Australian History

By Hayley.M

  • Captain James Cook discovers the East side of Australia

    Captain James landed on the East coast of Australia and claimed it for Britain
  • First meeting of Federal Council in Hobart

    First meeting of Federal Council in Hobart

    First meeting of Federal Council in Hobart. Representatives from Western Australia, Fiji, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria attended. New South Wales refused to join

  • British Approval

    The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution, ACT, 1900 (UK) was passed on 5th July and on 9th July, recieved full royal assent. Western Australia had not yet had an opportunity to vote on a referendum on the Constitution Bill before it was passed. They were persuaded to join the federation
  • The Commonwealth of Australia created

    The Commonwealth of Australia created

    They went from being legally disparate colonies to now being states of Australia. Celebrations were to be found all across the new nation

  • First Federal Election held

    Barton remaining as Prime Minister after the election.

  • Parliament opened in Melbourne

    The Australian Federal Parliament was officially opened in Melbourne. It was agreed that the parliament house of Victoria would be used until the new capital territory of Australia was established and the parliament would then be built there.

  • New South Wales surrendered territory for the seat of the Commonwealth Government

    New South Wales surrendered territory for the seat of the Commonwealth Government

  • Federal capital named Canberra

  • Australia entered World War I

  • First parliament in Canberra

    The first federal parliament is held in Canberra