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The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia (which also governed what is now the Northern Territory), and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia, establishing a system of federalism in ...
The History of Australia (1851–1900) refers to the history of the people of the Australian continent during the 50-year period which preceded the foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The gold rushes of the 1850s led to high immigration and a booming economy.
The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined Britain in the First World War, suffered through the Great Depression in Australia as part of the global Great Depression and again joined Britain in the Second World War against Nazi Germany in 1939.
This page indexes the individual Australian year pages. It only references years commencing with the European colonisation of the country. Twenty-first century
The Australian Federation Conference called a constitutional convention. 26 April: Banjo Paterson published "The Man from Snowy River" 1891: A National Australasian Convention met and agreed on adopting the name "the Commonwealth of Australia," also drafting a constitution. The first attempt at a federal constitution was drafted.
Federalism was adopted, as a constitutional principle, in Australia on 1 January 1901. Relatively few changes have been made to the formal constitution since Australian federation occurred; in practice, however, the Commonwealth government has increasingly assumed a position of pre-eminence in many areas of governance through the acquisition and negotiation of additional powers and ...
The following lists events that happened during 1900 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch ... 5 July – The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (UK) is passed.
Pages in category "1900 in Australia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...