Australia Becomes a Commonwealth (1901): After ten years of planning, the six colonies of Australia (Southern Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia) joined together in a federation to create the Commonwealth of Australia on January 1, 1901.
1901 - Australia Becomes a Commonwealth
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