A procession of Dignitaries, bands, soldiers and horse drawn floats marched 5 1/2 miles
A British Act was declared making Australia a federation
Australia's Governor General was sworn in as was Edmund Barton
People cheered at the slogan, 'One People, One Destiny
Special Arches were provided by France, USA, Australia's wool industry, The coal industry and the Commonwealth of Australia set uo an arch for the occasion
Procession went past the queens statue
In Centennial Park Lord Hopetoun the Governor General, Archbishop WIlliam Smith, the new Prime Minister Edmund Barton arrived