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Maddis Federation Australia

By mwoodward@saac.qld.edu.au
  • Govemment Act

    Govemment Act

    Australian Colonies Government Act passed by British Parliament
  • Seperated

    Seperated

    Victoria separated from New South Wales
  • Renamed Tasmania

    Renamed Tasmania

    Van Diemen's Land renamed Tasmania
  • Self Govermment

    Self Govermment

    Self government achieved in 1856.
  • State Established

    State Established

    Queensland seperated from South Australia
  • Seperrated

    Seperrated

    Queensland separated from New South Wales
  • Henry Parkes Speech

    Henry Parkes Speech

    Henry Parkes proposed a Federal Council to consider matters of joint interest to the Australasian Colonies
  • Goverment for Australia

    Goverment for Australia

    Henry Parks spoke of creating a great natinal Govement for Australia!
  • Henry Parkes Death

    Henry Parkes Death

    27 April Death of Sir Henry Parkes
    November People's Federal Convention held in Bathurst
  • Did not exist

    Did not exist

    Before 1 January 1901 ‘Australia’ the nation did not really exist
  • Commonwealth Government

    Commonwealth Government

    Responsibility for the Northern Territory transferred from South Australia to the Commonwealth Government
  • Advance Australia fair for Natinal Antham

    Advance Australia fair for Natinal Antham

    The Natinal was to be Australias Natinal Anthum