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- Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
12: ...ld I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Princ...
14: ...a was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language of both her mother and her governess,...
18: ...s sixteen years old. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was the brother of her moth...
27: ...ng unpopular and, moreover, faced considerable difficulty in governing the British colonies. In [[Cana... - Australia (39438 bytes)
8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
48: ...Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in 1770, and officially settled as a British colony on [[January 26...
54: ...refer to the whole South Pacific region, not specifically to the Australian continent. In 1793 [[Georg...
56: ...lly accepted that the continent should be known officially as Australia.
63: ...[Torres Strait Islands]] and parts of far north [[Queensland]], they have distinct cultural practices and prac... - Koala (10686 bytes)
20: The koala's scientific name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''...
26: ...nner fur. Queensland koalas were previously classified as the subspecies ''P. cinereus adustus'', and ...
35: ...ay, chewing them in their powerful jaws to a very fine paste before swallowing. The liver deactivates ...
37: ...e]]s, and even some exotic species, but they have firm preferences for particular varieties, which var...
41: ...an climb rapidly when needed. Koalas will leap confidently from one tree to another if they are reason... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...e increasingly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region t...
6: ...e zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as ...
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific location may vary due to the use of [[daylight s...
31: ... About [[August 23]], [[1852]], time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the [[Royal Gree...
33: ...me to be observed nationally, and was perhaps the first country to do so. It was based on the longitud... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...uary 1 was to be either [[New Year's Day]] or the first day of its numbered year. Although England beg...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], pr...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered b...
22: ...ein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published. - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
3: ... protest was a success, and they are noted as the first organised workers in the world to achieve an e...
7: ...in [[Paris]] in [[1889]] appointed May 1 as the official International Labour Day.
9: Labor Day has been celebrated on the first [[Monday]] in [[September]] in the United Stat...
11: ...rare. Forms of celebration include [[picnic]]s, [[fireworks display]]s, water activities, and public a...
17: ... as [[May Day]]. In Europe the day had older significance as a rural [[festival]], but over time it ha... - Mango (12190 bytes)
41: ...s a single flat, oblong stone that can be [[fibre|fibrous]] or hairless on the surface, depending on v...
43: ...do]], and in some cultivars the flesh can contain fibrous material. Mangoes are a very juicy fruit; th...
45: ...mango can usually enjoy the fruit if someone else first removes the skin. The leaves are also toxic to...
47: ...top bleeding, to strengthen the heart, and to benefit the brain.
51: ...hase, store in a cool, dark place, but not your refigerator. Refrigeration will slow the ripening proc... - Cassowary (5017 bytes)
26: ... accessible Southern Cassowary of the far north [[Queensland]] [[rain forest]]s is not well understood.
36: ...wever, in some locations such as [[Mission Beach, Queensland]], [[tourism]] involving the birds has been launc... - Bilby (4570 bytes)
24: ...on from [[rabbit (ecology)|rabbit]]s. The last confirmed sighting was in 1931.
26: ...troduction into [[Currawinya National Park]] in [[Queensland]]{{ref|CU}}.
30: {{note|CU}} Queensland Government (2004) [http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/natu... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
2: [[Image:Surfing in Hawaii.jpg|thumb|350px|Surfing outside [[Kaneohe Bay]], Hawai‘i.]]
3: ...foamies") are also used. [[Kayak]] & [[Kite]] surfing are also more popular today.
5: ...sport has spread to most places where waves of sufficient size and the right shape appear, including [...
7: ...board), interchangeable "[[skeg]]s" (also know as fins), and of course in warmer climates surf trunks ...
9: ...ow it, tuberiding. This is the 'holy grail' of surfing, where the surfer maneuvers into a position whe... - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
2: ...first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the [[United States]]...
4: ...pprentice with the [[CSR Limited|Colonial Sugar Refining Company]]. After that, he enlisted for duty i...
6: ...Smith and his historic epic flight across the Pacific. - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
2: ... [[cigars]]. Tobacco smoking is considered a significant cause of human health problems, especially [[...
13: ...have magical powers, It was also burned as a sacrifice to the gods; a tobacco [[gourd]] was worn as a ...
22: ... is treated chemically to allow it to smolder indefinitely.
37: ...long cigar habit, even though there was no scientific evidence yet of a link between smoking and cance...
43: ... of studies have shown that tobacco use is a significant factor in spontaneous abortions among [[pregn... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
1: ...Flags New England]], an amusement park in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].]]
12: ...go, Illinois]]. The 1893 [[World's fair]] was the first to have a [[Ferris wheel]] and an [[arcade gam...
14: ...897]], Steeplechase Park, the first of three significant amusement parks opened at [[Coney Island]] in...
16: ...he era was wooden. In [[1911]], Dreamland was the first Coney Island amusement park to completely burn...
25: ... different theme parks within their confines. The first such built park still in operation is 'Bakken'... - Rainforest (6551 bytes)
26: ...ge fleshy fruits attract birds, mammals, and even fish as dispersal agents.
32: ...nd in the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] (this figure is strongly disputed by some groups and scien...
35: ...]]. Temperate rainforests are found along the Pacific coast of North America from [[Alaska]] south to ... - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
3: ...s located in the [[Coral Sea]] off the coast of [[Queensland]] in north-east [[Australia]]. It stretches over ...
5: The first European explorer to see the Great Barrier Ree...
7: ...cuba diving|scuba divers]]. Many cities along the Queensland coast offer boat trips to the reef on a daily bas...
16: ...the dry tropics regions. Both are considered significant factors affecting water quality.
18: The most significant threat to the future of the Great Barrier Ree... - World Heritage Site (2339 bytes)
1: ...n Rainforest Reserves]]''' World Heritage site in Queensland, [[Australia]].]]
3: ...inistered by [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]].
21: ...//whc.unesco.org UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site
22: ...m?cid=31 List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site
26: *[http://www.find-croatia.com/unesco-heritage.html Croatia World ... - Wombat (7860 bytes)
19: ...es]] (which is Latin for "wombat-shaped things"). Five of the seven known families are extinct, only t...
21: ...with its lack of a meaningful tail, presents a difficult-to-bite-target to any enemy who follows the w...
25: ...mountain districts as far north as the south of [[Queensland]], but is declining in Western [[Victoria (Austra...
27: ...ung often do not survive dry seasons. It is classified as [[Endangered species|vulnerable]]: a healthy...
29: ... km² [[Epping Forest National Park]] in Queensland. It is probably the rarest large mammal in the wo... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
26: ...le spurs, used in vicious territorial battles and fights over mates. The poison is not lethal to human...
35: ...h the male and surfacing behind him. Finally, the fifth recorded instance included the female and male...
38: ... yolk sac for respiration. During the second, the fingers and toes appear, and in the last, the egg to...
49: ...ps]] to the [[tropical rainforest]]s of coastal [[Queensland]] as far north as the base of the [[Cape York Pen...
53: ...er]] [[shrimp]]s, and [[yabbie]]s (freshwater crayfish) that it digs out of the riverbed with its snou... - Drawbridge (1215 bytes)
3: ...ge consists of a [[wood]]en [[platform]] with one fixed side (normally with a [[hinge]]), and the othe...
9: In [[Queensland]], diamond crossings between narrow gauge cane tr... - List of dog breeds (16959 bytes)
150: *[[Cao Fila de Sao Miguel]]
226: *[[Field Spaniel]]
227: *[[Fila Brasileiro]] (Brazilian Mastiff)
228: *[[Finnish Hound]]
229: *[[Finnish Lapphund]]
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