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Initially settled as a penal colony in the late 1700s, Australia quickly grew as a major British settlement throughout the next century, until the late 1890s, when a fundamental split occurred with talks of federation as a British commonwealth and the Colony of West Australia voted against joining the new federation, remaining separate until granted independence by Edward VII in 1903. For the first twenty-nine years of its existence, West Australia and Australia remained on generally good terms and traded quite often, but the start of the Great Depression in 1929 marked the beginning of a long downturn for the entire Australian continent.

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rdfs:label
  • Australia (Alternity)
rdfs:comment
  • Initially settled as a penal colony in the late 1700s, Australia quickly grew as a major British settlement throughout the next century, until the late 1890s, when a fundamental split occurred with talks of federation as a British commonwealth and the Colony of West Australia voted against joining the new federation, remaining separate until granted independence by Edward VII in 1903. For the first twenty-nine years of its existence, West Australia and Australia remained on generally good terms and traded quite often, but the start of the Great Depression in 1929 marked the beginning of a long downturn for the entire Australian continent.
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city largest
CoGtitle
  • Prime Minister
CoGname
  • John Howard
city other
  • Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Port Moresby, Hobart
HoSname
  • William Deane
ind date
  • 1969(xsd:integer)
ind from
  • United Kingdom
name short
  • Australia
est date
  • 1901-01-01(xsd:date)
HoStitle
  • President
dbkwik:alt-history...iPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:althistory/...iPageUsesTemplate
Timeline
  • Alternity
Name
  • Republic of Australia
coa caption
  • Coat of Arms
regime
  • Federal republic
Internet TLD
  • .au
Language
  • Australian English
Currency
  • Australian dollar
Seal
  • Australian Coat of Arms.png
Flag caption
  • Flag
Title
  • page
Governing body
  • Senate
Religion
  • Anglican
Demonym
  • Australian
Timezone
  • AUST -
map width
  • 275(xsd:integer)
otl
  • Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, eastern South Australia, eastern Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea
seal width
  • 90(xsd:integer)
Capital
Organizations
  • United Nations
Flag
  • Australian Republican Flag.png
ind rec
  • 1969(xsd:integer)
summer time
  • Australian Summer Time
abstract
  • Initially settled as a penal colony in the late 1700s, Australia quickly grew as a major British settlement throughout the next century, until the late 1890s, when a fundamental split occurred with talks of federation as a British commonwealth and the Colony of West Australia voted against joining the new federation, remaining separate until granted independence by Edward VII in 1903. For the first twenty-nine years of its existence, West Australia and Australia remained on generally good terms and traded quite often, but the start of the Great Depression in 1929 marked the beginning of a long downturn for the entire Australian continent. From 1932 to 1990, Australia was in conflict with its neighbor, thanks to the election of Fred Paterson as West Australian Prime Minister in mid-1932. In 1969, Australia petitioned Britain for independence, and it was granted, thus it was re-formed as the Republic of Australia and adopted a new flag to represent its status as a proper nation. From the sustained casualties of World War II's Australian Front (1938-1942) to the Great Australian War, the final - and possibly largest - conflict between the two nations, chaos reigned over the continent, leaving many to wonder if the fighting would ever end. But, with the decisive, yet costly Australian victory in the Great War, coupled with the West's huge March Riots of 1990, it did indeed come to an end, with the signing of the Adelaide Accords in January 1991. In recent years, the two nations have fostered a spirit of cooperation - unprecedented for once bitter enemies.
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