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Federation Of Australia

By jantho13

  • Earl Grey proposed a central legislative authority

    Earl Grey proposed a central legislative authority

  • Australian Colonies Government Act passed by British Parliament

    Australian Colonies Government Act passed by British Parliament

  • Victoria separated from New South Wales

  • Van Diemen's Land renamed Tasmania

  • Self government achieved

  • Select Committees in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia held to discuss the possibility of a federal union

  • Queensland separated from New South Wales

  • Intercolonial Conference of Treasurers held in Melbourne to discuss uniform tariffs and customs

  • Union of the Canadian dominions

  • British troops withdrawn

  • Australian Natives Association established

  • Overland telegraph lines completed between Adelaide and Darwin

  • Australian Colonies Duties Act passed by British Parliament

  • Britain was defeated in the first cricket test by a team from Victoria and New South Wales

  • Henry Parkes proposed a Federal Council to consider matters of joint interest to the Australasian Colonies

  • Queensland annexed New GuineaProposal to establish Federal Council formalised by Premiers

  • Sudan ContingentAn Act to Constitute the Federal Council of Australasia passed by British Parliament

  • First meeting of Federal Council in Hobart. Representatives from Western Australia, Fiji, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria attended. New South Wales refused to join

  • Major-General Sir J. Bevan Edwards reported on the defence of the Australian Colonies24 October Sir Henry Parkes made a speech at Tenterfield calling for 'a great national government for all Australia'

  • Melbourne conference held to discuss the National Convention

  • The First National Australasian Convention held in Sydney

  • Corowa Convention

  • Premiers Conference in Hobart agreed to a second Constitutional Convention with elected delegates from each colony

  • 27 April Death of Sir Henry ParkesNovember People's Federal Convention held in Bathurst

  • 22 March-23 April First Session 2–24 September, Second Session of The Second National Australasian Convention held

  • 20 January-17 March Third Session of The Second National Australasian Convention adopted a draft constitution3 June New South Wales referendum failed to reach statutory minimum

  • 24-27 January Last meeting of the Federal Council of Australasia held29 January-2 February 'Secret' Premiers meeting in Melbourne agreed to six amendments to the Constitution Bill including that the site of the Capital be in New South Wales, but not withi

  • March Australian delegates went to London to negotiate the enactment of the ConstitutionJune–July Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act is passed by British Parliament9 July Queen Victoria gave the Royal Assent to the aforementioned Act31 July Wester

  • 1 January The Commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed and inauguration ceremonies are held at Centennial Park, Sydney with the swearing-in of the Governor-General and interim federal ministry22 January Death of Queen Victoria29 March First federal electio