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Sir Henry Parkes urges the colonies to federate.
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The Australian Federation Comferance drafts a constitution.
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An ecinomic depression causes the colonial parliaments to lose interest in federation.
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The National Australasian Convention meet in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and agreed to the constitution.
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Referendums are held in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
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Australia is proclaimed a nation.
