26-631: The Colony of New South Wales was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia . At its greatest extent, the colony of New South Wales included the present-day Australian states of New South Wales , Queensland , Victoria , Tasmania , and South Australia , the Northern Territory as well as New Zealand . The first responsible self-government of New South Wales
52-607: A flag pole, raised the Union Jack, and the officers ashore made toasts to the Royal Family and the success of the colony. Likely, some, or all, ships of the First Fleet were present for the flag raising. On the morning of 27 January, all the fit male convicts, marines, and likely some ships' crew went ashore to establish the camp and find food. The female convicts came ashore on 6 February 1788. About midday on 7 February,
78-615: A period of 14 days. In practice, under the conventions of the Westminster System followed in Queensland, the premier's power is derived from two sources: command of a majority in the Legislative Assembly, and the premier's role as chair of Cabinet, determining the appointment and roles of ministers. Although ministerial appointments are the prerogative of the governor of Queensland , in normal circumstances
104-401: A product of colonization , nor become colonially organized territories. Territories furthermore do not need to have been militarily conquered and occupied to come under colonial rule and to be considered de facto colonies, instead neocolonial exploitation of dependency or imperialist use of power to intervene to force policy, might make a territory be considered a colony, which broadens
130-493: A settlement became known as its metropolis ("mother-city"). Since early-modern times, historians, administrators, and political scientists have generally used the term "colony" to refer mainly to the many different overseas territories of particularly European states between the 15th and 20th centuries CE , with colonialism and decolonization as corresponding phenomena. While colonies often developed from trading outposts or territorial claims , such areas do not need to be
156-552: A varying degree dominated by remaining colonial settler societies or neocolonialism . The term colony originates from the ancient Roman colonia , a type of Roman settlement. Derived from colonus (farmer, cultivator, planter, or settler), it carries with it the sense of 'farm' and 'landed estate'. Furthermore, the term was used to refer to the older Greek apoikia ( Ancient Greek : ἀποικία , lit. 'home away from home'), which were overseas settlements by ancient Greek city-states . The city that founded such
182-669: Is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland . By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland . The premier is appointed by the governor of Queensland . The incumbent premier of Queensland is David Crisafulli of the Liberal National Party . Under section 43 of the Constitution of Queensland
208-596: The United Nations list of non-self-governing territories , which identifies areas the United Nations (though not without controversy) believes are colonies. Given that dependent territories have varying degrees of autonomy and political power in the affairs of the controlling state, there is disagreement over the classification of "colony". [REDACTED] Quotations related to colony at Wikiquote Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland
234-489: The Australian Prime Minister, those two provisions are effectively dead letters. Colony A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, the rule remains separate to the original country of the colonizers, the metropolitan state (or "mother country"), which together have often been organized as colonial empires , particularly with
260-587: The Charter for Erecting the Colony of New Zealand . The Charter stated that the Colony of New Zealand would be established as a Crown colony separate from New South Wales on 1 July 1841. On 1 July 1851, writs were issued for the election of the first Victorian Legislative Council , and the absolute independence of Victoria from New South Wales was established proclaiming a new Colony of Victoria . A public meeting
286-606: The Commonwealth during the inter-war period. All colonial-era laws were no longer were subject to Imperial powers of disallowance and reservation. Acts of the federal state, i.e. the Commonwealth of Australia, remain subject to power of disallowance and reservation by the monarch of Australia, per sections 59 and 60 of the Australian Constitution. But as the Australian monarch can act only on the advice of
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#1732776329214312-527: The Executive Annexe of Parliament House, Brisbane , which is normally used while Parliament is sitting. At other times the premier's ministerial office is in 1 William Street , which is across the road from the Executive Annexe. Before the 1890s, there was no developed party system in Queensland . Political affiliation labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. Before the end of
338-642: The United Kingdom as constituents of Australian confederation. The Act followed discovery that, when Australia ratified the 1931 Statute of Westminster, only the federal state became independent of the United Kingdom due to State concerns of a grab for power by the Commonwealth Government. The 1986 Act ended the British government's authority over the six Australian unitary states in confederation, just as it had ceased to have authority over
364-534: The concept, including indirect rule or puppet states (contrasted by more independent types of client states such as vassal states ). Subsequently, some historians have used the term informal colony to refer to a country under a de facto control of another state. Though the broadening of the concept is often contentious. The word "colony" comes from the Latin word colōnia , used for ancient Roman outposts and eventually for cities. This in turn derives from
390-492: The convicts, marines and others who were staying were gathered by the Governor for the reading of the proclamation of New South Wales and a long reading of the rights of the convicts and others. Thus, the Colony of New South Wales was formally proclaimed on 7 February 1788. Before that, British naval administration applied. The colony faced extreme difficulty in its earliest years from water scarcity. Major-General Ralph Darling
416-465: The development of modern imperialism and its colonialism . This coloniality and possibly colonial administrative separation, while often blurred, makes colonies neither annexed or integrated territories nor client states . Colonies contemporarily are identified and organized as not sufficiently self-governed dependent territories . Other past colonies have become either sufficiently incorporated and self-governed , or independent , with some to
442-548: The existence of political parties within the Leglislative Assembly, to become premier, that member had to be able to command the support of a majority of the individual members of the assembly; this group of members were known informally as Ministerialists , while those who did not support the member who became premier were known informally as Oppositionists (or the Opposition). The premier has an office in
468-409: The first Governor of Queensland. On 22 May 1860 the first Queensland election was held and Robert Herbert , Bowen's private secretary, was appointed as the first Premier of Queensland . Queensland also became the first Australian colony to establish its own parliament rather than spending time as a Crown Colony. According to the 1891 Census: The Federation of Australia was the process by which
494-412: The first ship of the First Fleet, HMS Supply , with Phillip aboard, reached Botany Bay . However, Botany Bay was found to be unsuitable by Phillip. After Phillip led the exploration of Port Jackson , he sailed and reached Sydney Cove on night of 25 January 1788. On the morning of 26 January, men on board this ship went ashore and started clearing land for a camp. In the afternoon-evening, they erected
520-419: The governor will make these appointments on the advice of the premier. Immediately following an election for the Legislative Assembly, the governor will call on the leader of the party which commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly to become premier and ask them to commission a government. A re-elected government will be resworn, with adjustments to the ministry as determined by the premier. Prior to
546-464: The premier and other members of Cabinet are appointed by the governor. They are collectively responsible to Parliament in accordance with responsible government . The text of the Constitution assigns to the premier certain powers, such as the power to assign roles (s 25) to assistant ministers (formerly known as parliamentary secretaries ), and to appoint ministers as acting ministers (s 45) for
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#1732776329214572-534: The six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia , establishing a system of federalism in Australia. This effectively changed New South Wales from being a colony to a state of Australia. In the Australia Act 1986 , the states of Australia achieved independence from
598-451: The word colōnus , which referred to a Roman tenant farmer . Settlements that began as Roman coloniae include cities from Cologne (which retains this history in its name) to Belgrade to York . A telltale sign of a settlement within the Roman sphere of influence once being a Roman colony is a city centre with a grid pattern. The Special Committee on Decolonization maintains
624-543: Was appointed Governor of New South Wales in 1825, and in the same year he visited Hobart Town, and on 3 December proclaimed the establishment of the independent colony, of which he was Governor for three days. In 1834, the British Parliament passed the South Australia Act 1834 , which enabled the colony of South Australia to be established. On 16 November 1840, the British government issued
650-618: Was formed on 6 June 1856 with Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson appointed by Governor Sir William Denison as its first Colonial Secretary . On 18 January 1788, the First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip founded the first British settlement in Australian history as a penal colony . Having set sail on 13 May 1787, Captain Arthur Phillip assumed the role of governor of the settlement upon arrival. On 18 January 1788,
676-407: Was held in 1851 to consider Queensland 's proposed separation from New South Wales. On 6 June 1859, Queen Victoria signed Letters Patent to form the separate Colony of Queensland . Brisbane was named as the capital city. On 10 December 1859, a proclamation was read by British author George Bowen , whereby Queensland was formally separated from the state of New South Wales. As a result, Bowen became
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