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Municipality Of Guildford
The Municipality of Guildford was a local government area of Western Australia. It first came into existence in 1838 as the Guildford Town Trust, before ceasing to function several years later. It was reconstituted in 1863, and became a Municipality in 21 February 1871 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act''. It ceased to exist when it was merged with the Swan Road District on 10 June 1960 to form the Swan-Guildford Road District. Population Chairmen and mayors When first established, the council had a chairman. After June 1887, in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, it had a mayor. Among those who have been chairman or mayor of the Municipality of Guildford are: * Malachi Meagher (1873–1876) * William George Johnson (1881–1884) * Walter Padbury (1884–1887) * William Johnson (1888–1890) * Frank Tratman (1890–1891) * Thomas Jecks (1891) * William Byers Wood (1891–1892) * William George Johnson (1892–1893) * Frank Henry Monger (1893–1894) * Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Areas Of Western Australia
There are 137 local government areas of Western Australia (LGAs), which are areas, towns and districts in Western Australia that manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the '' Local Government Act 1995''. The ''Local Government Act 1995'' also makes provision for regional local governments (referred to as "regional councils", established by two or more local governments for a particular purpose. There are three classifications of local government in Western Australia: * City predominantly urban, some larger regional centres * Town predominantly inner urban, plus Port Hedland * Shire predominantly rural or outer suburban areas The Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are Federal external territories and covered by the ''Indian Ocean Territories Administration of Laws Act'', which allows the Western Australian ''Local Government Act'' to apply "on-island" as though it were a Commonwealth act. Nonetheless, Christmas Island and the Coc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the List of country subdivisions by area, second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha, Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the South-West Land Division, south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Road District
The Swan Road District was a local government area that covered much of the Swan Valley in Western Australia. It came into existence on 24 January 1871, as a result of the Districts Road Act of 1871. It ceased to exist when it was merged with the Municipality of Guildford on 10 June 1960 to form the Swan-Guildford Road District. When it was first established, the district's boundary extended north indefinitely. It was cut in size by the establishment of the Gingin Road District in 1893. In 1895, the Municipality of Helena Vale (later known as the Municipality of Midland Junction) was established, again reducing the size of the Swan Road District. In 1896, the Chittering Road District was established, and in 1897, the Darling Range Road District was established. In 1901, the West Guildford Road District (later known as the Bassendean Road District) was established, and finally, in 1903, the Greenmount Road District (later known as the Mundaring Road District) was established. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan-Guildford Road District
The Shire of Swan-Guildford was a local government area in Perth Western Australia. It was established as the Swan-Guildford Road District on 10 June 1960 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Guildford and the Swan Road District, which both dated from 1871. It was declared a shire with effect from 23 June 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It ceased to exist on 20 February 1970, when it amalgamated with the Town of Midland The Town of Midland was a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, centred on the suburb of Midland. History It was established as the Municipality of Helena Vale on 8 November 1895, when it was proclaimed as ... to form the Shire of Swan. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swan-Guildford, Shire of Former local government areas of Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Jubilee Of Queen Victoria
The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey, and a banquet to which 50 European kings and princes were invited. Background As the fiftieth anniversary of Victoria's accession approached, public anticipation of national celebrations began to grow, encouraged by the Liberal politician, Lord Granville. At the previous royal jubilee, the Golden Jubilee of George III, the king had been ill at Windsor Castle, so there was little precedent to follow. In 1872, the recovery of Edward, Prince of Wales from a bout of typhoid fever was marked by Victoria processing through London to a thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral; despite the queen's reluctance, this had proved to be a resounding success which had silenced the many critics of the monarchy. For the Golden Jubilee, Victoria had informed the Conserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachi Meagher
Malachi (; ) is the traditional author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. According to the 1897 ''Easton's Bible Dictionary'', it is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, as it simply means "messenger".Malachi' at the Easton's Bible Dictionary The editors of the 1906 ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' implied that he prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah and speculated that he delivered his prophecies about 420 BC, after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia, or possibly before his return. No allusion is made to him by Ezra, however, and he does not directly mention the restoration of the Second Temple. Name Because the name ''Malachi'' does not occur elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, some scholars doubt whether it is intended to be the personal name of the prophet. The form ''mal'akhi'' (literally "my ''malakh''") signifies "my messenger"; it occurs in Malachi 3:1 (compare to Malachi 2:7, but this form would hardly be appropriate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Padbury
Walter Padbury (22 December 1820 – 18 April 1907) was a British-born Australian pioneer, politician and philanthropist. Early Life Padbury was born in Stonesfield in the English county of Oxfordshire on 22 December 1820. At the age of 10, Padbury was brought by his father to Fremantle, Western Australia, aboard the on 25 February 1830, before his father's death in July of that year. Padbury was left in the care of a married couple, who absconded with his inheritance, leaving Padbury as a homeless orphan. He held multiple occupations in an attempt to support himself, including shepherding near York for a £10 salary at the age of 16. By 1863, Padbury had saved enough money to arrange for his mother and other family members to immigrate to Australia, becoming one of the first settlers in North West Australia, squatting on the territory of the indigenous Nyamal people surrounding the De Grey River. This venture failed after several years. Career Despite his prior busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Rason
Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason (18 June 1858 – 15 March 1927), better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia. Early life Rason was born in Cleeve, Somerset, in England on 18 June 1858. He was the son of Cornthwaite Hector Rason (Snr), a Royal Navy surgeon who was the medical officer at York, Western Australia, in 1866 and 1867. Rason (Jnr) was educated at private schools in Eastbourne, Brighton and Reading, and worked as a railway clerk. Business career In October 1880, Rason emigrated to Perth, Australia, but returned to England after eighteen months. In February 1883, he married Mary E. Terry, and shortly afterwards returned to Western Australia with his wife and her brother, W. R. Terry. Rason and Terry set up business as storekeepers at Toodyay and Guildford, but after a few years Terry returned to England. Rason then went into partnership with a Mr Webster, and attempted to benefit from the gold rushes in the Kimberley and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Traylen
William Traylen (25 February 1843 – 27 December 1926) was an Australian Methodist minister and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1890 to 1897. He was the first Methodist minister ordained in Western Australia. Traylen was born in Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England. He arrived in Western Australia in 1857, but later turned to England for a year to train for the ministry. He returned to Australia in 1867, ministering at York for three years before being fully ordained at Wesley Church, Perth, in 1870. Traylen ministered at Geraldton from 1870 to 1873, then returned to York from 1873 to 1878, and was finally superintendent in Perth from 1878 to 1879. He left the ministry in 1879 to establish a printing works Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Local Government Areas Of Western Australia
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
