George Grey's plan for a federation of all the various colonies in South Africa had been rejected in 1858 by the home authorities.

Until the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901, the Queensland Navy's main storage facility was located in the suburb.

Australia gained its first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, in 1901 following the federation of the colonies.

During the course of the Test series, a major convention was in progress to discuss the proposed federation of the Australian colonies.

Despite these reforms remaining unresolved, defence issues were increasingly driving debate on the political federation of the colonies.

Taylor was a supporter of the federation of the Australian colonies as a first step in the greater federation.

The federation of the Australian colonies in 1901 led to the establishment of a federal arbitration system.

On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting.

The first formal steps to federation of the colonies was in the form of the Federal Council of Australasia in 1885.

The history of Australia from 1901-1945 begins with the federation of the colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia.