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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1888 | |
| The British privy council upheld the exclusion of the Chinese as practiced in Victoria. Thereafter the policy was enforced by all the colonies, and the idea of a “White Australia” met with general acceptance. As a matter of fact, there was growing hostility to any immigration, especially on the part of labor, and the influx of new settlers rapidly declined to a mere trickle. | 1 |
| 1890 | |
| The Australian colonies and New Zealand agreed to support financially a British naval squadron, to be maintained in Australasian waters. | 2 |
| Aug. 15 | |
| Responsible government was established in Western Australia. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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