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1788 the first fleet from england of ships under captain arthur phillip arives at sydney cove with soldiers and convits
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six british colonies and Laws were made by british parliament
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Began celebration idea of being Australian in songs and dance
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Major-General Sir J. Bevan Edwards reported on the defence of the Australian Colonies24 October Sir Henry Parkes made a speech at Tenterfield calling for 'a great national government for all Australia'
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idea of fediration was bigginning to become more popullar
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convention to discuss federation with premiers and reprecentitives from new zealand held in melbourn
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During the 1890s, each colony sent representatives to special meetings, called conventions
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began work on the aaustralian constichotion and looked at those from Great Britern the USA and Canada and switzaland
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they agreed that the countrey to be a diplomatice country
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convention met to review conscience QLD did not send representation as they did not support Federation
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People in all the colonies except Queensland and Western Australia voted on the Constitution, but in New South Wales they did not agree to what was written and the vote failed.
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referendum was held to vote on the const QLD and WA didnt but nsw did not aprouve
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revisem constittution to meet concerns of the three colonies
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among the changes that were made was the decision that a new captain city be established between sydney and melbourn both of witch wanted to be natins captain
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a delegation of flve, plus an observer from Western Australia, took the draft constitution to London. In May, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 was passed by the British Parliament, and was signed by Queen Victoria on 9th July 1900, and so became law.
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It was then passed as a British Act of Parliament in 1900, called the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
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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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The colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania united and became states of Australia, known as the Commonwealth of Australia. Western Australia was not a party to the initial agreement but also agreed to join the federation before 1 January 1901.
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At the time of Federation, citizens of the newly-born country gathered together to await news of the official proclamation. In Sydney and Melbourne, enormous crowds gathered to view official processions before the inauguration of the country was formally annouced in specified venues
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untill 1901 australia was not a nation it was only 6 states under great britens law