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Grey appointed FitzRoy as govenor-gerenal
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committees of both the Victorian and New South Wales parliments were formed to look at the possibility of federation.
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There was 6 british colonies ruled by laws made by parliment
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Telegraphs leading colonies began celebrating idea of being Autralian in songs& dance.
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when poet, explorer, journalist and politician William Charles Wentworth died federation was no more than an idea in some peoples head
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The colonies of NSW,Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland all except Western Australia had thie rown parliments with at least some of their members elected, and their own constitutions that is.
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Australia vs England test
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There were celebrations all over Australasia
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The president of NSW Sir Henry Parkes unveiled a statue of the British Queen.
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this was the day of the arrival of the First Fleet
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Sir Henry Parkes convinced the other premiers to discuss federation the Australasian Federation Convention.
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Another convention was held in Sydney. Work began on an Australian constitution. A draft was drawn on a comittee with Edmund Barton, Andrew Inglis Clark, Samuel Griffith and Charles Kingston.
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They looked at Great Britain, the USA, Canada & Switzerland constitution.
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between 1872 and 1891 Sir Henry Parkes was premier. He was premier 15 of the 19 years 5 times he was premier
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Conference held for pro-federation groups. They redrafted constitution.
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National Australiansian Convention met. QLD did not send their reprsentitives
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A special election was called a referendum was held so that people in the colonies could vote on the constitution. QLD and Western Australia did not take part and NSW said no then checked the concerns of the 3 colonies.
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Premiers revised constitution.
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This was the date of the first election in Australia
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The Australian colonies were united into a single Federation.
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The first Commonwealth Parliment opening was in Melbourne. There was a big party on the 7th of May 1901
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The Australian Parliment was moved to Melbourne to a tiny city on the Mongolo River. That is nearly halfway between Melbourne and Sydney