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key people
studying Australia's path to Federation through an examination of key people (for example Henry Parkes, Edmund Barton, George Reid, John Quick) and events (for example the Tenterfield Oration, the Corowa Conference, the referendums held in the colonies from 1898 to 1900) -
australias new flag
3 September 1901 Australia's new national flag is flown for the first time. There were 32,823 entries in the competition for its design. -
about 1st of january 1901
Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901. The British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. ‘Constitutional’ because the Commonwealth of Australia was established with a written constitution, and ‘monarchy’ because Australia's head of state was Queen Victoria -
1901
Australian federation was created the year 1901 -
1st Commonwealth parliament
The 1st Commonwealth Parliament was opened on 9 May 1901, at 12 p.m. in the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, followed by the first sitting of the Senate in the Legislative Council chamber of the Victorian Parliament House at 1.10 p.m. At 2.30 p.m. the House of Representatives met in the Legislative. people went to federation to vote for this Commonwealf parliament. -
the laws and more information
The Creation of a Nation
The major laws affecting Australia were still made by the British Parliament, which would have to make a new law to allow federation. In 1900 a delegation of flve, plus an observer from Western Australia, took the draft constitution to London. In May, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 was passed by the British Parliament, and was signed by Queen Victoria on 9th July 1900, and so became law. The Act declared that on 1st January 1901 -
australia 1846
in 1846 and befor 1846 ausralia's states were marked differently than they are now but in 1901 they were marked differentely because of australian federation. -
states votes totals
referendum NSW: Qld SA Tas Vic WA total 1898 yes 71,595 35,800 11,797 100,520 219,712 no 66,228 17,320 2,716 22,099 108,363 1899 yes 107,420 38,488 65,900 13,437 152,653 377,898 no 82,741 30,996 17,953 791 9,805 142,286 1900 yes 44,800 44,800 no 19,691 19,691 -
inormation federation
The site of a federal capital was disputed heavily between the two arch-rivals Sydney and Melbourne; the compromise was that a separate territory (the Australian Capital Territory) would be established within New South Wales to hold a new capital, while Parliament would sit in Melbourne until the new city was constructed. The site eventually chosen for the city became Canberra. Federation is taught in both primary and secondary schools throughout the country as an important event in Australian -
federation
Australian federation is very important -
the federation of australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation. They kept the systems of government that they had developed as separate colonies but also would have a federal government that was responsible for matters concerning the whole nation. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901. -
members of australian federation
Federation was a major event.
Prior to 1901, Australia was made up of six self-governing colonies; New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. These colonies were ultimately under British rule from the time the First Fleet landed, in 1788, until 1901. Numerous politicians and influential Australians through the years had pushed for federation of the colonies, and self-government. On 22 January 1899, leaders of the six Australian colonies met in Melbou -
Andrew inglis Clark 1907
Andrew Inglis Clark had given considerable thought towards a suitable constitution for Australia.[6] In May 1890, he travelled to London to conduct an appeal on behalf of the Government of Tasmania before the Privy Council. During this trip, he began writing a draft constitution, taking the main provisions of the British North America Act and its supplements up through 1890, the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Council of Australia Act, and various Australian colonial constitutions. Clark returned -
befor 1901
Life would have been much different if you lived here before 1901. You were not known as an 'Australian' person. You were a 'British' person who lived in an Australian colony. A colony was what we now call a state. Also, colonies did not look exactly like the states as we know them today. Have a look at how they changed. At the time of Federation, there were six colonies. -
federation
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. -
referendum is similar to federation
A special election called a referendum was held so that people in the colonies could vote on the constitution. Queensland and Western Australia did not take part, and in New South Wales it did not get approved. The premiers met in 1899 to find ways of meeting the concerns of those three colonies.A referendum is similar to federation. -
nations capital
Among the changes that were made was the decision that a new capital city be established between Sydney and Melbourne, both of which wanted to be the nation's capital.This is because of federation. -
edmund barton
Australia's first Prime Mnister was appointed in 1901, the year of Australian federation, after the Australian Federal Parliament officially opened in Melbourne. first priminister was edmund barton. -
states who voted
millions of people voted in the australian federation from 1898,1899,1900 it's a long time ago and Queensland,NewsouthWales,Tasmania,Western Australia and also victoria all the states voted. the northen terrotry didn't be cause that state wasn't there that long ago. -
fast movement in federation
A serious movement for Federation of the colonies arose in the late 1880s, a time when there was increasing nationalism amongst Australians, the great majority of whom were native born. The idea of being "Australian" began to be celebrated in songs and poems. This was fostered by improvements in transport and communications, such as the establishment of a telegraph system between the colonies in 1872. The Australian colonies were also influenced by other federations.
