Guide 3 to NSW State Archives relating to Responsible Government - OCR - Flipbook - Page 98
A Guide to New South Wales State Archives relating to Responsible Government
Women's Franchise Act, 1902, on 20 May 1903 that women were given the right to vote
in State elections. However, the Act also specifically stipulated in section 4 that nothing
in that Act should be taken to "enable or qualify a woman to be nominated as a
candidate at any election or to be elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly". The
first State election in which women voted was that of 1904. However, only 66 per cent of
the qualified female voters recorded their votes in the 1904 election compared to 74 per
cent for male voters.13
State General Elections were held in 1856, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1872, 1875,
1877, 1880, 1882, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1901 and 1904. An
election was held on 4 March 1897 to elect members to represent New South Wales at
the Federal Convention, and referendums about the Federal Constitution took place in
1898 (3 June) and 1899 (20 June). The first Federal election took place on 29 March
1901.
Colonial Secretary
Electoral rolls, 1842-90
CGS 1199,
Most of the lists are printed but a few are manuscript. The rolls
generally show the electoral district, ward or Police District, year,
name, nature of the qualification to vote and where the property
affording the qualification is situated. Occasionally the residence of
the elector is also given.
microfilm copy
SR Reels 2244
and 2386,
microfiche
copy SR Fiche
768-779,
photocopy of
X878 at City
COD244,
[SZ118-119,
2/8239,
9/2654,
X878];
The microfiche copies of the Rolls in [SZ118-119, 2/8239, 9/2654,
X878] form part of the *ARK and detailed information on these
can be found in Short Guide No.1.
Electoral rolls are still being discovered among the Colonial
Secretary's Main series of letters received. The most recently
`found' Rolls have been extracted and placed in [4/10800] and
[4/10802]. Copies will be made of these, more recent, additions
and placed in State Records' reading rooms in due course.
The Rolls in [4/10800] and [4/10802] are listed in Appendix 1.
Maps of New South Wales showing State Electoral Divisions,
1885-1922
These maps show existing boundaries and proposed boundaries of
electorates. In some cases the population of electorates and places
within them are given.
[4/10800,
4/10802]
CGS 1202,
[SR Map Nos.
509 and
19070-77]
Map of the City of Sydney and suburbs southward of Port
Jackson and Parramatta River showing Electoral Divisions,
1894
CGS 1204,
[SR Map
No.19069]
Map of New South Wales showing proposed Federal
Electorates and existing State Electorates, 1900
CGS 1203,
[SR Map
No.19078]
The proposed electorates shown cover all of New South Wales
except the Sydney metropolitan area.
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Official Yearbook of New South Wales, 1908-09 (Government Printer, Sydney, 1910), p.18
State Records Authority of New South Wales
