Guide 3 to NSW State Archives relating to Responsible Government - OCR - Flipbook - Page 234
A Guide to New South Wales State Archives relating to Responsible Government
Prepared at the request of the Government of New
South Wales by an independent panel from the
Department of Government, University of Sydney.
and the School of Political Science, University of New
Smith Wales, The arguments do not necessarily represent the personal opinions of the panel.
A NEW STATE?
.hearted by the mond Compd.
1i0o1f, Ma 1. Meno.u. m rrorat.
10 of eS. 0.0 stale RHweaaaw An.
'leas,
The Case "FOR" and "AGAINST"
What the Referendum is about:
On April 29, electors in north-east New South Wales
will vote in a New State Referendum. Voting is
compulsory.
A favourable vote in this referendum
Area andPopulation:
NEW S.TATE REFERENDUM
29th APRIL, 1967
(VOTING IS COMPULSORY)
would not lead to the immediate creation of a New
State. Further steps would be necessary, including a
Question on the ballot paper:
second referendum covering the whole State of New
South Wales.
The question is: "Are you in favour of the establishment of a New State in north-east New South Wales
as described in the New.State Referendum Act, 1966?"
The proposed New State area is referred to as - nontueast New
South Wales" in the New State Referendum Act, 1966. In the
arguments that follow, it in referred to aS "the New State area."
The map below gives a general impression of the aura and itv
boundenes. Details are given in Schedule One of the New Stale
Referendum Aet, 1966.
The area of the propersed New State, as estimated by the Lan&
Department, is 74,300 square miles, or about 24% of the total
area of New South Wales (309,428 sq. miles). Its population in
fume, 1966, was 752,247, or 17.890 of the total populanon of New
South Wales (4.231.103).
they need a New State — natural resource,.Now it has modem roads, dams, the Mary- less costly headaches—electing
metropolitan area. The Now
State area is politically
which would also benefit the a third of a million more vale-Sandy Hollow fiasco, the • constitution.V. •COMeation,
The people of the New State balanced. At the last Federal
whole of Australia.
people. It has developed its fluke. port, the Border Rivers drawing up a new constitution,
to for two Senate elections, 174.454 voted
resources ad attracted great scheme. How much has really creating :a -Parliament -.ands area at present
trans- Parliaments in Sydney and ALP., and 169,577 for the
industries.
been done to help flood otitis, flew. body Pf - State
Why? Simply. because It has lion or water conservation? A ferring•publieservats, •setting Goobers. 'They help to ear Coati" and Liberal , Party
had is own State government, lag list could be quoted, If up -. new. --government &pert- for 94 Members of the New candidates. With thiS good bal.
How could o New State solve eee,,,Nee.,, .the enthusiasm there N.„. epe„ .
Ammo End muns, binding build- South Wales Legislative once of panics, them can -be
Assembly and 60 Legitiative no "fixing" of electorates.
them Mehl...9Th. neat to the and ability of its citizens,. able . Meanwhile in Sydney millions ings 'la souse them.
dues is world-wide,No govern- to negotiate • directly .. •with, of . dollars .are spent on the ,PartMt- -the suers,.-andwthe Councillors, and do not gel
Only a future New Stele
as earl, has bees able m Peivote thus and with the Cam- Opera' House, the Warringah liabilitiei,•of..the present-Mate much in return. •
Parliament can determine whore
stop it. True. by sensiblemonwealtio.
:Expressway, a third University,.- would-have, to be, taken over.
With self-government, New
=poet will be. In any case,
policies governments canThe same would he true of •largo new suburbs. on -Plana •There -would he .many-•romplexlStare electors will still vote for Newcastle must greatly benefit
achieve some decentralisation, a New State. Its government great schemes of public anti problems meb
only
one
and the New South Wales would (eke active Nape to promte development which only •:ownership-of
t •:ti
f paoivrt!ttint e.
et 7voSIP
:C.17AI;
0n- 'sal=
‘.1
.'non
t011e. std
Government is trying hard to aline. oew hides...It-would add to the sue of , mnineady railvigy
animism, Pena. They will no sager
satellite,' Wollongong. It will
do this. The trouble is that plan its transportand.harbours bloated and congested.mity.• .and• other great concerns now to pry for the Parliament -Of boa major
attraction for- new
the
people,' including those
ofNevelop.. . .
As to , propaganda about ✓un oo er unie•Wh.ot a waste New South Wales.
We are living In 1967, not mostsupport
industries - and. investment, It
decentralisation
In
who
of
time
It
and
could
whodaks
.such
.money.
•
New
Stale
electors
an
hovel's own Develop. •towee wages.
have can .- have its, Own- independent
the Victorian Age. The needs of
the pent' Commission -to promote...reductions are likely. in ail arca
• .
as few or many politicians in Port AuthotitY. -:New State
Australia he. changed. Creat- theory, don't want to payNew
large rasa valved,
their own Perhament es they sepporters 'believe in strengthrnvestmont. Large organisations . as wealthy as the proposed New
ing New Mates in the tw tieth Scam
State? And who• believes that•
not least did 'Cold
:want. The New State's Con• emus the powers and finances
century means going, bac
enk es
mew
Plate
area
been
etas
me
Goverrenem
•
',Newi
s
h
.
the: unions •• would ' let this
There need •be 'no sudden _stitution can be drown up by mt local government. :Two
would
horse-and-beige Prowocielism. neglected? NO aces ever gets
all State brioches in the New henna.? '
• split—we can proceed.,steti by- elected delegates and ratified former Lord Mayors of -NewTrue, the Conititution provides
so ilia always easy to State's capital, and be in touch"
stop. When Cenberra was sal, by popular VOLE. Tflia Now En- mode have bmn vice-presidents
for New Slates but -nowhere it wants,
.
Pcgicd. But the ergo- with its Need,.
.ornted None Neet•South Wales, lend New atele Movement has ot the New Sate Movement
does it suggest -they are desk. dohs of
supporters
New
State
mats
[luny _State Mervices••continued• suggested a Parliament of 40 ofhey believed-that the interests
.
•
a
'do not pea. neglect. On
..hers with no Upper
_
New State supporters talk m to operatehithnarcaby
sus Newcastle _region. ley
contrmy, they Sites& the Finance a,,,,,
though nothing is being done fn •ment, Anie:Hie. new. .nberro• ..ongo. uIpf 1
:ew
Stete electors with the New -State idea
cmoeunic strength of the twee, - :Selfrgovernment rad finance the northeast Yet the • New servloMitould .:115e--developeck, want something different. that
Decentralisation
The score
milk sales
and cell it "Austra s best - go.hend in-hand. We have to. South
Woks
Government The New State Carl rettSOnably. will he
totally
unfounded. Sydney
wealth_ producer... If so, can it -little. control, over • where -OK Spends millions • of . dollars on expeCt to have Comm
lth. NO
could
t. replace
have been so badly neineeted, tales are spent and- over' those development in :the New State •holF
onwea
-'The,
RottiOn lianneltedr.
:
PISIgen.'E
A "YES" vote will strike a or • 'dominated-by .the •estyT
who -spend them.- State•taxs
nor cr.. • To• .quote examples, the • rights of all.publie servanta will
major blow for decentralisaon figures constantly .quoted and 'Commonwealth- grants r
Roads ••Department •hro •he preSorYCCI.
New Stale apporters often m
aneynts
'"s
. siend'A,rm
fftr
ei
oll
" M g'
pliebrn
tion. This is the key issue. by • 'The New -.England New .paid Into .the New'South Wales :Main
lia'
Of
course
there
can
be
no
spent
•
over
36
•
million
dollars
speak
about
the
unity
of
"the
opinion
lave-talked
arc
Governments
foi
Movemat . the New Treasury and .handed, out again on -rnejor works Were since question of buying _buildings people of the North." But to.,proleer mare: of the need
year about decentralisation — State
the intenests • of the
StalC urea -16 better • off now,- from . Sydney. A. New •_State .1961). The EduCation :Depart- and equipment in the area from.
Yet nettling happen, -A New us -pan .of.,-,Neve,South Wrdes,. could. fix .its . own State emes.:. meet hanbnilding•workl. pro- New South •Wales—We New ol
i
rineteresTirwrdes"Wthe'NeTenSfitel
ddtilee'Yrl'amra,PidewinSVIteg'G-DpWv...
State will benefit the people on :. W
criy ,
the',other Stetes. • It Avould -get,
all. Suites,ins .igrass . in the .area amounting Stole • area • helped to pay for
'
•
•
the spot. tit will also be a great Isis cad that in-1964.65,the own • definitelike
•ernmeni would fie* more vigor.
..there Hof Cam. to 13 million dolor. TheLid. them end is entitled to its share.' aft°
_Newcastle •people hoc not ensly for.
Mem. If necessary.'
step towards n more decontrol. Value oe gross.prodnetionin'the monwealth income-tax,.and :its:Well
• Poweiw'Statibri.near • hius. We daddy pay interest on .the much in,common_ with the New
Bed Australia.
could
. , NeveState area wan'OVetlSll000. last:Share. of special grants and ••.-•• •••... ..."
".••••• •
•• . •
Ealpeadffm....th•oz-lhese with 'oat.. on an inter-state basis.
•.
theirs. The bew•State Govern-..- •
per head of population .th
the
.
armers
and
Population ate crowded into hat wok
. •
cewlll
th
was -oly. 488:L.:Tee- 111CM would take its own •case
Fen
frintlg issss. iiisis.T
rY. the °°°°t• tharh:11V' efrthTTg ' Stti'lG eities.MOst of the roonteYthers mmle -5809: South Australia to,We ••Premiers _Confereum.
Pill
da
empta. - 58% •of the peeve of sea; Western Australia1719; .the• Loan Council- and other
tile Hunter alley and aonh- Lt.edanAttred of being run from
Vs's ' Sow' W.I.,:
and Queensland 5699. If -this national bodies It would fight
wardi
should
obviously_ vole. . .". '
REFERENDUM.
:ordPsY
is, true, aelf-governmeet IS Mr- for. the. intem, of its own ..
"NO.' About-38 [Milian giallOnS
gratma.
'Mir, . the 1 ./
poes- ea trimly ma the royal toad to citizen, and .have no need. to
01 their milk ere sold in pans
Hem.n i9
and' ' 1966 . eresi,..he,
AREA
go caplii-hand to Sydney.
of New South- Wales outside
•
.Sydney's population jumped by
•
New State supporters will not
Patient p.m is not com
.New
the
'State -arca Once
Coon1.1,
31%. ' The PePutotleo of the mntrated in Sydney. - The New.
fato
oLth
..e fact i.thdalpn
. odlust
, n
r:Iw
itT.
h ,,s
north
. gra....ipi
. lk,:apth
ers ssroeote
ro
a:duN
cevr
New. State area rose only .996. South - Wiles ,porliament votes 11a-4
1.1iMvellbrook
. .
.
Ell,
The cemmlieollan is a major on- part), Ham -not en a CRY ' , 'Maybe the New
00,,,,,,,,,,
•
end
.day.4.'
The Commonwealth has
te could'
- the
Wales
disaster. It threatens Australials , Country-bass M be ofrats°;the.money .Se
.keep
reendoty
. ch
,.P
wol eur. m
foarrp o
ttt
nif..Trhm
e,
,,ed
ilk wirl.na
• to
o.si
td d•-will
N.weastle ,M
securhyte hove everything con- the same party of Weedier, Aitwhet 3611 of
Dgarliall;
byt_ner
WW1? iiS
be
centrated in a few vulnerable whichever electorates or regions, high-- would State taxes
Policies. based on nelienal '
rise, to.,
Milk . Saplies' ,can easily
areas. The smeller towns and hey reprosent:., :.fioanee ambitious schemes? NO'
•
increased from the.south coast -needs,: •A -big State like' New
• cities and the country.meas are
Population
bass,
0n a
the- body..knoes; .The.• area • Wright'
and -other pans
.Sat: South 'Wales has some chance
neglected; as Goventhients are New
State arca-is - well-repro well-end rep •wer. off .theri• it.'
Commonwealth
What about the cults).- Pf
too :busy coping with maPinal rented in the State-Porliament hNene,
farmers, ..Some of them have policy. A- ow State would
•
city problerns.
was, taxes o to We •Ceth.. .
It has 19 seats (and parts of
predicted a
llapse et have a much smaller chance.
We must have a bold policy two others) 'out of a lOnal of -monwealth. How
would • the
their sales :outside the New
Spinal's up Australia into
at deecntrolisotion. State gov- 94 in the Legislative •Assembly. Commonwealth
at .
New
State area.
smaller units would be a'step
ernments dominated by big or _over 20% of the seats. it State? - Nobody knows.
-Why
What is there epecielly in backwards, not forwards, A
copied cities will never enforce contains 17.8% of the New :take a Waders risk?
common between Neweasde country does not progress by
such a Policy. In New South South Wales population. The
Talk about development ts
and Armidale? They me politic- dividing Itself up but by breamWales, power is concentrated in country voters m the New Stale easy. Briegiag
it about isn't so
ally divided. Around Newcmde ins more united.
the Sydney metropolitan are
ore specially wPikaProA
with its mmslve population o ren
nted.
attract industry by wending
Mop showing the proposed New State Boundary.
seats, in the rest of the arca
2,444,735 and its huge voting
Government In New South. enough money, but somebody
the Country Party dominates Your Vote
strength. Of 94 Mats in the Wales is not "remote." Many
•
the bill The New State
NS.W. Legislative Assembly, members of Parliament come Pars
wellbrook will cost around 200 public debt, as highly loved the seene.
scheme
worries
some
union.
Once they hod a Ncw State,
only 19 are in the New State from the country. Four of the leaders. Here is what the Score. million .dollart.
•
citizens of New South Woks.
voters would soon
country
arca. Parliament is in Sydney, sixteen members of Cabinet — itn ocfoutli
A thud word to ell voters
Consider some of the major We shall certainly have to pay
nediNw
ewca
. re-40
le ned
Trades
Cabinet is in Sydney. The Messrs.
more as citizens of the New start treating Newcastle as the wan ore still in doubt. Rememdevelopments in . the Hunter
Chaffey,
"big city." Newcastle ber that this referaduni evn.
wicked
bureaucrats are in Sydney. Morris and Stephens—represent saying: "It could be that we Valley ad the twee around Stale_ Assets and liabilities will
le
growing
much tuner than the not by itself create a New
Press, Redio, and TV ore con- electoretes in the New State would become a
Newcastle, the millions of be subdivided as an impartial
lovoweee
the
New
S..
arm.
rest
of
centrated there.
-men. The officers of DepartQueensland. and the dollars -semi on Newcastle tribunal determines. Splitting Between 1954-66 its PoPuladoa Slate. You cannot possibly
New State supporters with ments such as Apiculture and State. like
tual plant and
lose anythiog this time by
here would never stood Harbour, electricity generation an of the
Sydney well, but they dislike Education are not "remote" Unions
, Even if you
and distribution, wheat storage. fecilaties would happen over a core over 19%, while the- voting "YES.'
for that."
the results of rule from Sydney. figures. In the New State area, 22/1/67.) (Sunday Telegraph. the Grahamstown Water Supply period of years. A few termites remainder of the area only change your mind Icier, a
by 2.5%. will the "YES" vote will iodinate that
Pint, the city looks after its there am four Agricultural
nimbi be operated jointly by
Scheme. and so On: •
How
would
the
Newcastle
Newcastle region want to be the area want, more derelo
own interests. The rest of New Regions, with a staff of over region like to be at off from
copital
Of coigne,
loin
Party moo meat - If you vote "NO" the
South Wales takes second place. 200. There are three Area the wide
the
As th
David Dmm. e vert" OX
is •• planned to
resources of the expenditure whole
State, nnd ma od, Federal Member for °°' Ar.ld°1°' What guar.- Government all only think that
Second, remote government is Directors of Education with present State?
benefit the
D
well.
ignorant government, ill-inform important powers. Many teed,' affairs
w England, wisely sat.N.. tee is there that New Stateall
en a cityruo by Government cannot -be : divided
electorates all not be fixed so
ed about the special problems
Think
mf
eleetne
"Liffieulties
are
.f
country
basis.
o
nly
paper
Of course, you are urged to
based on Armidalc? Or is it to
of the New Stole area. Distance l' lheirru'
pat
wo do dot as to favour the slewer-powleg vote "YES" l'Plce—on Apra 29
acTv'rtics
171.:grrr corn- be Tamworth? Lismare? Or a power stations. crIz s+Le::,1. 7 lions
breeds negleet.
let themdeter us from lion, country areas?
stock. major tea
rnunications are overcoming new town?
New State supporters, after and in the State-wide refereenot but are real liens if we do let
Third, New South Wales is ed., tyranny of distance,"
dual that will follow if this
South Australia is a bad — their benefits. arc
too big 10 be ear elliciendr.
them deter us from. ection." van of agitation, Will cannot referendum is successful. But
one area.
Big ails need not be bad.
to quote. it u the most confined to any
Size and distance increase costs Often they have advantage, Its example
Where is the evidence that the
11
9.leaysatuvF.10, " .Y.Et aogoIsto
centralised State in Australia.
shouldtcr'iliglbgravti;
any.
and reduce efficiency. The size and great resources mean Over
than
th
:701.17
'
t
;Pt'o
'br12.
as
don
66% of its people live in
the clash of interests really is
letslone
that
a
people can take less part ia that New South Wales con the metropolitan
else,
1961,
p..1989.)
Great
area The
government Big government draw on a wide rage of skilled population of SoutAustralia
New State would do as welior
ith Your Ow° Slates I=
it
do
es
good
a
cannot be controlled by the advice. A small Nose State is
Would
better?
YES!
certainly increasing fast but
Government
people.
would find this harder. A all the Inereme is in Adelaide. lob as the State Electricity
New Stem suPPnrseee hare
HOW
WOlad
A New Stale will end this modern Stole benefits from the New
Commission?
Wales has a much
never said that the people of
domination of metropolitan specialised skills of large-scale betterSouth
the losses
record than this end is cope after payingall
With seven Padiaments, Am- the North agree on absolutely
Hew would it
iclorCSM The people in the New
less centralised then most ow its railways?
Do not be taken m by this
merything. They don't. The
Wm area must haven Govern.
like being responsible. for its
States.
region was included very dangerous argument It
Newcastle
meat
share of the Neve South Walm Uhlly'
Wale, with the bitheet opulael all doubtful said
now ticians? The New State all m the boundaries of the pro.
which
public
debt,
• which they alone cker and tion. Ls also the best-run State
WeNew
Justice
po
Now
r975by
Mr.
an
more ealiticians, more
mounts to 2,532 million dol.
Money for
control
in Australia.
S
He stressed
tars, end its share of interest eelbpaiel public servants, more WI'Ado
• which is close to them and
referendum
annot immediately
Development
the
strong
and
trading
'mica
payrnee ts on that debt. amount- lodges. It will lead to duplica•
understands their needs
sinonaritY o£ outlook between create a New State, a "ES"
topo 120 million dollars every non of work.
• which hos direct access to
New State supporters pro- Newcastle and the rest of the vote will be a long step on the
road.
The
wishes of the area
minor sourms of finance
40, whih area
T here is plenty of evideoce
Sydney' has suffered amt as pose
Of course our area has rich
part of the area will dorm am bound to influence the
• which has the outhoritY resources. That makes Its that the New State area is much frorn.general shortage of would doubles
double the number 00
and resources to determine neglect the more tragic. Greet cheated of its rust share of finance. Sydney al. has may State politicians elected in the inns another. Newcastle is big Government and public opinion
generally.
policies ad priorities as Maces of development hove capital for vital ahemes far schemes began and not com- area. The New State edminis. moos
If you vote "YES." you may
bit enewungl oro
but
the people on the sat see been missed.
development.
pleted. -such as the notorious Nation will want to put on a
PePolationof
Newcastle find yourself Inside a New State
them.
show, which means m nsive dominate. Urban
Look at the by number 01 Easters.'Suburbs
South Australia shows what
that you never really wizened,
ld 'teed ass 31% of the
SPIliting UP New South budding, The area would
The people of the New State can bedone when we gel self. publie works in the New State
area. This is and for which there s no case.
area want to run their oven poYerrtrricril. Twenty years ago ems recommended but rat Wales would mean a major its own Federal Senators. the New Statefranomthtehe
Don't rigs a blank cheque!
di
pLe
osia
reont
.
show, In their own way, in d had the same population es started. or started but aever financial and administrativ Present political talent would
Sydney Vote NO[
nt
e be spread even more thinly
their own interests. For this the New State area. and fewer finished — harbours. railways, upheaval. There would be end-
YES
YES
In Australia's early years.
must things were run from
Sydney. Other areas developed:
they disliked centralised control
and broke away to form their
own States. The New State area
should follow the example of
Victoria and Queensland.
The Federal Constitution
provides for New Stales. A
"Yes" vote would accord with
the spirit of our Constitution.
NO
NO
YES
NO
."
•
•
YES
NO
t
YES
s
where
=Tr
YES
rITT4-
NO
people
NO
LT
YES
Y
0001
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