsula and the United Kingdom. *January 27 ( NS, January 15 OS) – An Imperial Russian Navy expedition, led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in '' Vostok'' with Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, sights the Antarctic ice sheet. *January 29 – George IV of the United Kingdom becomes the new British monarch upon the death his father King George III after 59 years on the throne. The elder George's death ends the 9-year period known as the British Regency. *January 30 – British Royal Navy captain Edward Bransfield, an Irishman, becomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Renny
Walter Renny (died 24 June 1878) was an English settler in colonial Australia who served as mayor of Sydney from 1869 to 1870. He was a painter and decorator by profession. Biography Born and raised in England, he was the son and namesake of Walter Renny. Details of his birth date have not been determined. He emigrated to the colony of New South Wales in 1853. He married Mary Ann White in Balmain, Sydney, in 1857. He operated an oil, colour, glass and paper-hanging warehouse. Renny was an alderman for the City of Sydney from 1863 to 1865, and again from 1866 to 1870, serving as mayor in 1869–70. He moved to Victoria during the mid-1870s. He died at his mother's residence in Forest Gate, Essex, on 24 June 1878 aged 49. Probate in his will was granted in 1879, leaving most of his estate to his widow and mother for their lives, and to several Sydney charities on their deaths. A bubbler A drinking fountain, also called a water fountain or water bubbler, is a fountain design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sutton (Sydney Mayor)
John Sutton may refer to: Noblemen *John Sutton II (1310–1359), first Baron Sutton of Dudley *John Sutton III (1339–1370), 2nd Baron Sutton of Dudley *John Sutton IV (1361–1396), 3rd Baron Sutton of Dudley * John Sutton V (1380–1406), father of 1st Baron Dudley * John Sutton of Lincoln (died c. 1391), MP for Lincoln *John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley (1400–1487), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland *John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley (1494–1553), mockingly known as Lord Quondam * John de Sutton (fl. 1306), MP for Essex * John Sutton (MP for City of London), for City of London Sportsmen *John Sutton (baseball) (born 1952), former Major League Baseball pitcher *John Sutton (footballer) (born 1983), English footballer * John Sutton (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian professional rugby league footballer * John Sutton (hurler) (1928–1989), Irish sportsperson Others * John Sutton (composer), English Renaissance composer * John Sutton (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1758–1825) * John Sutton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davies (New South Wales Politician)
John Davies (2 March 1839 – 23 May 1896), was a member of the Parliament of New South Wales. Davies was born in Sydney, the son of John Davies, of New South Wales. In 1861 he married Miss Elisabeth Eaton. Starting in business as an ironmonger and general blacksmith, he commenced to take an active part in politics on the Liberal side as soon as he was of age. On 1 December 1874 he was elected an alderman for the City of Sydney, serving as an alderman until 1882. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly as one of four members for Electoral district of East Sydney, East Sydney at the Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election#East Sydney, election on 9 December 1874, representing this seat until 1880. He was Postmaster-General of New South Wales, Postmaster-General in the Robertson ministry (1877), Robertson Government from August to December 1877. Davies was acting British Commissioner at the Sydney International Exhibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Stuart (Australian Politician)
Sir Alexander Stuart (21 March 1824 – 16 June 1886) was Premier of New South Wales from 5 January 1883 to 7 October 1885. Early years Stuart was born at Edinburgh, the son of Alexander Stuart and his wife Mary, ''née'' McKnight. Stuart was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and attended the University of Edinburgh, but did not graduate. On leaving school Stuart worked in merchant's office at Leith and at Glasgow. Then Stuart worked as manager of the North of Ireland Linen Mills. In 1845 Stuart worked for the mercantile and banking house Carr, Tagore and Company in Calcutta, India. Finding that the climate did not suit him, Stuart went to New Zealand in 1850. Australia On 9 October 1851 Stuart arrived in Sydney aboard the ''Scotia''. The Victorian gold discoveries tempted him to try his fortune on the diggings at Ballarat and Bendigo, but he was not successful. Stuart returned to Sydney in 1852 and joined the Bank of New South Wales as assistant secretary, in 1853 he was as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Oakes (Australian Politician)
George Oakes (1813 – 10 August 1881) was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for two periods between 1848 and 1856 and again between 1879 and 1881. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods between 1856 and 1860 and again between 1872 and 1874. Early life Oakes was the son of a former Wesleyan missionary who had become the chief constable of Parramatta. He was educated privately and showed an early interest in pastoral matters. In the 1840s he bought land in the Nineteen Counties in partnership with his brother Francis Oakes who also became a member of the Legislative Assembly. By 1856, Oakes had acquired more than 130,000 acres of pastoral land in the Wellington district and was independently wealthy. He was also a director of numerous companies including the Australian Gas Light Company. Oakes was active in community organizations in the Parramatta area including the Anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Parkes
Sir Henry Parkes, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and the longest-serving non-consecutive Premier of New South Wales, premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has been referred to as the "Father of Federation" due to his early promotion for the Federation of Australia, federation of the six colonies of Australia, as an early critic of United Kingdom, British Convicts in Australia, convict transportation and as a proponent for the expansion of the Australian Transport in Australia, continental rail network. Parkes delivered his famous Tenterfield Oration in 1889, which yielded a federal conference in 1890 and a Constitutional Convention (Australia)#1891 convention, Constitutional Convention in 1891, the first of a series of meetings that led to the federation of Australia. He died in 1896, five years before this process was completed. He was described during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
