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The 6 Colonies
The 6 colonies were all developed and federation was not considered important -
The First Governments
Each colony is now able to elect their own government -
First Idea Of Federation
The states discussed the option of federation for the first time -
The People Decide
There is a vote for the people to choose if they want to federate -
Drafting Time!
The governments drafted a constitution(a set of laws) -
Some People Didn't Agree
All colonies except Queensland an Western Australia agreed to the referendum -
The meeting of the "bosses"
The premiers met and discussed why people weren't happy with idea of federating -
The Delivery
A committee took the drafted constitution to England for Queen Victoria to sign -
The Announcement
On 1st January 1901 the first Governor General, Lord Hopetoun, officially declared that there were now six states forming the Commonwealth of Australia -
The Writing
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