steps to federation

  • the sydney to melbourne rail link was completed.

    it was much quicker
  • germany annexed northestern new guinea

    colonists thought they'd be stronger as one country
  • the australasian federation conference

    met in Melbourne, and agreed to call a constitutional convention
  • the draft constitution

    was drawn up at the national Australasian convention in sydney
  • the premiers conference

    in Hobart agrees with the corowa conference proposal a severe
    drought grips most of Australia.
  • at bathurst ,nsw

    peoples convention debates the 1891 draft constitution
  • the national australasian convention

    meets in adelaide and Sydney and draws up another draft constitution.
  • the national Australasian

    convention in Melbourne agrees on the final draft of the constitution.
    the premiers agree to hold referendums to gain the approval
    of the people.