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Pre-Settlement in Australia
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/interactive-timeline
http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime-history/1830-1840s/index.html This is when the "Government" decided to allow "free" people to actually live there, for the country was only a big prison for convicts before that date. -
People finally settle in Australia
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/interactive-timeline After 5 years of settling people in Australia are fully organised and are starting a new, exciting cahpter of their life. -
Victoria Begins and Victoria's First Legislative assembly is held
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/interactive-timeline Victoria becomes its own colony and no longer depends on New South Wales. In the new government their first successful Legistlative assembly is held. -
Victoria's Constitution
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/interactive-timeline The Victoria Governmnt signs the final copy of the constiturtion, a document with Victoria's main laws. -
Opening- Secret Ballot
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/interactive-timeline The Victoria parliament is officially open to the public and is now a professional working space. Voting is finally made secret. -
Protest
There is a protest that includes over 3000 people storming into parlament house for they were all thinking that the parlament and the legistlative assembly wasn't doing a geat job. -
Women 'accidentally' get to vote.
Women accidentally got to vote in 1863 but had offficial voting only since 1908 -
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The Chambers Clash.
A variety of different political issues occur. In these, both the Council and the Legislative Assembly clash to try and fix them. -
Election day.
Voting elections are held on a single day, usually in the week end. Previously elections had been spread over several weeks. -
The End of Plural Voting+ Postal Voting
Plural voting, which allowed people to vote more than once, as long as they owned land in that particular electorate, is fully banished by the legistlative assembly.
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Federation
Victoria is part of a new country: Australia
