text_original: This, too, was given up in 1853. Two years earlier, gold was discovered in Australia, and within a year 200,000 seekers for the precious metal had flocked into the country. In 1901 the "Commonwealth of Australia" was formed by the union of Austraha and Tasmania.
text_transcription: THIS TOO WAS GIVEN UP IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE TWO YEARS EARLIER GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN AUSTRALIA AND WITHIN A YEAR TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND SEEKERS FOR THE PRECIOUS METAL HAD FLOCKED INTO THE COUNTRY IN NINETEEN O ONE THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA WAS FORMED BY THE UNION OF AUSTRALIA AND TASMANIA
phonemes: ðˈɪs, tˈuː, wʌz ɡˈɪvən ˌʌp ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː. tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ, ɡˈoʊld wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ænd wɪðˌɪn ɐ jˈɪɹ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈiːkɚz fɚðə pɹˈɛʃəs mˈɛɾəl hæd flˈɑːkt ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈʌntɹi. ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ðə "kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪliə" wʌz fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə jˈuːniən ʌv ɔːstɹˈɑːhə ænd tæzmˈeɪniə.