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Each of the colonies, except Western Australia, then achieve a government that is then responsible and accountable for keeping each of the colonies running.
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Major General J. Bevan Edwards, made a report about the needs of united defence in Australia and also a uniform gauge system for trains.
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Sir Henry Parkes presented a speech to the colonial governments to form a federation and on the account of New South Wales, said that were ready to work with the other colonies to unite all 6 colonies.
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Pastoralists from VIC, QLD, NSW and SA formed a federal council with equal numbers of members from the different colonies.
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The Constitution was drafted in Sydney prior to federation
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Due to several economical crises throughout Australia, many citizens' opinions towards federation were temporarily dissuaded.
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Queensland introduced the 'preferential voting' which later on in 1918 was also used by the other states and the federal parliment.
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The first session of the National Australasian Convention is held in Adelaide to build up a federal constitution. Every other colony such as WA, NSW, VIC, SA attended the meeting except QLD.
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The second session of the National Australasian Convention is held in Sydney, to put more plans in place towards federation.
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The final session of the National Australasian Convention is then held in Melbourne. The representatives of the different states then drafted the Constitution