Dominion Day
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Dominion Day was a day commemorating the granting of certain countries Dominion status — that is, "autonomous Communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to anoth
Crowds on Parliament Hill, Ottawa celebrate Dominion Day, 1927, the 60th jubilee of Canadian confederation
Programme for the Dominion Day service at Wellington Town Hall
Dominion of New Zealand
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The Dominion of New Zealand was the historical successor to the Colony of New Zealand. It was a constitutional monarchy with a high level of self-government within the British Empire.
Dominion Day
…Nations". It was an official public holiday in Canada from 1879 to 1982, where it was celebrated on 1 July; that date is now known as Canada Day. In the Dominion of New Zealand, the anniversary of the granting of Dominion status, on 26 September, was observed as Dominion Day; it was never a public holiday. Dominion Day (French…
Lord Plunket declaring New Zealand a dominion, Wellington, 26 September 1907
The New Zealand Gazette published the royal proclamation.
King George V with the prime ministers of the British dominions at the 1926 Imperial Conference
The Labour government of Peter Fraser adopted the Statute of Westminster in 1947.