What showed that an Australian national identity was beginning to form before 1901?
- British settlers stopped arriving in the colonies
- Colonies began printing their own bank notes
- Sporting teams represented Australia internationally ✓
- The colonies agreed to share one defence force
Why this is the answer
Australian teams played overseas and an Australian culture appeared in songs, poems, stories and art.
This question is from: Federation
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- What weakness of the separate colonies helped push people towards forming one nation?
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