▁January ▁– ▁June ▁ ▁July – Dec ember ▁ ▁Dub bed ▁films ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁Award ▁cer emon ies ▁ ▁Notable ▁death s ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Tel ug u ▁Tel ug u <0x0A> </s> ▁Pe ers ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁have ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁Australia ▁since ▁early ▁in ▁its ▁history ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁settlement . ▁Many ▁pe ers ▁served ▁as ▁govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁colon ies ▁( states ▁following ▁Federation ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁when ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁appoint ing ▁British ▁govern ors - general ▁was ▁current , ▁the ▁great ▁majority ▁were ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Austral ians ▁themselves ▁were ▁previously ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁receive ▁British ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours . ▁Such ▁hon ours , ▁in ▁appropriate ▁cases , ▁included ▁peer ages ▁and ▁baron et cies . ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁already - ext ant ▁peer ages ▁and ▁baron et cies ▁de vol ved ▁upon ▁persons ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia , ▁or ▁whose ▁ancest ors ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Pe er age ▁titles ▁best owed ▁included ▁some ▁distinct ly ▁Australian ▁titles , ▁such ▁as ▁Vis count ▁Bruce ▁of ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours ▁were ▁recommended ▁to ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Australia , ▁an ▁Australian ▁state ▁premier , ▁or ▁sometimes ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Some ▁Austral ians ▁have ▁been ▁awarded ▁peer ages ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁services ▁rendered ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁rather ▁than ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The