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At the end of the 1800s, Australia was divided into six separate colonies instead of being one nation
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Henry Parkes is often called the Father of Federation
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Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales makes the colonies federate
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he called for the colonies to unite and create a great national government for all Australia
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During the 1890s, each colony sent representatives to special meetings, called conventions
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The first National Australasian Convention is held in Sydney
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A people's conference in Corowa, New South Wales, makes the colonial parliaments to hold a new convention
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A special premier's conference agrees to hold a new federation convention
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The second National Australasian Convention meets in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne
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in June 1898 in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia partisipated in the vote
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On 22 January 1899, leaders of the six Australian colonies met in Melbourne to discuss a federation dollar note
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The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act was passed on
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Australia became it's own nation
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early 1900's aboriginal poeoplre were not being counted as part of australia
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before 1901 australia was not a nation, we were jus divided by colonies and each colony had different laws and railway tracks. we couldn't share water ways easily.
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On the 29 - 30 march there were the first fedral electtions
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When the first federal parliment opened about 250 000 victorian school children were given a bronze medal.
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The Australian government decided to create the capital city which is canberra
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The first ever Australian prime minister was sir Edmund Barton in early 1900's
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1967 is often recalled as the year that the Aboriginal people of Australia gained the right to vote
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Throughout 2001, Australians everywhere participated in thousands of events, projects and community activities to celebrate the Centenary of Federation