Victoria (Australian state)
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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 (New Zealand had withdrawn from the federation at the last moment.)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.
The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne on May 9, 1901..