Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea. It is the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The location of the first European settlement and colony on the Australian mainland, Port Jackson has continued to play a key role in the history and development of Sydney.
Phillip Island is an Australian island about 140 km (87 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island was named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explorer and seaman George Bass, who sailed in an open whale boat, arriving from Sydney on 5 January 1798.
The Bass Coast Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern part of the state. It covers an area of 864 square kilometres (334 sq mi) and at the 2016 Census had a population of 32,804. It includes the towns of Bass, Cape Paterson, Cape Woolamai, Corinella, Coronet Bay, Cowes, Inverloch, Kilcunda, Lang Lang, Newhaven, Rhyll, San Remo, Summerlands and Wonthaggi as well as the historic locality of Krowera. It also includes the popular tourist destination Phillip Island. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bass, Shire of Phillip Island, Borough of Wonthaggi, parts of the Shire of Woorayl, Shire of Korumburra and City of Cranbourne.
Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM is a retired Australian professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster with the Nine Network.
The following lists events that happened during 1791 in Australia.
Cape Woolamai is a small town and headland at the south eastern tip of Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is home to Cape Woolamai State Faunal Reserve, and the Phillip Island Airport. Cape Woolamai contains a subdivision also called Cape Woolamai.
Bayview Heights is a southern suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Bayview Heights had a population of 4,150 people.
Walkley Heights is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is located on land formerly comprising the prison farm for Yatala Labour Prison, and includes fifty-five hectares of land formerly owned by R. M. Williams which was compulsorily acquired during the time of former State Premier Sir Thomas Playford. The suburb is named after John Walkley, an early pioneer in South Australia
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956.
Modbury Heights is a medium-sized suburb in the City of Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide, with a census area population of 5,601 people. The suburb is located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges around 16 kilometres north east of the Central business district. Much of the suburb is residential but there is a small shopping area along Ladywood Road. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1857, however major development did not begin until the 1970s, beginning as a northerly residential extension to central Modbury.
Kurrajong Heights is a small town in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kurrajong Heights is 79 kilometres (49 mi) north-west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is stretched across the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains, west of Kurrajong and east of Bilpin. At the 2011 census, Kurrajong Heights had a population of 873, a slight fall from 889 in 2006.
Silverleaves is a small town on Phillip Island situated east of Cowes, Victoria. At the 2006 census, Silverleaves had a population of 187.
The Shire of Phillip Island was a local government area in Western Port about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 101.05 square kilometres (39.0 sq mi), and existed from 1928 until 1994.
Louth Bay is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after the bay named by Matthew Flinders on 26 February 1802 which itself is derived from a place in Lincolnshire. At the 2006 census, Louth Bay had a population of 408.
Blue Mountain Heights is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, located 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre via New England Highway.
Top Camp is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Top Camp had a population of 852 people.
Prince Henry Heights is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the city centre. It was named for Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 until 1947; the suburb's boundary road had been known as Prince Henry Drive well before 1945.
Sunderland Bay is a small town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia.
Ventnor is a small town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is the location of the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
Sunset Strip is a small town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia.
