Federation Sarmiento

By 5TShore

  • 1889

    1889
    Sir Henry Parkes urges the colonies to federate.

  • 1891

    1891
    The Australian Federation Comferance drafts a constitution.

  • 1891-1894

    1891-1894
    An ecinomic depression causes the colonial parliaments to lose interest in federation.

  • 1897

    The National Australasian Convention meet in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and agreed to the constitution.

  • 1899

    1899
    Referendums are held in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

  • 1901

    1901
    Australia is proclaimed a nation.