Complex sentence: A colony of North Australia existed briefly from 17 February 1846 which included all land in the Northern Territory and the present state of Queensland lying north of 26ºS with the capital at Gladstone under Colonel George Barney as Lieutenant-Governor and Superintendent.
Split into simpler sentences: A colony of North Australia existed briefly from 17 February 1846 which included all land in the Northern Territory and the present state of Queensland lying north of 26ºS. The capital at Gladstone under Colonel George Barney as Lieutenant-Governor and Superintendent.