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Maddis Federation Australia

By mwoodward@saac.qld.edu.au

  • Govemment Act

    Govemment Act
    Australian Colonies Government Act passed by British Parliament

  • Seperated

    Seperated
    Victoria separated from New South Wales

  • Renamed Tasmania

    Renamed Tasmania
    Van Diemen's Land renamed Tasmania

  • Self Govermment

    Self Govermment
    Self government achieved in 1856.

  • State Established

    State Established
    Queensland seperated from South Australia

  • Seperrated

    Seperrated
    Queensland separated from New South Wales

  • Henry Parkes Speech

    Henry Parkes Speech
    Henry Parkes proposed a Federal Council to consider matters of joint interest to the Australasian Colonies

  • Goverment for Australia

    Goverment for Australia
    Henry Parks spoke of creating a great natinal Govement for Australia!

  • Henry Parkes Death

    Henry Parkes Death
    27 April Death of Sir Henry Parkes
    November People's Federal Convention held in Bathurst

  • Did not exist

    Did not exist
    Before 1 January 1901 ‘Australia’ the nation did not really exist

  • Commonwealth Government

    Commonwealth Government
    Responsibility for the Northern Territory transferred from South Australia to the Commonwealth Government

  • Advance Australia fair for Natinal Antham

    Advance Australia fair for Natinal Antham
    The Natinal was to be Australias Natinal Anthum