Colony of Victoria

Colony of Victoria
British Crown Colony
1851–1901
Flag (1877–1901) Coat of arms
Map of the colony in 1876
Anthem
"God Save the Queen"
Capital	Melbourne
Government
• Type	Self-governing colony
Monarch
• 1851–1901	Victoria
Governor
• 1851–1854	Charles La Trobe (first)
• 1895–1900	Thomas Brassey (last)
Legislature	Parliament of Victoria
History
• Established	1 July 1851
• independence from the Colony of New South Wales	1 July 1851
• Responsible self-government	23 November 1855
• Federation of Australia	1 January 1901
Preceded by Succeeded by Colony of New South Wales Victoria (state)
Today part of	Australia  ∟Victoria

The Colony of Victoria was a historical administrative division in Australia that existed from 1851 until 1901, when it federated with other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia.