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Title: 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
Year: 1901 (1900s)
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Subjects: Australia -- Politics and government
Publisher: Sydney W. Brooks
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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