. 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. v^i&faraifflc** *- V,-. v/,^- /r LU o o O CO 0)CD c be c LiJ -z: ^—— c/D ^ ^ D H o 5 2 (f) ^ o I OO oo o (d o ^ >- bfl c oa. FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. 1)1. 92 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. Commonwealth Day Procession. THE DECORATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE great procession on the first day of the new centuryfrom Farm Cove to Centennial Park, where theProcla


. 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. v^i&faraifflc** *- V,-. v/,^- /r LU o o O CO 0)CD c be c LiJ -z: ^—— c/D ^ ^ D H o 5 2 (f) ^ o I OO oo o (d o ^ >- bfl c oa. FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. 1)1. 92 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. Commonwealth Day Procession. THE DECORATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE great procession on the first day of the new centuryfrom Farm Cove to Centennial Park, where theProclamation establishing the Commonwealth ofAustralia was read, and the Earl of Hopetounsworn-in as the first Governor-General, started at to the start the Imperial, Indian, and Intercolonialtroops paraded in the Domain, also the New South Walestroops who had returned from active service in South Governor-General, having ofiicially landed on the15th December, did not, as was originally intended, goafloat again on the ist of January for the purpose of formallylanding a second time, but joined the procession as it passedthrough the Domain in the direction of St. Marys Cathedral. Route of the Procession. The route of the procession was along College-streetto Queens Square, thence along Macquarie-street, Bridge-street, Pitt-street, Martin Place, George-street, Park-stree


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