Shortland
Encyclopedia
Geography
- Shortland IslandShortland IslandShortland Island is the largest island of the Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands, at . Named by John Shortland....
- Shortland IslandsShortland IslandsThe Shortland Islands are group of islands belonging to the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, at . Named by John Shortland, they lie in the extreme northwest of the country's territory, close to the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Shortland Island...
- ShortlandsShortlandsShortlands is a ward of the London Borough of Bromley, located less than a mile from Bromley town centre. Historically, Shortlands was known as Clay Hill. It became known as Shortlands around 1800, after the fields which, at this point of the Ravensbourne river, ran at right angles up the slopes...
, a ward of the London Borough of Bromley - Shortland, New South WalesShortland, New South WalesShortland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area and was named after Lt. John Shortland, master's mate of the Sirius, the escorting vessel to the First Fleet....
- Shortland's Bluff, an old name for Queenscliff, VictoriaQueenscliff, VictoriaQueenscliff is a small town on the Bellarine Peninsula in southern Victoria, Australia, south of Swan Bay at the entrance to Port Phillip. It is the administrative centre for the Borough of Queenscliffe...
, Australia
People
- John Shortland (naval officer)John Shortland (naval officer)John Shortland , naval officer, was born near Plymouth, England, the son of John Shortland. Serving in the Royal Navy between 1755–1790, he died in Lille, France in 1803....
, Royal Navy officer and father of John ShortlandJohn ShortlandJohn Shortland was a naval officer, the eldest son of John Shortland. Shortland joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman and went to Quebec in a transport commanded by his father. From 1783 to 1787 he served in the West Indies. In 1787 he was master's mate in the Sirius when the First Fleet sailed... - John ShortlandJohn ShortlandJohn Shortland was a naval officer, the eldest son of John Shortland. Shortland joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman and went to Quebec in a transport commanded by his father. From 1783 to 1787 he served in the West Indies. In 1787 he was master's mate in the Sirius when the First Fleet sailed...
, an explorer of Australia - Cate ShortlandCate ShortlandCate Shortland is an Australian writer and director of film and television.She was born 10 August 1968 in Temora, New South Wales. She graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School, where she received the Southern Star Award for most promising student.She has created several award...
(born 1968), a writer and director of film and television. - Willoughby ShortlandWilloughby ShortlandCommander Willoughby Shortland RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. He was New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary from 1841, after having arrived in New Zealand with Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in January 1840...
(1804-1869), New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary - Ryan ShortlandRyan ShortlandRyan Shortland is a rugby union player who currently plays for the Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. Before switching to union, he previously played rugby league in the NRL.-Rugby league:...
(born 1986), a rugby player
Other
- Division of ShortlandDivision of ShortlandThe Division of Shortland is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division closely follows the Pacific coast, on average extending only five or ten kilometres inland. Much of the western boundary is formed by Lake Macquarie...
, an electoral division in Australia - ShortlandsShortlands (constituency)Shortlands is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It had a registered electorate of 2,556 in 2006...
, an electoral division in Solomon Islands - Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
, a New Zealand soap opera