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the down fall
Economic depression means the colonial parliaments lose interest in federation -
draft time
The first National Australia asian Convention is held in Sydney and makes a draft constitution -
The never ending story
The convention spent five weeks
discussing and then composing a draft
constitution -
Finally
The second National Austraian asian convention meets in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and agrees to the constitution -
1889
Sir Henry Parkes Premier of New South Wales pushes the colonies to federate -
the secret
In January the premiers hold a secret meeting and agree to several changes to the constitution. -
NO WESTERN AUSTRALIA
the Northeen territory still not joinig
