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Melbourne Convention Session

When: March 1898
Where: Melbourne
Part of: Australian constitution adopted by representatives of five colonies in Melbourne

Delegates gathered in Melbourne in March 1898 for the final session of the Australasian Federal Convention to adopt the constitution.

Following elections in March 1897, delegates met in Adelaide and Sydney before finally convening in Melbourne in March 1898. The convention adopted a bill to constitute the Commonwealth, dissolving on 17 March 1898.

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Federation of Australia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09

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