Victoria (Australia) in the area occurred in 1803 at Sullivan Bay, and much of what is now Victoria was included in 1836 in the Port Phillip District, an administrative division of New South Wales. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, who signed the division's separation from New South Wales, the colony was officially established in 1851 and achieved self government in 1855. The Victorian gold rush in the 1850s and 1860s significantly increased both the population and wealth of the colony, and by the time of the Federation of Australia in 1901, Melbourne had become the largest city and leading financial centre
War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW events are held each year: the ANZAC Field of Remembrance, the Annual General Meeting, the War Widows’ Walk and Picnic, and the members’ Christmas Party. The War Widows’ Guild of Australia NSW Ltd is part of an Australia-wide network of state based Guilds in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. Each State Guild is a member of the national organisation, War Widows’ Guild of Australia Inc. War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW The War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW Ltd is a not for profit membership-based organization whose mission is to promote and protect