federation - Timeline

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, want's the colonies to federate.

The Australasian Federation Conference recommends a national convention be held to draft a constitution for the Commonwealth of Australia

The first meeting to make the laws of Australia./Economic depression means the colonial parliaments lose interest in federation.

Economic depression means the colonial parliaments lose interest in federation.

A people's conference in Corowa, New South Wales, needs the colonial parliaments to hold meeting that will decide on a draft constitution.

A people's conference in Corowa, New South Wales, begs the colonial parliaments to hold a new convention to decide on a draft constitution.

The second National Australasian Convention meets in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and agrees to the constitution.