Timeline of Events of Federation

  • Queens Parliment

    Australians colonies government helped the queens parliament and did good for the queen . When they did this NSW representative government more power.
  • Gold Rush

    NSW and Victoria introduced the gold rush to their countries.Weeks before the discovery of gold in Bathurst both countries separated and became their own.
  • Rebellion

    The Eureka Rebellion men in the 1854 started to fight to have free mining licences and have a right for men to vote. When you looked suspicious they would ask you for your card and make sure you don't get away without it.
  • Seperation

    In 1859 NSW separated from the Moreton Bay District,Moreton Bay Became it's own colony/island with one big government. The same year All our colonies known today united in 1859 and they all had their own capital city like brisbane and Hobart.
  • End Free trade

    NSW and Victoria agreed to end Free trade in their countries,and it annoyed a tongue of people.
  • Troops

    The last british troops troops working for Australia withdrew the responsibility of their job.
  • George Rusden

    George Rusden published a three volumed book about the history of Australia.
  • Campaign

    A group of people started a campaign for federal union.Afterwards Samuel Griffith had the big responsibility agreeing representatives to be part of the federal council.
  • Council of South Australia

    The council of South Australia to let the SA women vote in the council but not in the House of Assembly.
  • Sir Henry Parkes

    Premier of New South Wales, Sir Henry Parkes pleads the colony to to unite for the better of Australia. Henry Parkes did think on the positive side of what would happen when they federate. Like Defence,immigration, National pride and free trade.
  • Bevan Edward Reports

    Major General J.Bevan Edward reported about the Australian defences.He thought a good idea was having uniforms,military forces and armin
  • Constitution Votes

    Victoria,Nsw and Tasmania had their vote on the constitution saying yes or no. Victoria and Tasmania votes were fine to go ahead with the plan. But the Nsw's people were 8405 people of them being confirmed as yes.
  • S.A constitution Vote

    In South Australia they had their say about the constitution they all said yes. Every person Men,Lady or Aboriginal they all got their says.
  • 2nd Constitution Vote

    They tried voting for the contusion again and this was the result : 29th of April- South Australia said yes
    20th of June- NSW said yes
    27th of July- Victoria and Tassie said yes
    2nd of September- Queenslanders said yes.
  • W.A Votes

    It was time that W.A voted so they did. The answer from W.A was go ahead with the constitution.W.A made it fair so that the women of W.A got a say of what they wanted too.
  • The commonwealth goverment

    The commonwealth government takes control of free trade and makes sure all the Australia says that have been voted or propose they will start evening those things out!
  • Elections

    Australia held their first elections,But only some aboriginal ladies could were allowed to vote. (SA,NSW,Vic and Tasmania were allowed to vote.) Fewer countries allowed Australian people to vote if you were in SA or WA you got to vote but every one else could not vote. This was unfair because all men and aboriginal men were allowed to vote and made the ladies feel unwanted and not have as much as a say then men.
  • Labor Party

    In 1901 they created the labour party called ALP (Australian Labor party.)
  • New Australian Flag

    After Australia became a nation they made our new Australian flag,they gave everyone a choice of their design and there was a humongous amount of people who wanted to have their design all over Australia and have the flag known by other countries. That same day they flew the new Australian flag.