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I don't see the 1893 incident as being something in which the nation would be very interested. It is one thing to kick a falling former empire as it crumbles; it is completely another to provoke the second most powerful nation on Earth when you've already denied her the New Hebrides. In time...

At this stage, most of the islands mentioned are already British or French possessions. I don't see Australasia seeking Indian Ocean territories other than those currently held by Australia (Cocos & Christmas Islands). Antarctic expansion has not yet occurred to them. Britain is the primary...

I have to settle the Boer War first and it is taking some time. :o Thanks for the kind compliment. While obviously the Japanese are Asian and that , is going to count against you in 1890s Australasia, the Japanese are a "different kettle of fish". Australasia will have a significant export...

Australasia in the 1890s The 1890s saw the beginning of class conflict in Australasia as the long economic boom that had sustained Australasia’s rise and prosperity began to weaken. The great workers’ strikes of the 1880s had always been resolved in favour of employer demands, often with...

Possibly. All very interesting concepts. This may also lead to many other butterflies in US behaviour over time. Btw, on last week of December 1990 for Gorbachev, so expect an update there, I hope within the next 72 hours.

I am presuming that the British would respond to Australasia in TTL in a similar fashion to what they did Canada in OTL. This would mean that the High Commissioner to London (largely the immediate former Prime Minister for most of the first two decades) would converse with the Colonial Office...

John Ballance 9 February 1890 – 27 April 1893 NEW ULSTER Born: 27 March 1839 Glenavy, Antrim, Ireland Died: 27 April 1893 Melbourne, Victoria, Australasia Born to a Protestant evangelical father and a prominent Quaker mother, John Ballance was the eldest of...

Because the US will still want to project power into the Pacific. And when they still retain Pearl Harbour, Pago Pago and Guam, it makes sense to me they would take nearby islands if presented with the opportunity and no contesting claims.

So, now, would you like me to do: a) The Biography of John Ballance b) The Stout Government c) Some other update - please explain area of interest.

The Philippine Revolution In the months following the foundation of Kapitunan, the Filipino independence movement made serious attempts to solicit the support of the emerging powers of Asia. Japan had already begun to champion itself as the voice of an Asia free of European imperialist...

Abbreviated Short History of UKP So I don't have to go there again: 1898 - Queen Lili'uokalani intervenes in Samoan succession crisis and appoints Tanumafili as Malietoa of Samoa. 1900 - Lili'uokalani becomes Queen of Polynesian Islands after securing Tanumafili's throne and signing agreement...

And this is why I hate vignettes, because I start a timeline on a subject I know and have to digress into areas I don't. Didn't realise Hawaii already had constitutions and have updated the text accordingly. The mission to Samoa was later, so Hawai'i is involving itself in Samoa after the...

Thank you. Hawaii, Tonga & Samoa will eventually, as mentioned, form UKP. This nation will be an Australasian and US friend , and I suspect it will have US naval bases and military access. It won't be an either/or when it comes to relations with the USA, Japan or Australasia.

I will bring in cultural elements as they become relevant. 1 have not dealt with the impact of refrigeration, though, because even though it boosted food export capacity, it is already part of the 1890's that can be presumed. Australasia and Japan: In OTL, although Asians were feared and...

I would have thought that an apology was necessary after the US Minister was busted as part of a clique of the misguided. Either way, the US would now have to invade unilaterally and over the threat of war from Britain.

The Hawaiian King When Kalakaua, king of the Hawaiian Islands, conducted his grand tour of the world, among his final ports of call was Sydney. There can be little doubt that his talks with the Australasian counterparts gave birth to a strong confidence that the tensions within his own part...

From a brief read, it appears as though Canada's brand of federalism gives residual powers to the Federal Govt. Here,they rest in the States. By 1895, the RAN will consist of fifteen vessels: one cruiser, six light cruisers, two corvettes, four gunboats and two hydrographic survey ships. I...

He threatened to blow up Queensland's Parliament House so I would not be surprised if he decided he was going to blow up something else. Apparently he thought the government was not paying him enough to keep the lifestyle to which he wanted to become accustomed. Whiteanting must be an...

A Biography: Sir John Cox Bray GCMG 24 March 1886 – 9 February 1890 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Born: 31 May 1842 East Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Died: 13 June 1894 London, England, United Kingdom The son of a settler bootmaker and the first native-born Prime Minister...

As JV has already confirmed his avatar's real life exploits, I have only to respond to this post before finally closing my eyes for the night. And my response to you is: You'll see!