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For Peace, Order and Good Government: The first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
Navigation
Origins
Early proposals
Six colonies
Drafting a constitution
Declaration of the Commonwealth
Election
Conducting the first Federal election
Who could vote?
The election campaign
Opening
9 May 1901
The royal visit
Celebrations
Members
The first federal parliamentarians
Ministry of May, 1901
Edmund Barton
Work
Political parties
Legislative program
Relationship between the houses
Administration

Acknowledgements

This on-line exhibition was prepared in the Senate Research Section with the assistance of Senate IT and Web Publishing, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.

The following sources of images are acknowledged with thanks:

National Library of Australia

National Portrait Gallery, London

Historic Memorials Collection, Parliament House Art Collection

State Library of Queensland (John Oxley Library)

Bendigo Art Gallery

National Archives of Australia

Mrs Moira Mclean

House of Representatives Library

State Library of New South Wales (Image Library)

State Library of South Australia

Victorian Parliamentary Library