Happy Birthday To Oz (was HAPPY NEW YEAR!)

FWIW Australia is 100 today.

On Jan 01, 1901, the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria,

On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:56:48 +1100, "Alan and Carmel Brain"
> <aebrain@dynamite.com.au> wrote:

> FWIW Australia is 100 today.

Congratulations on your centennial!

> The first time a nation had been created by a referendum of its

It may have been the first time a referendum created a nation, but not the
first time that a ballot and negotiated settlement created a nation. Canada
beat you to THAT by 33 and a half years. *S* (While Canada didn't have a
referendum for Confederation, the elections leading up to Confederation
resulted in pro-Confederation politicians getting voted in, and they
--in turn
-- sent delegates to Britain. )

But I didn't realize that Australia was created by plebecite! Way cool. Once
again, congratulations!

> The first time a nation had been created by a referendum of its

You know you have to watch that kind of talk; you'll get endless 'well, it's
only cuz the (Irish, 'mericans, Indians, et al) softened the Brits up
first.' ;->=

Heard of your centennial just this morning on public radio. I'm ashamed at
failing to know before. I gather our president spoke with the warm words I
know we, your fellow colonials, share.

Congrats!

Oh, yeah, greetings on the start of the new millenium! *heh heh*

The_Beast

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On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:56:48 +1100 "Alan and Carmel Brain"
> <aebrain@dynamite.com.au> writes:

Happy Birthday!

> On Jan 01, 1901, the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria,

Hopefully your country has started a growing trend (but the professional cynic
my occupation requires me to be doubts it. But maybe I can be righteously
wrong this time <grin>.

> It's interesting to think I've lived in Oz for 1/3 of its lifetime.

The best third, I assume? <grin>

> On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:56:48 +1100 "Alan and Carmel Brain"

Ditto to those in Oz, but also, BTW, a Happy 200th Birthday to the United
Kingdom.....  ;-)

Jon (GZG)
> On Jan 01, 1901, the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria,

> On Tue, 02 January 2001, Ground Zero Games wrote:

> Ditto to those in Oz, but also, BTW, a Happy 200th Birthday to the

Ummm... huh? *L*

James VI of Scotland became James I of England, thus uniting the crowns, in
1603. But it wasn't until 1707 that the Act of Union made it "official".

So what happened in 1801???