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Sir Henry Parkes urges the colonies to federate.
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The first National convention is held in Sydney and drafts a constitution.
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A special premier's conference agrees to hold a new federation.
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The second National Australasion convention meets in Adelaide.
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In January
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Australia becomes its own federation! On the 1st of January the Commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed in Centennial Park, Sydney.
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On the 29th and 30th of March the first Commonwealth elections are held.
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On the 9th of May the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V) opens the first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in the exhibition building in Melbourne.
