Guide 3 to NSW State Archives relating to Responsible Government - OCR - Flipbook - Page 208
A Guide to New South Wales State Archives relating to Responsible Government
[12/2031.4] Peter Ffrench Loughlin's bid for leadership of
Parliamentary Labour Party, 1926 (Includes cables, with
translations, and despatches to the Secretary of State concerning
Loughlin's unsuccessful bid for party leadership in September
1926; and, newspaper clippings, such as that of The Sydney.
Morning Herald of 29 September 1926 concerning Lang's win in
Caucus and attempted bribery to cast vote for Loughlin.)
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[12/2031.5] Appointments to the Legislative Council, 1925-26
(Papers relating to the appointment of 25 additional members of
the Legislative Council to ensure passage of legislation proposed
by Government in 1925. The Governor had suggested 15 rather
than 25 additional members but the Government would not accept
this. The bills not being passed in the Legislative Council included
the Constitution (Amendment) Bill whose purpose was to remove a
doubt as to the eligibility of women to be appointed to the Council,
which was defeated by 28 to 25 votes. Includes copies of
telegrams with translations; minutes for the Premier from the
Governor, such as that of 17 December 1925 in which the
Governor indicates his willingness to appoint 25 additional
Members to the Legislative Council without delay, but under
protest; minutes and memoranda from the Premier to the
Governor; proof of Parliamentary Debates for Wednesday,
28 October; and copies of letters to and from Governor and
Premier.)
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On 4 December 1925 the Premier wrote to the Governor: "I wish
to inform you that the addition of 25 to the number of Councillors
will not mean the putting of an end to the Council's value as a
deliberative and revising Chamber, and it will not mean that
measures will be forced through the Council without discussion".
[12/2031.6] Abolition of the Legislative Council - memorials and
protests against, 1926-27 (that the Bill for the abolition of the
Legislative Council not be assented to by His Majesty until its
abolition has been approved by the people) (Including a 1926
memorial from Members of the Legislative Council; despatches
from the Secretary of State; schedule of despatches; petitions
from organisations that the Legislative Council not be abolished;
telegrams with translations; newspaper clippings; and the
Legislative Assembly paper The Legislative Council: Papers and
Correspondence between His Excellency the Governor Sir Dudley
De Chair, and the Premier of New South Wales, The Honorable J.
T. Lang, regarding the appointment of twenty-five members,
ordered to be printed by the Legislative Assembly 24 December
1925.)
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[12/2031.7] Extract from Secretary of State's Despatch to the
Governor of Tasmania 5 June 1914 re granting of dissolutions; and
Dr Frederick Watson's roneoed letter of 12 March 1926 re
dissolutions (The latter appears to be the text for a letter to The
Sydney Morning Herald.)
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[12/2031.8] Appointment of women to the Legislative Council,
1926 (Comprises a cable from the Secretary of State for Dominion
Affairs 15 March 1926, with translation, relating to a question
asked in the House of Commons whether "refusal by Governor of
New South Wales of request of Premier, Mr Lang, to appoint
women to Legislative Council has been referred to him [Secretary
of State for Dominion Affairs] and what steps he has taken". The
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