Federation of Australia
2011
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Chicago : World Book, c2011.
64 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arrival in Australia -- Free settlers -- Aborigines and European settlers -- The gold rush -- The Eureka Stockade -- New South Wales and Tasmania -- Victoria and South Australia -- Queensland and Western Australia -- Linking the colonies -- The crisis of the 1890's -- Australian nationalism -- The federal idea -- The Federal Council -- Sir Henry Parkes -- The 1890 Conference -- What form of federation? -- The First Federal Convention -- The people's conventions -- New Zealand stays out -- The Second Federal Convention -- The referendums -- The United Kingdom approves -- The birth of a nation -- The first national elections -- The new parliament -- Sir Edmund Barton -- Voting rights for women -- A new capital.
9780716615040
994.03
English
171528
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction History | J 994.03 FED | Available |