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A reason why Tasmania was against federation was that the existing governers feared the larger mainland states would have too much power over Tasmania due to their size.

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In short, the south Australians would have wanted federation for the following reasons: free trade between colonies, a strengthened defense force , and improved transportation between the colonies.

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I think they voted yes because they probably had a lot of trouble with transport and going to other parts of Australia, because it would have cost a lot more than just the transport fee.
Not a lot of Tasmanians voted no, but they might have because they didn't want to follow the rest of Australia, they might've wanted to be independent on their little island.

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The leaders were reluctant to hold a vote because they had a recent boom in gold mining and they were a wealthy colony while others were facing an economic depression. However, when the held the vote a majority voted yes because the citizens wanted more rights.

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I think that people in WA were voting yes to become one country because WA was so separated from the rest of the continent, they may have been able to improve transport between states, and therefore increase trade opportunities. Some WA citizens may have voted no because they felt happy being such a separate country with their own rules. I think that people voted differently depending on their life. For instance, a farmer would have different political interests to a person who lives in the city.

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Perhaps NSW would have voted majority no for Australia to unite because their colony had a higher population and so they were more powerful so they may not have wanted to give their power to the other colonies. Maybe they voted yes after because they realized that trading would become much easier and they would be more powerful as one nation.

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I think that WA would have voted yes because it was the first free colony and all the colonies coming together would have a lot of benefits.

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i think they were voting yes because of all the benefits that came with federation. these benefits include better travel, trade, governing and defence.

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i predict they voted yes because they wanted more protection since they were smaller and seperated from the rest of australia, i also believe they voted yes so trade was easier.
i believe some may of voted no because some people may have liked being so far away from everyoe else, giving them a sense of independence.

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i think they voted yes so trade would be easier and contacting other colonies would be a lot smoother if they were one nation.

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I think they would have voted yes because the transportation and trade would be easier to access if Australia was united as one.
They may have voted no because they felt like they couldn't trust the other colonies.

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I predict that they voted yes because they wanted more protection and as they were a smaller & newer state, other states could help protect them. I predict they voted no because they might have felt comfortable with their leaders and being in a federation might cause conflicts with the other states.

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Because the population of Victoria was rapidly increasing because of the Gold Rush, many Victorians were convinced that the colonies would be stronger together if they united. Another reason why Victoria voted for yes is because of the economic depression in the 1890s there were high levels of unemployment and strikes happening throughout many states so if the colonies united they could combat the economic crisis.

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I predict that a reason why people would've voted yes is because NSW had a high population and would attain great power and influence when becoming a nation.
This could've also been a reason for some people voting no because their power as a colony could be threatened and taken over by the rest of the new nation.

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South Australia had become prosperous through farming and copper mining, but during the 1890s, like the other eastern colonies, it was experiencing an economic depression.
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squatter's usually had to force indigenous people from their country and usually involved violent interaction.

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Before the arrival of Europeans, Victoria was home to over 30 Indigenous language groups. These language groups were each made up of many communities such as the Wemba Wemba, Yorta Yorta, the Gunai Kurnai and the Kulin Nation of Central Victoria.

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The government of WA was very uncertain if they wanted to become part of the federation or not but in the end the decided to become a state of Australia.

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Henry Parkes (also known as father of federation) was a politician in NSW. He gave a speech in 1889 for all Australian colonies to unite and he became a leading figure in the movement to make Australia a nation.

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Edith Cowan was the first woman elected as a representative in an Australian parliament and is now on the Australian $50 note. She was the candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of West Perth.

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New South Wales had one of the largest and oldest cities of the Australian colonies, but many people lived and worked in rural areas far from Sydney.

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In 1856, Tasmania was granted self-government – the right to have an elected parliament instead of being ruled by a British governor.

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Henry Dobson was the founder and president of the Tasmnian Tourist Association from 1895-1914.

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In the 1850's gold was discovered, increasing the colony's wealth and importance in trade. This then attracted a large amount of new settlers.

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the river torrens is what divides north and south adealide

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I think that people were voting yes was because bringing all the colony in Australia meant that the population growth would grow and become stronger and bigger with the states coming together. And I think some people were voting no because they didn't want the colony's to come together they wanted them to all stay separate and NSW already had a large population.

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Tasmania was involved in a period of conflict with the local Aboriginal population between 1820 and 1832, a period known as the "Black war". The conflict killed around 600-900 Aboriginal people and only around 200 European settlers. This all but completely removed the Aborignal population on the Tasmanian island.

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Farmers, usually did not have enough resources to see them through the tough times.

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Captain Cook used the name New South Wales when he claimed the east of Australia for Britain in 1770. In 1788, the colony’s first Governor, Arthur Philip, arrived with the First Fleet to establish a convict settlement.

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The farmers inspired Arthur Hoey Davis, to publish his stories under the name Steele Rudd.