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In Western Australia Sir John Forrest's government insisted that either parliament
would elect the delegates, or there would be no delegation from that colony.
Their Enabling Act of 27 October 1896 prescribed that their federal
representatives ...
In Western Australia Sir John Forrest's government insisted that either parliament
would elect the delegates, or there would be no delegation from that colony.
Their Enabling Act of 27 October 1896 prescribed that their federal
representatives ...
Page 147
The committee proposed that the Upper House should be known as the Senate—
that is, not simply as a States Assembly, as had been suggested in the 1891 Bill.
The committee substituted direct election by the people in each state as one ...
The committee proposed that the Upper House should be known as the Senate—
that is, not simply as a States Assembly, as had been suggested in the 1891 Bill.
The committee substituted direct election by the people in each state as one ...
Page 218
Ever since the first elections to a representative body in Australia, the elections to
the Legislative Council of New South Wales, the conservatives had argued for
the representation of interests rather than people. In the debates on the ...
Ever since the first elections to a representative body in Australia, the elections to
the Legislative Council of New South Wales, the conservatives had argued for
the representation of interests rather than people. In the debates on the ...
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Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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| Title | A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915 Volume 5 of A History of Australia: 1888-1915. The People Make Laws, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 Volume 5 of A History of Australia: The People Make Laws. 1888-1915, Manning Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Feb 2009 |
| ISBN | 0522842232, 9780522842234 |
| Length | 464 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand History / General |
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