-attacked by Spanish fleet

-Spanish fear that convict colony is an attempt to establish a section of barbarians to be used to invade their colonies

-Spanish fleet destroys Sydney with hotshot

-totally destroys colony

-elite is essentially destroyed

-and aside from Parramatta so is entire colony

-Parramatta faced with Aborigine raids and all but destroyed

-British ships and various whalers come and see this

-and Spanish flags revealing what happened

-after it gets word of this, British navy they appoint new governor and recreates colony

-strict ruler of the colony as there's the settlement of a great many Irish convicts from War of the French Revolution (1792-1804) > Great Irish Rebellion (1796-9)

-colony is reconstructed, sees large-scale growth in years that follow due to settlement

-rebellious colony successfully kept under control due to heavy garrison

-heavy military order after high-profile escapes

-does some ambitious infrastructure building

-explored well into the interior

-and creates new colonies up the eastern seaboard

-sees trickle of settlers across the Blue Mountains

-these settlers are, for the most part, escaped convicts who struggle and pass through steep mountains without tracking routes

-but a lot of them are well-educated

-only very intermittent contact with interior and almost all contact is one way

-these settlers are mostly men which leads to a lot of intermarriage with Wiradjuri people

-this guy )

-continued flow of convict settlement over Blue Mountains

-and rumors increase of it having some sort of white colony

-however, exploration attempts fail

-this guy

-as an Orangeman runs a very brutal administration

-despite the relative freedom that people had under former government

-successfully defeats several plots

-which are badly organized and frustrated

-causes reprisals

-carves out route across Blue Mountains

-reveals existence of interior convict settlements which have hitherto been isolated

-also provokes various military campaigns against them

-with British Wars > Popular Revolution (1827-9), when word comes massive mob descends on Sydney

-Irish nationalists and people are angry and rebel and depose administration

-sees fighting with loyalist navy which destroys fleet

-shot and killed

1828: Virtually unopposed

1831 def. various

1834 def.

1837 def.

-son of this guy

-leading dissident and also a free man

-forms "Society of Currency Lads and Lasses"

-with word of Popular Revolution he's the man who takes advantage of the hour

-sweeps into power

-declares "New Erin" based on old constitution of revolutionary Ireland

-recognized by British revolutionary government

-faced with a war against the Wiradjuri

-war began before the Revolution but with it, it got interrupted

-additionally, convict settlements recognize authority of revolutionary New Erin

-war ends with treaty signed in

-with gold rush in 1839 New Ireland's economy begins to decline

-center of economy moves to Neramnew

-increasingly, New Ireland becomes appendage of Australian state

-against this, declares Sydney a free port

-policies lead to ships from Hanover, Austria coming

-in addition to French ships coming in

-and a lot of ships from the US come

-and a lot of Chinese people come in to contravene immigration restrictions

-leads to nationalist backlash, and electorate also sees increasing numbers of non-Irish

-who have no time for Dwyer's Irish nationalist appeals

-and this results in him being removed from presidency

-and resigns from Executive Commission afterwards

1841 def.

1844 def.

-political organization consisting of members of the Society of Three Hundred organized from the Phrygian Pub

-mostly just opposes Dwyer

-loses attempt to reelect him to Executive Commission

1847 def.

1851 def.

1854 def.

1857 def.

-rise of Country folders/Buenaventura/Mineral rushes > California Gold Rush (1854) suddenly makes large population of people migrate from New Erin

-and economy is strongly linked with it, stockmen linked to it

-when rush ends a lot of people then come back

-with Buenaventura's Wars > Buenaventuran War of Independence (1864-7), economy improves

-due to people who would otherwise go there instead going to New Erin

-however, when it ends and migrant wave to there, party entirely collapses

-rising economic crisis coming from aftereffects of Liberty and Union War (1868-76)

-and United Provinces of Buenaventura absorbs a lot of immigrants at expense of New Eri

-this cuts off a large section of its economy

-candidate of barons of Neramnew

-who fund his support for union

-successfully negotiates union with Australia

-becomes first Superintendent of the Province of New Erin

-plan supported by various politicians to send population to Felicitania [South Australia]

-with it having a sizeable population by 1837, formally dissolved and replaced with an autonomous colony

1837: Virtually unopposed

1840: Overthrown in the Vigilant Revolution

-Australia reorganized into colony spanning everywhere but New Erin

-with the rise of goldfield at Neramnew in 1839 economic force of colony suddenly moves there

-truly massive immigration wave happens

-Finniss is slow to the punch of organizing which allows for rise of Vigilance Committee in Neramnew

-this results in a mob sent from Neramnew overthrowing him

-provisional administration comes in until elections

-recognized by British government

-new colonial charter introduced

1841 def. Travers Finniss (Administration)

1844 def.

1847 def.

1850 def.

-under new colonial charter there's two provinces each under superintendencies

-with superintendents popularly elected

-later addition of Diemenia as superintendency after extermination campaign

-previously served as leader of Neramnew Committee of Vigilance

-and was involved in borderline mob rule in there

-forms party around him

-with this the Radicals organized

-Chinese exclusion achieved

-heavily supported by gold country

-but immigration continues from New Erin despite this

-with British Wars > New Granadine War of Independence (1848-52) firm supporter of war

-because of Spanish destruction of Sydney back in the day

-when Philippines invaded it firmly supports it

-when it discounted on the table it ends with a backlash

-backlash sees Radicals removed from power

1853 def.

1856 def.

1859 def.

1862 def.

1865 def.

1868 def.

1871 def.

-sees unification with New Erin into country

-this radically alters country

-sees incorporation of New Erin into country

-this radically alters country

1874 def.

1877 def.

-backlash against union in New Erin sees sweep of seats by vague oppositionist candidates

-allows Radicals to come to power in coalition with them

-merged into a bigger party

-Heads of British Isles > 1876-1885 John Morley (Radical) yields to white colonies autonomy

-including Australia

-gets a fleet, expands army

1880 def.

1883 def.

1886 def.

1889 def.

1892 def.

1895 def.

-sees outbreak of French Wars > Fifth French War (1892-5)

-British forces sequestered there invade Empire of Maoriland

1898 def.

-initiates program of colonization of Maoriland

-rather costly endeavor but funds it heavily

-gets into several jurisdictional disputes with British colonial authorities

-obviates this by buying land direct from Sudhansa and Maori people

-though buyup of Maori land stopped from British authorities

-Russo-Chinese War (1893-9) happens and brings in a lot of refugees

-xenophobic attitudes result in a lot of clashes, labor market under more disorder

-Radical accepting attitudes cause backlash

1901 def.

1904 def.

-settles Russian refugees in either new areas or in Maoriland

-in particular to prevent ethnic conflict

-borrows a lot of money to finance railroads, canals, and new settlements in Maoriland

-government is in massive debt but surely it'll pay it off

-makes loans to pay for other loans before the projects finally pay off

1907 def. William F. Aidan (Moderate)

1910 def. William F. Aidan (Moderate)

1913 (coal.) William F. Aidan (Moderate), Francis F. McDonnell (Society of Currency Lads and Lasses)

-continues with infrastructure projects to make his mark

-and well it continues until it breaks

-faced with Recessions > Panic of 1911

-with Australian railroad construction having deeply funded by British banks

-and collapse of Barings has caused fuckton of loans being due

-this results in financial chaos and government is forced to default on its debts

-government of Heads of British Isles > 1907-1915 Jesse Boot (Radical) decides to temporarily suspend debt payment for Australia

-causes chaos but then government paid off

-them comes Heads of British Isles > 1915-1921 Lufton Spencer (Moderate) and things change

-government collapses

1916 (coal.) J. Petty Winehouse (United Radical), Francis F. McDonnell (Currency Lad)

1919 (coal.) J. Petty Winehouse (United Radical), Francis F. McDonnell (Currency Lad)

1922 (coal.) J. Petty Winehouse (United Radical), Robert H. Kirk (Currency Lad (Legal)), ~~Francis F. McDonnell (Currency Lad)~~, Lawrence Peterson (Bonny Club Radical)

1925 def. ~~Francis F. McDonnell (Currency Lad)~~, Lawrence Peterson (Bonny Club Radical)

1928 def. Garrison O'Neill (Independent), Lawrence Peterson (Bonny Club Radical)

1931 def. ~~Garrison O'Neill (Independent)~~, Lawrence Peterson (Bonny Club Radical)

1934: Overthrown in the March on Neramnew

-after talks with new government of British Isles a Solvency Commission arrives to set policy

-sets a great many cuts to social services, internal improvements in addition to taxes

-hands massive amounts of gold over to the British

-privatizes and sells shares of state services to British investors

-to get policies through division organizes coalition with Radicals which is overwhelming majority

-and to set up strong front against the British in negotiations

-this majority whittled down over time

-but there's a rising movement for it

-and a rising number of paramilitaries consisting of unemployed angry at people

-centers around the charismatic Francis F. McDonnell who decries British influence

-and unites them under the Society of Currency Lads and Lasses

-named after New Erinnach revolutionary group

-attempted Currency Lad putsch in 1922 which is really chaotic

-massive armed mob descends on capital and defeated by military that gets called in

-McDonnell placed on trial for this and turns into a cause celebre

-Heads of British Isles > 1921-1924 William Lansbury (Radical) forces government to exile him

-he flees to

-and causes a backlash for a time

-also party is banned which merely escalates street violence

-instead what's obviously a front exists and populates opposition bench

-in 1923 government of Heads of British Isles > 1921-1924 William Lansbury (Radical) negotiates debt forgiveness of remainder

-in great moment of reconciliation

-consolidates coalition into Constitutionalist Party

-in order to build a stronger base against rise of the Currency Lads

-which still exists despites attempts to ban it

-in decade that follows, pursues policy of balanced budgets

-results in era of deflation

-economic growth close to nonexistent as a result

-helps create and joins Brotherhood of Anglophone Nations

-during chaotic election, after repeated Currency Lad stopped from nomination as candidates, faced with coup

-with military mutinying, cabinet resigns

1935 def.

-sees a series of other coups in superintendencies

-all of them fall

-order successfully maintained

-wins a majority in election held shortly after coming to power

-a fairly fair election

-final triumph is something in excitement

-in 1936 promulgates a new constitution based on longstanding discussion

1936: Ran unopposed

1942 def.

1948 def.

1954 def. Richard Stamer (Civic League)

-new constitution

-with elected Chief Superintendent who, as with provincial Superintendents, can appoint as many members of the House equal to one-fourth of the rest

-sees total collapse of old system of politics and a rise of an Australian Nationalist era of domination

-Moderates and Radicals having fallen into lengthy period of collapse

-embarks on corporatist economics intent on building up the by now badly broken economy

-succeeds in no small part thanks to the gold

-economy dominated by scientifically-organized and recognized corporations

-sees a split within ranks

-as own corporatist leanings sees more Ideology > Associationism leaning members breaking away

-but is still hyper-dominant over politics

-in the end dies in power in 1956

-and McDonnellism having become a fixture on the national stage

-uncharismatic and has very little of a power base

-regarded as a puppet of party establishment

-faced with oil crisis

-defeated in election as a result

1960 def. William F. Schwarz (Currency Lad)

1966 def. Desmond Fitzgerald (Currency Lad)

-enacts reforms breaking the full extent of the corporatist state

-and enacts free trade laws and deals with the US

-sees a pretty impressive economic boom in this era

1972 def. Richard Stamer (Civic League)

1978 def.

1984 def.

1990 def.

1996 def.

2002 def.

2008 def.

-aka "Currency Lass"

2014 def.

2020 def. Maurice Slim (Civic League)