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The plaque commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Federation of Australia.
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies 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: | 8 Wallace Street, Balaklava Institute, Balaklava, 5461 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.146666 Long: 138.415498 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Federal |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 01-January-1901 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 01-January-1951 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1951 |
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THIS PLAQUE
COMMEMORATES
THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FEDERATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN STATES
Erected By The
Balaklava Jubilee Committee
1951
