▁England ▁the ▁e ighth ▁state ▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁New ▁State ▁Mov ement ▁was ▁ 1 5 5 , 5 4 4 ▁" yes " ▁votes ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 , 8 2 3 ▁" no " ▁votes . ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁new ▁state ▁stretch ed ▁north west ▁from ▁New castle ▁to ▁Wal get t ▁and ▁included ▁Mus well bro ok ▁and ▁G unn ed ah . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁measure ▁had ▁passed , ▁a ▁" yes " ▁vote ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁required ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum ▁of ▁vot ers ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁if ▁that ▁had ▁succeeded , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁would ▁still ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁appro ving ▁the ▁division . Paul ▁Dave y , ▁The ▁National s : ▁The ▁Progress ive , ▁Country , ▁and ▁National ▁Party ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁ 1 9 1 9 - 2 0 0 6 ▁( F eder ation ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁p 1 9 9 ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁Johnson ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ask ▁Congress ▁for ▁$ 1 9 8 ▁million ▁toward ▁finan cing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 . 1 4 ▁billion ▁doll ar ▁S ST , ▁the ▁proposed ▁su person ic ▁transport ▁air plane ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁flying ▁at ▁ 1 , 8 0 0   m ph ▁and ▁carrying ▁ 3 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁announced