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Lockyer (Martian Crater)
Lockyer may refer to: Places * Cape Lockyer * Electoral district of Lockyer, Queensland, Australia * Lockyer (lunar crater) * Lockyer (Martian crater) * Lockyer Creek * Lockyer Hotel * Lockyer Island * Lockyer National Park * Lockyer railway station, closed railway station on the Main Line railway in Queensland, Australia * Lockyer Valley Region * Lockyer Valley, Queensland * Lockyer Waters, Queensland * Lockyer, Queensland * Lockyer, Western Australia Other uses * Lockyer (surname) * ''Lockyer v. Andrade ''Lockyer v. Andrade'', 538 U.S. 63 (2003), decided the same day as ''Ewing v. California'' (a case with a similar subject matter),. held that there would be no relief by means of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a sentence imposed und ...'', 2003 lawsuit * '' Silveira v. Lockyer'', 2002 lawsuit See also * Locker (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Lockyer
Cape Lockyer () is a steep rock headland northeast of Lambeth Bluff on the southeast side of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by them for Lieutenant H.C.J. Lockyer, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve, one of the officers on HMAS Labuan (L3501), HMAS ''Labuan'', relief ship for the expedition. References Headlands of Heard Island and McDonald Islands {{Subantarctic-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer Valley Region
The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs regions to the north and south, respectively. Lockyer Valley was created in 2008 from a merger of the former shires of Gatton and Laidley. The Lockyer Valley Regional Council has an estimated operating budget of A$35m. The region is named after the British soldier and explorer Major Edmund Lockyer (1784-1860) who surveyed the Brisbane River for approximately 150 miles on the instructions of the Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane. Prior to European settlement, the Lockyer Valley region was home to the Kitabul Aboriginal people. Tarampa Division, as it was then known, was created on 15 January 1880 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', with its first board meeting being held on 20 February 1880. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer V
Lockyer may refer to: Places * Cape Lockyer * Electoral district of Lockyer, Queensland, Australia * Lockyer (lunar crater) * Lockyer (Martian crater) * Lockyer Creek * Lockyer Hotel * Lockyer Island * Lockyer National Park * Lockyer railway station, closed railway station on the Main Line railway in Queensland, Australia * Lockyer Valley Region * Lockyer Valley, Queensland * Lockyer Waters, Queensland * Lockyer, Queensland * Lockyer, Western Australia Other uses * Lockyer (surname) * ''Lockyer v. Andrade ''Lockyer v. Andrade'', 538 U.S. 63 (2003), decided the same day as ''Ewing v. California'' (a case with a similar subject matter),. held that there would be no relief by means of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a sentence imposed und ...'', 2003 lawsuit * '' Silveira v. Lockyer'', 2002 lawsuit See also * Locker (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer (surname)
Lockyer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Lockyer (born 1941), American politician * Charles Lockyer (died 1752), British politician * Clifford Lockyer (born 1949), British businessman * Dafydd Lockyer (born 1985), Welsh rugby union footballer * Darren Lockyer (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer * Edmund Lockyer (1784–1860), British soldier and Australian explorer * Edward Lockyer (1899–1958) Canadian businessman and politician * Henry Frederick Lockyer (1797–1860), acting Governor of British Ceylon * Herbert Lockyer (1886–1984), minister and biblical writer * James E. Lockyer (born 1949), Canadian lawyer, politician * James Lockyer (architect) (1796–1875), English architect * James Lockyer (activist) (born 1949), Canadian lawyer and social justice activist * Lionel Lockyer (c. 1600–1672), quack doctor * Malcolm Lockyer (1923–1976), British film composer and conductor * Nicholas Lockyer (public servant) (1855–1933), Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer, Western Australia
Lockyer is a north-western suburb of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The suburb has a median age of 33, and was officially named in 1954. Geography Lockyer is bounded to the North by the South Coast Highway South Coast Highway is a Western Australian highway. It is a part of the Highway 1 network. With a length of , it runs from Esperance to Walpole roughly in parallel to Western Australia's south coast. Even then the journey is pretty much i ..., to the east by Hanrahan Road, to the south by Cuming Road and to the west by Cull Road. Facilities The suburb has a local primary school within its boundaries, Mount Lockyer Primary School. Local students would attend North Albany Senior High School in Milpara for secondary education. References {{Towns Great Southern WA Suburbs of Albany, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer, Queensland
Lockyer is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lockyer had a population of 89 people. Geography Lockyer railway station is on the Main Line railway (). Murphys Creek Road runs through from north to south. History Jagara (also known as Jagera, Yagara, Yugarabul, Yuggera and Yuggerabul) is one of the Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. There is some uncertainty over the status of Jagara as a language, dialect or perhaps a group or clan within the local government boundaries of Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Regional Council and the Somerset Regional Council. The locality takes its name from Lockyer Creek, believed to have been named by explorer Allan Cunningham in July 1829. It was named after Major Edmund Lockyer who explored the Brisbane River in 1825. Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891, being renamed Lockyer Provisional School in 1892. It closed on 1915. Lockyer Upper State School (also known as Upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer Waters, Queensland
Lockyer Waters is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lockyer Waters had a population of 538 people. Geography Seven Mile Lagoon is a waterhole at . The land use is a mix of rural residential and agricultural use, predominantly grazing on native vegetation. History The name ''Lockyer Waters'' was approved by Governor in Council 22 May 1992. The name was derived from Lockyer Creek, which was probably named by Allan Cunningham in July 1829, after Major Edmund Lockyer. Demographics In the , Lockyer Waters had a population of 561 people. In the , Lockyer Waters had a population of 538 people. Amenities The Alex Geddes Memorial Hall on the corner of Markai Road and Topaz Crescent () is available for community events. A children's playground is located beside it. The Lockyer Waters Rural Fire Brigade is located at 17 Topaz Crescent (). Education There are no schools in Lockyer Waters. The nearest primary schools are Kentvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer Valley
The Lockyer Valley is an area of rich farmlands that lies to the west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and east of Toowoomba. The Lockyer Valley is rated among the top ten most fertile farming areas in the world, and the intensively cultivated area grows the most diverse range of commercial fruit and vegetables of any area in Australia. The valley is referred to as "Australia's Salad Bowl" to describe the area as one of Australia's premium food bowls. The valley is experiencing increasing urbanisation at both its eastern and western extremities. With a combination of vibrant rural living and affordable land and house prices, the region is experiencing rapid growth and development between the Brisbane-Ipswich conurbation in the east and Toowoomba in the west. Urban planning measures have been implemented to preserve the good quality agricultural land and rural feel of the valley. Such measures largely confine future development to non-arable land on the slopes of the hills. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer Railway Station
Lockyer railway station is a closed railway station on the Main Line railway in Queensland, Australia. It served the locality of Lockyer in the Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs .... Description The station building has been relocated to Murphy Creek Grounds in Murphys Creek. References Disused railway stations in Queensland Main Line railway, Queensland Lockyer Valley Region {{Queensland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Lockyer
Lockyer is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district consists primarily of Gatton and Laidley Shires and the northern parts of Beaudesert Shire. It includes the major town of Gatton and a number of smaller centres including Laidley, Helidon and Withcott. The eastern parts of the district are part of the outer southern suburbs of Ipswich and Brisbane in the area of Greenmount. The district is bounded on the west by Toowoomba North, and Toowoomba South. On the southwest and south by Condamine, Southern Downs and Beaudesert. To the north and northwest by Nanango. To the northeast, where it passes south of Ipswich and Brisbane, it is bounded by Ipswich West, Ipswich, Moggill. To the east, it shares a boundary with the seat of Logan. The electorate has been represented by Jim McDonald since the 2017 election. Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer National Park
Lockyer National Park is a national park in north of the Lockyer Valley Region in South East Queensland, Australia. The landscape is dominated by the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and features sandstone gorges and eucalypt forest. There are four separate sections which form the Lockyer National Park. Alice Creek, Redbank Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek, all tributaries of Lockyer Creek, lie within the park. The park covers 11,079 ha with another 7,790 ha designated for recovery. The park is home to significant plant and animal species such as the helidon ironbark, mountain guinea flower, brush-tailed rock-wallaby and black-breasted buttonquail. Access There are several unsealed roads which provided access to the various sections. The main road into the park heads north from Helidon. Recreation Lockyer National Park is popular with bushwalkers, mountain-bikers as well as motorbike and 4WD drivers. Authorities have targeted unlawful use of recreational vehicles in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockyer Island
The James Ross Island group () is a group of islands located close to the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The largest islands in the group are James Ross Island, Snow Hill Island, Vega Island, and Seymour Island. The islands lie to the south of the Joinville Island group. The groups contains several scientific bases, notably Marambio Base, and numerous important palaeontological sites. Location The James Ross Island group lies in Graham Land to the east of the tip of Trinity Peninsula, which is itself the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from the mainland by Prince Gustav Channel, to the west. Eagle Island is to the north of this channel. The Erebus and Terror Gulf is to the northeast. The Weddell Sea is to the south and east. The main islands are James Ross Island, separated from Vega Island to the north by Herbert Sound, Seymour Island, Snow Hill Island and Lockyer Island. Features Herbert Sound . A sound extending from Cape Lachman and K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
