Federation Websites
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In 2001 Australia celebrated its centenary as a nation. These sites selected by Library Staff, contain information relevant to the celebration. Monash Federation Centre in Oakleigh is another source for information about history in this area.
Commonwealth Government Entry Point
The Commonwealth Government Entry Point contains current information on the Federal Government and its Departments.
National Archives of Australia
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/The National Archives of Australia Federation site. Now archived. Contains links to founding documents, an online photo album
National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway
http://www.nla.gov.au/guides/federation/index.html
Contains timeline of events leading up to Federation, biographies of Australians lobbying for Federation, as well as a guide to Federation resources available at the National Library.
Parliament of Australia
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/records.htm
Records of the Australasian Federal Conventions of the 1890s from the Senate section of the Australian Parliament website.
Parliamentary Education Office
The Parliamentary Education Office is aimed at students and teachers. It's a great entry point into the Australian Federal Government.
PictureAustralia
http://www.pictureaustralia.org
PictureAustralia is an index to Australian images held at a variety of State Libraries and major university libraries. Enter "federation" as a search enquiry under the option "picture search" to view images from the turn of the century.
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