Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers.

Of the eleven Australians appointed governor-general since 1965, Lord Casey, Sir Paul Hasluck and Bill Hayden were former federal parliamentarians; Sir John Kerr was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; Sir Ninian Stephen and Sir William Deane were appointed from the bench of the High Court; Sir Zelman Cowen was a vice ...

This is a List of Notable Old Geelong Grammarians, they being notable former students - known as "Old Geelong Grammarians" of the Anglican Church school, Geelong Grammar School and old girls of The Hermitage and Clyde School in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.. In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Geelong Grammar School fourth in Australia's top ten schools for boys, based on the …

Paul Hasluck: 63.7 −36.3 Labor: Frederick Traine 22.2 +22.2 Democratic Labor: John Antill 14.1 +14.1 Total formal votes Informal votes Turnout: Two-party-preferred result Liberal: Paul Hasluck: 75.2 −24.8 Labor: Frederick Traine 24.8 +24.8 Liberal hold: Swing: −24.8: 1955. 1955 Australian federal election: Curtin Party

References and further reading. Stan Bray: Making Simple Model Steam Engines, 192 pp, ISBN 1-86126-773-8 Tubal Cain: Building Simple Model Steam Engines, 112 pp, ISBN 1-85486-104-2 Paul Hasluck: The Model Engineer's Handybook: A Practical Manual on Model Steam Engines.Archive.org e-book; Bob Gordon: Toy Steam Engines, ISBN 978-0-85263-775-3 Bob …

The role of Protector of Aborigines was first established in South Australia in 1836.. The role became established in other parts of Australia pursuant to a recommendation contained in the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Aboriginal Tribes, (British settlements.) of the UK's Parliamentary Select Committee on Aboriginal Tribes.On 31 January 1838, Lord Glenelg, …

The West Australian is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia.It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times.It is the second-oldest continuously produced newspaper in Australia, having been published since 1833. It tends to have conservative leanings, and has mostly supported the …

Les Aborigènes d’Australie sont les premiers humains connus à avoir peuplé la partie continentale de l'Australie.. Ils constituent, avec les indigènes du détroit de Torrès, la population autochtone l'Australie.. Définition Étymologie et définition. Le nom commun « aborigène » est issu du latin ab origine, qui signifie « depuis l’origine ».

In May 1974, after the Senate voted to reject six of Labor's non-supply bills, Whitlam advised then-Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck to call a double dissolution election. The election saw Labor re-elected with its net House of Representatives majority reduced from 9 to 5 seats, although it gained 5 seats in the Senate.

The 2019 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 18 May 2019 to elect members of the 46th Parliament of Australia.The election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolution federal election.All 151 seats in the House of Representatives (lower house) and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate (upper house) were up for …