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On 1 Jan. 1901 the former British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania were federated under the name of the ‘Commonwealth of Australia’, the designation of ‘colonies’ being at the same time changed into that of ‘states’—except in the case of Northern Territory, which was transferred from South Australia to the Commonwealth as a ‘territory’ on 1 Jan. 1911.
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Statistical Information: The Statistical Office (313 Adelaide St., Brisbane) was set up in 1859. Deputy Commonwealth Statistician: R. A. Crockett. A Queensland Official Year Book was issued in 1901, the annual ABC of Queensland Statistics from 1905 to 1936 with exception of 1918 and 1922. Present publications include: Queensland Year Book. Annual, from 1937 (omitting 1942, 1943, 1944, 1987, 1991).—Queensland Pocket Year Book. Annual from 1950.—Monthly Summary of Statistics, Queensland. From Jan. 1961 Australian Sugar Year Book. Brisbane, from 1941
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The publications of the State branch include the South Australian Year Book, the Pocket Year Book of South Australia and a Monthly Summary of Statistics, South Australia, a quarterly bulletin of building activity, a quarterly bulletin of tourist accommodation and approximately 40 special bulletins issued each year as particulars of various sections of statistics become available.
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Deputy Commonwealth Statistician and Government Statistician of Tasmania: William P. McReynolds.
Main publications: Annual Statistical Bulletins (e.g., Demography, Courts, Agricultural Industry, Finance, Manufacturing Establishments etc.).—Tasmanian Pocket Year Book. Annual(from 1913).—Tasmanian Year Book. Annual (from 1967).—Monthly Summary of Statistics (from July 1945).
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Hunter, B. (1995). Australia. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271241_12
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