Bourke — may refer to: * Bourke, New South Wales * Richard Bourke, Governor of New South Wales from 1831 1837 * Martin Bourke, Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands from 1993 to 1996 * Bourke engine * Bourke s Parrot * Bourke Street, Melbourne, a street in … Wikipedia
Bourke — UK [bɜː(r)k] US [bɜrk] Phrases: back o Bourke ▪ out the back o Bourke * * * Bourke 7 [Bourke] [bɜːk] [bɜːrk] noun … Useful english dictionary
Bourke — [ bɜrk ] (out the) back o Bourke AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL in the country, a long way from any town or city … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bourke — (spr. Burk), Jean Raimund Charles, Graf von B., geb. 1773 in Lorient, stammte aus einer englischen Familie, trat schon 1787 als Lieutenant in französische Dienste, nahm an der Expedition nach Cochinchina u. 1792 nach S. Domingo Theil, wurde 1794… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bourke — (spr. burk), Stadt im britisch austral. Staat Neusüdwales, am Darlingfluß, Dampferstation, durch Eisenbahn mit Sydney verbunden, mit Gerichtshalle, Gefängnis, Hospital, Handwerkerinstitut mit 4000 Bänden, bedeutendem Handel mit den Erzeugnissen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bourke — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bourke (homonymie). Bourke La grand rue de Bourke … Wikipédia en Français
Bourke — I. /bɜk/ (say berk) noun Sir Richard, 1777–1855, Irish born British army officer and administrator; governor of NSW 1831–37. Richard Bourke sought administrative appointments after retiring from the army. As governor of NSW he introduced a number …
Bourke — ▪ New South Wales, Australia town, north central New South Wales, Australia, on the Darling River. It originated from a stockade built in 1835 by Sir Thomas Mitchell as a defense against Aborigines and was named after Governor Sir Richard… … Universalium
Bourke — Original name in latin Bourke Name in other language BRK, Bourke State code AU Continent/City Australia/Sydney longitude 30.09008 latitude 145.94544 altitude 108 Population 2475 Date 2012 02 28 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Bourke — This ancient and aristocratic English and Norman Irish surname was first held by Burhred, the king of West Mercia, England, 852 874, and several centuries later by the original earls of Ulster and Clanricarde in Ireland. The surname is recorded… … Surnames reference
