Guide 3 to NSW State Archives relating to Responsible Government - OCR - Flipbook - Page 294
British government control
1840 districts, 38
(1842), 16
(1850), 18
(1852), 65
(1853), 75
1855 Waste Lands Sales Repeal Acts, 73,
82
(1856), 77
Executive Council records, 12
grants (1822-57), 19
Legislative Council
Select Committee (1844), 17
(1851-53), 62-65, 69
Port Phillip District
(1846), 40
(1847), 43
under responsible government
Constitution Act (1855), 150, 194
(1856), 77
(1860-61), 80
free selection before survey, Land
Acts, 80, 122, 123-24, 126,
266
(1862), 80
Riverina separation (1865-66), 145
late 19th century reform, 79
landowners
franchise, 264
Lands Department (records)
boundary dispute with South Australia
(1845-51), 50-51
transfer of portion of NSW to South
Australia (1858-60), 89-90
see also Secretary for Lands; Surveyor
General
Lang, Andrew, 34
Lang, John Dunmore (Rev Dr), 37, 46, 57,
59, 244, 247
Lang, John Thomas (Premier 1925-27,
1930-32), 161, 201-3,219, 260
appointment of women MLCs (1932), 157,
203
attempts to abolish Legislative Council
(1926, 1930), 159, 202-3, 205-7,
210, 211, 268
dismissal (1932), 12, 159-60, 201, 203,
206-7
Labor Party split (1930s), 156
Legislative Council reform (1933), 209
program (1925), 159, 201
Law Officers' advice
Constitution Act (1855), 73
Constitution Bill (1853), 68, 86
Constitutional crisis (1916), 157
disputed elections & returns (1871), 107
dissolution of Legislative Council (1856),
91-92
division of debt on separation of Moreton
Bay (1856), 138
electoral rolls (1855), 72-73
joint sitting (1960), 236
Legislative Council elections (1960-61), 180
State Records Authority of New South Wales
non-election of MLCs (1848), 44
North Australia Charter (1846), 22
proclamations (1855), 73
Queensland Constitution (1856), 131
resignation of MLCs (1856), 82
validity of elections
(1844), 24
(1848), 41
(1849), 38
validity of LC resolution (1871), 86
see also Attorney General; Crown Solicitor;
Solicitor General
Law Reform Commission
voting age (1966-67), 229
laws
Chief Justice's veto, 15
Colonies to cooperate (1847), 28, 43, 48
English laws adopted in NSW. see also
British Parliament; Imperial Acts
(1828), 264
Governor's powers, 15-16
Governor's records, 12
legislation (1832-57), 19
Legislative Council powers, 16
see also Acts (Colony of NSW) in
chronological order; and the titles of
State and Commonwealth Acts
Lawson, William (MLC), 244
Lazzarini, Carlo Camillo, 263
leaseholders
electoral franchise
(1844), 31, 32,36
(1851), 31
(1864), 105
leases
Colonial Secretary (1826-1903), 24
Lee, J R (MLA), 183
Lee, William (MLA), 252
legal work
payment by Commonwealth to NSW
Government for (1902-07), 147, 192
services interchanged with Commonwealth
(1910-34), 197
Legislative Assembly
addresses
(1856-57), 104-5, 128
(1860), 104, 125
(1861), 142
ALP governments (1941-65), 217
bicameral legislature proposed (1852), 61
Chairman of Committees
(1856), 85
Clerk of the Assembly
(1856), 85, 92
(1858), 101
(1870), 105
(1885), 109
(1921-35, 1946-48), 164
Constitution
(1872), 85
1916 crisis, 161-62
dissolution see prorogation and dissolution
division lists (1872), 85
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