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New South Wales was the first Australian colony to be established by the British. The southeastern coast of the continent was first sighted by Europeans in 1770 on the first voyage of Capt. James Cook, who took possession of what he called New South Wales in the name of King George III. The colony originally covered the eastern third of ...
New South Wales eller Nya Sydwales är Australiens mest folkrika delstat och dess huvudort är Sydney. Delstaten fick sitt namn av kapten James Cook som tyckte sig se likheter mellan Sydneyområdet och Wales. New South Wales ingår liksom övriga delstater, i Commonwealth of Australia och dess relation med den australiska staten regleras i ...
25.4 in. Scone ( / skoʊn /) [a] is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Scone had a population of 5,013 people. [2] It is on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the New England (federal) and Upper Hunter (state ...
73 °F. 10.3 °C. 51 °F. 432.0 mm. 17 in. Leeton is a town located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. [2] It is the administrative centre of the Leeton Shire Council local government area, which includes neighbouring suburbs, towns and localities such as Yanco, Wamoon ...
May 23, 2024 · New South Wales, state of southeastern Australia, occupying both coastal mountains and interior tablelands. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east and the states of Victoria to the south, South Australia to the west, and Queensland to the north. New South Wales also includes Lord Howe Island, 360 miles (580 km) east of the continent.
The New South Wales Parliament maintains many of the traditions of the original Parliament of the United Kingdom, from which the New South Wales Parliament was founded. [10] The governor, or occasionally the monarch , reads a prepared speech, known as the Speech from the Throne , outlining the government's agenda for the coming year.
Somersby is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, to the northwest of Gosford along the Pacific Highway. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area . Somersby includes sections of the Brisbane Water National Park, within which Somersby Falls are located, as well as the Mount Penang ...
