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Jubilee Essays Competition How Australians Became One People
A historical survey traces Australian discovery from Dirk Hartog to Captain Cook and Botany Bay, leading to federation in 1901. It highlights early exploration, convict settlement, and the drive for self government, with figures like Phillip, Parkes, Reid, Wentworth, and the growth of states and parliamentary power. The piece closes with national identity as one destiny under federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Australia
Dirk Hartog
Java
William Valming
Yanding
James Cook
England
Tahiti
Cook
South Pacific
Cape York
George
Phillip
Botany Bay
Port Jackson
Victoria
Federal Council
New South Wales
George Reid
George V
Duke of York
Federation
Parkes
Legislative Council
Tasmania
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
William Charles Wentworth