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Federation of Australia - Wikipedia

When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia. The ...

The Federation of Australia - Parliamentary Education Office

This in-depth paper explores the reasons for Federation, the Federation conventions and the referendums in which the Australian people decided to join together ...

Parliament Explained Federation

Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901 when six British colonies—New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania— ...

Federation - National Museum of Australia

Australia in the late 19th century consisted of six self-governing British colonies that were subject to the British Parliament.

The Federation of Australia | naa.gov.au

Australia's 6 British colonies became one nation on 1 January 1901. The Constitution is one of the Commonwealth of Australia's founding documents.

Federation of Australia | National Library of Australia

The idea of a federation of the six Australian colonies was occasionally debated among Australian politicians, officials and others from about 1850 onwards.

Federation - Parliamentary Education Office

In 1901, 6 British colonies united to become a new nation – the Commonwealth of Australia. This fact sheet examines the reasons for Federation, the path to ...

Federation of the Australian colonies | Australia's Defining Moments ...

Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901 after the British Parliament passed laws allowing the six Australian colonies to come together and form the ...

Defining Moments: Australian Federation

Activities. 1. What groups supported the idea of Federation and what were their arguments in favour of this change? 2. Who was Henry Parkes and what role did he ...

Federation of Australia - Part 3: 1901-1914 - Museums of History NSW

The Commonwealth of Australia came into being on Tuesday 1 January 1901. The colonies became States and the transfer of powers, functions and property to ...

The Story of Federation: When Australia Became a Country - YouTube

January 1st, 1901 - the day of federation. Australia becomes a country, a nation in its own right, and while there's still a lot more to its ...

About Australia-Australia a federation - Australian Embassy

In 1901 the Australian colonies federated to become the Commonwealth of Australia. As in Canada, the British monarch remains the monarch of Australia, which is ...

Federation | naa.gov.au - National Archives of Australia

Records · Colonial delegates to the 1890 Australasian Federation Conference · Commemorative framed image of the laying of the foundation stones in Canberra.

Federation of Australia - Part 1: 1840-1879 - Museums of History NSW

At a conference in Melbourne in June and July 1870 delegates from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania considered forming a customs union ...

Federation Homepage | Federation

The Heads of Agreement for the National Access to Justice Partnership (NAJP) is made between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Australian states and ...

1890 to 1900 - Towards Federation - Parliament of NSW

Although there had been many proposals involving the bringing together of the separate Australian colonies into a single nation and a largely ineffectual ...

Australia's federation - YouTube

Discover the story behind federation in Australia with this introductory video. The PEO, part of the Department of the Senate, ...

Federation | National Library of Australia

This guide aims to introduce researchers to key collections and items held by the Library, as well as advise of where related material may be found.

Council for the Australian Federation | Council for the Australian ...

The Council for the Australian Federation (CAF) was formed to support and enhance our federal system by providing a forum for state and territory leaders in ...

Federation of Australia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

Federation of Australia ... The federation of Australia was the way that the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, ...