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1871
Australian Natives Association established -
1886
First meeting of Federal Council in Hobart. Representatives from Western Australia, Fiji, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria attended. New South Wales refused to join -
1889
Major-General Sir J. Bevan Edwards reported on the defence of the Australian Colonies
24 October Sir Henry Parkes made a speech at Tenterfield calling for 'a great national government for all Australia. -
1891
The first national Australasian convention held in Sydney. They talked about Australia becoming a country. There were 28 countries involved with the first meeting in Sydney. -
1895
Premiers Conference in Hobart agreed to a second Constitutional Convention with elected delegates from each colony -
1896
27 April Death of Sir Henry Parkes
November People's Federal Convention held in Bathurst. -
1901
Australia was established in 1901 on the 1st of January. -
1901
Lord Hopetoun became the first Governor-General and Edmund Barton the first Prime Minister. Both were sworn in at the ceremony inaugurating the Commonwealth of Australia. -
1913
Commonwealth Government issued its first stamps
Federal capital named Canberra
Norfolk Island transferred to the Commonwealth from New South Wales control. -
1914
Australia entered world war 1. The only reason Australia went to war was that we were fighting over Australia military. -
1918
World War I ended
Australia House (London) opened by King George V -
1921
Edith Cowan (Western Australia) first woman elected to an Australian Parliament