Federation: The Nation (episode 3) (1-Year Access)

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For years federation had defeated all those who'd tried to achieve it, however, in 1897 the 'men with beards' try again. This is the story of bargains struck, drunken arguments, lost tempers, lost causes, constitutional crises and bad poetry – all written in the name of federation.

(1998, 56 mins) A Film Australia National Interest Program produced with the assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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