Federation of Australia
Series: World Book's documenting history
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
ISBN-13: 9780716615040
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History; Sources; Politics and government
Description: "A history of the settlement and founding of Australia, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Arrival in Australia; title: Free settlers; title: Aborigines and European settlers; title: The gold rush; title: The Eureka Stockade; title: New South Wales and Tasmania; title: Victoria and South Australia; title: Queensland and Western Australia; title: Linking the colonies; title: The crisis of the 1890's; title: Australian nationalism; title: The federal idea; title: The Federal Council; title: Sir Henry Parkes; title: The 1890 Conference; title: What form of federation?; title: The First Federal Convention; title: The people's conventions; title: New Zealand stays out; title: The Second Federal Convention; title: The referendums; title: The United Kingdom approves; title: The birth of a nation; title: The first national elections; title: The new parliament; title: Sir Edmund Barton; title: Voting rights for women; title: A new capital.