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Mike's right about Australia: Australia's Parliament was formed upon the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, and legislative independence confirmed with the Statute of Westminster 1931. Australia has had its own flag since 1903 (selected by a public competition), and Australian soldiers were under Australian command during WWI and WWII, though as part of the Commonwealth war effort.
FWIW we didn't ever adopt the No 4 Lee Enfield: the No 1 Mk III* continued in service until the 1950's (and Reserve and school cadet units much longer). About 640,000 SMLEs were made here at Lithgow Small Arms Factory (where I once worked), and it was an Australian arsenal not a British one.
As to the original question, it sounds like a Canadian No 4 Mk 1* Lee Enfield to me - a nice rifle, and generally much better finished than the British production of the war years.
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