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Investigation

Why was the structure of the Federal Parliament particularly important for Tasmania?

Resource Sheet 2

‘We want a fair Federation’ poster

A poster entitled 'we want a fair federation'

We want a fair Federation, 1901, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an13118328-1.

Population data for each colony in 1899

Colony NSW VIC Qld SA TAS WA
Population in 1899 1,348,400 1,162,900 482,400 370,700 182,300 171,030

State Library of New South Wales.

Proposed representation in a new federal parliament

The House of Representatives

A map showing the number of representatives per colony for the House of Representatives

Number of representatives per colony

The Senate

A map showing the number of representatives per colony for the Senate

Number of representatives per colony