833:, the states of Australia achieved independence from the United Kingdom as constituents of Australian confederation. The Act followed discovery that, when Australia ratified the 1931 Statute of Westminster, only the federal state became independent of the United Kingdom due to State concerns of a grab for power by the Commonwealth Government. The 1986 Act ended the British government's authority over the six Australian unitary states in confederation, just as it had ceased to have authority over the Commonwealth during the inter-war period. All colonial-era laws were no longer were subject to Imperial powers of disallowance and reservation. Acts of the federal state, i.e. the Commonwealth of Australia, remain subject to power of disallowance and reservation by the monarch of Australia, per sections 59 and 60 of the Australian Constitution. But as the Australian monarch can act only on the advice of the Australian Prime Minister, those two provisions are effectively dead letters.
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some, or all, ships of the First Fleet were present for the flag raising. On the morning of 27 January, all the fit male convicts, marines, and likely some ships' crew went ashore to establish the camp and find food. The female convicts came ashore on 6 February 1788. About midday on 7 February, the convicts, marines and others who were staying were gathered by the
Governor for the reading of the proclamation of New South Wales and a long reading of the rights of the convicts and others. Thus, the Colony of New South Wales was formally proclaimed on 7 February 1788. Before that, British naval administration applied. The colony faced extreme difficulty in its earliest years from water scarcity.
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on night of 25 January 1788. On the morning of 26 January, men on board this ship went ashore and started clearing land for a camp. In the afternoon-evening, they erected a flag pole, raised the Union Jack, and the officers ashore made toasts to the Royal Family and the success of the colony. Likely,
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The Colony of New South Wales had a population of 1,123,954 people, with males counted at 608,003 and females counted at 515,951. This number included the population of people living in the
Federal Territory, now the
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772:, whereby Queensland was formally separated from the state of New South Wales. As a result, Bowen became the first Governor of Queensland. On 22 May 1860 the first Queensland election was held and
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was the process by which the six separate
British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the
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625:. Having set sail on 13 May 1787, Captain Arthur Phillip assumed the role of governor of the settlement upon arrival. On 18 January 1788, the first ship of the First Fleet,
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913:"The Influence of Climate on the First European Settlement of Australia: A Comparison of Weather Journals, Documentary Data and Palaeoclimate Records, 1788β1793"
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Argentine and Chilean claims, borders not enforced but claim not renounced under the
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821:, establishing a system of federalism in Australia. This effectively changed New South Wales from being a colony to a state of Australia.
712:. The Charter stated that the Colony of New Zealand would be established as a Crown colony separate from New South Wales on 1 July 1841.
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2786:; Ascension Island (1922β) and Tristan da Cunha (1938β) were previously dependencies of Saint Helena.
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636:. However, Botany Bay was found to be unsuitable by Phillip. After Phillip led the exploration of
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was appointed
Governor of New South Wales in 1825, and in the same year he visited
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On 16 November 1840, the
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Colony of South
Australia Β§ The Proclamation of South Australia (1836)
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self-government of New South Wales was formed on 6 June 1856 with
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On 1 July 1851, writs were issued for the election of the first
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Gergis, JoΓ«lle; Garden, Don; Fenby, Claire (1 July 2010).
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from New South Wales was established proclaiming a new
1821:. Iraq's mandate was not enacted and replaced by the
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882:"7 Feb 1788 - Colony of NSW formally proclaimed"
800:. This number also did not include full-blooded
600:Evolution of Australia's states and territories.
756:A public meeting was held in 1851 to consider
2864:States and territories disestablished in 1901
2348:
1021:
8:
2783:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
2766:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2644:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
684:In 1834, the British Parliament passed the
2859:States and territories established in 1788
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617:founded the first British settlement in
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2889:1901 disestablishments in Australia
2623:Saint Andrew and Providence Islands
1466:. British Cameroons is now part of
730:, and the absolute independence of
649:The Separation of Van Diemen's Land
1482:unilaterally declared independence
1177:1708β1757, 1763β1782 and 1798β1802
25:
2689:Antarctica and the South Atlantic
2668:Occupied by Argentina during the
674:The Separation of South Australia
218:William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
2884:1788 establishments in Australia
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853:History of Australia (1851β1900)
848:History of Australia (1788β1850)
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471:
457:
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429:
415:
390:
109:
69:
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791:According to the 1891 Census:
632:, with Phillip aboard, reached
2731:Australian Antarctic Territory
1587:since 1965 (before as part of
1584:British Indian Ocean Territory
1470:, while Tanganyika is part of
1101:since 1960 (before as part of
690:, which enabled the colony of
578:Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson
1:
728:Victorian Legislative Council
698:The Separation of New Zealand
239:Parliament of New South Wales
1042:British Overseas Territories
886:State Archives & Records
871:Government Gazette June 1856
798:Australian Capital Territory
742:The Separation of Queensland
2758:British Antarctic Territory
2468:Western Pacific Territories
664:Major-General Ralph Darling
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2496:Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1913:British Arctic Territories
843:History of New South Wales
745:
719:
716:The Separation of Victoria
701:
677:
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27:British colony (1788β1901)
2879:Australian penal colonies
2869:Colony of New South Wales
2807:
2776:
2736:Commonwealth of Australia
2694:
2683:
2654:
2606:
2595:
2561:
2368:
2332:
2138:Newfoundland and Labrador
1852:
1841:
1819:League of Nations mandate
1800:
1524:
1513:
1494:Lancaster House Agreement
1464:League of Nations mandate
1453:
1199:
1188:
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1081:
1048:
819:Commonwealth of Australia
542:Commonwealth of Australia
526:Colony of New South Wales
425:Colony of South Australia
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365:
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333:β’ Separation of the
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85:
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35:Colony of New South Wales
2266:Turks and Caicos Islands
1573:(protectorate) 1907β1949
1145:(integrated into the UK)
748:Separation of Queensland
687:South Australia Act 1834
640:, he sailed and reached
609:On 18 January 1788, the
2549:1919β1942 and 1945β1968
2374:18th and 19th centuries
2190:Queen Charlotte Islands
2150:North-Western Territory
2122:1665β1674 and 1702β1776
1725:1781β1784 and 1795β1819
1390:1923β1965 and 1979β1980
1073:Commonwealth of Nations
815:Federation of Australia
348:Federation of Australia
105:God Save the King/Queen
2299:West Indies Federation
1488:) and continued as an
1071:Current member of the
601:
580:appointed by Governor
18:New South Wales Colony
2874:Former penal colonies
2221:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1492:state until the 1979
1098:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
990:. Queensland Treasury
931:10.1093/envhis/emq079
918:Environmental History
778:Premier of Queensland
764:to form the separate
710:Colony of New Zealand
704:Colony of New Zealand
599:
439:Colony of New Zealand
320:β’ Separation of
307:β’ Separation of
294:β’ Separation of
281:β’ Separation of
268:β’ Separation of
135:Self-governing colony
2749:Realm of New Zealand
2747:(transferred to the
2734:(transferred to the
2567:Realm of New Zealand
2168:Prince Edward Island
2046:1671β1816, 1833β1960
766:Colony of Queensland
752:Colony of Queensland
648:
467:Colony of Queensland
41:British Crown Colony
2780:Since 2009 part of
2672:of AprilβJune 1982.
2259:Trinidad and Tobago
1873:Antigua and Barbuda
1773:Straits Settlements
694:to be established.
582:Sir William Denison
258:β’ Established
1932:Cape Breton Island
1823:Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
1665:Unfederated States
1480:Southern Rhodesia
1067:Commonwealth realm
831:Australia Act 1986
736:Colony of Victoria
722:Colony of Victoria
659:Colony of Tasmania
619:Australian history
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586:Colonial Secretary
566:Northern Territory
453:Colony of Victoria
335:Northern Territory
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2424:Western Australia
2392:Van Diemen's Land
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2305:Associated States
2003:Columbia District
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1691:Manila and Cavite
1509:
1508:
1388:Southern Rhodesia
1382:South-West Africa
1332:Northern Rhodesia
1244:Cape of Good Hope
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655:Van Diemen's Land
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169:β’ 1837β1901
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2716:Tristan da Cunha
2708:Ascension Island
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2636:Falkland Islands
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2565:Now part of the
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2402:Auckland Islands
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2319:Windward Islands
2273:Vancouver Island
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1919:British Columbia
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1659:Federated States
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1425:Tristan da Cunha
1394:Southern Nigeria
1326:Northern Nigeria
1205:Ascension Island
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2013:Connecticut
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1280:) 1874β1957
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1228:) 1884β1966
1218:) 1868β1966
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327:6 June 1859
314:1 July 1851
301:1 July 1841
296:New Zealand
234:Legislature
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1711:1882β1963
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1537:1839β1842
1428:since 1816
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1370:Somaliland
1358:Seychelles
1354:since 1658
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1268:The Gambia
1212:Basutoland
1208:since 1815
1150:Free State
1143:1542β1800
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960:Moon, Paul
859:References
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758:Queensland
634:Botany Bay
550:Queensland
322:Queensland
161:George III
122:Government
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2740:1841β1933
2631:1831β1966
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2613:1631β1641
2543:1914β1962
2537:1907β1947
2530:1901β1942
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2523:1900β1974
2517:1900β1970
2505:1893β1978
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2492:1889β1948
2486:1888β1901
2480:Rarotonga
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2009:1818β1846
1991:1663β1712
1983:1867β1931
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1946:1763β1783
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1787:1892β1971
1781:1921β1946
1775:1826β1946
1769:1945β1946
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1755:1946β1963
1743:1702β1705
1737:1786β1946
1731:1923β1948
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1717:1946β1963
1705:1891β1971
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1687:1796β1965
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1625:1841β1997
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1619:1878β1960
1613:1795β1948
1607:1888β1984
1601:1824β1948
1589:Mauritius
1579:1874β1963
1567:1757β1947
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1551:1685β1824
1549:Bencoolen
1543:1879β1919
1531:1839β1967
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1434:1890β1962
1420:1900β1910
1418:Transvaal
1414:1922β1961
1408:1899β1956
1402:1893β1968
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1396:1900β1914
1384:1915β1931
1378:1910β1931
1372:1884β1960
1366:1792β1961
1360:1903β1976
1346:1900β1910
1340:1891β1964
1338:Nyasaland
1334:1924β1964
1328:1900β1914
1322:1914β1960
1316:1884β1900
1310:1856β1910
1304:1810β1968
1302:Mauritius
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1264:1882β1922
1258:1895β1920
1252:1891β1907
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1169:1813β1964
1163:1800β1813
1152:1921β1931
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1131:1807β1890
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1117:1878β1960
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398:Southland
47:1788β1901
2828:Category
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2579:Kiribati
2456:Victoria
2396:Tasmania
2287:Virginia
2253:Stickeen
2241:Saybrook
2180:Plymouth
2126:New York
2064:Maryland
2056:Province
2019:Delaware
1989:Carolina
1981:Dominion
1975:Province
1938:Dominica
1886:Barbados
1858:Anguilla
1829:disputed
1810:Pakistan
1685:Maldives
1559:Billiton
1486:Rhodesia
1472:Tanzania
1468:Cameroon
1444:Zululand
1438:Zanzibar
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962:(2010).
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837:See also
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558:Tasmania
554:Victoria
309:Victoria
186:Governor
174:Victoria
2819:culture
2573:Vanuatu
2363:Oceania
2038:Jamaica
2031:Georgia
1951:Grenada
1906:Bermuda
1880:Bahamas
1866:Antigua
1747:Sarawak
1459:Namibia
1320:Nigeria
1296:Madeira
1216:Lesotho
1175:Minorca
1141:Ireland
1109:Corsica
1036:Former
896:15 July
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245:History
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163:(first)
142:Monarch
2838:Portal
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