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Western Australia
W.A was proclaimed -
Boundaries
boundaries were established between WA, SA and NSW no specific date avaliable -
Colonies Act passed by British Empire
Australian Colonies Government Act passed by British Parliament. n.d avaliable -
Seperation
Queensland separated from NSW n.d avaliable -
The Begining
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Federation
important steps towards Federation in Australia -
Federal Council
The British Parliament passed the Federal Council of Australasia Act -
First Women to Vote
SA first Australian colony to grant women the vote and the first in the World to allow women to stand for Parliament -
British Approval
All the colanise were still ruled by Britten so for the Federation to be etsablished, it needed to be legalised by the Britsh Parliament. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) was passed on 5 July n.d availiable -
The Commonwealth of Australia
On 1 January 1901, what had been legally disparate colonies the previous day were now States of Australia -
The First Federal Election
The first Federal election was held on 9 March, with Barton remaining as Prime Minister