Making a Nation

By lsmith15

  • Henry Parks makes a speech

    Henry Parks made a famous speech in the town of Tenterfield about fedaration to unite colonies as a single country, Australia. It wasn't the greatest speech and unfortunetly for him it didn't work.

  • Alfred Deakon convinces colonies

    Alfred Deakon also thought that Australia should be a combined country.He convinced colonies to give it another shot. This time the colonies voted for a new constitution.
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    First National Australian Convention

    The first National Australian Convention session is held in Aedlaide to work towards a fedral constitution. All colonies except Queensland attend

  • Australian Delegates invited to London

    Australian delegates (a person authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference) are invited to London to negoatiate the enactment (the process of passing legislation) in Britian of the Constitution Bill.

  • Agreement to the Consttution

    Queen Victoria gives royal agreement to the act.

  • The Commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed

    The commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed, The first Prime Minister (Edmund Barton) and parliment was sworn.