Author: Peter Anthony Howell Publisher: Wakefield Press ISBN: 9781862545496 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 436
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South Australia and Federation presents a lively and lucid account of what was happening in South Australia at a vital turning point in its history. The federation era was the highwater mark of South Australian's interaction with people in the rest of Australia. Elected representatives of the central colony/state played a key role in creating and shaping the new Australian nation in its formative years. Peter Howell tells this story in the context of fresh examination of the ways in which South Australians were developing their own community.
Author: John Alexander Cockburn Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781022526716 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A comprehensive overview of the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia, this book explores the political, social, and economic factors that led to the federation of the Australian colonies. From the drafting of the Australian Constitution to the first federal elections, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the founding principles of modern Australia. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Helen Irving Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521573146 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 512
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Published to mark the centenary of Federation, this important book explores Australia's national origins in a comprehensive and accessible way. A high-calibre team of writers has been gathered to write the first ever comprehensive, general history of Federation. Starting from the perspective of the individual colonies as they made their way towards membership of the Australian Commonwealth in 1901, the book also provides cross-referenced short alphabetical entries covering key events, people and concepts. It approaches Federation not simply as a formal political story, but as a social and cultural process, maintaining the relevance of nation-making by highlighting ongoing debates about democracy, sovereignty and progressive citizenry. A major contribution to the Centenary of Federation, this book should become a standard reference for scholars, students and general readers in the continuing discussions of Australia's future as a nation.
Author: Cephas Daniel Allin Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Press of the British Whig Publishing Company ISBN: Category : Australia Languages : en Pages : 452
Author: Australia. Parliament. Senate. Select Committee on the Reform of the Australian Federation Publisher: ISBN: Category : Australia Languages : en Pages : 146
Author: Coleman O William Publisher: ISBN: 9781922449665 Category : Languages : en Pages : 466
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'Better than any other account, Their Fiery Cross of Union shatters the myths Australians have cherished about Federation. It both sets out those myths and-in gripping prose-exposes their limitations and contradictions. Using, without ever being heavy-handed, all the tools of modern social science, it mercilessly tests the claims of Federation's staunchest advocates and compares them to explanations which make sense of events. At the same time, it brilliantly presents the protagonists in the Federation story, removing the protective sheen which has so often been used to protect them. A riveting story, it has all the hallmarks of a classic'. - Henry Ergas The Federation in 1901 of the six Australian colonies into a single Commonwealth is the most researched episode in Australian history. Yet almost every page of this history rests on an underlying 'affirmative premise': that the Federation of 1901 was begotten by commendable ideals, led by remarkable men, and pursued by democratic processes. It was a natural thing - fitting, functional, and almost inevitable. And it was, surely, for the good in its effects; and, at the very least, a mark of progress in Australian life, in everything from telegraphy to sporting fixtures. In Their Fiery Cross of Union William Coleman retells the making of Australia's federation unencumbered by any 'affirmative' premise. He argues Federation was the accidental upshot of a contest for personal political supremacy; that the cause's leadership was mediocre; its democracy superficial, its motivations banal, its ideals more imperial than patriotic, and its consequences injurious to Australia's economic welfare, military security, industrial peace, and social harmony. Australia's Federation was at least one generation premature, and badly botched, with enduring consequences. Not just another recital of the familiar 'Federation story', Their Fiery Cross of Union is a fresh and searching look at the foundational event of Australia's political existence.
Author: John Manning Ward Publisher: Federation Press ISBN: 9781862873995 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 184
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The State and the People tells the story of the Australian colonies' coming together into a single federation in the latter years of the 19th century. Author John Manning Ward, pre-eminent Australian interpreter of colonial relations with Great Britain, had a distinct view of Australian federation. His liberal-conservative approach differed sharply from the nationalist or modern progressivist approaches of other scholars. Between the radical republican challenge and the cultural cringe, lies Ward's Australia: essentially pro-British, pragmatic and animated by the 'hope of capital'. Ward's federation reflects pragmatic forces and developments, the constitutional outcome having the common sense of a common law tradition at its core. Federation is not the representation of a nationalist assertion against the mother country, but rather the expression of a colonial nationality anchored within a tradition of British imperial history abroad. Ward's untimely death intervened in 1990 and The State and The People is incomplete. It comprises the substantial chapters then written. The editors, Professor Deryck Schreuder and Emeritus Professor Brian Fletcher, make clear that we have been deprived of quantity, not quality. Ward's scholarship remains sharp, his prose elegant and his argument penetrating. The State and The People contributes significantly to our understanding of Federation and to continuing debate on the Australian constitution and identity.
Author: Net Brennan Publisher: Black Dog Books ISBN: 9781922179944 Category : Australia Languages : en Pages : 48
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Before 1901 the nation of Australia did not exist. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia were six separate colonies under British rule. But among the people of the colonies, the idea of unity was emerging: a whole continent for a nation, and a nation for a continent. Here s the story of how ordinary citizens became the first in the world to write and vote for their own Constitution, and how they came together to form the nation of Australia.
Author: Stephen Glynn Foster Publisher: Hale & Iremonger ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 432
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This guide is a comprehensive list of Federation material held in more than 60 archives, libraries, museums and galleries around Australia. The material includes official records and private papers of individuals, pictorial material, ephemera, film, audio tapes and works of art.
Author: Peter Anthony Howell
Author: John Alexander Cockburn
Author: Helen Irving
Author: Sir John Alexander Cockburn
Author: Cephas Daniel Allin
Author: Australia. Parliament. Senate. Select Committee on the Reform of the Australian Federation
Author: Coleman O William
Author: John Manning Ward
Author: Net Brennan
Author: Stephen Glynn Foster