Separation of Queensland

Separation of Queensland
Map of Queensland at Separation in 1859
Date6 June 1859
LocationQueensland
TypeSeparation
MotiveDesire for better representation
OutcomeLand that forms the present-day State of Queensland was excised from the Colony of New South Wales

The Separation of Queensland was an event in 1859 in which the land that forms the present-day state of Queensland in Australia was excised from the Colony of New South Wales and proclaimed as a separate crown colony.

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