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There were 6 different british colonies. The different laws were made by the british parliament
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In 1883 Andrew Inglis Clark lost his seat in parliament for Tasmania
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Andrew Inglis Clark fights to get his seat back and gets it back
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the National Australasian Convention was held in Sydney in 1891. Each colony sent seven representatives. Work began on an Australian constitution. A draft was drawn up by a committee: Edmund Barton (New South Wales), Andrew Inglis Clark (Tasmania), Samuel Griffith (Queensland), and Charles Kingston (South Australia).
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Hard times across Australia drew people's attention away from federation for several years but in 1893 there was a conference of pro-federation groups. They agreed that a national meeting would redraft the constitution and that all Australians should have a chance to agree with the constitution by vote.
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A special election called a referendum was held so that people in the colonies could vote on the constitution. Queensland and Western Australia did not take part, and in New South Wales it did not get approved. The premiers met in 1899 to find ways of meeting the concerns of those three colonies.
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About this time, there was a gold rush in Western Australia. Many people went there to seek their fortune. This contact with people from the other colonies began to change ideas about federation in Western Australia. In August 1900 a referendum was held, and the people of Western Australia voted to join the Commonwealth.
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The major laws affecting Australia were still made by the British Parliament, which would have to make a new law to allow federation. In 1900 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. The Act declared that on 1st January 1901, the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, So
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Edmund barton was Australias first prime minister and was appointed not elected on the 1st of January 1901
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The Australian National anthem was created by a scot, Peter Dodds McCormick. It was first sung by him as well on Saint Andrews Day 1878
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Federation takes place
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Australia held a falg drawing contest to determine their flag
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The Australian Flag is made public
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first federal election in accordance with Commonwealth law
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The second prime minister of Australia Alfred Deaken
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Afred Deaken does not get elected prime minister 0n the 27th of april 1904
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Northern territory was seperated from South Australia and the Federal capital territory was seperated from New South Wales
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the old parliament house is built
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Central and Northern Australia reunite as the northern Territory
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The Australian federal territory is changed to the Australian capital Territory
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the flag of the aborigenous was made public
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parliment house is built in canberra on capital hill