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James Patterson (Australian Politician)
Sir James Brown Patterson (18 November 1833 – 30 October 1895), was an Australian politician who served as premier of Victoria from 1893 to 1894. Patterson was born in 1833 at Patterson Cottage, Alnwick, Northumberland, England to James Patterson, contractor, and Agnes, ''née'' Brown. Patterson emigrated to Victoria in 1852 to seek his fortune on the goldfields. After a few years as a digger and four as a farmer, he settled in Chewton, where he went into business as a butcher, later moving into real estate. He was Mayor of Chewton for four years before he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Castlemaine in 1870. A moderate conservative, Patterson served in the second third governments of the liberal leader Graham Berry, as commissioner for public works in August 1875 and as commissioner for public works and Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works in 1877–1880. From July 1878 to March 1880 he was also Postmaster-General. After 1881 he went into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of St Michael And St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints, Michael (archangel), Michael and Saint George, George. The Order of St Michael and St George was originally awarded to those holding commands or high position in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean territories acquired in the Napoleonic Wars, and it was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire. It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service to the United Kingdom in a foreign country, and it can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth affairs. Description The three classes of ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Whiteside McCay
Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay, (21 December 1864 – 1 October 1930), who often spelt his surname M'Cay, was an Australian general and politician. A graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he earned Master of Arts and Master of Laws degrees, McCay established a successful legal practice, McCay & Thwaites. He was a member of the Victorian Parliament for Castlemaine from 1895 to 1899, where he was a champion of women's suffrage and federation. He lost his seat in 1899 but became a member of the first Australian Federal Parliament in 1901. He was Minister for Defence from 1904 to 1905, during which he implemented long-lasting reforms, including the creation of the Military Board. As a soldier, McCay commanded the 2nd Infantry Brigade in the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign of the Great War. He was later wounded in the Second Battle of Krithia and invalided to Australia, but returned to command the 5th Division, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Baillie (Australian Politician)
William Baillie may refer to: *William Baillie of Lamington (died 1568), Scottish landowner * William Baillie, Lord Provand (died 1593), Scottish judge * William Baillie (soldier) (died 1653), Scottish professional soldier *William Baillie (engraver) (1723–1810), Irish artist * William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet (1736–1816), Scottish judge *William Baillie (East India Company officer) (died 1782), British lieutenant-colonel *William Baillie (18th century artist) (1752/3–1799), British artist, active in Calcutta *Sir William Baillie, 2nd Baronet Sir William Baillie of Polkemmet, 2nd Baronet, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (2 February 1816 – 21 July 1890) was a Scottish oarsman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1845 and 1847. Li ... (1816–1890), Scottish MP for Linlithgowshire * W. D. H. Baillie (1827–1922), New Zealand politician * William Baillie (cricketer) (1838–1895), English cricketer * William J. L. Baillie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankston Railway Line
The Frankston line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's third-longest metropolitan railway line, at . The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Frankston station in the south-east, serving 28 stations via South Yarra, Caulfield, Moorabbin, and Mordialloc. The line continues to Stony Point on the non-electrified Stony Point line. The line operates for approximately 20 hours a day (from approximately 4:00 am to around 11:30 pm) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 to 10 minutes are operated with services every 10–20 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Frankston line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng, Siemens Nexas, and X'Trapolis 100 trainsets. Sections of the Frankston line opened as early as 1881, with the line fully extended to Frankston in 1882. A limited number of stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patterson Railway Station
Patterson railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Bentleigh, Victoria, Bentleigh, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Patterson station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 28 May 1961, with the current station provided in 1987. While the station had been proposed in 1930s demands from local residents intensified throughout the 1950s. Named after Patterson Road, which is located immediately south of the station and also provides access, construction of the station commenced in 1958. An island platform was provided, and provision made for another platform face on the eastern side of the station. A photo taken by Weston Langford(1941-2014) on the day prior to the official opening clearly shows the new "middle" line about to be connected (see bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patterson Lakes, Victoria
Patterson Lakes is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Patterson Lakes recorded a population of 7,793 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Patterson Lakes is a canal-rich suburb. It was built around the lower section of the Patterson River just upstream of the river mouth. The suburb consists predominantly of new housing developments, and is home to popular slipway, boat launching facilities. The Patterson River and its tidal canals are popular boating portals into Port Phillip Bay. It includes four public boat ramps, joins the Tidal Canal system to Port Phillip Bay; and includes the Patterson Lakes Marina and its facilities in Middle Harbour and Inner Harbour. History Early history After the melting of the last great ice age, sea levels were 1–2 metres higher than tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Influenza
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms range from mild to severe and often include fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, coughing, and fatigue. These symptoms begin one to four (typically two) days after exposure to the virus and last for about two to eight days. Diarrhea and vomiting can occur, particularly in children. Influenza may progress to pneumonia from the virus or a subsequent bacterial infection. Other complications include acute respiratory distress syndrome, meningitis, encephalitis, and worsening of pre-existing health problems such as asthma and cardiovascular disease. There are four types of influenza virus: types A, B, C, and D. Aquatic birds are the primary source of influenza A virus (IAV), which is also widespread in various mammals, including humans and pigs. Influenza B virus (IBV) and influenza C virus (ICV) primarily infect humans, and influenza D virus (IDV) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Munro (Australian Politician)
James Munro (7 January 1832 – 25 February 1908) was a Scottish born Australian businessman and colonial politician, and the 15th Premier of Victoria. He is best known as one of the leading figures in the land boom of the 1880s and especially the subsequent crash of the early 1890s, where his Christian morals were seen to clash with his business activities. Early life James Munro was born in Armadale, Sutherland, Scotland, to Donald Munro and his wife, Georgina. James Munro's grandparents were Alexander Munro and Barbara Mackay, who according to ''Australian Representative Men'', 2nd edition (1887), and ''Burke's Colonial Gentry'' (1891), were a cadet of the Munro of Foulis family, Ross-shire, and a relative of the chief of Clan Mackay respectively. However, Y chromosome DNA testing of paternal descendants and relatives of Alexander has confirmed that he was not descended from the Munros of Foulis. After a primary education at a village school in Armadale, Sutherland, Munro left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-President Of The Board Of Land And Works
The Board of Land and Works was a government authority in Victoria, Australia. It was established by an act of parliament in 1857, with the aim of consolidating and coordinating the administration of public lands and public works. Consequently, the two positions of Commissioner of Public Works and Surveyor General or Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey were abolished. Throughout its existence, the Board of Land and Works was responsible for matters involving public works and public lands. At various stages, it also had responsibility for railways from 1857 to 1884, for railway construction from 1892 to 1964, for main roads and bridges from 1858 until 1913, for sewage and water supply in Melbourne from 1859 to 1890, for rural water supply from c.1860 until 1910, for Aboriginal welfare from 1857 until 1860, and for local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Berry
Sir Graham Berry, (28 August 1822 – 25 January 1904), was an Australian colonial politician and the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria, and made the most determined efforts to break the power of the Victorian Legislative Council, the stronghold of the landowning class. Early years Berry was born in Twickenham, near London, where his father, Benjamin Berry, was a licensed victualler. He had a primary education until 11 years old, then became an apprentice draper. In 1848 he married Harriet Ann Blencowe, with whom he had eleven children. Migration In 1852 he migrated to Victoria, and went into business as a grocer in Prahran, then as a general storekeeper in South Yarra. His business skills and Victoria's booming economy soon made him a wealthy man. After his first wife's death he married Rebekah Evans in 1871; the couple had seven children of their own. At his death, Berry was survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlemaine, Victoria
Castlemaine ( , Variation in Australian English, non-locally also ) is a town in west central Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria, Goldfields region about 123 kilometres (76 miles) northwest by road from Melbourne and about 39 kilometres (24 miles) from the major provincial centre of Bendigo, Victoria, Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. Castlemaine was named by the chief goldfield commissioner, Captain W. Wright, in honour of his Irish people, Irish uncle, William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, Viscount Castlemaine. At the , Castlemaine had a population of 7,506. Built on the lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Castlemaine began as a Victorian gold rush, gold rush boomtown in 1851 and developed into a major regional centre, being officially City of Castlemaine, proclaimed a City on 4 December 1965, although since declining in population. It is home to many cultural institutions incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
