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| | Federation of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federated on 1 January, 1901, to form the Commonwealth of Australia, of which they became component states. |
 | | On October 24, 1889, New South Wales Premier Sir Henry Parkes delivered the Tenterfield Oration, stating that the time had come for the colonies to consider Australian federation. |
 | | The new constitution established a bicameral Parliament, containing a Senate and a House of Representatives. |
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