Commonwealth Of Australia

Definition: Commonwealth Of Australia

Commonwealth Of Australia

Noun

1. A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony.

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Synonym: Commonwealth Of Australia

Books

• Big John Forrest 1847-1918: A Founding Father of the Commonwealth of Australia (reference)

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Economic History

Australia

Discussions between Australian and British representatives led to adoption by the British Government of an act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia in 1900. (references)

Papua New Guinea

In 1914, Australian troops occupied German New Guinea, and it remained under Australian military control until 1921. The British Government, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia, assumed a mandate from the League of Nations for governing the Territory of New Guinea in 1920. It was administered under this mandate until the Japanese invasion in December 1941 brought about the suspension of Australian civil administration. (references)

Papua New Guinea

The protectorate, called British New Guinea, was annexed outright on September 4, 1888. The possession was placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1902. Following the passage of the Papua Act of 1905, British New Guinea became the Territory of Papua, and formal Australian administration began in 1906. Papua was administered under the Papua Act until it was invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and civil administration suspended. (references)

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Danish

Den Australske Forbundsstat (Australia), Australien (Australia), AU (Au, aurum, Australia, gold, pigment metal 3). (various references)

Dutch

Gemenebest Australië (Australia), Australië (Australia), AU (ouch, ow). (various references)

Finnish

Australian liittovaltio (Australia), Australia (Australia), AU (Australia). (various references)

French

le Commonwealth d'Australie (The Commonwealth of Australia), l'Australie, AU (Australia-ISO code). (various references)

German

Australien (Australia, Australia (au)), AU (fallen a part, Lea). (various references)

Greek 

Κοινοπολιτεία της Αυστραλίας (Australia), Αυστραλία (Australia), AU (Australia). (various references)

Italian

Australia (Australia), AU (administrative unit, Au, aurum, Australia, E175, gold, pigment metal 3). (various references)

Pig Latin

ommonwealthcay ofay australiaay

Portuguese

Comunidade da Austrália (Australia), Austrália (Australia), AU (Au, aurum, Australia, E175, gold, pigment metal 3). (various references)

Russian 

Австралийский Союз. (various references)

Spanish

Commonwealth de Australia (Australia), Australia (Australia), AU (access unit, Au, aurum, Australia, E175, gold, pigment metal 3). (various references)

Swedish

Australiska statsförbundet (Australia), Australien (Australia), AU (Au, aurum, Australia, E175, gold, pigment metal 3). (various references)