Location: Oceania
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By the end of the 19th century, the Australian colonies had overcome their early travails, which included conflicts with the Aboriginal peoples, who were gradually pushed out of their lands by European settlers.
A growing national self-consciousness emerged, which demanded more than the status of a mere colony of the British Crown. The connection of the six Australian colonies by telegraph in 1872 fuelled the sense of a common destiny and demands for "federation" as a single nation grew.
A growing national self-consciousness emerged, which demanded more than the status of a mere colony of the British Crown. The connection of the six Australian colonies by telegraph in 1872 fuelled the sense of a common destiny and demands for "federation" as a single nation grew.
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| The Royal Exhibition building in the city of Melbourne housed the first session of Australia's Federal Parliament on 9 May 1901 |
A Federal Council was finally established in 1895, but it had no control over revenue. The 1898 Constitution Bill established a much stronger federal system, and on 1st of January 1901, today's Commonwealth of Australia came into being.
So when you say had no control over revenue, where did all the wealth go to? did it just go back to the locals?
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Well, I'm pretty sure the locals used it, but before Australia's 'partial' independence in 1901, the British shipped it back to England.
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