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Data

Name: Cartier

Type: Polity

Start: 1910 AD

End: 1934 AD

Parent: great britain

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Cartier Island was annexed by the United Kingdom in 1909.

Establishment


  • January 1910: Cartier Island was annexed by the United Kingdom in 1909.
  • Chronology


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    1. Events


  • May 1934: A British order-in-council dated 23 July 1931 stated that Ashmore and Cartier Islands would be placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia when Australia passed legislation to accept them. The Commonwealth's resulting Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933 came into operation on 10 May 1934, when the islands formally became a territory.

  • Disestablishment


  • May 1934: A British order-in-council dated 23 July 1931 stated that Ashmore and Cartier Islands would be placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia when Australia passed legislation to accept them. The Commonwealth's resulting Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933 came into operation on 10 May 1934, when the islands formally became a territory.
  • Selected Sources


  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands. Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Retrieved on 1 April 2024 on https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories-regions-cities/territories/ashmore-and-cartier-islands
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