 Map showing the proposed boundaries of Auralia Auralia was a proposed state that would have been formed out of the south eastern portion of the colony of Western Australia in the early twentieth century [1], and would have joined the newly-formed Commonwealth of Australia. The name, meaning 'golden' in Latin, denotes the gold industries that were alive at the time - and which helped ferment secession. Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person...
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The proposed state would have comprised of the Goldfields, the western portion of the Nullarbor Plain and the port town of Esperance. Its capital would have been Kalgoorlie. The Goldfields-Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ...
For the roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, see Nullarbor, South Australia NASA - Visible Earth, Nullarbor. ...
Esperance may refer to: Esperance (town), New York Esperance (village), New York Esperance, Washington Esperance, Western Australia Espérance, Tunisian soccer club This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Kalgoorlie may refer to the following geographically related places: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a city and council in Western Australia; Division of Kalgoorlie, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives located around the geographical area; Electoral district of Kalgoorlie, an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. ...
The push to secession was prompted by perceptions that the remainder of the West Australian colony under Sir John Forrest was parochial and self-serving, and was dragging his feet towards federating the state with the emerging Commonwealth. A large portion of inhabitants in the goldfields had came to Western Australia from the other states in the past decade when Kalgoorlie experienced a gold rush, and their loyalties were thus not usually directed towards Perth. Sir John Forrest was however demurring on federation in order to secure better concessions. John Forrest, 1898 John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury GCMG PC (22 August 1847–2 September 1918) was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australias first federal parliament. ...
For other meanings, see Gold rush (disambiguation) A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ...
Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Eventually the proposal was dropped when Western Australia joined the federation in 1901. In the 1933 secession referendum, the Goldfields was the only region of Western Australia to be against secession, instead arguing for a constitutional convention. [2] Secessionist How To Vote card, 1933 Secessionism has been a recurring feature of Western Australias political landscape since shortly after European settlement in 1829. ...
See also Secessionist How To Vote card, 1933 Secessionism has been a recurring feature of Western Australias political landscape since shortly after European settlement in 1829. ...
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