query: who is the current queen of australia?

title: Governor of Western Australia

text: Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the Governor of Western Australia performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: Furthermore, all Bills passed by the Parliament of Western Australia require the Governor's signature before they become Acts and pass into law. The current governor is Kim Beazley. He succeeded Kerry Sanderson, who was the first woman to hold the position, in May 2018. Until the appointment of Sir James Mitchell in 1948, all governors of

title: Governor of Western Australia

text: Francis Burt, on 8 September 2004. Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the Governor of Western Australia performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: Furthermore, all Bills passed by the Parliament of Western Australia require the Governor's signature before they become Acts and pass into law. The current governor is Kim Beazley. He succeeded Kerry Sanderson, who was the first woman to hold the position, in May 2018. Until the appointment of Sir James

title: Admiral of the fleet (Australia)

text: the Royal Australian Navy in 1911, the navy inherited the same ranks as its Royal Navy predecessor. However, the rank of admiral of the fleet has only been once used in its history so far, with the highest ranks remaining the traditional reserve as a wartime rank and did not take on the regular honorary appointments that its British counterpart did until 1996. The current and so far only holder of this rank is HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, prince-consort to the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II. Admiral of the fleet (Australia) Admiral of the fleet (AF) is the

title: Monarchy of Australia

text: Monarchy of Australia The monarchy of Australia concerns the form of government in which a hereditary king or queen serves as the nation's sovereign and head of state. Australia is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, largely modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government, while incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia. The present monarch is Elizabeth II, styled "Queen of Australia", who has reigned since 6 February 1952. She is represented in Australia as a whole by the Governor-General, in accordance with the Australian Constitution and letters patent from the Queen, and in each of the

title: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide

text: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) is an acute care teaching hospital in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It provides a range of health services, including inpatient, outpatient, surgical, emergency and mental health services. The hospital opened in 1954 as a maternity hospital and expanded its services in 1959. At the request of the Government of South Australia, the hospital was named after Queen Elizabeth II, who had recently acceded to the Australian throne. A large portrait of the Queen, together with a letter authorising TQEH name and granting Arms to the Hospital, decorates

title: Monarchy of Australia

text: for monarchy in Australia after a twenty-year rapid decline following the 1992 "annus horribilis". A poll in November 2018 found support for the monarchy has climbed to a record high. Monarchy of Australia The monarchy of Australia concerns the form of government in which a hereditary king or queen serves as the nation's sovereign and head of state. Australia is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, largely modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government, while incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia. The present monarch is Elizabeth II, styled "Queen of Australia", who has reigned since 6

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: for Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee called "God Save the Queen", and died in 1980. A few songs, including "The Queen Is Dead" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again", feature pitch-shifted backing vocals by Morrissey. Morrissey liked to experiment with effects on his voice, so Street ran his voice through a harmoniser for the backing tracks. Street recalled, "At that time, apart from the harmoniser, he didn't go for much backing vocal or harmony work – he's done that more on recent albums – but he did like to experiment". The backing vocals are attributed to "Ann Coates" on the record sleeve (Ancoats

title: Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre

text: Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre The Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC), commonly known as just QEII, is a medical campus in Perth, Western Australia, situated in the suburb of Nedlands directly adjacent to Kings Park. It contains Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the Perth Children's Hospital, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, and various smaller facilities. The current QEII site was bought by the state government in 1910, and in 1922 a 999-year lease was granted to the University of Western Australia. The land remained largely undeveloped, so in 1953 the land was designated for the construction of a

title: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

text: bulk of her estate, estimated to be worth between £50 and £70 million, including paintings, Fabergé eggs, jewellery, and horses, to her surviving daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Under an agreement reached in 1993, property passing from monarch to monarch is exempt from inheritance tax, as is property passing from the consort of a former monarch to the current monarch, so a tax liability estimated at £28 million (40 percent of the value of the estate) was not incurred. The most important pieces of art were transferred to the Royal Collection by Elizabeth II. Following her death, the Queen successfully applied

title: Records of heads of state

text: 11 months, and 23 days. The longest reigning female constitutional monarch ever is Elizabeth II, who is currently the Queen of the United Kingdom and other commonwealth realms. She has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, since February 6, 1952, but all of the other countries she is at present queen of had yet to gain independence at the time of her accession. The longest current reigning female monarch is Elizabeth II, who is the Queen of the United Kingdom and other commonwealth realms, and is a constitutional monarch. She has been Queen of the

title: Order of Australia

text: Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours. The Queen of Australia is Sovereign Head of the Order, while the Governor-General is Principal Companion/Dame/Knight (as relevant at the time) and Chancellor of the Order. The Governor-General's Official Secretary, currently Mark Fraser, is Secretary of the Order. The order is divided into a general and a military division. The five levels of appointment

title: Order of Australia

title: Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia)

text: Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia) The Coat of Arms of Victoria is the official symbol of the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria was the second state of Australia to gain arms, granted on 6 June 1910 by royal warrant of King George V. The state had been named in 1851 after his grandmother, who was Queen at the time. Following the adoption of the pink heath ("Epacris impressa" Labill.) as Victoria's floral emblem, Queen Elizabeth II signed a royal warrant on 28 March 1974 adding a Compartment from which the heath could grow. Although the rest of the arms

title: Section 2 of the Constitution of Australia

text: posts are held under the authority of the Australian Constitution. The term of office is at the Queen's pleasure but it is usually 5 years. Section 2 of the Constitution of Australia Section 2 of the Constitution of Australia says that there shall be a Governor-General to represent the British Monarch in Australia. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II). The functions and roles of the Governor-General include appointing ambassadors, ministers and judges, giving royal assent to legislation, issuing writs for elections and bestowing

title: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

text: they visited Aden, Kenya, Uganda, and Sudan, but Egypt was avoided because of political tensions. Albert had a stammer, which affected his ability to deliver speeches, and after October 1925, Elizabeth assisted in helping him through the therapy devised by Lionel Logue, an episode portrayed in the 2010 film "The King's Speech". In 1926, the couple had their first child, Princess Elizabeth—"Lilibet" to the family—who would later become Queen Elizabeth II. Another daughter, Princess Margaret Rose, was born four years later. Albert and Elizabeth, without their child, travelled to Australia to open Parliament House in Canberra in 1927. She was,

text: Section 2 of the Constitution of Australia Section 2 of the Constitution of Australia says that there shall be a Governor-General to represent the British Monarch in Australia. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II). The functions and roles of the Governor-General include appointing ambassadors, ministers and judges, giving royal assent to legislation, issuing writs for elections and bestowing honours. The Governor-General is President of the Federal Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force. All these things are done and all these

title: Communist Party of Australia (current)

text: Communist Party of Australia (current) The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) is a minor political party in Australia which was founded in 1971 as the Socialist Party of Australia (SPA) by former members of the Communist Party of Australia who resigned or were expelled from that party as a result of their opposition to policy changes. The current Communist Party remains a traditional, albeit tiny, Communist Party, proclaiming itself to be a Marxist–Leninist party whose ultimate objective is the revolutionary transformation of Australian society and the establishment of socialism in Australia. It describes its objective as being to "change the

title: Communist Party of Australia (current)

text: The Communist Party of Australia received its first electoral win with the election of Tony Oldfield in local government elections on 8 September 2012 to Auburn City Council, New South Wales. The Communist Party of Australia planned to run candidates in the 2016 federal election, but their attempt at registration was rejected. Communist Party of Australia (current) The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) is a minor political party in Australia which was founded in 1971 as the Socialist Party of Australia (SPA) by former members of the Communist Party of Australia who resigned or were expelled from that party as

title: Chancellor of the Order of Australia

text: this change. Following his election in 2013, Prime Minister Tony Abbott advised the Queen to reinstate the categories of Dame and Knight. In March 2014, the Queen co-signed Letters Patent to bring this into effect. Chancellor of the Order of Australia This is a list of Chancellors of the Order of Australia. The position is held by the person who occupies the office of Governor-General of Australia. Governors-General become Chancellor of the Order on assuming the office of Governor-General. The formal title of this position reflects the rank of the incumbent within the Order of Australia, which has changed over

title: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

text: Mitzi Del Bra, is a Sydney-based drag queen who accepts an offer to perform his drag act at Lasseters Hotel Casino Resort managed by his estranged wife Marion in Alice Springs, a remote town in central Australia. After persuading his friends and fellow performers, Bernadette Bassenger (Terence Stamp), a recently bereaved transgender woman, and Adam Whitely (Guy Pearce), a flamboyant and obnoxious younger drag queen who goes under the drag name Felicia Jollygoodfellow, to join him, the three set out for a four-week run at the casino in a large tour bus, which Adam christens "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".

title: Queen of the Damned

text: Queen of the Damned Queen of the Damned is a 2002 Australian-American horror film, and a loose adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles" series, "The Queen of the Damned", although the film contains many plot elements from the novel's predecessor, "The Vampire Lestat". It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart Townsend as the vampire Lestat. "Queen of the Damned" was released six months after Aaliyah's death and is dedicated to her memory. "Queen of the Damned" was released on February 22, 2002 in the US and on April 4, 2002 in Australia.

title: Government of Australia

text: the Manager of Opposition Business in the House, appointed by the Leader of the Opposition in the Commonwealth parliament, currently Bill Shorten. The Australian Constitution dates from 1901, when the Dominions of the British Empire were not sovereign states, and does not use the term "head of state". As Australia is a constitutional monarchy, government and academic sources describe the Queen as head of state. In practice, the role of head of state of Australia is divided between two people, the Queen of Australia and the Governor-General of Australia, who is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the

title: Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia)

text: with a Chaplet of Corn and supporting with the exterior hand a Cornucopia proper. Motto: Peace and Prosperity.” The current interpretation of the arms uses St Edward's Crown. This was changed in the same royal warrant that added the Compartment and the heath. Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia) The Coat of Arms of Victoria is the official symbol of the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria was the second state of Australia to gain arms, granted on 6 June 1910 by royal warrant of King George V. The state had been named in 1851 after his grandmother, who was Queen

title: National Australia Bank (180 Queen Street)

text: solidity of a financial institution. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The building is significant for its contribution to the streetscape in terms of style, scale, and texture, in conjunction with the adjoining Finney Isles & Co Building. National Australia Bank (180 Queen Street) National Australia Bank is a heritage-listed former bank building at 180 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by A & K Henderson and built from 1929 to 1930 by George Alexander Stronach. It is also known as National Bank of Australasia. It was added to the Queensland

title: First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street)

text: First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street) First World War Honour Board is a heritage-listed memorial at the National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Of the 331,946 Australians who embarked for overseas service, nearly 60,000 did not survive the First World War. Memorials were commissioned by service organisations, shire or city councils and by business groups. Some commemorated those who had died, while others recorded all who had served in the armed forces during the war. This

text: National Australia Bank (180 Queen Street) National Australia Bank is a heritage-listed former bank building at 180 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by A & K Henderson and built from 1929 to 1930 by George Alexander Stronach. It is also known as National Bank of Australasia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. This building, constructed in 1929-30, replaced an earlier bank which had erected in 1891 for the Royal Bank of Queensland. In 1917 the Royal Bank of Queensland merged with another Queensland bank, the Bank of

title: The Queen Is Here

text: The Queen Is Here The Queen Is Here is the tenth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón singer and songwriter Ivy Queen, scheduled for release in 2018. It features a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Don Omar. The album spawned six singles, "Que Se Jodan," "Ámame o Mátame" with Omar, "El Lobo Del Cuento," "No Pueden Pararme," "Por Mí," and "Mí Vecina." The only commercially successful single was “Ámame o Matame,” which managed to debut on Billboard’s Latin airplay and digital component charts. It was announced in September 2013 that Queen had changed management and returned with Jorge "Goguito" Guadalupe,

title: National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street)

text: National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street) National Australia Bank is a heritage-listed bank at 308 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1881 to 1924 by Southall & Tracey. It is also known as Queensland National Bank. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. This large masonry building was constructed 1881-1885 as the new Head Office for the successful and influential Queensland National Bank. The burgeoning gold mining industry of the early 1870s created a mood of optimism and a desire for

title: Monarchy of Australia

text: undertook a portion of his gap-year living and working in Australia in 2003. The sovereign did not possess a title unique to Australia until the Australian parliament enacted the Royal Styles and Titles Act in 1953, after the accession of Elizabeth to the throne, and giving her the title of "Queen of the United Kingdom, Australia and Her other Realms and Territories". Still, Elizabeth remained both as a queen who reigned in Australia both as Queen of Australia (in the federal jurisdiction) and Queen of the United Kingdom (in each of the states), as a result of the states not

title: The Man Who Would Be Queen

text: The Man Who Would Be Queen The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism is a 2003 book by the psychologist J. Michael Bailey, published by Joseph Henry Press. In the first section of the book, Bailey discusses gender-atypical behaviors and gender dysphoria in children, emphasizing the biological determination of gender. In the second section he deals primarily with gay men, including the link between childhood gender dysphoria and male homosexuality later in life. Bailey reviews evidence that male homosexuality is congenital (a result of genetics and prenatal environment), and he argues for the accuracy of

title: Queen of the Netherlands (ship)

text: are used to agitate subsea material whilst trailing, collapse and liquify hopper cargo for pumping or degassing natural air pockets in the seabed using the Venturi effect. "Queen of the Netherlands" has worked on various projects in Singapore, Doya Bay China, port construction in Busan South Korea, Dubai, the Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project in Australia and island creation / land reclamation The Maldives. The vessels sister ship is "Fairway", which, like "Queen of the Netherlands" was also lengthened for land reclamation projects in the Far East. The ship has caused constroversy in Australia, sparking protests. Queen of the Netherlands

text: person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The former Queensland National Bank head office has a special association with the life and work of prominent Queensland architect, FDG Stanley, being one of the finest works attributed to him and with the Queensland National Bank's first General Manager, Lt-Colonel ER Drury, being evidence of his power and influence both in the bank and in Queensland in the last quarter of the 19th century. National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street) National Australia Bank is a heritage-listed bank at 308 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was

text: The Honour Board exhibits in the elaborate art metalwork an aesthetic quality valued by the community. First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street) First World War Honour Board is a heritage-listed memorial at the National Australia Bank, 308 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Of the 331,946 Australians who embarked for overseas service, nearly 60,000 did not survive the First World War. Memorials were commissioned by service organisations, shire or city councils and by business groups. Some commemorated those who had

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: "Pitchfork" listed "The Queen Is Dead" as sixth best album of the 1980s. In 2003, "The Queen Is Dead" was ranked number 216 on "Rolling Stone"s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2006, it was named the second greatest British album of all time by the "NME". In 2006, "Q" magazine placed the album at number three in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s". UK-based magazine "Clash" added "The Queen Is Dead" to its "Classic Album Hall of Fame" in its June 2011 issue, saying it "is an album to lose yourself in;

title: The Queen Is Here

text: with synthesizers. The track also prominently makes use of mallet percussion and hand drums. A poll of 649 people by the Spanish language newspaper "Primera Hora", determined that fifty-three percent of those polled did not like "Que Se Jodan", while forty-seven percent did. According to the Cuban website, CiberCuba, "Ámame o Mátame" is "Queen's return to musical world" following the birth of her first child. The Colombian newspaper "HSB Noticas" had similar sentiments towards the song's release. The Queen Is Here The Queen Is Here is the tenth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaetón singer and songwriter Ivy Queen, scheduled

title: Where The Action Is (Australia)

text: Where The Action Is (Australia) Where The Action Is was an Australian television show that aired from January to November 1966. It starred Johnny O'Keefe and was produced by the newly launched TEN Network. The concept revolved around O'Keefe traveling to locations around Sydney, and later in the show's run, around Australia. Each episode would feature guest stars that would sing many of their current hits. The show marked O'Keefe's return to Australian television following the cancellation of his previous show "Sing, Sing, Sing" in 1965. A combination of O'Keefe's waning popularity, budget constraints, and technical limitations at the new

title: The Man Who Would Be Queen

text: was why [Illinois] never bothered to pursue the charge, although you’d never know that from reading the press accounts, which mentioned only the complaints, not that they had petered out." State regulators took no action on these complaints. The Man Who Would Be Queen The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism is a 2003 book by the psychologist J. Michael Bailey, published by Joseph Henry Press. In the first section of the book, Bailey discusses gender-atypical behaviors and gender dysphoria in children, emphasizing the biological determination of gender. In the second section he deals primarily

title: Where The Action Is (Australia)

text: station meant the show was unsuccessful and was cancelled within the same year it commenced. It was the last television series to be hosted by O'Keefe. Only two episodes are known to still exist. Where The Action Is (Australia) Where The Action Is was an Australian television show that aired from January to November 1966. It starred Johnny O'Keefe and was produced by the newly launched TEN Network. The concept revolved around O'Keefe traveling to locations around Sydney, and later in the show's run, around Australia. Each episode would feature guest stars that would sing many of their current hits.

title: Queen Mary University of London

text: communal area situated adjacent to the Regents canal, form part of the Village development. Rooms are arranged in flats and maisonettes housing between four and eleven students. Undergraduate student housing at Queen Mary includes: Postgraduate student housing at Queen Mary includes: Notable current and former staff of Queen Mary include: To date, there have been eight Nobel laureates who were either students or academics at Queen Mary. To date, Queen Mary has had a total of 22 principals (11 of Westfield College, eight of Queen Mary College, and three since the merger of Queen Mary, Westfield, and Barts). The current

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: magazine in the US. "Cemetry Gates" was Morrissey's direct response to critics who had cried foul over his use of texts written by some of his favourite authors, notably Shelagh Delaney and Elizabeth Smart. Oscar Wilde, who was also accused of plagiarism, figures as a patron saint of Morrissey's in the song's lyrics. A Wilde quote, "Talent borrows, genius steals", was etched in the vinyl run-out grooves of the first single off the album, "Bigmouth Strikes Again". These etchings appear almost exclusively on the UK releases (denoted by the RT and RTT prefixes on the catalogue number). "The Queen Is

title: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack)

text: Score by Guy Gross All music composed by Guy Gross, published by Mushroom Music Australia, except: All choral arrangements are by Derek Williams The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack) There were two soundtrack albums recorded by Polydor Records (Australia) at Trackdown Digital for Stephan Elliott's 1994 Academy Award winning film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The first consists of tracks for the film that were sourced from hit records, and the second is the original music score composed by leading Australian film composer Guy Gross. " The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert:

title: The Elf Queen of Shannara

text: of her past and discovers that she is of true Elven blood, because the current Elf Queen, Ellenroh Elessedil, is her maternal grandmother. Nine companions set out on a journey to the Westland: Aurin Striate, an acquaintance Wren and Garth befriend on their way into the city; Triss, Captain of Home Guard; Cort and Dal, Elven Hunters; Ellenroh Elessedil, current queen of the Elves; Eowen, the queen's closest friend; Gavilan Elessedil, the queen's nephew and Wren's cousin; Wren; and Garth. Ellenroh becomes fatally ill, and before she dies, she informs Wren that she is to inherit the Loden and become

title: Queen of the Clouds

text: Clouds" debuted at number six on the Sverigetopplistan charts. In the United States, the album entered the "Billboard" 200 at number 14 with first-week sales of 19,000 copies. As of August 2016, it had sold 190,000 copies in the US. The album debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 4,722 copies in its first week. The album also peaked within the top 50 in Australia, Finland, New Zealand and Norway. Notes Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Queen of the Clouds". Musicians Technical Artwork Queen of the Clouds Queen of the Clouds is the debut studio

text: Bank. The new head office was set up in the former Queensland National Bank building on the corner of Queen and Creek Streets. In 1983 the National Bank of Australasia merged with the Commercial Banking Corporation to form the National Australia Bank. The bank no longer owns the building. It was sold in 2012 for $29.5 million. However, the bank continue to operate a safety deposit facility in the building's basement. Country Road operate a retail store from the ground floor while small tenants occupy the upper floors. The National Australia Bank Central Branch, located at 180 Queen Street, is

title: Alaska Current

text: ("Sitka Eddy"). Alaska Current The Alaska Current is a southwestern warm-water current along the coast of British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle. The current results from the northward diversion of a portion of the North Pacific Current when that current meets the west coast of the North American continent. It forms a part of the Alaska Current and continues into the Alaskan Stream, which begins near Kodiak Island and flows southwestward along the Alaska Peninsula. The Alaska Current produces large clockwise eddies at two sites: west of the Queen Charlotte Islands ("Queen Charlotte Eddy" or "Haida Eddies") and west of

title: Alaska Current

text: Alaska Current The Alaska Current is a southwestern warm-water current along the coast of British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle. The current results from the northward diversion of a portion of the North Pacific Current when that current meets the west coast of the North American continent. It forms a part of the Alaska Current and continues into the Alaskan Stream, which begins near Kodiak Island and flows southwestward along the Alaska Peninsula. The Alaska Current produces large clockwise eddies at two sites: west of the Queen Charlotte Islands ("Queen Charlotte Eddy" or "Haida Eddies") and west of Sitka, Alaska

title: British queen mothers

text: "Scottish Queen Mothers (title not used in earlier periods)" "British Queen Mothers" British queen mothers Queen mother is defined as "a queen dowager who is the mother of the reigning sovereign". The term has been used in English since at least 1560. A queen mother is a person satisfying the following criteria: Queen mother does not mean "mother of the Queen"; it applies whether the current monarch is queen or king. As a queen, a queen mother retains the style of Her Majesty. The following is a list of women who can be classified as "Queen Mother" at some point

title: The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well

text: The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in "Popular Tales of the West Highlands", listing his informant as Mrs. MacTavish, Port Ellen, Islay, and noting the story could be traced back to 1548. It is Aarne-Thompson 440, the frog prince. The creature involved was called a "losgann", which could be either a frog or a toad. An ill queen sent each of her daughters to a well for healing water. They

title: British queen mothers

text: British queen mothers Queen mother is defined as "a queen dowager who is the mother of the reigning sovereign". The term has been used in English since at least 1560. A queen mother is a person satisfying the following criteria: Queen mother does not mean "mother of the Queen"; it applies whether the current monarch is queen or king. As a queen, a queen mother retains the style of Her Majesty. The following is a list of women who can be classified as "Queen Mother" at some point in their lives. "English Queen Mothers (title not used in earlier periods)"

title: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital

text: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital is a health facility in Margate, Kent, England. It is managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital has its origins in the Margate Cottage Hospital which was established at Victoria Road in Margate in 1876. In the 1920s it was decided to relocate the hospital to its current site in St Peters Road. The new facility was opened by Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught as the Margate and District General Hospital in July 1930. The hospital joined the National Health Service

title: Doctor Who in Australia

text: Box Incorporated. was formed in July 1983 following a Myer signing by Peter Davison earlier that year. The club has been meeting on the first Saturday of the Month since then and is still running over 30 years later. League of Doctors was created in 2010 at Supanova Sydney. Their aim is to showcase all of the Doctor, past and present, including Peter Cushing from the Dr. Who (Dalek films) and David Tennant's left hand for all conventions across Australia. They also look to have accompanying assistants or companions for each Doctor. The current president of the League of Doctors

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: it has depth, focus and some great tunes. It's easy to see why the album is held in such high esteem by Smiths fanatics and why, a decade later, it became a key influence for all things Britpop." In 2012, "Slant Magazine" listed the album at number 16 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s" and said: "There may never again be an indie-rock album as good as "The Queen Is Dead"". In 2013, "The Queen Is Dead" was ranked the greatest record of all time on the "NME"'s Greatest Albums of All Time list. At "Rolling Stone",

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: Gavin Edwards retrospectively viewed the album as "one of the funniest rock albums ever", noting that Morrissey had "learned to express his self-loathing through mockery" while Johnny Marr "matched his verbal excess with witty, supple music", and concluded, "If the queen's reaction to Morrissey was 'We are not amused,' then she was the only one." Disc one features the 2017 master of the album. Disc four DVD features the 2017 master in 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM stereo. The Smiths Production Design Album Bibliography The Queen Is Dead The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by English rock

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: not at home on the streets of Manchester. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side", "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" were debuted live during a tour of Scotland in September and October, during which "The Queen Is Dead" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" were soundchecked. "The Queen is Dead" was based on a song Marr began writing as a teenager. "Cemetry Gates" "(sic)" was a late addition to the album. Marr had not believed that the guitar part was interesting enough to be developed into a song, but Morrissey disagreed when he heard

text: Blu-ray. In Australia, it is available on the subscription streaming platform Stan. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce and a transgender woman, played by Terence Stamp, as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The film's title references the slang term "queen" for a

title: The Queen Is Here

text: views. "Ámame o Mátame" was released digitally on 14 April 2017. The song also made its radio premiere the same day on Alex Sensation's radio show on La Mega 97.9 FM, where Queen and Omar appeared on the show to present the song. The pair were to have an interview with Univision journalist Jackie Guerrido, who is also Omar's ex-wife, on the television program Primer Impacto, however this was cancelled due to unknown circumstances. Audio and lyric videos for the song were released on 17 April 2017 and have attained (combined) over a million views. Multiple unofficial postings of the

title: ...and the Bass Is Queen

text: stating that, "…And the bass is Queen is very relatable. Abudei’s song writing is a refreshing break from the norm, simple with a hint of mystery that does not encroach into fake deep territory,[...]The finish is of international standard and the record can easily find life beyond the shores of Nigeria if marketed as such." ...and the Bass Is Queen ...And The Bass Is Queen. is the debut studio album of Nigerian-born neo-soul singer-songwriter Lindsey Abudei. Released on July 5, 2016, the album is Abudei's second solo project after she released the "Brown: The EP" in 2013. The album garnered

title: Who's Who in Australia

text: nearly 1,100 entries representing a wide range of endeavours. Subsequent editions were published in 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1922, before the book first appeared as "Who's Who in Australia" in 1927. Fred Johns died in December 1932, earning a reputation as one of the most reliable sources of information on prominent Australians. There are three products in the current "Who's Who" series including, The books are available in hardcopy and online for subscribers. Individuals can nominate notable Australians for inclusion in the book. Criteria for inclusion are those who are assessed by the editors as having contributed "to Australian

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: The Queen Is Dead The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 16 June 1986 in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records and released in the United States on 23 June 1986 through Sire Records. The album spent twenty-two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. 2. It also reached No. 70 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA in late 1990. It has sold consistently well ever since and has received unanimous critical acclaim, with "NME" listing it as

title: Cue, Western Australia

text: Cue, Western Australia Cue is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, located 620 km north-east of Perth. At the 2016 census, Cue had a population of 178. It is also known as the "Queen of the Murchison". Cue is administered through the Cue Shire Council, which has its chambers in the historic Gentlemans Club building. The current president is Ross Pigdon. The Cue Parliament is held twice yearly in May and November. Gold was discovered in 1892 though there is uncertainty as to who made the first find. Michael Fitzgerald and Edward Heffernan collected 260

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: although "it didn't quite work out that way", according to Marr. Linda McCartney was asked to play piano on the track, but declined, and a first take featuring a trumpeter was scrapped. The version originally intended for inclusion on "The Queen Is Dead" was ruined by a technical glitch on the tape, and so the song was re-recorded with John Porter at Wessex Studios in London. "The Queen Is Dead" was among the last songs to be recorded. Its distinctive tom-tom loop was created by Mike Joyce and Stephen Street using a sampler. A line of guitar feedback was played

title: The Queen & Zak Grieve

text: The Queen & Zak Grieve The Queen & Zak Grieve is a six-part documentary television series produced for "The Australian" newspaper. The series investigates the story of Zak Grieve, a young indigenous man from Australia's Northern Territory who was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder even the judge said he did not physically commit. The multiple Walkley Award nominated series was presented by investigative reporter Dan Box and was developed and produced by In Films, in association with "The Australian" and Screen Australia. The Queen & Zak Grieve follows journalist Dan Box, national crime reporter at "The Australian" newspaper,

title: The Queen & Zak Grieve

text: 27, 2017 and on NITV March 4, 2018. The Queen & Zak Grieve The Queen & Zak Grieve is a six-part documentary television series produced for "The Australian" newspaper. The series investigates the story of Zak Grieve, a young indigenous man from Australia's Northern Territory who was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder even the judge said he did not physically commit. The multiple Walkley Award nominated series was presented by investigative reporter Dan Box and was developed and produced by In Films, in association with "The Australian" and Screen Australia. The Queen & Zak Grieve follows journalist Dan

title: Queen of the South (biblical reference)

text: the scriptural account, Solomon answered all her questions. The Queen believed as she received answers while face-to-face with Solomon. In the New Testament passages, Jesus refers to the Queen's arrival, saying that even she, being skeptical until she met with Solomon personally, will condemn the current generation for their lack of faith. Queen of the South (biblical reference) Queen of the South (, "basilissa notou") is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba, used in two passages in the New Testament, where Jesus said: Occasionally, biblical translators have used the phrase ""a" Queen of the South", the Greek having

text: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack) There were two soundtrack albums recorded by Polydor Records (Australia) at Trackdown Digital for Stephan Elliott's 1994 Academy Award winning film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The first consists of tracks for the film that were sourced from hit records, and the second is the original music score composed by leading Australian film composer Guy Gross. " The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack " The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Priscilla Companion: Dialogue from the film & Original Music

title: The Queen Is Here

text: sexual harassment within the music industry. At the award show, Queen, along with Dominican singer Milly Quezada presented Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón with a special tribute for being the artist with the most Lo Nuestro award wins, where she acknowledged the recognition of women for their “strength, talent, and rights to physical integrity.” In April 2018, Queen embarked on the “Ivy Queen on the Road Tour” throughout the United States to promote the upcoming release of the album. The proceeds of the May 19th event in New York City were donated to the “Rock Steady for Life” campaign, benefiting

title: The Queen Is Dead

text: gave a favourable review, stating that "the guitars are great, some of the words are marvellous, others like scratchings on a Fifth Form desk", as well as describing Morrissey as "half genius half buffoon". Robert Christgau of "The Village Voice" wrote that despite his dislike of the Smiths' previous albums, he held an "instant attraction" to "The Queen Is Dead", where he found that "Morrissey wears his wit on his sleeve, dishing the queen like Johnny Rotten never did and kissing off a day-job boss who's no Mr. Sellack", which "makes it easier to go along on his moonier escapades".

title: The Man Who Would Be Queen

text: trans woman represented in Bailey’s book had felt abused by him and had filed a charge." "The Man Who Would Be Queen" is divided into three sections: "The Boy Who Would Be Princess", "The Man He Might Become", and "Women Who Once Were Boys". It starts with an anecdote about a child Bailey calls "Danny". Bailey writes of Danny's mother, who has been frustrated by other therapists she has seen about her son's "feminine" behavior. Bailey discusses psychologist and sexologist Kenneth Zucker's work with children whose parents have noticed significant gender-atypical behaviors. Bailey uses the anecdote about Danny to describe

text: the bed and cut off his head. She did, and he became a handsome young prince, who married her. The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in "Popular Tales of the West Highlands", listing his informant as Mrs. MacTavish, Port Ellen, Islay, and noting the story could be traced back to 1548. It is Aarne-Thompson 440, the frog prince. The creature involved was called a "losgann", which could be either a

title: Government of Australia

text: the Queen of Australia who is represented by the Governor-General of Australia, with executive powers delegated by constitutional convention to the Australian head of government, the Prime Minister of Australia. The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is divided into the executive branch, composed of the Federal Executive Council presided by the Governor-General, which delegates powers to the Cabinet of Australia led by the Prime Minister, the legislative branch composed of the Parliament of Australia's House of Representatives and Senate, and the judicial branch composed of the High Court of Australia and federal courts. Separation of powers is implied by

title: Funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

text: minutes later. The Queen arrived at the Palace five minutes later, and there was a lunch for dignitaries at 1:00 pm. Queen Elizabeth was interred in the George VI Memorial Chapel next to her husband, King George VI, who had died 50 years previously. At the same time, the ashes of their daughter, Princess Margaret, who had died on 9 February 2002, were also interred in a private family service. Funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother The public funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother occurred on Tuesday, 9 April 2002 in Westminster Abbey in London, following her death

title: God Save the Queen

text: is present, though not exclusively in such circumstances. The same proclamation made "Advance Australia Fair" the national anthem and the basis for the "Vice-Regal Salute" (the first four and last two bars of the anthem). Prior to 1984, "God Save the Queen" was the national anthem of Australia. In 1975 former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, alluded to the anthem in his comment "Well may we say 'God save the Queen', because nothing will save the Governor-General!". By convention, "God Save the Queen" (, "Dieu Sauve le Roi" when a King) is the Royal Anthem

title: Who's Who in Australia

text: life on a national or international level". The editors assert that an entry to the book cannot be bought. "Who's Who in Australia 2017" was released in November 2016. Among the new entries are academic and media presenter Waleed Aly, Australian Local Hero Award winner 2016 and writer Dr Catherine Keenan, Indigenous advocate Tauto Sansbury, and philanthropist Anne Kantor. "Who's Who in Australia 2018" is due to be released in November 2017. Editions of "Who's Who in Australia" and its predecessors. Who's Who in Australia The Who's Who in Australia is an Australian biographical reference first published by Fred Johns

title: Dietrich v The Queen

text: Dietrich v The Queen Dietrich v The Queen is an important legal case decided in the High Court of Australia on 13 November 1992, stemming from an incident that took place on 17 December 1986. It concerned the nature of the right to a fair trial/and under what circumstances indigent defendants (who cannot afford legal representation) should be provided with legal aid by the state. The case determined that although there is no absolute right to have publicly-funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented. It

title: Statue of Queen Anne, Minehead

text: in the town hall, but following a public subscription for the canopy it was re-erected at its current site in 1893. The statue is made of alabaster. The pedestal and canopy which were added by H Dare Bryan in 1893 are of Carrara marble. Above the statue is a dentilled pediment and cornice Statue of Queen Anne, Minehead The Statue of Queen Anne in Minehead, Somerset, England was built in 1719. It is a Grade II* listed building. The statue depicts Queen Anne in full court dress. It was designed by Francis Bird, who had previously made a sculpture of

title: Dietrich v The Queen

text: the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal. Dietrich v The Queen Dietrich v The Queen is an important legal case decided in the High Court of Australia on 13 November 1992, stemming from an incident that took place on 17 December 1986. It concerned the nature of the right to a fair trial/and under what circumstances indigent defendants (who cannot afford legal representation) should be provided with legal aid by the state. The case determined that although there is no absolute right to have publicly-funded counsel, a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances

title: The Queen Is in the Factory

text: Warhol. And he named it Factory. Life is a struggle for these two high-class children. While Yagmur is fighting against her boyfriends (Fatih Gunaydin) marriage expectations, Bulut is trying to fall in step with his boyfriends life (Senol demir). While these two different relationships have their own battles trying to survive in some way, a death will change everything. The Queen Is in the Factory The Queen Is in the Factory () is a 2008 Turkish drama film, directed by Ali Kemal Güven, which follows the lives of homosexual young living together in the underbelly of Istanbul. The film didn't

title: The Queen Is in the Factory

text: The Queen Is in the Factory The Queen Is in the Factory () is a 2008 Turkish drama film, directed by Ali Kemal Güven, which follows the lives of homosexual young living together in the underbelly of Istanbul. The film didn't get distribution for various reasons. Yagmur (Dicle Kartal) is a young woman with very strict boundaries. She lives in Istanbul and works as a fashion editor. Yagmur doesn't accept the fact that her brother Bulut (Cagri Aslan) is gay. Bulut, wishing to be a play writer someday created himself a world in his home where he can play Andy

title: Queen Mother of the West

text: "Mother-of-Pearl Lake" or "Jade Lake"). She is also known in contemporary sources as the Lady Queen Mother. In the Maternist current of Chinese salvationist religions she is the main deity and is called upon as the Eternal Venerable Mother. Tang writers called her "Golden Mother the First Ruler", the "Golden Mother of Tortoise Mountain", "She of the Nine Numina and the Grand Marvel", and the "Perfected Marvel of the Western Florescence and Ultimate Worthy of the Cavernous Darkness". Commoners and poets of the era referred to her more simply as the "Queen Mother", the "Divine Mother", or simply "Nanny" ("Amah").

title: Government of Australia

text: By the Royal Style and Titles Act 1953, the Australian Parliament gave the Queen the title Queen of Australia, and in 1973 titles with any reference to her status as Queen of the United Kingdom and Defender of the Faith as well were removed, making her Queen of Australia. Section 61 of the Constitution provides that 'The executive power of the Commonwealth is vested in the Queen and is exercisable by the Governor‑General as the Queen's representative, and extends to the execution and maintenance of this Constitution, and of the laws of the Commonwealth'. Section 2 of the Australian Constitution

title: Who's Who in Australia

text: Who's Who in Australia The Who's Who in Australia is an Australian biographical reference first published by Fred Johns in 1906 as Johns's Notable Australians. It has been used by academics as a resource that identifies Australia's leading individuals, and as a research tool by journalists and historians. The Who's Who reference publication is currently published by Australian Associated Press (AAP). "Who's Who in Australia" began as the vision of South Australian sub-editor Fred Johns. Following his arrival in Australia in 1884, Johns compiled a volume of biographies of notable living compatriots. First published in 1906, "Johns's Notable Australians" contained

title: The Queen of the Damned

text: witches' village is destroyed and they are incarcerated by the king and queen, who desire their knowledge. When the witches offend Akasha, the Queen condemns the twins. Enkil then orders his chief steward (who is Khayman as a mortal man) to rape the twins in his stead, which would prove their lack of power, before the eyes of the court. Afterward the witches are cast out into the desert. While making her way back home with a pregnant Maharet, Mekare curses the king and queen secretly with the bloodthirsty spirit. Eventually this spirit inflicts such torment on Akasha and Enkil

title: The Idylls of the Queen

text: surprisingly sympathetic. Others, such as Morgan le Fay and Sir Bors, are also presented in unique and insightful ways that provide arch sidelights on the standard legend. In the end, Guenevere is cleared, and justice of a sort prevails. The book ends with Sir Kay - who is himself deeply in love with the Queen, and bitterly jealous of Lancelot - sitting down to play chess with her, and contenting himself with at least having a deep though platonic relationship. The Idylls of the Queen The Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere is a 1982 fantasy mystery

title: ...and the Bass Is Queen

text: ...and the Bass Is Queen ...And The Bass Is Queen. is the debut studio album of Nigerian-born neo-soul singer-songwriter Lindsey Abudei. Released on July 5, 2016, the album is Abudei's second solo project after she released the "Brown: The EP" in 2013. The album garnered relatively positive ratings among music critics. Joey Akan of "Pulse Nigeria" described the album as a "singer-songwriter's album". He rated the album 4 out of 5 stars and was full of praise for the overall musical production. In the same vein, Wilfred Okiche of "360Nobs" was impressed with the album's input and Abudei's songwriting skills,

title: History of monarchy in Australia

text: same way she is Queen of Australia, effectively making her the Queen of New South Wales, of Victoria, of Tasmania, of South Australia, of Western Australia, and also the Queen of Queensland. In the 1970s more Australians began to seriously reconsider Australia's constitutional framework. The constitutional crisis of 1975 occasioned many to question the role of the monarchy in a modern Australia. There were no serious attempts to alter the constitutional role of the Queen until the 1986 Australia Act. Nevertheless Australians were more conscious of being an independent nation, and there was a downplaying of the monarchy in Australia,

title: Section 117 of the Constitution of Australia

text: rejected on the grounds that it would be impossible for there to be any practical difference between the rights of citizens by State. Following this, O'Connor made another proposal, which was accepted. After a minor modification, section 117 reached the form that it is in today: "Subject of the Queen" has not been definitively defined by the High Court, but for practical purposes, all Australian Citizens are subjects of the Queen. "The Queen" refers to the office of the Queen in right of Australia. In "Street", several of the Justices suggested that, in modern times, "subject of the Queen" was

text: and Second World War Honour Boards are located to either side of the entry and face into the main banking chamber (see First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street)). National Australia Bank was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The former Queensland National Bank head office is important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history, being a major symbol of the economic growth in Queensland of the 1880s and a reflection of the close

title: West Australian Current

text: West Australian Current The West Australian Current (or the Western Australian Current), is a cool surface current of the Southern Ocean and Southern Indian Ocean. It starts as the Southern Indian Ocean Current, a part of the larger Antarctic Circumpolar Current (also known as the West Wind Drift). As the current approaches Western Australia, it turns north, parallel to the western coast of Australia, and becomes the West Australian Current. The current is mainly seasonal, being weaker in winter and stronger in summer, and is affected by the winds in that area. In addition to the West Australian Current flowing

title: Leeuwin Current

text: Leeuwin Current The Leeuwin Current is a warm ocean current which flows southwards near the western coast of Australia. It rounds Cape Leeuwin to enter the waters south of Australia where its influence extends as far as Tasmania. The West Australian Current and Southern Australian Countercurrent, which are produced by the West Wind Drift on the southern Indian Ocean and at Tasmania, respectively, flow in the opposite direction, producing one of the most interesting oceanic current systems in the world. Its strength varies through the year; it is weakest during the summer months (winter in the northern hemisphere) from November

title: Queen mother

text: have reigned since her demise. These mothers of monarchs, and others, albeit not always officially so titled have also been considered equal to queen mothers: Diana, Princess of Wales, reportedly once suggested to journalist Andrew Morton (author of "Diana: Her True Story") that when her son, Prince William, became king, she would be known as "King Mother". No such designation has ever officially existed, nor is there independent evidence that such terminology was ever considered. "Queen mother" means "queen who is mother to the current monarch", not "mother of the queen"; "king mother" is a contradiction in terms. However, of

title: Nickel Queen

text: Nickel Queen Nickel Queen is a 1971 Australian comedy film starring Googie Withers and directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely based on the Poseidon bubble, a nickel boom in Western Australia in the late 1960s, and tells of an outback pub owner who stakes a claim and finds herself an overnight millionaire. Meg Blake is the widowed owner of a pub in a small desert town in Western Australia. Corrupt American mining executive Ed Benson starts the rumour of a nickel discovery to sell shares to gullible investors. Meg heads the rumour and stakes the first

title: Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.

text: Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C. The Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States. The chancery is located on Embassy Row at 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, at Scott Circle in Washington, D.C. The current ambassador of Australia to the United States is Joe Hockey, former Treasurer of Australia, who succeeded Kim Beazley in 2016. He resides at the Australian ambassador's residence located at 3120 Cleveland Avenue, NW. The current Deputy Chief of Mission is Caroline Millar, a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In

title: The Queen of the Tearling

text: The Queen of the Tearling The Queen of the Tearling is the debut novel by Erika Johansen. It is set on a fictional landmass several centuries in the future, and is the first novel of a fantasy trilogy. The other books in the trilogy are The Invasion of the Tearling (2015) and The Fate of the Tearling (2016). Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn must defeat the powers of the Red Queen, who is out to destroy her. She must journey to the royal castle to claim her throne, and is accompanied only by the loyal Queen’s Guard which is led by

title: Oath of Allegiance (Australia)

text: to make, before taking their seat in Parliament, an oath or affirmation of allegiance before the Governor-General of Australia. The requirement to take the oath is set out in section 42 of the Australian Constitution and the wording of the oath and affirmation are set out in the Schedule to the Constitution. The oath is: The affirmation is: For ""A.B."" is to be substituted the name of the person swearing or affirming. The Schedule provides that for the reference to Queen Victoria is to be substituted the name of the current monarch of the United Kingdom. Upon taking office, a

text: by the Queen. The verse became widely popular after the funeral, and was later revealed to be based on a poem written some 20 years earlier by David Harkins, an aspiring artist from Carlisle. Andrew Motion who had previously written poems for the wedding of Prince Edward, the Queen Mother's 100th birthday, and the death of Princess Margaret, released an elegy in honour of the Queen Mother. Both the Queen and the Prince of Wales paid tribute to the Queen Mother in separate television broadcasts. The funeral was held in London. It started at 9:48 am on 9 April 2002,

title: Leeuwin Current

text: presence of warm tropical water offshore in the Houtman Abrolhos, making the water there in winter much warmer than inshore at the adjacent coast. The existence of the current was confirmed over the years, but not characterised and named until Cresswell and Golding did so in the 1980s. Leeuwin Current The Leeuwin Current is a warm ocean current which flows southwards near the western coast of Australia. It rounds Cape Leeuwin to enter the waters south of Australia where its influence extends as far as Tasmania. The West Australian Current and Southern Australian Countercurrent, which are produced by the West

title: Governor of South Australia

text: from June 2014, the Queen, upon the recommendation of the Premier, accorded all current, future and living former Governors the title 'The Honourable' for life. The first six Governors oversaw the colony from proclamation in 1836 until self-government and an elected Parliament of South Australia was enacted in the year prior to the inaugural 1857 election. The first Australian-born Governor of South Australia was Major-General Sir James Harrison (appointed 1968), and most subsequent governors have been Australian-born. The first South Australian-born governor was Sir Mark Oliphant (appointed 1971), and the first Aboriginal governor was Sir Douglas Nicholls (appointed 1976). The

title: Governor-General of Australia

text: all the other Dominion prime ministers. This, among other things, led to the Statute of Westminster 1931 and to the formal separation of the Crowns of the Dominions. Now, the Queen of Australia is generally bound by constitutional convention to accept the advice of the Australian prime minister and state premiers about Australian and state constitutional matters, respectively. Having agreed to the appointment, the monarch then permits it to be publicly announced in advance, usually several months before the end of the current Governor-General's term. During these months, the person is referred to as the "Governor-General-designate". The actual appointment is

title: The Song of Australia

text: one of four included in a national plebiscite to choose Australia's national song in 1977. Nationwide it was the least popular of the four choices, but it had the distinction of being the most popular choice in South Australia. This result can be attributed to the fact of "Advance Australia Fair" being exposed to schoolchildren in the more populous States, where "The Song of Australia" was sung in schools only in South Australia and, to a lesser extent, in Western Australia and Tasmania. The four songs in the plebiscite were "Waltzing Matilda"; the then anthem, "God Save the Queen"; the

title: Nickel Queen

text: of the TV series "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo". Alfred Sandor came out to Australia to play opposite Googie Withers in "Plaza Suite" and decided to stay. The film was highly popular in Perth, running for six months. It did less well in the eastern states. Nickel Queen Nickel Queen is a 1971 Australian comedy film starring Googie Withers and directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely based on the Poseidon bubble, a nickel boom in Western Australia in the late 1960s, and tells of an outback pub owner who stakes a claim and finds herself an overnight