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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27661" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27661" /> == | ||
<p> a town of | <p> a town of Eastern Australia, New South Wales, and see of a bishop of the Church of England, which was erected in 1859. The town ceased to be a penal settlement in 1842, and has since become a thriving place. The number of the clergy in 1859 was seven. See [[Clergy]] Hist for 1860 (London, 1860, 8vo). (See [[Australia]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:27, 15 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
Capital of Queensland, on the Brisbane River, 25 m. from the sea, 500 m. N. of Sydney, is the chief trading centre and seaport of the Colony; it has steam communication with Australian ports and London, and railway communication with Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide; prosperity began when the colony was opened to free settlement in 1842; it was dissociated from New South Wales and the city incorporated in 1859.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a town of Eastern Australia, New South Wales, and see of a bishop of the Church of England, which was erected in 1859. The town ceased to be a penal settlement in 1842, and has since become a thriving place. The number of the clergy in 1859 was seven. See Clergy Hist for 1860 (London, 1860, 8vo). (See Australia).
