. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. - unfettered in its arrangements for SHIPPINGWOOL can always secure for its clients the best terms and facilities. It makes expertValuations of Wool, inrlependent of selling brokers,and exercises the strictest supervisionover Auction Sales. JAMES KIDD, Manager, 4 Bligh Street, Sydney. FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. 67. 68 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. alluded to,
. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. - unfettered in its arrangements for SHIPPINGWOOL can always secure for its clients the best terms and facilities. It makes expertValuations of Wool, inrlependent of selling brokers,and exercises the strictest supervisionover Auction Sales. JAMES KIDD, Manager, 4 Bligh Street, Sydney. FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. 67. 68 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. alluded to, four bersaglieri or Italian soldiers, picturesquelydressed in the national uniform, and holding- rifleswith bayonets. Two out of the four were habited asGaribaldians. The Caxadlax Allegorical Car. Drawn by six horses, all splendidly decorated, next camethe Canadian car. The desig^n of this vehicle was mostgraceful. It was square at the sides, and draped there inpleats and festoons of sky blue. Slig^htly above the ordinarylevel of the floor of the vehicle lig-htly coloured woodworkappeared receding upwards in graceful curves to a dais sur-mounted by a light blue silk canopy under which were twoladies. One of these, dressed classically in white, with ayellowspangled body, and sitting on a throne, represented Canada,and the other, who was standing clothed in blue, with awhite spangled body, impersonated Australia. The driver otthe car occupied a charioteers seat in front and below theladies. He was dressed in a blanket most curiously, butapprop
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