Places and jurisdictions Dutch colonial claims. New Holland (Acadia), 1670s claim in northeastern North America New Holland (Australia), 17th- to 19th-century name for the continent of Australia Apostolic Prefecture of New Holland, 1816–1819 Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction; Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land, …

Early life. Sidney Holland was born in Greendale in the Canterbury region of the South Island, the youngest child and fourth son of a family of eight children.His father, Henry Holland, was a farmer and merchant, who served as Mayor of Christchurch between 1912 and 1919 and became the Reform Party MP for Christchurch North between 1925 and 1935. During the First World …

Marion is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in guerrilla warfare earned him the name "Swamp Fox". Marion's Main Street Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The …

Zeeland (Dutch: [ˈzeːlɑnt] (); Zeeuws: Zeêland [ˈzɪəlɑnt]; historical English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands.The province, located in the south-west of the country, borders North Brabant to the east, South Holland to the north, and the country of Belgium to the south and west. It consists of a number of islands and peninsulas …