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First Australian University
Australia's first univesity The University of Sydney was founded -
Seperation
Victoria has been seperated from New South Wales -
Van Diemens Land Change
Vans Diemen Land name changed to Tasmania -
Colonies
there were six British colonies in Australia. The main laws of the colonies were made by the British Parliament -
Taking Control
South Australia took control of the Northern Territory which was previously part of the colony of New South Wales -
First Australian Cricket Team
The first Australian Cricket Team toured England -
Improved Communication Lines
Telegraphs linking colonies
Began celebratingidea of being Australian in songs and dance -
Uluru Renamed
Uluru was first sighted by Europeans and named Ayers Rock -
Writer and Composer of the National Anthem
Advance Australia Fair was written and composed by Peter Dodds McCormick -
First Passenger Trains
The first direct Inter-colonial passenger trains began up and running between Adelaide and Melbourne -
Australian Cricket Team
An Australian Cricket team was estabalished and defeated England in the first ashes series -
Federation Getting Popular
Idea of Federation was beginning to become more popular -
Federation Discussed at Convetion
Convention to discuss Federation with Premiers and rep from New Zealand held in Melbourne -
Severe Depression
A severe depression hit Australia -
Another Convention
Another Convention was held in Sydney.
Began work on Australian constitution and looked at those from Great Britian, The United States , Canada and Switzerland -
Conference Held
Conference was held for pro-federation groups.
redrafting constitution
allow Australia to vote on whether they agree with constitution -
National Capital
The decision was made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney -
First Parliament Meeting
The first parliament met in parliament house -
Australian National Flag
The Austalian National flag was flown for the first time -
The First Australian Prime Minister
Edmund Barton becomes the first prime minister of Australia -
Federal Parliament
The Australian Federal Paliament was officially open in Melbourne -
Approval of the Australian Flag
King Edward VII approved the design of the australian flag -
The Territory comes under goverment control
The territory officialy came under the goverment control as the Federal Capital Territory -
Parliament moves to Canberra
The Australian Paliament was moved to Canberra -
ACT Establishment
The territory officialy became the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)