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Federal Council Of Australasia
The Federal Council of Australasia was a forerunner to the current Commonwealth of Australia, though its structure and members were different. The final (and successful) push for the Federal Council came at a "Convention" on 28 November 1883, which met in Sydney, and at which the six Australian colonies, New Zealand and Fiji were represented. The conference was called to debate the strategies needed to counter the activities of the German Empire, German and French Third Republic, French in New Guinea and in New Hebrides. Sir Samuel Griffith, the Premier of Queensland, drafted a bill to constitute the Federal Council. The Federal Council was a limited legislative body. It had powers to legislate directly upon certain matters, such as in relation to extradition, regulation of fisheries, patents of invention and discovery and copyright, and so on, but it did not have a permanent secretariat, executive powers, or any revenue of its own. The representatives considered that the formati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fed Ccl Australasia
Fed, The Fed, Feds, or FED may refer to: People * Feds, a slang term for a police officer in several countries Persons * Andrey A. Fedorov (1908–1987), Soviet Russian biologist, author abbreviation * John Fedorowicz (born 1958), American International Grandmaster of chess also called "The Fed". * Roger Federer (born 1981), Swiss tennis player sometimes referred to as "Fed". Places * Fort Edward station (Amtrak code FED), New York, United States * FEDS Xinyi A13, Taipei, Taiwan; a shopping mall * FEDS Zhubei, Zhubei, Hsinchu, Taiwan; a shopping mall Arts, entertainment, media * ''Fed'' (album), a 2002 album by American musician Liam Hayes * "Fed" (song), a song by Liam Hayes, the title track off the eponymous 2002 album ''Fed'' (album) * ''Feds'' (film), a 1988 U.S. cop-comedy film Television * "Fed" (''Law & Order''), episode of the television series ''Law & Order'' * ''Feds'' (TV series), a 1997 U.S. legal drama TV show * ''The Feds'' (miniseries), a 1990s Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |