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The garden commemorates the centenary of the Federation of Australia. The centenary garden was constructed as part of the Federation of Australia celebrations. It hosts a water feature and gazebo.
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing of Queensland, New South Wales Victoria, Tasmania, south Australia and Western Australia formed one nation. They kept the systems of government (and the bicameral legislatures) that they had developed as separate colonies, but they also agreed to have a federal government that was responsible for matters concerning the whole nation. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Location
| Address: | 100 Angus Smith Drive, Townsville Hospital, Douglas, 4814 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -19.319894 Long: 146.762118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Garden |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Federal |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1901 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2001 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 3rd September, 2002 |
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Federation Centenary Garden
The Townsville Hospital
Was officially opened by
The Honourable Peter Beattie MP
Premier of Queensland and
Minister for Trade
on
3 September 2002
