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.
Local must see! Babinda is a small sugar production town nestled in amongst very lush farming lands and tropical rainforest. The town is close in proximity to large regional centres, with Cairns being a 1 hour drive north and Innisfail 30 minutes to the south.abinda averages over 4,400 millimetres each year and the town embraces the high annual rainfall as it provides the lush rainforest surroundings. The real beauty of Babinda is found in the National Parks located within a few minutes drive of the town.