WebThe Jervis Bay Territory (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr v ɪ s, ˈ dʒ ɑːr-/; JBT) is an internal territory of Australia.It was established in 1915 from part of New South Wales (NSW), in order to enable the landlocked Australian Capital Territory (ACT) access to the sea.. It was administered by the Department of the Interior (and later by the Department of the Capital Territory) as if it …

WebJervis Bay (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr v ɪ s, ˈ dʒ ɑːr-/) is a 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) oceanic bay and village on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, said to possess the whitest sand in the world.. A 70-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) area of land around the southern headland of the bay is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia known as the Jervis Bay Territory.

WebThe Australian Capital Territory is the smallest mainland territory (aside from the Jervis Bay Territory) and covers a total land area of 2,280 km 2 (880 sq mi), slightly smaller than Luxembourg. It is bounded by the Goulburn - Cooma railway line in the east, the watershed of Naas Creek in the south, the watershed of the Cotter River in the ...

WebEach state and internal territory (except Jervis Bay Territory) has its own legislature, although the federal government can override any territorial legislation. The federal High Court of Australia acts as a final court of appeal for all matters and has the authority to override any state judiciary. While all states and internal territories ...

WebBatemans Bay is a town on the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, Australia.Batemans Bay is administered by the Eurobodalla Shire council. The town is situated on the shores of an estuary formed where the Clyde River meets the southern Pacific Ocean.. Batemans Bay is located on the Princes Highway about 280 kilometres …

WebThe Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of East Antarctica claimed by Australia as an external territory.It is administered by the Australian Antarctic Division, an agency of the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.The territory's history dates to a claim on Enderby Land made by the United Kingdom in …

WebMail to the Jervis Bay Territory is still addressed to the ACT. The numerals used to show the state on each radio callsign in Australia are the same numeral as the first numeral for postcodes in that state, e.g. 2xx in New South Wales, 3xx in Victoria, etc. Radio callsigns pre-date postcodes in Australia by more than forty years.

WebHMS Jervis Bay was a British liner later converted into an armed merchant cruiser, pennant F40. She was launched in 1922, and sunk in battle on 5 November 1940 by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer in an action which earned her captain the Victoria Cross.. Merchant service. The ship was launched as the Commonwealth Line steamer Jervis …

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WebThe Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia.The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland …