Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Federation
- AGAINST
- Rivalry
- NSW wanted free trade while VIC
wanted protectionist trade policies
- NSW wanted Sydney as the capital city while VIC
wanted Melbourne
- Travel between the colonies
- Train tracks between the
colonies were different
widths
- Smaller colonies
- Unwilling as they believed larger
colonies would dominate
- Queensland and the South Sea Islanders
- Federation aimed to keep Australia
white. This would end Queensland's
cheap labour.
- British Tradition
- Most felt obliged to remain
loyal to Britain
- FOR
- Nationalism
- Separate from the 'mother country',
Britain and growth in national pride
- White Australia
- All colonies were keen to strengthen
their immigration policies by uniting
- Defense
- Colonies had separate defence forces. A
united defence had sounded appealing to
all.
- Economy/trade/resources
- All colonies could combine their resources