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Australia's first univesity The University of Sydney was founded
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Victoria has been seperated from New South Wales
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Vans Diemen Land name changed to Tasmania
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there were six British colonies in Australia. The main laws of the colonies were made by the British Parliament
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South Australia took control of the Northern Territory which was previously part of the colony of New South Wales
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The first Australian Cricket Team toured England
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Telegraphs linking colonies
Began celebratingidea of being Australian in songs and dance -
Uluru was first sighted by Europeans and named Ayers Rock
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Advance Australia Fair was written and composed by Peter Dodds McCormick
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The first direct Inter-colonial passenger trains began up and running between Adelaide and Melbourne
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An Australian Cricket team was estabalished and defeated England in the first ashes series
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Idea of Federation was beginning to become more popular
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Convention to discuss Federation with Premiers and rep from New Zealand held in Melbourne
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A severe depression hit Australia
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Another Convention was held in Sydney.
Began work on Australian constitution and looked at those from Great Britian, The United States , Canada and Switzerland -
Conference was held for pro-federation groups.
redrafting constitution
allow Australia to vote on whether they agree with constitution -
The decision was made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney
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The first parliament met in parliament house
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The Austalian National flag was flown for the first time
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Edmund Barton becomes the first prime minister of Australia
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The Australian Federal Paliament was officially open in Melbourne
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King Edward VII approved the design of the australian flag
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The territory officialy came under the goverment control as the Federal Capital Territory
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The Australian Paliament was moved to Canberra
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The territory officialy became the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)