Victoria
A branch of the League was established in Victoria in 1885.
Alfred Deakin was a supporter of the League and in 1905 became the President of the Victorian Branch.
Partly through the efforts of Henry D'Esterre Taylor the Victorian Branch survived the dissolution of the London Branch.
The Victorian Branch was a supporter of the notion that Imperial Federation could be encouraged best by not enunciating a clear plan.
“Most of the supporters of Imperial Federation have hitherto indulged in very vague generalities. The Victorian Branch of the league weds itself to no scheme, and will have nothing to do with ways and means to effect its object. … This promised land seems just a little indefinite.”
Many in the Victorian Branch regarded the Federation of Australia as a first step towards Imperial Federation.
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