Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG PC (Chinese: 寶雲; 2 November 1821 – 21 February 1899), was an Irish author and colonial administrator whose appointments...
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State for the Colonies, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, notified Sir George Ferguson Bowen of his appointment as Governor of the new colony to be known as...
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region to the west of Bundaberg. It was named in honour of Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland. On 7 March 1901, the Governor...
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, had appointed Sir George Bowen to be the colony's first Governor of Queensland. Bowen had recently served as Britain's Lord High...
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1859, proclaimed by Sir George Ferguson Bowen on 10 December 1859, separated Queensland from New South Wales, whereupon Bowen became Queensland's first...
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(later King George V and Queen Mary) in 1901; The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), in 1920; the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and...
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Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen. The locality of Mayne is named after alderman Patrick Mayne. The Queensland Acclimatisation Society occupied Bowen Park in...
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Democracy. And we do hereby authorise and empower you the said Sir George Ferguson Bowen to keep and use the Great Seal of our said colony for sealing all...
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the petition was forwarded to the new Queensland governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were...
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Burton, on 19 August 1901. Alfreda Ernestina Albertina Bowen, daughter of Sir George Ferguson Bowen and Diamantina, Contessa di Roma, and Robert Lydston...
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imported from Africa and Madagascar during the French occupation. Sir George Ferguson Bowen was governor from 1879 to 1883. Mauritian Creoles trace their origins...
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The name of the suburb is believed to have been bestowed by Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor of Queensland (1859–1867), after the Ionian Island of...
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brought him into conflict with Queensland's first Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen and a number of other Queensland graziers. In parliament on 4 October...
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styled Parliament Building complex. Its first occupant was Sir George Ferguson Bowen in 1873. All the succeeding governors resided in the new Clayton...
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Volunteer Corps of Queensland. It stated: "Know you, that I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief aforesaid, Do, by virtue...
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1859, proclaimed by Sir George Ferguson Bowen on 10 December 1859, separated Queensland from New South Wales, whereupon Bowen became Queensland's first...
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Stafford 5 Sir George Ferguson Bowen 5 February 1868 19 March 1873 5 years, 42 days William Fox Edward Stafford George Waterhouse William Fox 6 Sir James...
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constructed by contractors John Ferguson and David McLaughlin. IGS was opened on 25 September 1863 by Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor of Queensland. The...
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first Governor of Queensland and initial patron of the QAS, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, who was active in the establishment of the QAS. The QAS was formed...
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Dearmer. On 16 January 1896 the marriage of George William Howard Bowen (son of Sir George Ferguson Bowen and Contessa Diamantina di Roma) to Gertrude...
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was named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), wife of the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. She was the daughter of a Governor...
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the petition was forwarded to the new Queensland governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were...
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1869 in New Zealand. Head of State — Queen Victoria Governor — Sir George Ferguson Bowen The 4th Parliament continues. Speaker of the House — Sir David Monro...
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Club in May 1866. The patron was the Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, who supported horse racing as a means of improving breeding and...
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separation of Queensland), and named Bowen after the Queensland Governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. The township of Bowen quickly grew to support the northern...
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Frederick Napier Broome Acting 31 December 1878 4 April 1879 13 Sir George Ferguson Bowen 4 April 1879 9 December 1880 14 Sir Frederick Napier Broome 9 December...
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1871 in New Zealand. Head of State – Queen Victoria Governor – Sir George Ferguson Bowen The 1871 election takes place between 14 January and 1 February...
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connection with England via the Torres Strait. In December 1861, Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1821–99), Governor of Queensland (1859–67), described the necessity...
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called Deception River but was renamed by Governor of Queensland George Ferguson Bowen after Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine. In...
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separation of Queensland), and named Bowen after the Queensland Governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. The township of Bowen quickly grew to support the northern...
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