Federation is the process by which 6 partly self-governing British colonies decided to form a new nation. Australia was created by peaceful means as an Act of the British Parliament—the result of much consideration and debate.
Parliamentary Education Office, 2019
This colour engraving shows the official opening of the of the first federal Parliament. The Duke of Cornwall and York, dressed in full military uniform, reads from a book. He and other dignitaries stand on a platform looking down on a great crowd. Judges, military personel, academics, women and lawyers can be seen in the crowd. Flags are drapped from the mezzanine level of the Exhibition Building.
State Library of Victoria | Parliamentary Education Office, 2019
