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Victoria
Victoria is Australia’s second most populous state, with a population of 5,547,527 (as of 2010). It has the largest economy in the country after New South Wales, with a quarter of Australia’s gross domestic product.
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Does Melbourne Australia have any hurricanes?
No.
Hurricanes do not occur in the southern hemisphere. Cyclones are common in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of Australia, and the term "cyclone" is the generic term covering hurricanes, which are restricted to American waters, and typhoons, which occur in the China Sea and Asian waters.
Melbourne is too far south for cyclones to be able to either form, or track.
In what year was the Port Phillip district renamed Victoria?
The Port Phillip district remained under that name as long as it was part of New South Wales. On 1 July 1851, the district of Port Phillip officially separated from New South Wales, becoming the Colony of Victoria.
What was Ned Kelly famous for?
Ned Kelly was an Australian bushranger, and arguably one of the best known as he was said to nobly help out the poor (this is a complete myth). He formed the Kelly gang with his brother Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Bryne. He was the last of Australia's most well-known bushrangers.
Kelly was particularly famous for the siege at Glenrowan when he held an entire town hostage. Following the murder of police informer Aaron Sherritt on 27 June 1880 Ned Kelly's gang expected a large number of police to travel to Glenrowan by train. They tried to get the townsfolk to help lift the rail tracks to cause a derailment, hoping to kill a large number of the expected police. Not many townsfolk were willing to assist, and people were gradually rounded up and held in the Glenrowan Inn so that they could not warn the train.
After several hours, the Kelly gang allowed the more trusted hostages to go home at nightfall, as the train was running late. Local schoolteacher Thomas Curnow was one of those released, and when he heard the approaching train in the early hours of June 28, he ran quickly to warn of the danger ahead.
Wearing their famous armour, the Kelly brothers held a shootout with police. Several hostages were injured in the gun battle and two later died from gunshot wounds. The other Kelly Gang members were killed, and Ned was shot twenty-eight times in the legs, which were unprotected by the armour.
He survived to stand trial, and was sentenced to death by hanging, which occurred in Melbourne on 11 November 1880.
What is Melbourne well know for?
it's well known for it's attractions, and it's people. melbourne is called the widow's city, because of how the colour black is a very popular clothing colour here.
Geelong is south-west of Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is the second largest city in Victoria and is about an hour's drive from Melbourne.
What is the highest temperature in Victoria?
As of February 2013, the highest recorded temperature in Victoria was 48.8 degrees Celsius at Hopetoun, in the state's northwest, on 7 February 2009.
When did the Victorian fires stop?
The fires have not completely stopped, but the worst of them are over. As of 12 March 2009, authorities in Victoria announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, there are many minor fires that, without significant rain, are expected to continue to burn until the Australian wimter, which begins in June. Conditions remain very dry, and lightning strikes have caused more fires, but these have been easily contained.
Why did Melbourne become Victoria's capital?
Melbourne was the site of the first successful settlement in the southeastern part of Australia. The settlement of the area was led by John Batman, a native-born Australian, or "currency lad", who was interested in opening up new pastureland in order to expand the colonies.
In 1835, Batman led a syndicate calling themselves the 'Port Phillip Association' to explore Port Phillip Bay, upon which Melbourne now stands, looking for suitable sites for a settlement. That year, he signed a 'treaty' with the Aborigines, giving him access to almost 250,000 hectares of land. Despite Governor Bourke declaring Batman's treaties invalid and issuing a proclamation warning off he and his syndicate as trespassers on crown land, the settlement of Melbourne remained and flourished.
It was logical for this, the first successful settlement in the south, and the largest city, to be declared e capital when Victoria separated from Ne South Wales in 1851.
Henry Lawson was one of Australia's best known poets and short story writers. Born on 17 June 1867, on the Grenfell goldfields in New South Wales, he became one of Australia's best-known fiction writers of the colonial period.
Much of Lawson's works dwelt on the Australian bush, accurately depicting the difficult conditions of life on dry, dusty outback stations and in bush towns. Unlike his contemporary, A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, he did not romanticise life in the bush, and any humour he displayed tended to be dry and sardonic, rather than like Paterson's larrikin wit. Lawson gained a loyal following after the Bulletin started to publish his stories and poems in 1888.
Ballarat Sofala Hill End and Kalgoorlie what do all these have in common?
These towns are all goldrush towns in Australia.
Who wrote to sir george gipps in 1839 asking that Victoria be recognised as a separate colony?
Charles Joseph La Trobe (1801 - 1875) First Lieutenant Governor of Victoria
When did Melbourne become a state?
Melbourne is not a state, but the capital city of the state of Victoria. Victoria separated from NSW in 1851 to form its own colonial government.
Who built The Great Ocean Road'?
The Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia was built by about 3000 returned servicemen, known as "Diggers", following World War I.
Is Victoria Australia bigger than Ireland?
Texas is larger. Texas is 268,820 square miles in size. Victoria (which is Australia's second smallest state) is 91,749 square miles.
What is the bsb number for ballarat east Victoria?
A BSB is allocated to each individual branch of a bank and is often grouped in a region category rather than just a suburb. The easiest way of finding your BSB is by using a search tool like www.bsbnumbers.com that permits you to enter known variables to extract a number of branches. Don't just search for Ballarat East - Search for Ballarat as well.
The format of the BSB number is as follows: The First two digits specify the parent financial institution (Commonwealth, NAB, ANZ, Westpac etc), the third digit specifies the state where the branch is located (NSW, VIC, QLD etc) and the fourth, fifth and sixth digits specify the actual branch.
Some financial institutions use the same BSB regardless of where the account was opened. Others use the same BSB for all accounts of a particular type, such as home loan repayments.
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