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Name: Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion)

Type: Polity

Start: 1901 AD

End: 1931 AD

Nation: australia

Parent: great britain

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This article is about the specific polity Commonwealth of Australia (Dominion) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Was a federation of British colonies originated when the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia (which also governed what is now the Northern Territory), and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia.

Establishment

  • January 1901: Six colonies of the United Kingdom in Australia formed the Commonwealth of Australia.

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    1. Events

  • December 1931: With the Statute of Westminster of 1931, the Dominions of the British Empire were formally granted independence.

    • Disestablishment

  • December 1931: With the Statute of Westminster of 1931, the Dominions of the British Empire were formally granted independence.

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