{"product_id":"the-struggle-for-unity-australian-federation-signed","title":"The Struggle for Unity: Australian Federation - Signed!","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia is the world’s largest island. It is the world’s only habitable continent isolated from other continents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is the world’s largest country without land borders. It has one national government... But it almost did not!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the separate sovereign British colonies that occupied this marvelous land were drawn together, it was assumed by many that federation of the colonies to make the Commonwealth of Australia was a foregone conclusion. But it was not!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is little doubt that a nation could have been achieved with the states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. In Queensland and Western Australia strong separatist movements were more intent on pulling those colonies part than joining a federation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHad the Queensland people not crossed the line by voting YES in their referendum it would have become a separate nation on the continent. Western Australia would most likely have followed their lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat Queenslanders were persuaded to make the vital vote was attributable to the untiring efforts of one man, Queensland Attorney-General Arthur Rutledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis vision was for one nation without international borders. His “Grand Island Continent”. This is his story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham Wilcox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42779122892969,"sku":"","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/unity.jpg?v=1669707816","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-struggle-for-unity-australian-federation-signed","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}