The Australian colonies of New South Wales,…

January 1901 CE

The Australian colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, after several intercolonial conventions, federate on January 1, 1901 as the Commonwealth of Australia with its capital in Melbourne. (New Zealand had withdrawn from the federation at the last moment.)

Edmund Barton becomes the first Prime Minister of Australia.

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Melbourne Victoria Australia View →

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Australia, British View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Victoria (British colony) View → New Zealand, British Colony of View → South Australia (Australian state) View → Australia View → Queensland (Australian state) View → Western Australia (Australian state) View → New South Wales (Australian state) View → Tasmania (Australian state) View → Victoria (Australian state) View →

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