In the late 19th century, there were attempts made for North Queensland and Central Queensland to become separate colonies from Queensland, which were all unsuccessful as the British government was reluctant to interfere in the affairs of a self-governing colony.
To deal with the separatists, the premier of Queensland, Samuel Griffith, proposed multiple times in the early 1890s to create a federal system within Queensland called the United Provinces of Queensland with individual provincial governments, legislatures, finances, etc.
I have been attempting to find out information about this "Queensland Provinces Bill", in particular about the proposed borders of the provinces, but have only been able to find summaries of its contents.
Has anyone read about this or encountered anything similar?