Nationhood
Centenary of Federation
01 January 2001
Australia celebrates its 100th birthday.
100 years to the day since Australia was proclaimed a nation, hundreds of thousands of Australians gathered in Sydney to recreate the Federation ceremony and Federation parade. As part of the year-long celebrations, the Australian Parliament met in the Victorian Exhibition Building on 9 May 2001, just as it had a hundred years earlier. It was the first time since 1927 that Parliament met outside Canberra.
Hundreds of events were held around the country to celebrate the Centenary of Federation. The milestone sparked discussion and reflection about Australia’s heritage and its journey as a nation.
They Remembered - Edmund Barton to Alfred Deakin during Federation celebrations, Geoff Pryor
National Library of Australia, PIC/11956/291, Courtesy of Geoff Pryor
They Remembered - Edmund Barton to Alfred Deakin during Federation celebrations, Geoff Pryor
National Library of Australia, PIC/11956/291, Courtesy of Geoff Pryor
Description
Political cartoonist Geoff Pryor produced this cartoon for the Centenary of Federation, 1 January 2001. It depicts Australia’s first Prime Minister Edmund Barton and second Prime Minister Alfred Deakin watching the celebrations.