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  An inter-colonial conference was held in Sydney
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  Autraliasian inter-colonial convention was held in Sydney whrer the six colonies Newzeland and Fiji met
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  Disintergratoin of the federal council in 1889 due to the absence of NSW. Having a severe and fatal impact on the council
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  The passing of the federal council of Australiasia act in 1885
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  Sir Henery Parkes made a second attempt at the federeation and gave a famous speech which called for the need of a national government
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  Attemop to present a draft consitiution built to their parliamnents, however thr idea of federation quickly dissipated
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  The national australia conventions was convened at parliament house in Sydney with Parkes as its president
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  As the colonies were still being ruled by Britain, for Federation to be established, legislation needed to be passed by the British Parliament.
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  On 1 January 1901, what had been legally disparate colonies the previous day were now States of Australia. Celebrations were to be found all across the new nation.
