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The Colony of Queensland was a colony of the British Empire from 1859 to 1901, when it became a State in the federal Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901. At its greatest extent, the colony included the present-day State of Queensland, the Territory of Papua and the Coral Sea Islands Territory .
- History
In 1851, a public meeting was held to consider Queensland's...
- Separation
The Separation of Queensland was an event in 1859 in which...
- History
In 1851, a public meeting was held to consider Queensland's separation from New South Wales. Queen Victoria granted approval and signed Letters Patent on 6 June 1859 to establish the new colony of Queensland. On the same day, an Order-in-Council gave Queensland its own constitution.
Queensland's history—1800s. 1899. The Queensland Parliament passes the Federation Enabling Act , paving the way for Queensland to join the proposed Federation of the Australian colonies. On 1 December, the world’s first Labor Government is sworn into the Queensland Parliament.
Nevertheless, political separation from New South Wales was achieved in 1859, and the colony of Queensland was proclaimed. At that time the European population numbered only 23,520, and no industry had yet been established, although gold had been discovered in 1858.
Historical Map of Australia, New Zealand & the Southwest Pacific (6 June 1859 - Colony of Queensland: Although there had been a call for northeastern Australia to be separated from New South Wales since the 1840s, debate raged over whether it should be a free or convict colony and where its southern border should lie.
