A meeting in Melbourne of representatives of the various colonies of Australia to discuss "Imperial Federation" where the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. Those featured: Sir J Hall, Captain Russell, Sir Henry Parkes, Mr McMillan, Dr Cockburn, Mr Thomas Playford, Mr A Deakin, Mr G H Jenkins, Mr Duncan Gillies, Mr A I Clarke.