Australasia, 11 Dec 1931: Statute of Westminster
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Political map of Australia, New Zealand & the Southwest Pacific on 11 Dec 1931 (Southern Dominions: Statute of Westminster), showing the following events: Wall Street Crash; Hawke’s Bay earthquake; Reincorporation of Northern Territory; Statute of Westminster.

Oct 1929Great Depression
begins

Feb 1931Hawke’s Bay
earthquake

Jun 1931Northern Territory
reunified

11 Dec 1931Statute of Westminster effectively grants
independence to the British Dominions,
but Australia and NZ delay ratification

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