20-1262: John Lucas may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] John Lucas (Australian politician) (1818–1902), Australian politician in New South Wales John Lucas (MP for Colchester) (by 1512–1556), MP for Colchester John Lucas (MP for Gloucester) , Member of Parliament in 1311 John Baptiste Charles Lucas (1758–1842), US congressman from Pennsylvania John G. Lucas (1864–1944), African-American lawyer and politician Sports [ edit ] John Lucas II (born 1953), American professional basketball player and head coach John Lucas III (born 1982), American professional basketball player and assistant coach John Lucas (cricketer) (1922–2008), West Indian and Canadian cricketer John Lucas (footballer) (1869–1953), Australian rules footballer for Geelong Jack Lucas (footballer) (John Lucas, born 1961), Australian rules footballer for Sydney Johnny Lucas (baseball) (1903–1970), backup outfielder Johnny Lucas (canoeist) (1931–1993), Luxembourgian sprint canoer Military [ edit ] John Lucas (British Army officer) (1921–2013), British soldier with
40-489: A carpenter, the trade of his grandfather Nathaniel Lucas . He first stood for the Legislative Assembly at the 1859 election for Canterbury , but was unsuccessful. He won the seat at the 1860 by-election , holding it at the 1860 general election . In December 1864 he was elected to both Canterbury , and Hartley , choosing to represent Hartley. He was defeated in an attempt to return to Canterbury at
60-607: A flag pole, raised the Union Jack, and the officers ashore made toasts to the Royal Family and the success of the colony. Likely, some, or all, ships of the First Fleet were present for the flag raising. On the morning of 27 January, all the fit male convicts, marines, and likely some ships' crew went ashore to establish the camp and find food. The female convicts came ashore on 6 February 1788. About midday on 7 February,
80-580: The election in December 1869 . He regained a seat in the assembly at the 1871 Canterbury by-election , serving until his retirement in 1880. His only ministerial appointment was as Secretary for Mines in the third Robertson ministry from February 1875 until March 1877. He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1880 and served until his death. He married Ann Sammons on 4 January 1841 at Singleton , and they had five children. He
100-588: The Charter for Erecting the Colony of New Zealand . The Charter stated that the Colony of New Zealand would be established as a Crown colony separate from New South Wales on 1 July 1841. On 1 July 1851, writs were issued for the election of the first Victorian Legislative Council , and the absolute independence of Victoria from New South Wales was established proclaiming a new Colony of Victoria . A public meeting
120-1318: The Chindits John Lucas (VC) (1826–1892), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross John P. Lucas (1890–1949), American general in World War II Others [ edit ] John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield (1606–1671), English Royalist soldier, industrialist and landowner John Lucas (comics) , American comic book artist John Lucas (historian) (1684–1750), historian of Warton, Lancashire, England John Lucas (painter) (1807–1874), English artist John Lucas (philosopher) (1929–2020), British philosopher John Lucas (poet) (born 1937), British poet, critic, travel writer, literary historian, anthologist and publisher John Lucas (priest) (1921–1992), Archdeacon of Totnes John Meredyth Lucas (1919–2002), American screenwriter and director John Seymour Lucas (1849–1923), Victorian English historical and portrait painter See also [ edit ] Jon Lucas (born 1976), American screenwriter Jon Lucas (actor) (born 1995), Filipino actor St. John Lucas (1879–1934), English poet Jonathan Lucas , Canadian official of
140-606: The Commonwealth during the inter-war period. All colonial-era laws were no longer were subject to Imperial powers of disallowance and reservation. Acts of the federal state, i.e. the Commonwealth of Australia, remain subject to power of disallowance and reservation by the monarch of Australia, per sections 59 and 60 of the Australian Constitution. But as the Australian monarch can act only on the advice of
160-642: The United Kingdom as constituents of Australian confederation. The Act followed discovery that, when Australia ratified the 1931 Statute of Westminster, only the federal state became independent of the United Kingdom due to State concerns of a grab for power by the Commonwealth Government. The 1986 Act ended the British government's authority over the six Australian unitary states in confederation, just as it had ceased to have authority over
180-482: The United Nations John Lukacs (1924–2019), Hungarian-American historian John R. Lukacs (born 1947), American anthropologist Jon Lukas (1948–2021), Maltese musician [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
200-494: The convicts, marines and others who were staying were gathered by the Governor for the reading of the proclamation of New South Wales and a long reading of the rights of the convicts and others. Thus, the Colony of New South Wales was formally proclaimed on 7 February 1788. Before that, British naval administration applied. The colony faced extreme difficulty in its earliest years from water scarcity. Major-General Ralph Darling
220-410: The first Governor of Queensland. On 22 May 1860 the first Queensland election was held and Robert Herbert , Bowen's private secretary, was appointed as the first Premier of Queensland . Queensland also became the first Australian colony to establish its own parliament rather than spending time as a Crown Colony. According to the 1891 Census: The Federation of Australia was the process by which
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#1732782342609240-412: The first ship of the First Fleet, HMS Supply , with Phillip aboard, reached Botany Bay . However, Botany Bay was found to be unsuitable by Phillip. After Phillip led the exploration of Port Jackson , he sailed and reached Sydney Cove on night of 25 January 1788. On the morning of 26 January, men on board this ship went ashore and started clearing land for a camp. In the afternoon-evening, they erected
260-410: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Lucas&oldid=1222855943 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Lucas (Australian politician) John Lucas (24 June 1818 – 1 March 1902)
280-594: The six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia , establishing a system of federalism in Australia. This effectively changed New South Wales from being a colony to a state of Australia. In the Australia Act 1986 , the states of Australia achieved independence from
300-539: Was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia . At its greatest extent, the colony of New South Wales included the present-day Australian states of New South Wales , Queensland , Victoria , Tasmania , and South Australia , the Northern Territory as well as New Zealand . The first responsible self-government of New South Wales
320-617: Was a builder and politician in colonial New South Wales , a member of both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council . Lucas was born on 24 June 1818 at Kingston, part of Camperdown , to John Lucas, a miller and builder, and Mary née Rowley, a daughter of Thomas Rowley . He was educated at a Church of England school in Liverpool, and Captain Beveridge's boarding school. He left school to be apprenticed as
340-543: Was appointed Governor of New South Wales in 1825, and in the same year he visited Hobart Town, and on 3 December proclaimed the establishment of the independent colony, of which he was Governor for three days. In 1834, the British Parliament passed the South Australia Act 1834 , which enabled the colony of South Australia to be established. On 16 November 1840, the British government issued
360-677: Was formed on 6 June 1856 with Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson appointed by Governor Sir William Denison as its first Colonial Secretary . On 18 January 1788, the First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip founded the first British settlement in Australian history as a penal colony . Having set sail on 13 May 1787, Captain Arthur Phillip assumed the role of governor of the settlement upon arrival. On 18 January 1788,
380-408: Was held in 1851 to consider Queensland 's proposed separation from New South Wales. On 6 June 1859, Queen Victoria signed Letters Patent to form the separate Colony of Queensland . Brisbane was named as the capital city. On 10 December 1859, a proclamation was read by British author George Bowen , whereby Queensland was formally separated from the state of New South Wales. As a result, Bowen became
400-761: Was noted patron of the Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains where a cave and a tour have since been named in his honour. He also maintained a holiday cottage on Lapstone Hill at the Eastern edge of the Blue Mountains. On the original Lapstone Zig Zag a station was built for him and named Lucasville . The remains of the station are still visible today. Lucas died at Camperdown on 1 March 1902 (1902-03-01) (aged 83). Colony of New South Wales The Colony of New South Wales
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