Image Library: History
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Federation
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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
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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
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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 of Australia 2007-present
