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The 6 colonies were all developed and federation was not considered important
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Each colony is now able to elect their own government
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The states discussed the option of federation for the first time
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There is a vote for the people to choose if they want to federate
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The governments drafted a constitution(a set of laws)
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All colonies except Queensland an Western Australia agreed to the referendum
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The premiers met and discussed why people weren't happy with idea of federating
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A committee took the drafted constitution to England for Queen Victoria to sign
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On 1st January 1901 the first Governor General, Lord Hopetoun, officially declared that there were now six states forming the Commonwealth of Australia
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