federaion By aza123 1881 the Sydney to Melbourne rail way link was completed to transport goods 1889 sir henyparks made a spech for ofedashen dumd 1890 the Australasian federation conference in Melbourne wich was good for federation 1891 in 1891 the draft costersen wasdrorn 1901 the nation of australia is proclamed on the first day of the new century edmund barton is sworn in as the nashen first primiaster