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Federation Time Line By Tom Meakins

By Year 6

  • Violence occurs towards Chinese on the goldfields

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  • The Eureka Rebellion takes place

  • Men in South Austraila get the vote

  • Men victoria get the vote

  • Men in New south wales get the vote

  • There were 6 British colonies

    There were 6 British colonies in Austrlia They could decide some things themselves but the laws were made in Britain

  • Men in Queensland get the vote

  • This decade is a boom time in Australia

  • Maritime Worker's strike occurs

  • the colonys have there own government

    Each colony was now albe to elect their own government but still the big decisions were made in britain people in the colonies were starting to talk about joing together to be one nation instead of 6 little colonies joing together like this is called federation

  • A National Convention to draft the Constitution is held

  • Men in western Australia get the vote

  • Women in south Austraila get the vote

  • Premiers conferences discuss Federation

  • Second Convention to draft the Constitution takes place

  • The first referendum for Federation occurs

  • The second referendum for Federation occurs Women in wester Austrlia get the vote

  • Men in tasmania get the vote

  • Austrlia become an nation

    Austrlia became a nation The Austrlia Government takes control of all Austrlia colonial army and naval force Austrlias population reaches 3 773 801 but Aboriginal peoples are not includedin the census The winning desigon for the Austrlian flag annouced

  • On 1st january 1901 the governor Lord Hopetoun

    On 1st january 1901 the frist governor general lord hopetoun officially decalard that were now sx states forming the commonwealth of Austrlia.

  • Edmund Barton becomes Austrlia's first prime minster

  • Women get the right to vote

    Women get the right to vote in Austrlia federal elections Woman in New south wales get the vote in there state

  • women in tasmania get the vote

    women in tasmania get the vote The High Court of Austrlia is formed Alfred Deakin becomes the second prime minister of Austrlia

  • The conciliation and Arbitration court is fromed

  • Wonen in Queensland get the vote

    Wonen in Queensland get the vote Deakin becomes prime minister for the second time

  • Austrlia bcomes responsible for British New Guinea

  • women in victoria get the vote

    women in victoria get the vote the site of the national capiltal is chsen Andrew Fisher becomes prime minster

  • The commonwealth Bank is set up

  • The Royal Austrlia navy is formally established

  • The prime minister Fisher commits Austrlia forces to fighting

    The prime minister Fisher commits Austrlia forces to fighting in World war 1