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List Of Administrative Heads Of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
This is a list of the administrative heads of Cocos (Keeling) Islands since 23 November 1955, when it became an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. See also *King of the Cocos Islands *List of administrative heads of Christmas Island This is a list of the administrative heads of Christmas Island Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocea ... References External linksWorld StatesmenCocos (Keeling) Islands {{DEFAULTSORT:Cocos Administrative Heads Lists of viceroys in Australia Administrative Heads Administrative Heads * administrative heads Lists of office-holders in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands was created in 2003 and adopted on 6 April 2004. It was designed by territory resident Mohammed Minkom, who won a design contest as a teenager. Design The flag consists of a green field, with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent moon in the centre of the flag and a gold southern cross in the fly. The palm tree represents the islands' tropical flora; the colours are Australia's national colours; the crescent represents Islam, the religion of the Cocos Malays who make up a majority of the islands' population; and the Southern Cross Crux () is a constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars in a cross-shaped asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross. It lies on the southern end of the Milky Way's visible band. The name ''Crux'' is Latin for c ... is a symbol of Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. See also * Flags depicting the Southern Cross * Gallery of flags with crescents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Mowbray
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Sheryl Klaffer
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Julian Yates
Chaplain (Colonel) Julian Emmett Yates, USA (October 23, 1871 – May 24, 1953) was an American Army officer who served as the 3rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army (CCH) is the chief supervising officer of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. (Chaplains do not hold commanding authority). From 1775 to 1920, chaplains were attached to separate units. The Office of th ... from 1929 to 1933. Together with John B. Frazier, the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy, he edited ''The Army and Navy Hymnal'' (1920).Available on Wikisource. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Julian E. 1871 births 1953 deaths United States Army officers Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army Hymnal editors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Lucas
Neil Bedford Lucas PSM, JP (born 10 August 1945) was the Administrator of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. He served in the office from January 2006 to October 2009, when he was replaced by Brian Lacy. He was formerly the CEO for the City of Berwick, the Mayor of Casey, the State Member for Eumemmerring Province from 1996–2002, representing the Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Victorian Legislative Council and consultant to the Victorian Ministers for Local Government and Planning. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or '' puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the s ... (JP) upon taking the position of Mayor of Casey. In recognition of his significant contributions over the years Mr Lucas was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Williams (diplomat)
Evan John Williams (born. 1950) is a retired Australian diplomat and public servant who served as the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1 November 2003 until 31 October 2005. Early career Evan Williams grew up in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains of New South Wales and was educated at Katoomba, New South Wales, Katoomba High School, graduating in 1968, the first graduating year of the Harold Wyndham, Wyndham Scheme. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts, BA from Australian National University and a Master of Letters from University of New England, Australia. Williams joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade upon leaving university and took postings in Australian Consulate-General, Shanghai, Shanghai, List of Australian High Commissioners to Kenya, Dar-es-Salaam, List of Australian Ambassadors to Germany, Bonn and List of ambassadors of Australia to Iran, Tehran. In 1989 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Stone (Australian Politician)
Raymond Leon Stone (September 2, 1923 – June 17, 2013) was an American politician, educator and jazz musician. He served as the Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for two consecutive terms from January 1986 to January 1994. Stone was awarded the Eisenhower Liberation Medal by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 for his part in the liberation of Wöbbelin concentration camp during World War II, as well as the campaign by the city of Coeur d'Alene against local Neo-Nazi groups in the northern Idaho Panhandle. Biography Stone was born in Craigmont, Idaho, on September 2, 1923, to Myra and Elmer Stone. He became a drummer during high school. Stone graduated from high school in 1941 and enrolled in college in Lewiston State Normal School (present-day Lewis–Clark State College). However, he decided to leave college and enlist in the United States Army following the Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Taylor (naval Officer)
Commodore William Leonard Taylor, (born 14 September 1938) is a former Australian naval officer and politician. He was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, resigning to run for federal parliament. He represented the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives from 1988 to 1998, holding the Queensland seat of Groom. He later served as administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1999 to 2003. Early life Taylor was born on 14 September 1938 in Toowoomba, Queensland. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School. He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts from the Campaspe College of Adult Education and Master of Literature from the University of New England. Military career Taylor joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1957. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1971, commander in 1974, captain in 1981 and commodore in 1986. Politics Taylor joined the Liberal Party in 1972. He was elected to parliament at the 1988 Groom by-election, which followed the retire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Island
Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It lies northwest of Perth and south of Singapore. It has an area of . Christmas Island had a population of 1,692 residents , the majority living in settlements on the northern edge of the island. The main settlement is Flying Fish Cove. Historically, Asian Australians of Chinese, Malay, and Indian descent formed the majority of the population. Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have Straits Chinese origin (though just 22.2% of the population declared a Chinese ancestry in 2021), with significant numbers of Malays and European Australians and smaller numbers of Straits Indians and Eurasians. Several languages are in use, including English, Malay, and various C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Administrative Heads Of Christmas Island
This is a list of the administrative heads of Christmas Island since 1 October 1958, when it became an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by .... See also * List of administrative heads of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands * Administrator's House, Christmas Island References External linksWorld Statesmen{{spaced ndashChristmas Island Christmas Island administrative heads History of Christmas Island History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Nicholls (Australian Politician)
Graham Nicholls (born 30 July 1975) is a British author, installation artist and specialist on out of body experiences. He speaks widely on parapsychology, ethics and art at institutions ranging from the London Science Museum, The Society for Psychical Research to the Cambridge Union Society. Early life Graham Nicholls was born in the Paddington district of central London into a working-class family. He states that during his early life he was surrounded by crime and social problems, but that the influence of literature, art, science and spiritual philosophies helped him to look beyond the limitations of this environment. Art career Since the early 1990s Nicholls has developed artistic works that explore subjects such as sensory deprivation, hypnosis, and psi abilities. Nicholls had his first solo show at a gallery run by James Fuentes in New York City in July 1999 and in 2004 developed many of his psychological ideas into an interactive virtual reality installation called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Harvey (administrator)
Ronald George "Ron" Harvey, (born 9 June 1934) is a former senior Australian public servant and sport administrator. He was the third director of the Australian Institute of Sport, serving in the role from 1987 until 1989. Early life Harvey was born on 9 June 1934 in the Perth suburb of Subiaco and attended Perth Boys High School. He left school at the age of fourteen. Sporting career Harvey moved to Canberra in 1960 and became involved in playing, coaching and administrative roles in basketball. In 1967, he played a major role in the Australian Capital Territory breaking away from New South Wales basketball. In 1979, he was involved with the establishment of the Canberra Cannons basketball team and between 1981 and 1986 acted as the club's chairman and general manager. He was the National Basketball League(NBL) chairman from 1983 to 1987. He left this position in 1987, when appointed the third director of the Australian Institute of Sport. His time at the AIS was challengin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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