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A celebration held by the Australian Natives' Association. A number of people sit at small tea tables in a backyard while others stand watching. There are flags hung on a line and from a tree. Some of the women wear nursing uniforms.

The Australian Natives' Association was established in Melbourne in 1871 as a non-partisan and non-sectarian friendly society for Australian-born, white men seeking to shape Australia's nationhood and identity. The ANA was a strong advocate for Federation and became an advocate for White Australia. It was a staunch supporter of trade protection and immigration restriction, and Prime Minister Alfred Deakin was a member.

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A celebration held by the Australian Natives ' Association. A number of people sit at small tea tables in a backyard while others stand watching. There are flags hung on a line and from a tree. Some of the women wear nursing uniforms.

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