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Draft Australian Constitution - Piesse Folder

Commonwealth of Australia
1897
Subcollections
Government
Overview

Twenty seven pages stapled together to form the draft bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia.

Historical information

This draft 1897 draft of the Australian constitution was used by Frederick Henry Piesse when he attended the convention. There were only two drafts of the Australian Constitution produced, and this is the second draft and was produced at the Australasian Federal Convention. Only the front page has been scanned.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSA1985.32f
Item type
Documents
Material
Paper
Width
22.7000 cm
Height or length
28.5000 cm
Contextual information

These items were donated along with other items in the Hon F.H. Piesse folder.

Year
1897
Last modified
Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
Completeness
94
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
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/sites/default/files/2024-10/HSA1985.32f_0.pdf
Draft of Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia
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