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Victoria Park railway station, Perth Victoria Park Train Station, is a Transperth train station 6km apart from Perth Train Station, on the Armadale / Thornlie Line, in Western Australia. Victoria Park station is currently undergoing development, and the new station is scheduled to open in late 2006.
Victoria Park Village Victoria Park Village is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada located to the West of the Don Valley Parkway (the Don Valley River is the border), to the North by Lawrence, the East Victoria Park and the South Sunrise Ave.
Victoria Park, East London Victoria Park is a large open space that stretches out across part of the East End of London, England bordering parts of Bethnal Green, Hackney, and Bow, such as along Old Ford Road, London E3. The park is entirely within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Victoria Park, Leicester Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres (279,000 m²). It is in the south-east, just outside the city centre, backing on to the University of Leicester and close to the Leicester railway station.
Victoria Park, Melbourne Victoria Park was named after Queen Victoria in the 19th century and is both a massive park and the name of a football stadium in inner-city of Melbourne, Australia, and is located in the suburb of Abbotsford. It is known for being the former home of the Collingwood Football Club (a member of the Australian Football League).
Victoria Park, Millbridge, Plymouth Victoria Park in Millbridge in Plymouth is a small recreational area. It extends at the eastern end from the bowling green beneath what was once a railway viaduct to what is now the merging of Molesworth Road and Eldad Hill, and which once was a toll bridge, and an important thoroughfare between Devonport and Plymouth.
Victoria Park, Newbury Victoria Park is a small public park near to the centre of Newbury, Berkshire, England. Current features of the park include a bandstand, tennis courts, boating lake, bowls club, skatepark, and a statue of Queen Victoria.
Victoria Park, Regina Regina's founders set aside a chunk of land right in the centre of town and named it Victoria Square . It was supposed to serve as a green space, part of an effort to make Regina a more attractive destination for settlers.
Victoria Park, Sydney Victoria Park is a large park in Sydney, situated on the corner of Parramatta road and City road, between the University of Sydney and Broadway Shopping Centre. It contains a public swimming pool and Lake Northam, which contains a large fountain.
Victoria Park/Stampede (C-Train) Victoria Park/Stampede (formerly named Stampede) is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta. The station serves Stampede Park, the site of the Calgary Stampede.
Victoria Point, Queensland Victoria Point is one of the 21 bayside suburbs of the Redland Shire, approximately 20 kilometres South-East of Brisbane, and is primarily a residential area, but also contains shopping centres and a ferry service to Coochiemudlo island.
Victoria Police Pipe Band The Victoria Police Pipe Band was a past grade one pipe band champion based in Melbourne, Australia. Though the band still exists, it no longer competes after a controversial decision in 2000 to reform the band.
Victoria Prison Victoria Prison (), or Victoria Gaol was Hong Kong's first prison. A testimony to the evolution of Hong Kong's correctional services, it had been the centre of the local prison system until it ceased operation in December 2005.
Victoria Quarter The Victoria Quarter is an upmarket shopping area in Leeds, England. It consists of three blocks situated between Briggate and Vicar Lane, comprising the County Arcade, Cross Arcade, Queen Victoria Street, Leeds Queen Victoria Street and King Edward Street.
Victoria Quays Victoria Quays (formerly Sheffield Canal Basin) is a large canal basin in Sheffield, England. It was constructed 1816–1819 as the terminus of the Sheffield Canal (now part of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation) and includes the former coal yards of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
Victoria Quirino Delgado Victoria Quirino Delgado (born Victoria Syquia Quirino 1931–November 29, 2006) was the eldest daughter of Philippine President Elpidio Quirino. since her father, the President was a widower, she fulfilled on the role of First Lady of the Philippines.
Victoria Ribeiro Victoria Lorentzen Ribeiro (born December 19 1988) is a member of Norway's royal family but under the country's succession law she is not in line to the throne. She was born in Brazil and is the daughter of Ingeborg Lorentzen and Paolo Cesar Ribeiro Filho and is the great-granddaughter of the late King of Norway, Olav V.
Victoria Road, Hong Kong Victoria Road (域多利道) is a main road near the west shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong connecting Kennedy Town and Wah Fu and an alternative connection of Pok Fu Lam Road. It begins north with Belcher's Street in Kennedy Town and goes along Mount Davis, Sandy Bay, Telegraph Bay and Waterfall Bay and reaches in Kellett Bay.
Victoria Rowell Victoria Rowell (born May 10, 1960 in Portland, Maine) is a two time Emmy Award-nominated and a ten time NAACP Image Award-winning American actress. She is best known for her roles as Drucilla Barber Winters on The Young & The Restless and as Dick Van Dyke's pathologist, Dr.
Victoria Ruffo Victoria Ruffo (born Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe MartĂ­nez del RĂ­o Moreno-Ruffo on May 31, 1962 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress. Ruffo, the surname she uses professionally, is actually her grandfather's surname.
Victoria Sackville-West, Baroness Sackville Victoria Josefa Dolores Catalina Sackville-West, Baroness Sackville (1862–1936) was the wife of her cousin Lionel Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville and the mother of writer and socialite Vita Sackville-West.
Victoria Serda Victoria Serda is the female deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario, and is a Town Councillor for Port Elgin, Ontario in the town of Saugeen Shores. She has a Bachelor of Independent Studies degree from the University of Waterloo.
Victoria Shalet Victoria Shalet (born December 9, 1981), is a British actress most famous for her role as Harmony in the CBBC adaptation of the Dick King Smith book The Queen's Nose. She was also notably in the horror film Haunted, which also featured a young Kate Beckinsale.
Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts is a public school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada operated by Edmonton Public Schools, offering students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 a Fine Arts-focused education.
Victoria Snelgrove Victoria Snelgrove (October 29, 1982 - October 21, 2004) was an American college student who was accidentally killed by Boston police while she and others were celebrating the Boston Red Sox' victory over the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. Snelgrove was a junior majoring in journalism at Emerson College, to which she had transferred from Fitchburg State College in the fall of 2003.
Victoria Spence Victoria Spence (born 30 April, 1984) is a New Zealand actress most famous for her role as Salene in the Cloud 9 television drama The Tribe. She has also appeared in the series Atlantis High and William Shatner's A Twist In The Tail, as well as playing a minor role in the film Jack Be Nimble.
Victoria Square, Montreal Victoria Square (officially square Victoria) is a town square in the Quartier international de Montréal (also called the International District) area of Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the intersection of Beaver Hall Hill and McGill Street.
Victoria State Opera The now defunct Victoria State Opera, based in Melbourne, Australia collapsed in 1996 due to financial difficulties. At this point, the former Australian Opera merged with this company and renamed itself Opera Australia, taking on the responsibilities of performing opera in both the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Victoria Station (Restaurant) Victoria Station is a chain of railroad-themed prime rib houses that was at the peak of its popularity in the 1970s] but which later hit financial troubles and filed for bankruptcy in [[1986. The company at one time had some 100 locations all across the U.
Victoria Street, Melbourne Victoria Street is one of the major thoroughfares of inner Melbourne. Running east to west, Victoria Street touches the Hoddle Grid at the intersection of La Trobe Street and Spring Street, opposite the Carlton Gardens.
Victoria Street, Singapore Victoria Street (Chinese: 维多利亚街) is a street located in the Central Area of Singapore. The street starts at Victoria Bridge at the end of Kallang Road, after the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority building, in the north and continues as Hill Street at its junction with Stamford Road in the south.
Victoria Sugden Victoria Anne Sugden is a character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was originally played by Jessica Haywood from 1994 to 1998, then she was played by Hannah Midgley from 1998 to July 2006 and as of October Isabel Hodgins is in the role.
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (Chinese: 维多利亚剧院及音乐会堂) is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and located in the civic district of Singapore.
Victoria Times-Colonist The Times Colonist is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the merger, in 1980, of the Victoria Daily Times, established in 1884, and the British Colonist (later the Daily Colonist), established in 1858 by Amor De Cosmos, who was also British Columbia's second premier.
Victoria Titans The Victoria Titans were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs (the South East Melbourne Magic and the North Melbourne Giants) for the inaugural NBL summer season of 1998/99.
Victoria Tolstoganova Victoria Viktorovna Tolstoganova (Russian: Виктория Викторовна Толстоганова; born March 24, 1972, Moscow) is a Russian actress. She graduated in GITIS and VGIK and made her debut in "The Day Duty" 1997 short film.
Victoria Tower (Canada) The Victoria Tower was the prominent main bell tower that preceded the Peace Tower in Ottawa, Canada. Built when the original Parliament Hill Buildings were constructed, the Victoria Tower was destroyed during the Fire of 1916.
Victoria Tower Bell The Victoria Tower Bell was cast in 1875 and installed in the Victoria Tower of the Canadian House of Commons in 1877. The Bell fell from the Tower in the Centre Block fire of 1916 and is one of the few remaining links to Canada's first house of government.
Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle) The Victoria Tunnel, was completed on the 8th January 1842 and was officially opened on the 7th April 1842 by the Mayor. It served as a subterranean wagonway to take coal from the former site of the Spital Tongues Colliery to to staithes on the Tyne near Glasshouse Bridge in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Victoria United Victoria United are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1904. The team is a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognised Division III league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.
Victoria University in the University of Toronto Victoria University ("Vic" for short) is a federated school of the University of Toronto, consisting of Victoria College and Emmanuel College. Victoria University is somewhat separated from the rest of the university geographically, bordering Queen's Park, and being located on the eastern portion of the campus along with St.
Victoria University of Manchester The Victoria University of Manchester (VUM) was a university in Manchester in England. On October 1 2004 it merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to form a new institution called the University of Manchester.
Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington, also known in Māori as Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui, Victoria University's Māori Name, retrieved 27 December 2006 was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses as well.
Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education The Faculty of Education of Victoria University of Wellington was formed from the former School of Education (of the Faculty of Humanities of Social Sciences) of the University, and the former Wellington College of Education on 1 January 2005.
Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association The Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association ("VUWSA") is the official students' association at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. VUWSA was established in 1899 as the Victoria University College Students' Society.
Victoria University of Wellington, Faculty of Law The Faculty of Law (also known as the Law School) is located on Victoria University of Wellington's Pipitea campus in Wellington, New Zealand. It is located in the historic Government Buildings, in the heart of Wellington’s legal and political district.
Victoria University Rowing Club Victoria University Rowing Club currently located in Wellington New Zealand and based from the Wellington Rowing Club. The club was reestablished around 10 years ago and is now attends the New Zealand University Games with one of the largest rowing teams.
Victoria University, Australia Victoria University, located in Melbourne, Australia, is recognised as one of Australia's most innovative universities. One of five 'dual-sector' universities, it offers a broad range of teaching and research programs across its three Higher Education Faculties - (Arts, Education & Human Development; Business & Law; and Health, Engineering & Science); and four Technical and Further Education, TAFE Schools - (Business & Service Industries; Engineering, Construction & Industrial Skills; Further Education, Arts & Employment Services; and Human Services, Science & Technology).
Victoria v Commonwealth (1957) Victoria v Commonwealth (1957) 99 CLR 575 ("the Second Uniform Tax case") is a High Court of Australia case that affirmed the Commonwealth government's ability to impose a scheme of uniform income tax, ultimately arising in a vertical fiscal imbalance in the spending requirements and taxing abilities of the various levels of government.
Victoria v Commonwealth (1971) Victoria v Commonwealth (1971) 122 CLR 353 was a case decided in the High Court of Australia regarding the scope of the Commonwealth's taxation power and the extent to which it can burden a state's structural integrity.
Victoria Village Victoria Park Village is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada located to the west of the Don Valley Parkway (the Don Valley River is the border), to the north by Lawrence, the east Victoria Park and the south Sunrise Ave.
Victoria Ward Centers Ward Centers, formerly known as Victoria Ward Centers, is a major shopping complex of various shopping centers near Waikiki at Kaka'ako in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Only minutes away from the larger Ala Moana Center, Ward Centers is considered a retail hub as host to Ward Entertainment Center, Ward Centre, Ward Farmers Market, Ward Gateway Center, Ward Village Shops, Ward Warehouse and a new, multimillion dollar 150,00 square foot (14,000 m²) entertainment center boasting the largest theater megaplex in Hawai'i.
Victoria Waterfield Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character played by Deborah Watling in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A native of Victorian England, she was a companion of the Second Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1967 to 1968.
Victoria Wells Wulsin Victoria Elizabeth Wells Wulsin (born October 27, 1953) is a physician working on stopping the spread of AIDS in Kenya and was the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Second District of Ohio (map) in the 2006 election. She is a resident of Indian Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati.
Victoria Williams Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is a singer/songwriter, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, but for the length of her career a resident of Southern California. Many of her songs detail the events, characters and sensations of a small-town or rural Southern upbringing ("Main Road," "Crazy Mary," "Polish Those Shoes"), and she also finds inspiration in nature ("Century Plant," "Weeds," "Why Look at the Moon"), everyday objects ("Shoes," "Frying Pan") and the unseen ("Holy Spirit").
Victoria Winters The character Victoria Winters as portrayed by Alexandra Moltke, served as the Gothic heroine in the cult classic series Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC-TV from 1966-1971. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly replaced her, before Victoria was written out completely.
Victoria Wood Victoria Wood OBE (born 19 May 1953) is an English comedian, actress, singer and writer. She has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own composition, which she accompanies on piano.
Victoria Woodhull Victoria Claflin Woodhull (September 23, 1838 – June 9, 1927) was an American suffragist who was publicized in Gilded Age newspapers as a leader of the American woman's suffrage movement in the 19th century. She became a colorful and notorious symbol for women's rights, free love, and labor reforms.
Victoria's requiem This setting was composed by Tomás Luis de Victoria as the requiem mass of Empress Maria, sister of Philip II of Spain in 1603. It is mostly scored for SSATTB using sections of the traditional mass chant to connect wide sections of polyphony.
Victoria's Riflebird The Victoria’s Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae also known as Duwuduwu to the local Aboriginal people, is a bird of paradise endemic to the Atherton Tableland region of northeastern Queensland, Australia where it resides year-round.
Victoria-Fraserview Victoria-Fraserview is a neighbourhood in the City of Vancouver, set on the south slope of the rise that runs north from the Fraser River and encompassing a large area of residential and commercial development. Surrounding the culturally eclectic Victoria Drive corridor, Victoria-Fraserview is an ethnically diverse area that was one of the earliest areas of settlement in the region.
Victoria-Tobique Victoria-Tobique is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts.
Victoria, Entre Ríos Victoria is a city in the southwest of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It is located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite Rosario, Santa Fe, to which it is connected since 2003 by the Rosario-Victoria Bridge (which spans almost 60 km over the flood plain of the Paraná Delta).
Victoria, Guyana Victoria, Guyana, located on the Atlantic coast of Guyana, 18 miles east of Georgetown was the first village in Guyana bought by the combined resources of Africans who had recently won their freedom from slavery.
Victoria, Malta Victoria (also called Rabat) is the capital of Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The town has a total population of 6414 (Nov 2005), by population is the largest locality in Gozo.
Victoria, Princess Royal The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise; 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and her consort Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841.
Victoria, Seychelles Victoria (sometimes called Port Victoria or Mahé) is the capital city of the Seychelles and is situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government.
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, also known as Victoria , is a real-time strategy game by Paradox Entertainment (now known as Paradox Interactive). It covers its namesake the Victorian period, specifically 1836-1920 and runs on a modified version of the Europa Universalis engine.
Victorian architecture The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign of Queen Victoria after whom it is named.
Victorian Amateur Football Association The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been a purely amateur league.
Victorian Bushrangers The Victorian Bushrangers are an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria. The team competes in the first class competition the Pura Cup, which was formerly known as the Sheffield Shield, in the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and the more recent Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
Victorian Certificate of Education The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is the credential given to students who have completed Year 11 and Year 12 of their secondary schooling, in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is considered to be one of the more rigorous secondary education programs in the world and is recognised as a requisite credential for admission to universities in Australia and worldwide.
Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture The Victorian College of Agriculture & Horticulture, abbreviated VCAH, was a grouping of the agricultural colleges of the State of Victoria in Australia. Formed in 1983, it was later incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1991.
Victorian College of the Arts The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is an educational institution in Melbourne, Australia, which offers courses and training in fine art, dance, drama, film and television, music and production. The VCA is an affiliated college of the University of Melbourne, and is located on St Kilda Road just outside the Melbourne central business district.
Victorian Country Football League The Victorian Country Football League (often abbreviated to VCFL) is the governing body for Australian rules football in Victoria outside of metropolitan Melbourne on behalf of Football Victoria. As well as administering and promoting the code in the regions, it often arbitrates disputes in areas such as player clearances and club movements between country leagues, and may also be called upon as a higher authority of appeal.
Victorian dress reform During the middle and late Victorian period, various reformers proposed, designed, and wore clothing supposedly more rational and comfortable than the fashions of the time. This was known as the dress reform or rational dress movement.
Victorian era The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. Although commonly used to refer to the period of Queen Victoria's rule between 1837 and 1901, scholars debate whether the Victorian period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that have come to be associated with the Victorians—actually begins with the passage of the Reform Act 1832.
Victorian England Under Martian Rule Victorian England Under Martian Rule is a fictional April Fool's joke album by British band Cradle of Filth. The band went as far as to include info about it in Terrorizer magazine, and Dani even came up with artwork and a tracklisting.
Victorian fashion The term "Victorian fashion" refers to fashion in clothing in the Victorian era, or the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). It is strictly used only with regard to the United Kingdom and its colonies, but is often used loosely to refer to Western fashions of the period.
Victorian house A Victorian house as built in the United States and Canada is a type of house popularized in the Victorian era. They are often three stories high with an octagonal or rounded tower, a wraparound porch and great attention paid to detail.
Victorian Heritage Register The Victorian Heritage Register is maintained by Heritage Victoria, part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment a department of the Government of Victoria, Australia. It lists significant buildings and other sites in Victoria and provides legal protection against demolition or other alterations to listed sites.
Victorian Highland Pipe Band Association The Victorian Highland Pipe Band Association (VHPBA), is the oldest pipe band association in the world, having been established in 1924. In the present day, it is a state branch of the Australian Pipe Band Association, and exists to support Pipe bands in Victoria, Australia.
Victorian independence movement The Victorian Independence Movement is a movement in Australia for the state of Victoria to break away from Australia. The idea was born in 1999 when Victoria was the only state to vote for a republic in the national referendum.
Victorian Internet Exchange The Victorian Internet Exchange is an Internet Exchange Point in Australia. Formed from the Australian Internet Exchange (AUIX) project, VIX is located in the Melbourne AAPT Exchange and offers multi-lateral peering.
Victorian legislative election, 1988 Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday October 1, 1988. John Cain's Labor government maintained a narrow majority on the floor of the Legislative Assembly.
Victorian legislative election, 1992 Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday October 3, 1992. The Labor government of Joan Kirner was comprehensively defeated by the Liberal National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara.
Victorian legislative election, 1996 Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday March 30, 1996. This was less than a month after the Australian federal election of that year.
Victorian legislative election, 1999 Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday September 18, 1999. The Kennett Liberal National Coalition government was narrowly defeated by an alliance of the Australian Labor Party led by Steve Bracks and three independent MPs.
Victorian legislative election, 2002 Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday November 30, 2002. The incumbent Labor Government of Premier Steve Bracks was returned with a large majority in the Legislative Assembly winning 62 of the 88 seats.
Victorian legislative election, 2006 The state election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council under a proportional representation system.
Victorian literature Victorian literature is the body of writing produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837—1901) and corresponds to the Victorian era. It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the very different literature of the 20th century.
Victorian Liberal Students' Association The Victorian Liberal Students' Association (VLSA) is the state body responsible for coordinating all Liberal student activities in Victoria, Australia. The organisation is currently headed by Hamish Jones (Chairman), Nicholas Demiris (Executive Director) and Luke Tobin (Deputy Director).
Victorian morality Victorian morality is a distillation of the moral views of people living at the time of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837 - 1901) in particular, and to the moral climate of Great Britain throughout the 19th century in general. It is not tied to this historical period and can describe any set of values that espouses sexual repression, low tolerance of crime, and a strong social ethic.
Victorian National Parks Association The Victorian National Parks Association is a nature conservation organisation based in Victoria, Australia. It is an independent, non-profit, membership-based group, which exists to protect Victoria's unique natural environment and biodiversity through the establishment and effective management of national parks, conservation reserves and other measures.
Victorian Order of Nurses The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) is a non-profit charitable organization founded in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on January 29, 1897 created for the purposes of home care and social services. It is registered as a charity the Canada Revenue Agency, charity number 129482493RR0001.
Victorian Power Exchange The Victorian Power Exchange (VPX) was established in 1995 by the Government of Victoria as part of a restructuring of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) and the establishment of a competitive electricity market.
Victorian Premier Cricket Victorian Premier Cricket is a cricket competition based in the state of Victoria, Australia. Its governing body is Cricket Victoria and it is the next level down from the state competitions in Australia (the Pura Cup/ING Cup), with outstanding performances in Premier Cricket often leading to selection for the Victorian Bushrangers 2nd XI and senior teams.
Victorian Railways The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations.
Victorian Railways H class The H class was an express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1941 to 1958. Intended to eliminate the use of double heading A2 class locomotives on Overland services on the steeply graded Western line to Adelaide, wartime restrictions led to only one locomotive being built.
Victorian Railways J class The J class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1954 to 1972. A development of the successful Victorian Railways K class 2-8-0, they were the last new class of steam locomotive introduced on the VR.

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