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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1910–1913
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1910 to 1913 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 14 October 1910 and the election on 6 December 1913. The President was Sir Francis Suttor. See also *McGowen ministry *Holman Labor ministry Holman may refer to: People * Holman (surname), including people with the name * Holman (given name), a list of people with the name Places United States * Holman, Missouri, a former town * Holman, Texas, a settlement * Holman, Washington, a s ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1910-1913 Members of New South Wales parliaments by term 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor, and was first established by the ''New South Wales Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (Australian Politician)
Alexander Ross (21 November 1843 – 27 September 1912) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born at Rutherglen in Lanarkshire to manufacturer Alexander Ross and Janet Forrest. He received a primary education and emigrated to South Australia with his family in 1854, settling near Gumeracha. In 1867 the family moved to Albury, where they acquired farm land. In 1898 he married Ada Smyles. In 1900 Ross was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he served until his death at Randwick in 1912. At his death he held property around Inverell, Coleambally, Harden, Hay and Macquarie Fields Macquarie Fields is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Fields is located 38 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and .... References 1843 births 1912 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council People from Lanark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holman Ministry (1913–1916)
The Holman ministry (19131916), first Holman ministry or Holman Labor ministry was the 35th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 19th Premier, William Holman. Holman was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1898, serving until 1920, before being elected to the Australian House of Representatives. Holman, as Deputy Leader, had been acting premier from 15 March to 4 September 1911 while Premier James McGowen was overseas. Holman had been absent from the State from 27 December 1912 until 6 June 1913. When Holman returned, McGowen resigned due to his health and misjudgment in attempting to settle a gasworkers strike. Holman was elected leader of the Labor Party and was commissioned to form government by Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor of New South Wales. At the Easter 1916 NSW Labor Conference, the Holman government was censured "for refusing to endeavour to carry out and give effect to the first plank of the Labour platform - abolition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian Worker
''The Australian Worker'' was a newspaper produced in Sydney, New South Wales for the Australian Workers' Union. It was published from 1890 to 1950. History The newspaper had its origin in ''The Hummer'', "Official organ of the Associated Riverina Workers", a newspaper produced in Wagga Wagga in the depths of the 1890s depression on 19 October 1891. The paper was jointly funded by the Wagga branches of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia and the General Workers' Union, which merged in 1894 to form the Australian Workers' Union. ''The Hummer'' was the first union-owned newspaper in New South Wales (there was a privately owned pro-labor paper called ''The Shearers' Record'' published by Andrews and Taylor), and was born out of the perception that many or most mainstream newspaper proprietors and editors were sufficiently hostile to Unionism to suppress or mutilate letters and news items sympathetic to workers' rights, and to come down heavily on the side of business o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singleton Argus
''The Singleton Argus'', also published as ''The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate'', is a semiweekly English language newspaper published in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia since 1874. History ''The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate'' began as a weekly newspaper and was first published on 15 July 1874 by John Willis. In September 1874 it was purchased by Thomas Boyce and Henry Pinchin. The title was shortened to ''The Singleton Argus'' on 14 July 1880. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia. National In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965. Daily newspape ... References External links The Singleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Ministry
The Wade ministry was the 33rd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 17th Premier of New South Wales, Premier, Charles Wade. The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but was not a formal position in the government until 1920. Instead the Premier was appointed to another portfolio and Wade chose to keep the portfolio of Attorney General of New South Wales, Attorney General he held in the Carruthers ministry. Wade was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1903, serving until 1917. Liberal Reform had won 45 seats at the 1904 election, 1 short of a majority. In 1907 it had negotiated a coalition agreement with the Progressive Party (1901), Progressive Party, however this was rejected by a vote of Progressive parliamentary members. The party leader Thomas Waddell resigned and joined the Liberal Reform Party, along with John Perry (1845–1922), John Perry and 3 others, giving Liberal Reform a majority in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Travers (New South Wales Politician)
John Travers (1866 – 16 April 1943) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1908 to 1934. He was a Labor member when appointed but later resigned to sit as an independent. Early life He was born in Cork to sea captain John Travers and Ellen McCarthy. He migrated to Australia and became a shipwright, serving as secretary of the Shipwrights Provident Union of New South Wales from around 1892 until his appointment to the Legislative Council in 1908. He served as president of the Eight Hour Day Committee and was a member of the central executive of the Labor Party from 1907, until March 1908 when he resigned due to his inability to regularly attend meetings. Legislative Council Travers was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, appointed in 1908, and serving until 1934. He was a Labor member when appointed by the Wade Liberal government, however he did not sign the Labor pledge until 1911. He was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGowen Ministry
The McGowen ministry was the 34th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 18th Premier of New South Wales, Premier, James McGowen. This ministry marks the first Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor ministry in the state of New South Wales. McGowen was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1891, serving until 1917, before being appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, Legislative Council. He succeeded in defeating the government of Charles Wade at the 1910 New South Wales state election, 1910 state election and was commissioned to form government by Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Lord Chelmsford, Governor of New South Wales. In March 1911 Walter Bevan, a public servant employed as a Crown prosecutor (Australia), Crown prosecutor, was appointed Solicitor General for New South Wales, Solicitor General, however he was not a member of parliament, nor was this a cabinet role. (1988 Autumn) Bar News: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Sinclair (politician)
Andrew Sinclair (1861 – 28 June 1938) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born in Dunfermline to cabinetmaker Richard Sinclair and Anne Dewar. He migrated to Australia around 1893 and managed a joinery department. On 30 March 1899 he married Sarah Jane Clark, with whom he had three sons. He was a member of the Australian Socialist League from 1893 to 1894 and was on the staff of the ''Australian Workman''. In 1912 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor nominee. He left the party in the conscription split in 1916 and became a Nationalist, remaining in the Legislative Council until its reconstitution in 1934. Sinclair died at Ashfield Ashfield may refer to: People * Ashfield (surname) Places Australia * Ashfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Municipality of Ashfield, a former local government area in Sydney ** Electoral district of Ashfield, a former electoral dist ... in 1938. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Douglas Percy Holden
Thomas Douglas Percy Holden (1 January 1859 – 31 December 1938) was an Australian politician who served as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1912 to 1934 and also as an Alderman and Mayor of the Municipality of Redfern. The owner of a tobacconist and barber shop in Redfern, Holden spent most of his career associated with the Australian Labor Party. Early life and career He was born in Sydney to accountant Thomas Douglas Percy Holden and Mary Walsh. He ran a tobacconist and barber shop in Regent Street, Redfern. On 16 August 1898 he married Louisa Hodge, with whom he had three children. In 1899 he was commissioned as a Justice of the Peace. Political career A foundation member of the Redfern Labour League, the local branch of the Labor Electoral League of New South Wales, Holden served as treasurer of the electoral committee for the local member for Redfern, James McGowen. In February 1908, Holden stood for the Redfern Ward of Redfern Municipal Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (New South Wales Politician)
John Francis Hughes (11 May 1857 – 18 December 1912) was an Australian solicitor and politician. Early years and background He was born in Sydney to merchant John Hughes and Susan Sharkey. He was the elder brother of Sir Thomas Hughes. From 1870 he was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, and in 1876 he graduated from the University of London. He returned to Sydney and worked as a solicitor's clerk before his admission as a practising solicitor in 1884. On 2 July 1884 he married Mary Rose Gillhooley, with whom he had nine children. From 1887 he partnered with his brother, and he was also a landowner. Political career From 1891 to 1894 he was a Sydney City alderman for Fitzroy Ward. In 1895 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was a member of the Reid ministry, serving as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council from November 1898 to September 1899. He briefly served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
