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Australian Federation
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Laws and Colonies
In australia there were six colonies. all the laws were made by the British. -
Songs and Poems
1864-1941
Banjo Paterson wrote waltzing matilda -
Telegraphs Linking Colonies
People of australia began celebrating from the idea of being australian by songs and dance -
The Inter-colonial conference
the intercolonial conference was held in Melbourne. only 3 colonies bothered to show up. they were New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. -
another conference
Premier Henry parkes decided that a federal council will happen to such matters. the conference happened at sydney in january- 1881. All six colonies , plus new zealand , were present. -
the conference in 1883
Samuel Griffith, a lawyer and premier of queensland, leaded the conference in 1883, because henry parkes was not present. but his idea got spoken again. -
The famous speech
Sir Henry Parkes made a famos speech about calling a convention, leading men to meet and discuss how a nnational govermen ca be formed for australia -
Idea of federation
the idea of federation was beginning to became more and more popular -
Convention to Discuss Federation
Convention to discuss federation with premiers and reprasent from New Zealand held in Melborne -
Another Convention
In Sydney, another convetion was held. they all began work on Australia contitution and looked at them from Great Britan, the United States, Canada and Switzerland -
Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton went to the public. he went to halls and other gathering places, making speeches about virtues of a federal union. -
Conference held for Pro- Federation
Conference held for pro- federation groups. They were redrafting constitution and they allowed Australia to vote on whether they agree with the corist -
the Australiasian federation league
the Australiasian federation league was founded in sydney -
Father of Federation comes to and end
Sir Henry Parkes( father of federation) unfourtunetly died before he got to see his dream come true -
National Australasian convention
Ntional Australasian convention met to review constitution 1897 - 1898. Queensland did not send representitives as they did not support federation. -
voting
votes were hold in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania but Queensland and Western Australia did not vote. -
Referendum
Referendum was held to vote on the constitution. Queensland and Western Australia did not participate and New South WAles didn't approve.. -
Premiers revise constitution
Premiers revise constitution to meet concerns of the three colonies. -
Creating a nation
A delegation of five plus an observer from W.A, took draft constitution to London. -
the Commonwealth of Australia going to britan
May, Commonwealth of Australia Constitution was pased by the British parliment on the 9th of July. it was sighnd by Queen Victoria and that became the law -
5 colonies get known as Commonwealth of Australia
New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania get called/ become Commonwealth of Australia. the colonies were now called states.
