1 January 1901 was the date when Federation occurred in Australia. Federation meant the joining of all the colonies on the Australian continent to form the nation of the Commonwealth of Australia. No longer was the continent occupied by six disparate colonies administered by their own government, but by a central Federal government which allocated certain powers to the state governments.
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1 January 1901 was the date when the six states, or colonies, of Australia federated to become the Commonwealth of Australia, united under a single Federal Givernment.
1801 was the year Australia day was first celebrated
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated the entire continent of Australia in 1801-1802.
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The nation of Australia was born when the states federated on January 1st of that year.
This was Matthew Flinders. Matthew Flinders's circumnavigation of Australia was undertaken between December 1801 and June 1803. On this journey, he discovered that Australia was a single continent, and not split by a large gulf or river, as had been theorised.
Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated on March 4, 1801. He succeeded John Adams.
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