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Legislative Council

"Early Legislative Council" is in The Mail,
14 April 1928, page 3a.

An opinion of the council is made in an article titled "Six Month's Sojourn in Australia" -
see Observer,
31 July 1852, page 6a.

"The Lawyers and the Legislative Council" is in the Observer,
25 September 1852, page 7a.

A letter from Samuel Davenport on the subject of "Nomineeism" is in the Observer,
15 July 1854, page 12f;
also see
29 July 1854, page 5a,
16 September 1854, page 8c,
7 October 1854, page 9a.

"The Nominee Upper Chamber and Its Advocates" is in the Observer,
16 July 1853, page 6a,
"The Nominee Upper House" in the Register,
9, 11 and 12 January 1854, pages 3b, 3b and 3c;
also see
11 and 17 October 1855, pages 2c and 2d,
7 and 28 November 1855, pages 2d and 2d,
Observer,
22 December 1855, page 6c.

"Clerical Members of Council" is in the Observer,
27 August 1853, page 6a.

"How to Form the Upper Chamber" is in the Register,
21, 22, 23, 24, 27 and 28 August 1855, pages 2e, 3c, 3h, 2d, 3b and 3f; also see
29 September 1855, page 2d.

"A Representative Chamber Needed - Old-Time Arguments" is in the Advertiser,
31 August 1904, page 8f.

A description of the council chamber is in the Register,
2 November 1855, page 2e.

"The Last Movement" is in the Register,
6 December 1855, page 2b,
"The Upper Chamber" on
14 December 1855, page 2e.

"The Upper House" is in the Observer,
13 October 1855, page 6a,
15 December 1855, page 5g,
8 March 1856, page 1b (supp.),
"Members of Council" on
27 October 1855, page 5d,
"The Upper Chamber" in the Register,
28 November 1855, page 2d,
"Our Upper House" on
23 April 1857, page 3f.

"The Representation of the Minority" is in the Observer,
1 December 1855, page 6c-d.

"The Governor and the Council" is in the Observer,
24 May 1856, page 6a.

"Powers of the Upper House" is in the Observer,
2 May 1857, page 5a,
"The Constituency of the Upper House" on
16 May 1857, page 5d"; also see
25 July 1857, page 5c.

"The Union of the Two Houses" is in the Register,
4 September 1857, page 2d:

The more closely we scrutinise this idea the more deeply we are convinced... The broad principle of the amalgamation of the two Houses we advocate on economical, political and social grounds. One House will be less costly than two Houses and we have no money to spend in needless complications. One House will be more politically useful than two Houses, there being no fear of deadlocks and injurious suppression of public business.

"The Upper House" is in the Observer,
10 March 1860, page 6c; also see
16 March 1861, page 6b,
"Upper Houses" in the Advertiser,
26 August 1867, page 2e.

"The Permanency of the Legislative Council" is in the Observer,
6 March 1869, page 10e.

"Mr Dunn's Candidature for the Legislative Council" is in the Observer,
13 March 1869, page 10e.

"Upper House Reform" is in the Observer,
16 February 1873, page 3a,
1 March 1873, page 13a,
26 December 1874, page 13e,
6 February 1875, page 13c,
Register,
15 and 26 March 1878, pages 4d and 7c,
Observer,
23 March 1878, page 11c,
13 April 1878, page 11a,
27 July 1878, page 11b,
24 August 1878, page 12a,
21 and 28 September 1878, pages 10e and 10b,
5 and 12 October 1878, pages 10e and 10b,
17 May 1879, page 10a; also see
Express,
17 July 1878, page 3c,
22 August 1878, page 3a.

"Reform of the Legislative Council" is the subject of complaint in the Register,
23 January 1879, page 6g; also see
12 May 1879, page 4d,
16 and 25 July 1879, pages 4c and 4d,
12 August 1879, page 6f,
18 September 1879, page 4c,
9 October 1879, page 4e,
15 June 1880 (supp.), page 2g,
Advertiser,
20 September 1879, page 4e,
Observer,
9 and 30 July 1881, pages 24c and 24c,
3 September 1881, page 24b,
Advertiser,
16 August 1899, page 4d,
13 October 1899, page 4e.

Poems titled "The Candidate" are in The Lantern,
6 November 1880, page 5,
1 February 1890, page 16.

"Upper House Candidates" is in the Register,
24 February 1881, page 4c,
"The Council Candidates at Kapunda" on
10 March 1881, pages 4e-1a (supp.).

Suggestions for improvements to the Upper House are in the Register,
9 July 1881 (supp.), page 2f.

"The Power of the Legislative Council" is in the Register,
26 November 1875, page 4c,
Advertiser,
10 January 1898, page 4d.

"Upper House Reform" is in the Observer,
23 March 1878, page 11c,
13 April 1878, page 11a,
27 July 1878, page 11b,
24 August 1878, page 12a,
21 and 28 September 1878, pages 10e and 10b,
5 and 12 October 1878, pages 10e and 10b,
17 May 1879, page 10a; also see
Express,
17 July 1878, page 3c,
22 August 1878, page 3a.

Suggestions for improvements to the Upper House are in the Register,
9 July 1881 (supp.), page 2f.

"The Council and the Chief Secretary" is in the Register,
11, 18 and 26 July 1877, pages 4c, 4d and 4d,
1, 22 and 25 August 1877, pages 4e, 4b and 7a.

"The Crisis in the Legislative Council" is in the Register,
30 August 1877, page 4c.

At a meeting of the YMCA "The Morality of Parliament" was discussed when a motion was passed that the:

Register

A new Destitute Bill is the subject of acrimonious comment in the Register, 22 December 1886, page 7f:

Who its progenitors are is not difficult to detect; there is a sinister cast of the poor-law look about it... A child who flees from prosecution shall be liable to be whipped without Judge or Jury and a kind-hearted person harbouring or protecting such a child shall be liable to a fine of twenty pounds... It would not be a bad plan to send the [Legislative] Council out for adoption or service in fair average homes of three rooms during the hot summer months... They would most certainly profit by the experience.

The Advertiser of 15 December 1887, page 4d carries an editorial which says, inter alia:

It is possible to imagine times and circumstances when an Upper House may legitimately oppose its will to that of a Lower House, but legitimately must be rightly and rigidly interpreted. And the only legitimate occasion can be when the Upper House reflects the minds of the electors and the Lower House does not. And there must be no doubt or question about the fact. It must stand beyond dispute.

"The Adelaide Club and the Legislative Council" is in the Advertiser,
12 February 1890, page 7d.

"The Legislative Council and Parliamentary Business" is in the Register,
12 December 1890, page 4f.

"Second Chambers" is in the Advertiser,
4 January 1895, page 4f:

A single-chamber Parliament elected on the basis of proportional representation would give us the rule of the majority wholesomely qualified by the just obligation to listen to minorities. Such an arrangement would ensure deliberation. The veto on Acts of Parliament might then conveniently pass directly to the people who with the referendum would have in their hands the means of curbing any possible excesses of Parliamentary power.

"Altering the Council Franchise" is in the Advertiser,
27 August 1895, page 4e; also see
8 July 1896, page 4f,
12 August 1896, page 4e,
22 May 1897, page 4f,
2 November 1897, page 4d,
9 and 11 September 1899, pages 6e and 4f,
6, 15 and 20 December 1899, pages 4f, 4g and 6e.

"The Legislative Council Destruction Bill" is in the Register,
13 September 1898, page 4e,
14 and 19 July 1899, pages 4e and 4e,
11 and 22 August 1899, pages 4f and 4e,
Observer,
17 September 1898, page 24c,
"Legislative Council Franchise" on
18 March 1899, page 15c; also see
22 July 1899, pages 24d and
9 September 1899, page 24d.

"The Dignity of the Council - Precedence of its President" is in the Advertiser,
25 and 30 June 1896, pages 6e and 4e,
27 August 1896, page 4f:

We fail to understand Sir Richard Baker when he claims that one of the most important capacities of the President is that of "interpreter in the Council of the Constitution of the colony" and that as such "he has frequently to act as a check on the Ministry".

A photograph of members of the Council is in the Chronicle,
25 September 1897 (supplement).

"Charge Against A Legislator" is in the Advertiser,
10 September 1898, page 10c.

"Legislative Council Franchise" is in the Register,
8 March 1899, page 6a,
7, 21 and 26 April 1899, pages 4e, 4f and 4e.

"The Council Destruction Bill" is in the Observer,
22 July 1899, page 24d; also see
26 August 1899, page 25b.

"The Council Franchise Chameleon" is in the Register,
18 April 1900, page 4f.

"Legislative Council Electors - Beware!" is in the Register,
8, 11, 14, 15, 16 and 17 May 1900, pages 6c, 4d, 4c-6f, 4c, 4e and 4c,
12 June 1900, page 4b.

"Kingston on Upper House Reform" is in the Weekly Herald,
12 May 1900, page 10d.
A letter and papers emanating from C.C Kingston on constitutional reform of the Council are in the Advertiser,
11 May 1900, pages 7 and 8; also see
16 May 1900, page 7h.
Also see Place Names - Kingston Park.

"The Screaming Against the Legislative Council" is in the Register,
19 September 1900, page 4e.

"How the People Vote - The Legislative Council Rolls" is in the Advertiser,
3 October 1900, page 5h; also see
Observer,
22 September 1900, page 24e.

"The Council and the Constitution" is in the Advertiser,
10 December 1901, page 6d,
"The Council Compromises" on
18 December 1901, page 6c.

"Ministers and the Council" is in the Advertiser,
3 and 4 September 1902, pages 4c and 4d.

"Household Suffrage" is in the Weekly Herald,
22 July 1899, page 6d,
Advertiser,
4 and 12 May 1899, pages 4g and 6h,
1 June 1899, page 4g,
5 and 19 July 1899, pages 4e and 4c,
11 August 1899, page 4d,
20 and 27 September 1899, pages 4e and 4e,
26 October 1899, page 4e,
18 April 1900, page 4e,
Register,
27 September 1899, page 6e,
2 and 24 October 1899, pages 4d and 4d.

Also see Advertiser,
16 and 22 May 1900, pages 4d and 7f,
2 and 22 August 1900, pages 4f and 4f,
17 September 1902, page 4d,
13, 27 and 29 July 1904, pages 4c, 6c and 9d,
9 September 1904, page 6c,
Register,
21, 27 and 30 July 1904, pages 6b, 6g and 8e:

Workers, if you want good wages and plenty of work, don't be misled. Stop to think who finds the money to keep the House going. Every obstacle you place in the way of capital makes it harder to get your share. As the Trades Hall Party are going to run candidates for all seats, country friends beware. Have these people the knowledge of your wants? Fancy a tailor legislating through the eye of a needle regarding how to work your farm. Workers beware! The more hardship we bear the less money we bring back to Adelaide to pay you for ministering to our wants.

Also see Register,
6 August 1904, page 4g,
21 and 28 September 1904, pages 4d-7c and 4c,
22 and 28 October 1904, pages 8i and 4d,
2 November 1904, page 3c,
27 April 1905, page 4d,
10 May 1905, page 3h:

It is assured that all men are born into this world equal, and that their inequality in intellect or morals is chargeable entirely to circumstances that inequality must be regarded as a wrong done by society to the less favoured. Society therefore has no right to punish them by withholding the suffrage for an inferiority which she herself has created.

Also see Advertiser,
15 September 1904, page 6c,
4 October 1904, page 4d:

Half a century ago it would have been the mark of a progressive mind to advocate a change to kerosine lamps from tallow candles. Today, therefore, it is equally indicative of progressive tendencies to discard previous advocacy of popular rights and to insist upon the propriety of maintaining the power of a one-third majority to veto the people's will.

Also see Advertiser,
5 and 28 October 1904, pages 4c and 6c,
10 November 1904, page 4c,
28 February 1905, page 9b,
29 April 1905, page 11c,
16, 26 and 27 May 1905, pages 4b, 4c-8e and 6d,
Register,
27 April 1905, page 4d,
22 May 1905, page 3a.

Advertiser

Also see Advertiser,
16 and 23 August 1905, pages 4b and 4b,
5 and 19 September 1905, pages 6b and 6b,
19 October 1905, page 6c,
17 and 23 November 1905, pages 4c and 4d,
The Herald,
16 December 1905, page 7a,
Advertiser,
25 May 1906, page 4b,
12 and 27 July 1906, pages 6d and 6b,
10 and 22 August 1906, pages 4b and 6b-7b,
19 and 28 September 1906, pages 6b and 5a,
2 and 4 October 1906, pages 6c and 8h,
6 and 29 December 1906, pages 6c and 7g.

"Strengthening the Upper House" is in the Register,
22 December 1905, page 4e.

Also see Register,
28 November 1905, page 4c,
9 December 1905, page 11f,
17 and 31 July 1906, pages 4c and 4b,
17, 22 and 25 August 1906, pages 5b. 4c and 7b,
6, 11, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 and 28 September 1906, pages 6e, 6d, 9f, 4c, 4b, 4d, 6c-7b and 4c,
2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 26 October 1906, pages 4c, 4b, 4b, 4c, 4b, 5b, 5a and 4c.

"The "Franchise Reform - An Outsider's Opinion" is in the Advertiser,
10 November 1906, page 12e,
"The Fork in the Franchise Road" in The Herald,
9 and 16 February 1907, pages 8a and 3a,
2 March 1907, page 3a.

Also see Register,
11, 18 and 19 September 1906, pages 6d, 4c and 4b,
21 and 22 December 1906, pages 4c and 9g,
15 January 1907, page 6h,
Advertiser,
2 March 1907, page 5a,
26 June 1907, page 6c,
Register,
16, 18 and 29 July 1907, pages 4c, 5b and 4b,
14, 16, 19 and 28 August 1907, pages 4c-d, 4b, 9g and 4b,
17, 19 and 26 September 1907, pages 4b, 4d and 4c,
2, 7, 8 and 10 October 1907, pages 4c, 5a, 4b and 4c.

Also see Observer,
5 and 12 October 1907, pages 31d and 31c,
Advertiser,
2, 4 and 11 October 1907, pages 6c, 6c and 6c,
22 September 1909, page 10b,
Register,
10 August 1910, page 6c,
Observer,
13 August 1910, page 31a, col.e,
Advertiser,
14 September 1910, page 10d,
3 and 16 November 1910, pages 8d and 10d,
Register,
19 and 23 January 1912, pages 4c and 6c,
1 February 1912, page 6d.

"Campaign of Contumely" is in the Register
on 24 October 1905, page 4c:

[The Ministry's] policy is to discredit the Legislative Council, to hold it up to ridicule, hatred, and contempt and the sole offence of that excellent body, after nearly 50 years of admirable service, is that it will not oblige the Socialists by committing suicide!

Also see Register,
7 and 28 November 1905, pages 4c and 4c,
9, 11 and 22 December 1905, pages 8c-11f, 4d-e and 4e.

"The Council and the Constitution" is in the Advertiser,
1 November 1905, page 6c:

Express

"Council and the People" is in the Advertiser,
18 July 1906, page 6b,
"Council versus People" on
15 May 1907, page 6c:

Its true function has invariably been described as that of putting a check upon impulsive legislation, but not of erecting an impassable barrier to the passage of measures on which the country is deliberately resolved. The Council... may be a brake, but should not be a "chock".

"Franchise Agitation - What Should be Done?" is in the Register,
16, 18 and 29 July 1907, pages 4c-d, 5b and 4b.

"Adult Suffrage" is in the Advertiser,
30 September 1908, page 6d.

"Upper House Reform" is in the Advertiser,
28 July 1910, page 6c:

The Council is equipped with a power of veto... It may be accurately affirmed that on all disputed questions a majority of less than a one-third majority rules the State. Such a position is defended by the Conservatives as necessary for the safety of property and the good government of the people, but naturally it has never commended itself to the advocates of democratic principles... Conservatives, of course, do not trust the people, and that is the main line of distinction between them and the Liberals.

"The Council Franchise" is in the Register,
10 August 1910, page 6c,
19, 23 and 30 January 1912, pages 4c, 6c and 4c,
1 February 1912, page 6d.

"Two Chambers or One" is in the Advertiser,
31 January 1912, page 8c.

"When Adelaide Was Under a Dictator" is in the Register,
9 February 1912, pages 6d-7c.

"Legislative Council and Money Bills" is in the Advertiser,
28 August 1912, page 8d,
6 September 1912, page 8e,
25 October 1912, page 8e.

"How the Members Retire - A Curious Position" is in the Advertiser,
24 and 25 September 1912, pages 9c and 8d.

"A Defence of the Upper House" is in The Mail,
13 February 1915, page 8f.

"The Council Franchise" is in the Register,
24 September 1924, page 8c,
"The Adult Suffrage Bill" in the Advertiser,
16 October 1924, page 8g; also see
Register,
1 November 1926, page 8f.

"The Legislative Council and Money Bills" is in the Advertiser,
22 December 1924, page 8f.

"Governor and Legislative Council" is in the Advertiser,
28 December 1925, page 6e.

"Women and the Council" is in the Register,
26 November 1926, page 9f.

"The Need for the Upper House" is in The News,
8 August 1935, page 10c.

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