Federation

Federation Key Dates

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  • 1877

    1877
    Australia and Melbourne play their first Cricket Match in Melbourne

  • 1878

    1878
    The National Anthem was written and composed by Perter Dodds McCormick

  • 1889

    1889
    Henry Parkes made a speech in tenterfeild urging the people to Federate.

  • 1891

    1891
    An economic depression hits Australia pushing people away from the Federation

  • 1893

    1893
    A peoples conference in Corowa convinces the governors to write another constitution.

  • 1897

    1897
    2nd to the 24th of September the 2nd session of the Federation Convention was held in Sydney.

  • 1897

    1897
    : On the 22nd of March to the 23rd of April the first session of the Federation Convention was held in Adelaide where they started writing the constitution. Every colony but Queensland attended.

  • 1898

    1898
    20th of January to the 17th of March the third and final session of the Federation Convention was held in Melbourne.

  • 1899

    1899
    29th of September to the 2nd of February the 6 colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss the proposed constitution.

  • 1900

    1900
    On the 9th of July Queen Victoria gives royal assent to the act of the Federation.

  • 1900

    1900
    On the 21st of September Lord Hopetoun is announced official Governor-General of Australia.

  • 1901

    1901
    1st of January the Commonwealth of Australia becomes a nation. The ceremony is held in Sydney’s Central Park.