Australian Federation

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    Australian Federation

  • Six British Colonies

    -Laws made by British Parliament.

  • Burke and Wills

    Burke and Wills are the first people to cross Australia from South Australia to the gulf of the Northen Territory. Unfortunately, they didn't survive their expedition.

  • Port Darwin - New Settlement

    Their is a new settlement at Port Darwin.

  • Telegraphs Linking Colonies

    -Began celebrating idea of being 'Australian' in songs and dance

  • Overland Telegraph : Completed

    Australia is now linked with the rest of the world because the overland telegraph is completed.

  • Ned Kelly captured and hanged

    Ned Kelly, the bushranger, has been captured and hanged at the Old Melbourne Gaol.

  • Idea of Federation

    -Idea of federation was beginning to become more popular

  • Convention

    -Convention to discuss Federation with Premiers and rep. from New Zealand held in Melbourne.

  • Bank Crash starts

    Depression known as a 'Bank Crash' starts and it lasts for most of the decade.

  • Another Convention

    -another convention was held in Sydney
    -began work on Australia Constitution and looked at those from Great Britain, the United States, Canada and Switzerland

  • Conference

    -conference held for pro-federation groups
    -redrafting constitution
    -allow Australia to vote on whether they agree with the constitution

  • National Australasian Convention

    -National Australasian Convention met to review Constitution
    -Queensland did not send representatives as they did not support federation

  • Referendum

    -referendum was held to vote on the coast
    -Queensland and Western Australia did not participate
    -New South Wales didn't approve it

  • Premiers

    -premiers revise constitution to meet concerns of the three colonies

  • Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

    May, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 was passed by the British Government.

  • Queen Victoria signed Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

    Queen Victoria signed the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 and it became law.

  • First National Election

    The first national election is held and Edmund Barton gets elected as the first Prime Minister fo Australia.

  • Commonwealth of Australia is Formed

    The Commonwealth of Australia is formed.

  • Centennial Park, Sydney

    Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed in Centennial Park, Sydney by Lord Hopetoun, the first Governor General.
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    World War I

  • Austria - Hungary Declares war on Serbia

  • Battle of Gallipoli Begins

  • Canetoads in Queensland

    The canetoads were released into Queensland.

  • Germay invades Poland : World War II begins

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    World War II

  • Australia, Britain, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany.

    Australia, Britain, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany.

  • World War II ends