Familypedi… Editing (section) New South Wales 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>1901 Federation of Australia</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">At the end of the 19th century, the movement toward <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22federation%20between%20the%20Australian%20colonies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federation%20of%20Australia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederation%20of%20Australia%7Cfederation%20between%20the%20Australian%20colonies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" class="new" title="Federation of Australia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmVkZXJhdGlvbl9vZl9BdXN0cmFsaWE/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">federation between the Australian colonies</a> gathered momentum. Conventions and forums involving colony leaders were held on a regular basis. Proponents of NSW as a free trade state were in dispute with the other leading colony Victoria, which had a protectionist economy. At this time customs posts were common on borders, even on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Murray%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Murray%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMurray%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" class="new" title="Murray River (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTXVycmF5X1JpdmVyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Murray River</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Travelling from NSW to Victoria in those days would have been very similar to travelling from NSW to New Zealand today. Supporters of federation included the NSW premier <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sir%20Henry%20Parkes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sir%20Henry%20Parkes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSir%20Henry%20Parkes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" class="new" title="Sir Henry Parkes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2lyX0hlbnJ5X1Bhcmtlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sir Henry Parkes</a> whose 1889 speech in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tenterfield%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tenterfield%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTenterfield%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CTenterfield%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" href="/wiki/Tenterfield,_New_South_Wales" title="Tenterfield, New South Wales">Tenterfield</a> was pivotal in gathering support for NSW involvement. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edmund%20Barton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edmund%20Barton%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdmund%20Barton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" class="new" title="Edmund Barton (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWRtdW5kX0JhcnRvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Edmund Barton</a>, later to become Australia's first Prime Minister, was another strong advocate for federation and a meeting held in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Corowa%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Corowa%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCorowa%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" href="/wiki/Corowa" title="Corowa">Corowa</a> in 1893 drafted an initial constitution. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1898 popular referendums on the proposed federation were held in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. All votes resulted in a majority in favour, but the NSW government under Premier <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Reid%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Reid%20%28Australian%20politician%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Reid%20%28Australian%20politician%29%7CGeorge%20Reid%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" href="/wiki/George_Reid_(Australian_politician)" title="George Reid (Australian politician)" class="mw-redirect">George Reid</a> (popularly known as "yes–no Reid" because of his constant changes of opinion on the issue) had set a requirement for a higher "yes" vote than just a simple majority which was not met. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1899 further referendums were held in the same states as well as Queensland (but not Western Australia). All resulted in yes votes with majorities increased from the previous year. NSW met the conditions its government had set for a yes vote. As a compromise to the question on where the capital was to be located, an agreement was made that the site was to be within NSW but not closer than <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BConvert%7C100%7Cmi%7Ckm%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​100 miles (161 km)​</span> from Sydney, while the provisional capital would be Melbourne. Eventually the area that now forms the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Capital%20Territory%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Capital%20Territory%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Capital%20Territory%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" href="/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian Capital Territory">Australian Capital Territory</a> was ceded by NSW when <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Canberra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Canberra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCanberra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4588795326008edff258f1" href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a> was selected. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:73442 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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