Queensland Day is officially celebrated on 6 June as the birthday of the Australian state of Queensland. Moves towards statehood began with a public meeting...
5 KB (463 words) - 21:46, 7 June 2023
Queensland (locally /ˈkwiːnzlænd/ KWEENZ-land, commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most...
121 KB (10,427 words) - 11:21, 20 December 2024
Public holidays in Australia (redirect from Teacher's Day (Australia))
South Australia, as "the day after Good Friday" in Queensland, and as "Saturday before Easter Sunday" in Victoria. ANZAC Day is a day on which the country...
42 KB (3,928 words) - 15:00, 10 December 2024
Regatta Day in Tasmania, Queensland Day in Queensland or Foundation Day in Western Australia, and the celebration of the first Anniversary Day or Foundation...
53 KB (5,519 words) - 22:43, 3 January 2025
The Queensland men's cricket team or the Queensland Bulls is the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket side in Australia's domestic cricket...
23 KB (1,454 words) - 00:55, 25 November 2024
Anzac Day is a day of remembrance in Queensland, Australia. It is a public holiday held on 25 April each year. The date is significant as the Australian...
27 KB (3,018 words) - 08:49, 1 April 2024
Alcides metaurus (redirect from North Queensland Day Moth)
Alcides metaurus or North Queensland Day Moth is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It is known from the tropical north of Queensland, Australia. The wingspan...
2 KB (110 words) - 12:48, 9 May 2024
The Separation of Queensland was an event in 1859 in which the land that forms the present-day State of Queensland in Australia was excised from the Colony...
15 KB (1,394 words) - 08:56, 24 July 2024
strengthening and shaping the community in Queensland, Australia. The awards are presented as part of the Queensland Day celebrations. Each award is commemorated...
24 KB (794 words) - 09:21, 7 June 2024
Queensland, Australia, located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane. It is Queensland's second-largest...
108 KB (9,832 words) - 05:14, 17 December 2024
Brisbane (redirect from Brisbane, Queensland)
Maganjin or Magandjin) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population...
207 KB (17,949 words) - 17:26, 8 January 2025
State of Queensland, Australia, and is a division of the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Translink was first introduced by the Queensland Government...
29 KB (2,626 words) - 09:16, 22 November 2024
Diane Cilento (category Deaths from cancer in Queensland)
April 1932 in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of Phyllis (née McGlew) and Raphael Cilento, both medical practitioners in Queensland. She was the fifth of...
23 KB (1,189 words) - 01:35, 20 December 2024
Ajay Rane (category Queensland Greats)
dysfunction across Queensland and globally. On Queensland Day in 2021, Rane was named as one of Queensland Greats by the Queensland Government. Rane was...
4 KB (336 words) - 10:55, 15 March 2024
Steve Irwin (redirect from Steve Irwin Day)
after his death, was described by Mark Townend, CEO of RSPCA Queensland, as a 'modern-day Noah'. British naturalist David Bellamy lauded his skills as...
73 KB (6,379 words) - 23:48, 9 January 2025
(/məˈkaɪ/) is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about 970 kilometres (603 mi) north of Brisbane...
95 KB (8,742 words) - 01:59, 18 December 2024
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of the Australian State of Queensland. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament...
19 KB (1,321 words) - 06:33, 8 January 2025
Michael Neser (category Australia One Day International cricketers)
represents Queensland, and the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League, as well as Glamorgan in the County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup and T20...
18 KB (1,337 words) - 13:03, 24 December 2024
Mark Steketee (category Queensland cricketers)
Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. Instead of playing for Queensland in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup, Steketee was named in the Cricket Australia...
6 KB (286 words) - 08:23, 1 January 2025
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as the Mabo case or simply Mabo) is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence...
27 KB (2,667 words) - 12:41, 27 October 2024
Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Stanthorpe had a population...
42 KB (3,684 words) - 06:06, 22 November 2024
Whitsunday Islands (redirect from Shaw Island (Queensland))
Islands became one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for their role as a natural attraction. On Sunday 3 June 1770, (the day Whitsun—Pentecost was celebrated on...
17 KB (909 words) - 14:00, 5 June 2024
Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II,...
42 KB (4,515 words) - 03:31, 4 January 2025
in London. 1859 – Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales. The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day. 1862 – The First...
77 KB (6,890 words) - 21:09, 6 January 2025
1901. At its greatest extent, the colony included the present-day State of Queensland, the Territory of Papua and the Coral Sea Islands Territory. In...
24 KB (2,543 words) - 23:15, 4 December 2024
is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Winton in Central West Queensland, Australia. It is 177 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Longreach. The...
125 KB (12,790 words) - 03:10, 30 December 2024
Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014. "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 3rd Match: Tasmania v Queensland at Brisbane, Oct 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3...
13 KB (906 words) - 13:50, 9 January 2025
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban...
64 KB (4,336 words) - 05:25, 30 December 2024
The governor of Queensland is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in the state of Queensland. In an analogous way to the governor-general...
34 KB (1,467 words) - 04:08, 10 January 2025
(Queensland) both made their List A debuts. Points: Queensland 4, Tasmania 0 Every match of the 2024–25 One-Day Cup is streamed live by Cricket Australia through...
21 KB (754 words) - 12:54, 29 December 2024