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Explorers Found The Western Coast of Australia
Explorers from New Holland found the western coast of Australia and called it New Holland. -
Captain Cooks Discovery of Australia
Captain Cook found the east coast of Australia and called it New South Wales. -
The First Penal Colony in Australia
The British Covernment brought convicts to Australia build a new country. The British Government set up six penal colonies that could run themselves and make their own laws but they were still ruled by Britain. -
New Holland and New South Wales Dicovered
It was found out thet New South Wales and New Holland were part of the same continent. -
The Name Australia
In 1804 Matthew Flinders first suggested the name Australia but nobody liked it. -
The Name Australia
In 1817 Governor Lachlan Macquarie recommended the name Australia to Britain and in 1824 Britain adopted the name. -
Sir Henry Parkes' Speech at Tenterfield
Sir Henry Parkes made a speech at Tenterfield where he called for all the colonies to form a fedral Government. -
Melbourne Conference 1890
Politicians from all six colonies and New Zealand came together in Melbourne for a conference on Henry Parkes' speech the year before. They agreed that it was best to make an early union under the crown. They all decided to convince their colonial governments to send delegates to a convention for a fedral constitution. -
First Constitutional Convention in Sydney
46 delegate from all colonies and New Zealand came together at a convention in Sydney to consider a draft constitution for federation. The colonial governments agreed but they failed to act to confirm it. -
John Quicks Conference in Corowa, New South Wales
At the conference John Quick proposed that the Colonial Parliaments need to decide on a draft constitution for a ferdal government and hold a referendum for the people of Australia to vote on the draft constitution. -
The Second Contitutional Convention 1897-89
Delegates from all colonies except Queensland were picked by public vote. The delegates then went to Adelaide and Sydney to try to get a draft constitution for Federation.
Finally in Melbourne they came up with a draft constitution that could be put to the colonies. -
Referendums
In all colonies there were four referendums held to vote on the draft constitution for Federation. All colonies approved of the fedral constitution in all four votes. There had to be another referendum a while later because the constitution had been changed slightly. This vote was also approved by all six colonies and the idea was put forward to the Brtish Government. -
Queen Victoria Signed the Astralian Constitution Bill
The draft constitution had been sent to London. Members of the British Parliament and Queen Victoria agreed to approve and sign the Australian Constitution Bill. This gave permision for Australia to become a Nation and the Constitution to become law. -
Federation
In Sydney the Fedral Constitution became a law and Australia became a Nation. This is one of the greatest moments in the history of Australia. The New Nation needed it's own name so it was called The Commonwealth of Australia. -
Australia's Flag
On the 3rd of Semptember Australia's new flag was flown for the first time and the same flag is flown today. The flag design was chosen in a competition to decide on the new nations flag. The winner of the competition was artist from Perth called Annie Dorrington. -
Womens Voting
In 1902 women were allowed to vote in Western Australia and South Australia because there were less people in those states.
