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australan federation
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the start
this is when they were starting to think about becomeing there own country / feederation THE START OF FEEDERATION -
brittish lawes
there were six Brittish collines in the island (back then in the connvict times ) australia . in that time they had to follow the british lawes . -
1872 poems and songs
Telegrahp lines linked colonies so they could talk faster to people from other collenies . they also made songs and poems about australian identity. -
The idear of being there own country
At first the colonies had little to do with each other. But in 1872 telegraph linked the colonies, and the idea of being 'Australian' began to be celebrated in songs and poems, and by the 1890s the idea of federation was becoming popular. People began to realise that for matters like defence, controlling immigration and economy, a nation would be stronger than individual colonies. -
The Action Begins in Australia
The Premier of New South Wales, Henry Parkes, convinced the other premiers to discuss federation and in 1890 the Australasian Federation Convention , including representatives from New Zealand, was held in Melbourne. Next, the National Australasian Convention was held in Sydney in 1891. Each colony sent seven representatives. Work began on an Australian constitution. A draft was drawn up by a committee: Edmund Barton (New South Wales), Andrew Inglis Clark (Tasmania), Samuel Griffi -
1893
Hard times across Australia drew people's attention away from federation for several years but in 1893 there was a conference of pro-federation groups. They agreed that a national meeting would redraft the constitution and that all Australians should have a chance to agree with the constitution by vote.1893 -
constitution
Fist session of the National Australaisan Convenyion is held in Adelaide to work towards a federal constitution. All colonies except Queensland attended. -
convention
national australasian convention second session sydney -
draft constitution
third and final session of the nation austraasian convention held in Melbourne delegates agree on a draft constitution -
Australasian Convention
The National Australasian Convention met in 1897 and in 1898. Each colony elected representatives to attend, except Queensland, which did not support federation. -
colonies
The smaller colonies were afraid that the larger ones would have more say in a federal parliament, so the conference adopted the practice of the United States: in the House of Representatives each state is represented according to the number of residents; in the Senate each state has an equal number of representatives. -
federal capital
six coliness meet in Melbourne decides to have federal capital in NSW. -
referandums
referandums on federation won in all states -
comenwelth bill
intrudused and passed in british parliment -
governor general
lord hopetoun first governor general of Australia -
comenwelth of Australia
qween victoria proclaims commonwealth of australia comprising all 6 colonies will come into existence on january 1 1901 -
constitution bill
Australian delgates negotiate the constition bill in london -
first primeminister
commonwealth of australia is proclaimed in sydney. Edmund Barton sworn in as first prime minister. -
Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia is a Reality
The colonies became States, and a Federal Parliament was formed according to the Constitution. On 1st January 1901 the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed in Centennial Park, Sydney by Lord Hopetoun, the first Governor General. Edmund Barton was the first Prime Minister of Australia. -
edmond barton
Barton resigned as Prime Minister in 1903, to become a judge of the High Court of Australia, serving for 17 years until his death in 1920.