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Mary Lee
Mary Lee was from Ireland and immigrated to Australia in 1879. Mary Lee was not happy that girls could not vote for federation so she started a vote , her vote was for girls to say yes or no to federation -
Defence Force
Australia Feard that their colonies my be taken over by France or Germany. They needed a bigger defence force to protect themselfs. Thats when people started to think about Federation -
Alfred Deakin
Alfread Deakin was a lawyer and journalist before he became the Victorian Parliament in 1879. in the 1880's he was convinced that the colonies should federate. In the 1890's he had to convince victorians should support federation, he also was one of the people that helped right the constitution. -
South Australians were allowed to vote
in 1885 South Australian women were allowed to vote for Federation. -
Sir Henry Parkes Speech
Sir Herny Parkes made his famous speech in Tenterfield, NSW. He said for Australia to Federate. Sir Henry Parkes said that Australia should Federate to become one nation -
The Constitution
in 1891 a drafted Convetion was made under the name of the Commenwealth of Australia it was called a Constitution. A Constitution is a book of rules and laws. -
Corwa Meeting
In 1893 there was a meeting in Corowa. This meeting was for the Federation of Australia to keep it alive. -
Sir John Quick
In 1893 Sir John Quick suggested at the Corowa Meeting that peopel in each colony should vote for a Constitution. -
George Reid
from 1891 to 1894, George Reid fought against federation when he worked in New South Wales parliament a a oppostion leader. When he became premier he heald a referendom in 1898 -
Sir Samuel Griffths
Sir Samuel Griffith was premier of queensland. He supported federation and was the main author of the constitution at the Federal convention of 1897 and 1898. -
Constitution was made
on the 9th July 1900 the constitution was finally made -
Sir Edmund Barton
Sir Edmund Barton helped write the draft of the constitution in 1891 and attednded all the federal conventions. He became first prime minister on 1st January 1901.
