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Period: 1788 BCE to
Road to Federation
All the events that happened in federation -
The first fleet arrive from England
On 13 May 1787, a fleet of 11 ships sailed from England. They reached Botany Bay on 18 January 1788 with 1,530 people, 736 of them were convicts. -
First attempt to federate
Sir Henry Parkes asked if Australia could federate by talking to the British council but was rejected. -
Idea of being Australian
In the late 1880's, the idea of being called Australian was celebrated through songs and poems. -
Colonies federate and Constitution draft made
Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, urges the colonies to federate.