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In australia there were six colonies. all the laws were made by the British.
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1864-1941
Banjo Paterson wrote waltzing matilda -
People of australia began celebrating from the idea of being australian by songs and dance
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the intercolonial conference was held in Melbourne. only 3 colonies bothered to show up. they were New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
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Premier Henry parkes decided that a federal council will happen to such matters. the conference happened at sydney in january- 1881. All six colonies , plus new zealand , were present.
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Samuel Griffith, a lawyer and premier of queensland, leaded the conference in 1883, because henry parkes was not present. but his idea got spoken again.
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Sir Henry Parkes made a famos speech about calling a convention, leading men to meet and discuss how a nnational govermen ca be formed for australia
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the idea of federation was beginning to became more and more popular
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Convention to discuss federation with premiers and reprasent from New Zealand held in Melborne
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In Sydney, another convetion was held. they all began work on Australia contitution and looked at them from Great Britan, the United States, Canada and Switzerland
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Edmund Barton went to the public. he went to halls and other gathering places, making speeches about virtues of a federal union.
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Conference held for pro- federation groups. They were redrafting constitution and they allowed Australia to vote on whether they agree with the corist
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the Australiasian federation league was founded in sydney
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Sir Henry Parkes( father of federation) unfourtunetly died before he got to see his dream come true
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Ntional Australasian convention met to review constitution 1897 - 1898. Queensland did not send representitives as they did not support federation.
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votes were hold in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania but Queensland and Western Australia did not vote.
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Referendum was held to vote on the constitution. Queensland and Western Australia did not participate and New South WAles didn't approve..
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Premiers revise constitution to meet concerns of the three colonies.
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A delegation of five plus an observer from W.A, took draft constitution to London.
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May, Commonwealth of Australia Constitution was pased by the British parliment on the 9th of July. it was sighnd by Queen Victoria and that became the law
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New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania get called/ become Commonwealth of Australia. the colonies were now called states.
