History of Australia (1788–1850) - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1850, the imperial parliament passed the Australian Colonies Government Act, granting Van Diemen's Land, South Australia and the newly created colony of Victoria semi-elected Legislative Councils on the New South Wales model. The Act also reduced the property requirement for voting.
1850 in Australia - Wikipedia
WEBGovernors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy; Governor of South Australia – Sir Henry Fox Young; Governor of Tasmania – Sir William Denison; Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony – Captain Charles Fitzgerald.
Charles Joseph La Trobe - Australian Dictionary of Biography
WEBThe Australian Colonies Government Act of 1850 gave Victoria its own representative government in a Legislative Council of whose members two-thirds were elected and one-third nominated.
History of Australia (1788–1850) - Wikiwand / articles
WEBIn 1850, the imperial parliament passed the Australian Colonies Government Act, granting Van Diemen's Land, South Australia and the newly created colony of Victoria semi-elected Legislative Councils on the New South Wales model. The Act also reduced the property requirement for voting.
Australian Colonies Government Act | Colonial Administration, …
WEBAugust 1850. Australian Colonies Government Act, legislation of the British House of Commons that separated the southeastern Australian district of Port Phillip from New South Wales and established it as the colony of Victoria.
Documenting Democracy - foundingdocs.gov.au
WEBIn December 1852 Pakington (and the following year his successor Newcastle) wrote to the governors of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia encouraging them to draft constitutions under the 1850 Act.
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy - Australian Dictionary of Biography
WEBIn contrast to the ailing Sir George Gipps whom he replaced, FitzRoy brought to the colony the lustre of aristocratic connexions, success in two governments, a shrewd, earthy judgment of men and events, robust health and an obvious preference for peace at any not-too-unreasonable price.
Colonial period, 1788–1901 - Australian War Memorial
WEBBritish settlement of Australia began as a penal colony governed by a captain of the Royal Navy. Until the 1850s, when local forces began to be recruited, British regular troops garrisoned the colonies with little local assistance.
Federation of Australia - National Library of Australia
WEBThe idea of a federation of the six Australian colonies was occasionally debated among Australian politicians, officials and others from about 1850 onwards. There was support for the idea in official circles in Britain, especially after the Canadian colonies federated in 1867.
WEBgovernor, Tasmania became independent from New South Wales. Eventually, these two autocratically ruled prison farms became prosperous self-governing colonies after 1850. Meanwhile, Western Australia and South Australia were founded sans convicts in 1829 and 1836, respectively. This paper will deal
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