The Federation of Australia was the process by which 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.ir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, was instrumental in this process. Sir Edmund Barton, second only to Parkes in the length of his commitment to the federation cause, was the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia at the inaugural national election in 1901 in March 1901.
The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, tablah, toumperleki or zerbaghali, Arabic: Ø¯Ø±Ø¨ÙÙØ©ââ / ALA-LC: darbÅ«kah) is a single head membranophone with a goblet shaped body used mostly in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.
Gumbukumbu. Traditional African folk song of the Shona people of southern Africa. A tale of a young child walking with his mother from one village to another over a difficult hill. Song exhibits much repetition like a song in a typical verse format.Teaches the virtues of determination and being strong in the face of difficulties.raditional folk song, Song from the American Revolution which has resurfaced during subsequent conflicts, especially during Vietnam War. Expresses the pain of separation felt by those who remain at home when young men go off to fight.