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When Australia became a Commonwealth in January 1901, celebrations went on throughout the month. At a navy and military sports event at the Royal Agricultural Grounds on the 8 January spectators witnessed Lieutenant Speight of the Royal Engineer Corps elevated more than 180 metres in the air in a balloon rechristened Australia. Other events included sword and lance exercises, and a re-enactment of Indian frontier warfare.
