
[Celebrations - Federation 1901 : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia] nla.obj-54697230
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[Celebrations - Federation 1901 : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia] nla.obj-54697230
Brown, J. Kennedy. Federation! : should New Zealand federate with the Australian colonies? : to which the answer is an emphatic yes! 1897, nla.obj-52767351
Initially it was considered that New Zealand should join the federated Australian colonies.
Julian & Howard Ashton, [An invitation to meet Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in celebration of the opening of the first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia] nla.obj-135825982
On 1 January 1901, the six existing self-governing British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, came together in union to create the Commonwealth of Australia. This was what was known as Federation and was the culmination of a decades-long push by various individuals and associations.
The National Library of Australia holds a wide selection of material relating to this process.
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.
Use the Catalogue standard search to find titles, authors or subjects.
Although you can't browse the Library's shelves in person, you can use the Catalogue to browse by title, author, subject or Dewey number.
To search for general works about Federation, select the Browse alphabetically tab, then subjects. Some examples are:
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Irving, Helen Dorothy, The Centenary companion to Australian federation, 1999, nla.cat-vn1562710
RELATED WEBSITE
For peace, order and good government is an online exhibition from the Parliament of Australia relating to the first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia.
[Badge inscribed: Australia's Commonwealth, 1899] nla.obj-135774500
A badge worn by supporters of the Australian Commonwealth. Similar in nature, if not the same, as that discussed in the newspaper article 'A Federal badge' in 1898.
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