Image Library: History
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Federation
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900
The Australasian Federation Conference, Melbourne, 1890
Painting of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by Tom Roberts
Painting of Sir Henry Parkes by Julian Ashton
Painting of Sir George Reid by George Lambert
Portrait of Sir John Quick (1852 - 1932)
Portrait of Sir Robert Randolph Garran (1867 - 1957)
Australian firsts
The First Meeting of the Federal Cabinet at Canberra held at Yarralumla House, 1924
First Judges of the Federal High Court, 1903
The Rt Hon. Isaac Isaacs, First Aust-born Governor-General 1931-1936
The Rt Hon. John Hopetoun, First Governor-General 1901-1903
Dorothy Tangney, First Female Senator 1943-1968
Dame Enid Lyons, First Female Member of the House 1943-1951
Neville Bonner, First Indigenous Parliamentarian 1971-1983
Janine Haines, First Female to Lead a Political Party 1981-1990
Prime Ministers
The Rt Hon. Sir Edmund Barton, Prime Minister 1901-1903
The Hon. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister 1903-1904
The Hon. John Watson, Prime Minister 1904
The Rt Hon. Sir George Reid, Prime Minister 1904-1905
The Hon. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister 1905-1908
The Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister 1908-1909
The Hon. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister 1909-1910
The Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister 1910-1913
The Rt Hon. Sir Joseph Cook, Prime Minister 1913-1914
The Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister 1914-1915
The Rt Hon. William Hughes, Prime Minister 1915-1923
The Rt Hon. Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister 1923-1929
The Rt Hon. James Scullin, Prime Minister 1929-1932
The Rt Hon. Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister 1932-1939
The Rt Hon. Sir Earle Page, Prime Minister 1939
The Rt Hon. Robert Menzies, Prime Minister 1939-1941
The Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister 1941
The Rt Hon. John Curtin, Prime Minister 1941-1945
The Rt Hon. Francis Forde, Prime Minister 1945
The Rt Hon. Joseph Chifley, Prime Minister 1945-1949
The Rt Hon. Robert Menzies, Prime Minister 1949-1966
The Rt Hon. Harold Holt, Prime Minister 1966-1967
The Rt Hon. Sir John McEwan, Prime Minister 1967-1968
The Rt Hon. Sir John Gorton, Prime Minister 1968-1971
The Rt Hon. Sir William McMahon, Prime Minister 1971-1972
The Hon. Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister 1972-1975
The Rt Hon. Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister 1975-1983
The Hon. Robert Hawke, Prime Minister 1983-1991
The Hon. Paul Keating, Prime Minister 1991-1996
The Hon. John Howard, Prime Minister 1996-2007
The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister 2007-2010
The Hon. Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia 2010-present
