Category: Victoria

Which Terms Do Most Indigenous Australians From Victoria Use To Identify Themselves?

Koori (or Koorie) Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria. ‘Koori’ is not a synonym for ‘Aboriginal’. There are many other Aboriginal groups across Australia (such as Murri, Noongar, Yolngu) with which Indigenous Australians may identify themselves. What do Aboriginal people from Victoria refer themselves as? In […]

What Is The Average Age In Victoria?

Demographics & education Age Victoria Australia Median age 37 38 0-4 years 371,220 1,464,779 5-9 years 368,631 1,502,646 10-14 years 341,063 1,397,183 What is the average age of people in Victoria? 44.5 Characteristic Victoria, CY British Columbia [Census subdivision] Canada [Country] Data quality , Victoria, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia Map Change geography Data quality […]

How Deep Is The Victoria Tunnel?

85 feet. The tunnel is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) in length with a maximum depth of 85 feet (26 m) and drops 222 feet (68 m) from entrance to exit. It remains largely intact. Are there tunnels under Victoria BC? Though not quite as elaborate, underground tunnels, unbeknownst to cyclists, pedestrians, and automobiles, lie beneath […]

What Are 5 Facts About Queen Victoria?

Spotlight: 6 Surprising Queen Victoria Facts She was crowned at a young age. She is one of England’s longest-reigning monarchs. She was unusually short. She lived to see the 20th century. Her gift lives in the White House. She had many close calls. What are 10 facts about Queen Victoria? 16 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t […]

What Is Victoria’S Secret Meaning?

Founded in 1977 and named after Queen Victoria, for an association with the refinement of the Victorian era, the “secret” being the body concealed by the clothing. What’s the meaning of Victoria’s Secret? The brand was named after Queen Victoria, and referenced the taboo/hidden nature of lingerie and underwear at the time. The company was […]

Does Upass Work In Victoria?

U-PASS gives all UVic, U-PASS and Royal Roads students unlimited access on all Victoria Regional Transit routes during a four-month semester. Does UBC U-Pass work in Victoria? No. A U-Pass BC loaded on a Compass Card is only valid on TransLink services in Metro Vancouver. Does Compass Card work in Victoria? BC Transit does not […]

What Did Victorians Smell Like?

Scents popular at this time were light and floral. Flowers were some of the most popular ingredients, with thyme, rosemary, and clove also often added. What did Victorian men smell like? Typical scents were made from flower essences such as violets, roses and lavender but with derivative from ambergris, musk, bay and cinnamon. What did […]

Did Victorian Ladies Shave?

In the Victorian era, ladies with excess facial or body hair didn’t have the luxury of making an appointment at their local salon. Instead, women employed various methods of hair removal at home. There was shaving and tweezing, of course, but there were also more dangerous methods. When did females start shaving? 1915Beginning in the […]

Are There Big Cats In Victoria?

The report. Witness sightings have been recorded, over at least 60 years, of cougars, panthers or pumas in a wide stretch of Victoria from Gippsland to the Otways, the Grampians, central Victoria and at Beechworth in the northeast. The Gympie area just north of Brisbane is a known big cat hotspot, as is Mareeba. Do […]