. 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. C/3 O a ^73 aa a o ^3 ? o o Robert Rcid $i £0. ClmiKd, AND WAREHOUSEMEN IMPORTERS, n mi $4 Vork $t, Sydney- • e • 248 and 250 FLINDERS LANE, Melbourne, Victoria. 133 and 135 ELIZABETH STREET, Brisbane, Queensland, 22 JAMES PLACE, Adelaide, South Australia. o • o jTgencies ? PERTH, West , Tasmania. 19 CHISWELL STREET, FINSBURY, LONDON, FROM


. 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. C/3 O a ^73 aa a o ^3 ? o o Robert Rcid $i £0. ClmiKd, AND WAREHOUSEMEN IMPORTERS, n mi $4 Vork $t, Sydney- • e • 248 and 250 FLINDERS LANE, Melbourne, Victoria. 133 and 135 ELIZABETH STREET, Brisbane, Queensland, 22 JAMES PLACE, Adelaide, South Australia. o • o jTgencies ? PERTH, West , Tasmania. 19 CHISWELL STREET, FINSBURY, LONDON, FROM COLONY TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.(Born May 24, 1819. Died January 22, 1901.) FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. History of Federation* CHAPTER FEDERATIONS. WHEN nations or religions have been founded, thefounders have almost invariably called in theassistance of superstition, Lycurgus, who foundedthe race of Spartans, said he received his laws forthe governance of the people from Apollo. The kingdomof the Lacedaemonians endured for 500 years, untilavarice crept in, and Persian gold did what no enemiescould accomplish. Minos persuaded the Cretans that hereceived his laws from Jupiter! Mohamed, the camel-driver, and Brigham Young, the Mormon, affirmed thatthey were in direct communication with the are founding our nation without the aid of super-stition, and founding it on a broad basis. How long itwill endure none can say. Our young nation is beingfounded by law and reason on the basis of eternalrighteousness without the threat or the fear of war. Sucha federation as ours has on


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