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The first telegraph links Melbourn, Sydney and Adelide via above ground cable or telephone lines.
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Telegraph links all main Australian cities and sub-cities via above ground and also below ground cable in the CBD's.
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First intercolonial trade congeress is held to discuss important issues and interstate trade policys.
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The first issue of the Bulletin is published that is started by John Feltham Archibald who now has the Archibald art prize named after him.
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The first Australia Wide cencus is complted but aboriginals were excluded because of dicrimanational reasons.
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A federation council is formed to start the preperation for a step towards federation by beging the draft constsution draw-up.
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Majour General Sir Edward Brevans suggest a uniform defence policy to better protect australia from intrested european collinial inavders.
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Sir Henry Parks delivers his famous tenterfield speech to a large audiance and is the first one to formaly start the federation movement.
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The first draft constitution is drawn up and is largely modeled on the british system or the westminster system.
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Depresion and strikes occur and cause the draft constitution to colapse in the sudden change and los in jobs.
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Australia became officialy a federation and the constitution is signed by queen vicoria. News also comes through that all the collinies have now joined.
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Parlement begins in melbourn and the constitution has now been changed twice (to this date in 1901).
