Talk:North Australia

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earlier comment

Source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.35.179 (talk • contribs)

regional name

This map from 1860 shows "north australia" labelled. Perhaps it was used as the name of the region after the colony ceased to exist --Astrokey44 12:44, 27 January 2007 (UTC)\[reply]

I found this map some time ago. It shows SA as the full state so is not completely accurate. Perhaps the map maker couldn't believe the no man land strip could still belong to NSW. I had dated the map around 1860, but that must be wrong. I have collected about 20 maps from the Internet around the late 1800s. Many show Alexandra Land - but I don't believe it was ever formally proclaimed - but it was a suggested name by Stuart. Alan Davidson 14:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Northern Territory as a State

"North Australia has also been proposed as the name to be adopted by the Northern Territory if it becomes a state of Australia." I'm not sure if this is entirely useful or factually accurate. Reason: The constitution has been set up as a contract between the founding colonies, that is not the ACT and the NT. It would require a referendum for NT to become a state and I have never even heard this mentioned. I think it would be very unlikely the the other states would allow their voting power in the Senate to be diluted. Should this comment be removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Richardmilgate (talk • contribs) 09:54, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]