Federation
By Kiara and Seth
What is Federation?
- . Federation was when there were six colonies wanted to become a nation.
- . On 1st of January Australia became a nation.
- . The six colonies were New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western
- Australia and Tasmania
- . When Australia was not a nation it was becoming a big problem.
- . Before federation colonies had different leaders and laws.
Why did Federation happen?
- . 66 228 people declined the 1898 refurendum in New South Wales.
- . Federation happend because it was becoming a problem that the colonies had different laws and governments.
- . The colonies built different guages which was hard.
- . Henry parkes made a speech about federation and it made people think about becoming a nation.
Who was involved in the Federation process?
- . Henry Parkes helped orginise the federation process.
- . The British Parliament allowed the six colonies to establish.
- . Edmund Barton became the first prime minister.
- . The main important people that helped the federation process were Edmund Barton, Alfred Deakin, Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir John Quick and Sir George Reid.
How did Federation change Australia?
- . The railways were all different in seperate colonies so it was becoming a problem.
- . The gold rushes brought thousands of immigrants to the colonies.
- . It was Henry Parkes idea to become a nation.
- . All the colonies had different railway gauges.
Why is it considered to be such an important event?
- . The people accepted the Redrafted constitution,with the British approval.
- . The federal government would have power over defence, postal services, immigration and foreign affairs.
- . The states would retain many powers.
- . The question was where would the money come from to finance federal government.
Sir Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton was the first Australian prime minister and strongly helped the idea of federation.
The Gold Rushes
The Gold Rushes in Eurka, Victoria, January 1851 also helped federation because the immagrants (that came to mine) brought new ideas about Australia and federation.
Sir Henry Parkes
Henry Parkes AKA "The Father of Federation" was born in 1815 and died in 1896.He made a speeach about federation and made people think about becoming a nation.
Biblyogriphy
- federation.pdf
- abc.net.au
- australia.gov.au
- naa.gov.au
- And readings from literecy groups