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TOWARDS FEDERATION

. ?Australia's colonies did not federate in the emotional aftermath of rebellion or the fires of civil war, nor was there a Declaration of Independence or ?self evident truths", no Bill of Rights or Gettysburg Address driving the political process Federation - when the six Australian colonies joine

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TOWARDS FEDERATION

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    1. TOWARDS FEDERATION VESTED INTERESTS AND STATES RIGHTS

    2. “Australia's colonies did not federate in the emotional aftermath of rebellion or the fires of civil war, nor was there a Declaration of Independence or “self evident truths”, no Bill of Rights or Gettysburg Address driving the political process Federation - when the six Australian colonies joined together under a federal system of government - was not achieved with a grand flourish of independence and nationhood but only after several national conventions and a series of complex compromises and referenda.”

    4. HENRY PARKES In 1889 a British report suggested that Australia was in danger from foreign threats and that the colonies needed a better defence system. Responding to this Henry Parkes made his famous “ Tenterfield Oration” calling for Federation

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