South Australia - Politics
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There must be here less of Downing-Street regime; more of democratic influence. But to this effort the people must rouse themselves to political action. A false autocracy may sink this colony to perdition, but democratic institutions may elevate it to the very highest point of power and felicity.
(Adelaide Times, 26 June 1851, page 3b.)
- Country Party
- Elections
- Labo(u)r Party
- Legislative Council
- Liberalism and Conservatism (includes obituaries)
- Miscellany
- Morality in Parliament
- Party Politics
- Payment of Members
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Republicanism
- Socialism
Miscellany
A "Review of Colonial Politics and Proceedings" is in the South Australian,
31 March 1846, page 2c.
An opinion on "Our Legislators" is given in the Register,
7 August 1847, page 2a:
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Their clumsy gyrations would be exceedingly amusing to us did they not involve our own wrong and degradation.
An article headed "Mr John Morphett in 1849 and 1850" is in the Adelaide Times, 17 July 1850, page 3b:
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It is one of our great misfortunes to have a set of men in the Legislative Council as quasi representatives, with no fixed principles... We only quote the above as a means of showing how utterly worthless the opinions of any class of men upon any particular subject are, when they can thus don and doff them as inclination prompts, or as occasion and opportunity suit.
Also see Place Names - Morphett Vale
A poem titled "On the General Fast in South Australia" is in the Observer,
12 August 1854, page 8b.
"The Question of Dissolution" is in the Observer,
11 August 1855, page 6a.
"Public Opinion [on the new constitution]" is in the Register,
24 August 1855, page 2d.
"Principles of Representation" is in the Observer,
1 September 1855, page 5e,
"Responsible Government" on
1 September 1855, page 6a,
"Principle and Expediency" on
15 September 1855, page 6a,
"The Function of a Legislator" on
22 September 1855, page 4h.
"History of the Parliament Bill" is in the Observer,
8 September 1855, page 2a (supp.).
"The Function of a Legislator" is in the Register,
17 September 1855, page 2c.
"Colonial Governors and and Colonial Legislation" is in the Observer,
22 September 1855, page 5a.
"The Anti-Nomination Movement" is in the Observer,
8 December 1855, page 6b.
"The Element of Responsible Government" is in the Observer,
15 December 1855, page 5f,
"Shams" on
22 December 1855, page 1d (supp.).
"The Old Regime" is in the Observer,
29 March 1856, page 6a.
"Protection and Free Trade" is in the Observer,
12 April 1856, page 5e.
"The Approach of Responsible Government" is in the Register,
14 October 1856, page 2d.
"Jubilee of Responsible Government" is in the Register,
22 May 1906, pages 4c-6f,
22 February 1907, page 6h.
"Political Pledges" - "Is it right to exact pledges from candidates for seats in parliament" is discussed in the Register,
12 November 1856, page 2e.
"Some Old Politicians - Survivors of Early Parliaments" is in the Advertiser,
30 March 1915, page 8d,
"Some Old Legislators" on
1 August 1928, page 15d; also see
Observer,
6 February 1926, page 10b.
An obituary of Mr E.L.W. Klauer is in the Chronicle,
14 August 1915, page 14a.
A history of parliament buildings is in the Observer,
25 October 1924, page 19a.
Information on the "new" parliament house is in the Advertiser,
15 February 1935, page 21c.
Also see Adelaide - Politics - New Parliament House.
"The Deadlock in Legislation" is in the Observer,
2 February 1856, page 1c (supp.).
"Select Committees - Official Aspersions" is in the Observer,
24 May 1856, page 6h,
7 June 1856, page 1f (supp.).
"Party Politics" is in the Register,
6 September 1856, page 2e,
"Political Prospects" on
20 October 1856, page 2c.
"The Approaching Responsible Government" is in the Observer,
18 October 1856, page 5f,
"Responsible Government"
1 November 1856, page 6b,
Register,
17 September 1857, page 3g.
"Responsible Government - Its Evolution and Inauguration", by Rev John Blacket, is in the Advertiser,
6 and 9 July 1910, pages 9a and 9f.
"The New Constituencies" is in the Register,
22 October 1856, page 2d,
"Political Pledges" on
12 November 1856, page 2e.
"Political Meetings in the Country" is in the Register,
9 December 1856, page 2b.
A list of premiers, together with their tenure, from 1857-1920 is in the Advertiser,
8 March 1921, page 7b.
A list of ministries, 1857-1875, is in the Register,
8 June 1875, page 6a and
of the length of service of premiers in the Advertiser,
23 October 1897, page 10a; also see
7 December 1899, page 4f.
"Parliamentary Evolution" is in the Advertiser,
3 February 1902, page 4d,
"State's First Parliament" on
1 January 1907, page 7i,
21 February 1907, page 7f,
27 September 1934, page 14h.
"Intercolonial Tariffs" is in the Observer,
13 December 1856, page 1d (supp.).
"The Double Chamber" is in the Observer,
17 January 1857, page 1a (supp.),
"Repugnant Legislation" on
20 June 1857, page 2a (supp.).
"The Gagging Clause & the Press" is in the Observer,
7 February 1857, page 6a.
"Privilege of Parliament" is in the Observer,
20 and 27 June 1857, pages 5g and 7b,
"Debate on Privilege" on
1 August 1857, page 6a and 2a-e (supp.),
"The Privilege Resolutions" on
21 November 1857, page 6a,
"Privileges of Local Parliaments" on
12 June 1858, page 6a; also see
30 October 1858, page 5f,
4 December 1858, page 5d,
7 July 1860, page 6b,
4 May 1861, page 6d,
1 August 1863, page 6d,
27 April 1872, page 3b,
4, 11 and 18 July 1874, pages 3e, 13b and 3a.
"Legislative Deadlock" is in the Observer,
18 July 1857, page 5g,
"What is a Money Bill?" on
25 July 1857, page 1c (supp.),
"Parliamentary Friction" on
1 August 1857, page 5c and 3a-b (supp.),
"Parliamentary Courtesy" on
8 August 1857, page 6c.
"The Two Houses" is in the Observer,
29 August 1857, page 6g,
12 September 1857, page 1d (supp.),
18 February 1865, page 6a,
"The End of Controversy" on
29 August 1857, page 1c (supp.).
"The Union of Two Houses" is in the Register,
4 and 7 September 1857, pages 2d and 3g.
"Men, Measures and Parties" is in the Observer,
3 October 1857, page 6a,
"Barristers and Ministers [of the Crown]" on
21 November 1857, page 5f,
"The Etiquette of Parliament" on
21 November 1857, page 5g.
"Freedom From Arrest" is in the Observer,
19 December 1857, pages 5g-6a:
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The House of Assembly... resolved that if the representatives of the people get into debt they should not be amenable to the laws of the land under which they live...
"Admission of Jews to Parliament" is in the Register,
25 September 1858, page 2d.
"The Farce of Legislation" is in the Observer,
18 December 1858, page 5g,
"Legislative Expenses" on
26 February 1859, page 6c,
"The Ghost of a Parliament" on
7 May 1859, page 1b (supp.),
"Reduction of the Legislature" on
18 June 1859, page 3d.
"Intimidation of Representatives" is in the Observer,
30 July 1859, page 6e,
"Responsible Government" on
27 August 1859, page 6a,
19 May 1860, page 6b.
Information on "The Political Association" is in the Chronicle,
17 September 1859, page 5e,
Observer,
3 and 10 December 1859, pages 6a and 6b,
Chronicle,
25 August 1866, page 4f.
"Representation" is in the Observer,
3 March 1860, page 5g:
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Of course [electors] are at liberty, if they please, to elect a donkey because he brays euphonically on the great [Scotch] thistle question - the question which his taste and circumstances render most familiar to him. But if they so excuse their liberty they must not complain should their representative display asinine qualities...
"Officials in Parliament" is in the Observer,
24 and 31 March 1860, pages 6a and 6b,
"Ministerial Salaries" on
19 May 1860, page 5c.
"Repugnancy" is in the Observer,
2 June 1860, page 6b,
"More Repugnancy" on
27 July 1861, page 6b,
"Repugnancy" on
9 May 1863, page 6e,
"A Definition Wanted" on
1 July 1865, page 2e (supp.).
"The Civil List" is in the Observer,
30 June 1860, page 5e.
Class Legislation" is in the Register,
2 July 1860, page 3c,
28 August 1860, page 3a,
7 November 1883, page 6b.
"Little Lessons for Little Politicians" is in the Observer,
14 July 1860, page 2a (supp.).
"The Ministerial Salaries" is in the Observer,
4 August 1860, page 6d,
2 November 1861, page 6c,
"Editors in Parliament" on
6 April 1861, page 6e,
"Right of Petitioning" on
1 June 1861, page 6d.
"Parliamentary Oratory" is in the Register,
29 July 1861, page 2f.
"Representation of Minorities" is in the Observer,
31 August 1861, page 1b-g (supp.),
26 October 1861, page 1b (supp.),
9 November 1861, page 1a (supp.).
"Log Rolling" is in the Register,
8 July 1862, page 2f,
"Long Speeches" on
21 July 1862, page 2g,
"Our Lawmakers" on
4 November 1862, page 2e.
A parliamentary dinner to Robert Birrell is reported in the Register,
16 July 1862, page 2d.
Compilation of "Hansard" is discussed in the Advertiser,
11 September 1862, page 2c.
"Printing and Publishing Hansard" is in the Register,
6 August 1884, page 7c.
"Parliamentary Hansard Reports" is in the Register,
12 December 1895, page 4h.
An amusing letter written in the vernacular under the heading "The Ouse Hof Hassemblie" is in the Observer,
4 October 1862, page 1h (supp.).
An editorial discussing the ramifications of a Roman Catholic Priest denouncing a political candidate from the pulpit is in the Advertiser,
18 November 1862, page 2e; also see
20, 26 and 29 November 1862, pages 2f, 3e and 2d:
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In some countries spiritual interference of this kind is less objected to because it is sanctified by custom and hallowed by long usage... But in South Australia it is otherwise. The denunciation of candidates from altars and pulpits startles the public judgement; falls upon the ear like an unearthly utterance, and awakens feelings of intense regret and utter repugnance. But it is not only an offensive practice, it is a losing game... The cure of souls scarcely includes the control of elections.
If our legislators were always to look beforehand to the peculiar impression each measure will produce in the minds of some learned expounders of the law, legislation must become shaped in time to their views alone, and the seat of judgement will be occupied in triumph by men who can boast of having moulded all legislation to suit their notions.
"The Consolidation of the Laws" is discussed in the Advertiser,
21 January 1863, pages 2e and 3b:
"Political Morality" is discussed in the Advertiser, on
15 August 1864, page 3a:
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Men are prone to stoop to successful duplicity. Intrigue and stratagem are called a "policy". The only qualifications required for a Minister are want of principle and great cunning. It is of little importance that he is abhorred by the good and despised even by his own associates; has he talent? will he serve the cause? are the only questions. Office is made a bribe, exclusive privileges are granted to the dominant party. Party spirit wields the power of the province.
"The Press and the Parliament" is in the Register,
30 June 1864, page 2d.
"Legislators and the Press" is in the Observer,
5 July 1879, page 13b.
"Quarrelsome MP's and Slanderous Newspapers" is in the Register,
3 and 4 September 1883, pages 6a and 5g.
"Legislators and the Press" is in the Observer,
26 August 1882, page 24e.
Also see Adelaide - Newspapers, Newspaper Vendors and Almanacs
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The title "Honourable" is discussed in the Register,
18 August 1864, page 2d,
Observer,
15 January 1898, page 14a.
"The ""Fours Squatters"" and the House of Assembly" is in the Observer, 3 December 1864, page 2f (supp.):
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Let a puddle of water be unexpectedly stirred up, and all the little floating, swimming and diving insects which there congregate immediately fall foul of one another... In much the same manner the announcement of a dissolution has affected the tone and temper of the House of Assembly.
"Colonial Politics" is in the Register,
28 December 1864, page 2f,
4 January 1865, page 3c,
Observer,
31 December 1864, page 6d.
"Humble Hints for the Electors" is in the Register,
29 December 1864, page 3b.
"Lawyers in Parliament" is in the Register,
4 February 1865, page 2c:
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The notion that lawyers do not make good legislators is by no means a new one. Edmund Burke has pointed out that men skilled in legal technicalities are not in the habit of taking broad views in the making of a law. They look more to its letter than to its spirit.
(Also see Register,
10 February 1865, page 2d,
Observer,
4 March 1865, page 6b,
Advertiser,
3 December 1896, page 4e.)
"The Two Houses" is in the Register,
14 February 1865, page 2a,
"The Constitution of the Two Houses" in the Observer,
13 January 1866, page 6a.
"Increase of Members" is in the Register,
11 November 1865, page 2d,
"Lawyers and Legislators" in the Observer,
25 February 1865, page 6c.
An English opinion on Australian politics is in the Observer,
18 March 1865, page 6f.
"Office of Attorney-General" is in the Register,
3 November 1865, page 2d.
"Persons Who May Not Sit in Parliament" is in the Register,
9 December 1865, page 2b.
"Personal Interest of Members of Parliament" is in the Register,
4 January 1866, page 2d,
6 February 1866, page 3d.
"The Speaker Overruled " is in the Observer,
10 February 1866, page 6c.
"Politicians Out of Doors" is in the Register,
29 March 1866, page 2e.
"Mr Hare's Latest" is in the Register,
16 April 1866, page 3f.
"The Parliament Under Criticism" is in the Register,
4 May 1866, page 2f.
"Judges in Parliament" is in the Register,
26 June 1866, page 2c,
31 August 1866, page 2d.
The installation of electric clocks in Parliament House is reported in the Observer,
28 July 1866, page 7d.
Electric clocks in parliament are discussed in the Observer,
10 February 1872, page 8c.
"Free Railway Passes" is in the Express,
2 December 1867, page 2d.
"Life Railway Passes to Members of Parliament" is in the Register
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14 August 1884, page 4h.
"Free Passes" to Members of Parliament is discussed in the Register,
21, 26 and 28 June 1888, pages 4h, 7h and 4f,
2, 3, 7 and 16 July 1888, pages 7h, 3f, 6g and 3g,
12 and 13 July 1889, pages 7h and 6h.
"Publicans and Politics" is in the Advertiser,
11 March 1868, page 2c,
"Log Rolling" on
26 February 1868, page 2c.
"A History of the Fourth SA Parliament From 1865 to 1867" is in the Chronicle,
4 January 1868, page 5a.
"Brief Sketch of Various Parliaments and Ministries Since the Introduction of Responsible Government" is in the Chronicle,
6 June 1868, page 12; also see
4 June 1870, page 5f.
"Burlesquing Public Opinion" is in the Observer,
14 March 1868, page 12c.
A short-lived Ayers ministry is commented upon in the Advertiser,
23 October 1868, page 2c:
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But, if the Government are beaten, where are the Opposition? They are beaten too. It is the game of the Kilkenny cats over again. Everybody licks everybody, and there is annihilation on both sides - nobody winning.
(Other short-term ministries are discussed in the Advertiser, 7 December 1899, page 4f.)
"Constitutional Reform" is in the Register,
17 and 25 August 1869, pages 2c and 2d.
"Triangular Constituencies" is in the Observer,
11 September 1869, page 3a.
"Working Men in Parliament" is in the Express,
20 April 1870, page 2a.
The necessity for legislation to control steam power is expressed in the Register,
14 July 1871, page 5e:
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If a bulldog is found unmuzzled his owner is liable to be fined; if a driver strays too far from his dray, or drives furiously, he must expect to pay the penalty; when a vessel arrives with gunpowder, the dangerous commodity must be stored away from human habitations. We do not wait for the dog to bite a child; for a dray to capsize a wedding party; for Port Adelaide to be sent skywards; but we endeavour to avoid the possible calamity by staying its commencement... But we permit the uncontrolled use of a power in the very centre of population... I refer to steam...
"An Off-Day in the Assembly" is in the Register,
28 September 1872, page 4e.
"Public Men and Private Character" is in the Register,
24 May 1873, page 4f,
Observer,
31 May 1873, page 12f,
"Travelling Expenses of Members of Parliament" on
27 September 1873, page 13b,
1 November 1873, page 13d.
A discerning correspondent to the Register on 29 April 1874, page 7b reflects upon political perspicacity:
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It is the usual fate of mortals to pass through the most momentous period of history without any due realisation of the magnitude of the scene before them, or any correct conception of a future which is always foreshadowed by a present. Never did this colony more urgently require wise statesmanship and a bold, comprehensive policy than now...
"The Matches Bill" is in the Observer,
5 and 19 September 1874, pages 13e and 19d.
Sketches of members of parliament are in the Pictorial Australian in February 1875.
"The Blunders of Legislation" is in the Observer,
17 April 1875, page 12g,
"A Parliamentary Retrospect" on
23 October 1875, page 13a,
"Travelling Expenses of Members of Parliament" on
7 August 1875, page 13b,
Register,
29 July 1875, page 4f.
A woman's view of members of parliament is in the Advertiser,
16 June 1876, page 7c:
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Some of the members bore about them the unmistakable stamp of self-seeking recklessness and vulgarity. The qualities we have always held as belonging to men of honour and gentlemen seemed to be set aside, and in their place came forward meanness, spite, evil speaking, treachery, lying and dishonesty... We have often spoken together with admiration of the higher character of man... but we must not seek it in the House of Assembly, as it is now constituted... there is nothing but waste, noise and confusion.
An amusing letter in the Register on 21 April 1877 at page 6e is headed "Little Lessons for Little Legislators" and concludes:
Moral
Electors should not become partisans, because it ties their hands and weakens the legitimate influence they should exercise.
Premiers should avoid the application of dictatorship as it tends to hasten their downfall.
Electors should think for themselves and be led by the nose by nobody.
A poem entitled "A New Parliament Alphabet" is in the Observer,
16 September 1876, page 13g.
An informative letter on local politics under the heading "The Ministry in Recess" is in the Register,
15 May 1877, page 6b.
An interesting letter headed "Parliamentary Diatribes" is in the Register,
20 July 1877, page 7e:
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No Mr Editor, let our legislature stop our beer if it must be so, but do not let them meddle with our newspapers.
6 April 1878, page 4d,
Register,
26 January 1889, page 4f,
6 February 1889, page 6h,
Advertiser,
17 October 1901, page 4d; also see
21 November 1901, page 6a.
"Ministers of Religion and Politics" is in the Register,
19 and 24 October 1901, pages 10d and 7i; also see
Advertiser,
17 October 1901, page 4d,
21 November 1901, page 6a.
A controversy over the election of Mr F.S. Carroll is debated in the Observer,
4 and 11 May 1878, pages 10d and 8b; also see
Register,
29 and 30 April 1878, pages 4e and 4f-6f,
1, 4 and 6 May 1878, pages 6e, 5e and 5b.
"Clergymen in Parliament" is in the Register,
8 April 1878,
21 April 1887, page 4e,
11 July 1890, pages 4h-6g,
21 October 1890, page 7a,
while the subject as to whether they should become involved in political comment is debated on
21, 23, 26 and 29 January 1884, pages 6b, 2a-c (supp.), 6b and 6e,
27 March 1884, page 3e,
8 and 10 April 1884, paged 7d and 3g; also see
30 November 1901, page 6e.
"Political Disabilities of Clergymen" is in the
Register,
11 July 1890, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Religion.
"Dishonest Politics" is in the Register,
15 October 1878, page 4d.
"Parliamentary Eccentricity" is in the Observer,
7 June 1879, page 12e,
A letter from Robert Davenport on universal suffrage appears in the Register,
26 August 1879, page 6g.
"Ministerial Delinquencies" is in the Observer,
31 July 1880, page 180c.
"Protection and Free Trade" is in the Advertiser,
31 August 1880, page 6c,
21 March 1881, page 4f,
Register,
14, 21 and 28 November 1885, pages 4g, 5g and 5h,
5, 12, 19 and 23 December 1885, pages 6b, 5f, 5g and 5h.
"Freedom of Speech in Parliament" is in the Register,
8 September 1880, page 4c.
A letter concerning "Slothful and Incapable Legislators" is in the Register,
12 February 1881, page 7b.
A Victorian view of South Australian politics is in the Register,
19 and 21 April 1881, pages 7b and 6a.
"The Yatala Election" is in the Register,
20, 27 and 28 July 1881, pages 4d-g, 4f-g and 4f.
"A Policy of Retrogression" is in the Register,
8 August 1881, page 4e.
"Attempted Bribery of an MP" is in the Register,
2 November 1881, page 5c.
"Ministerial Pastimes" is in the Register,
28 January 1882, page 4f,
"Ministerial High-Jinks" in the Observer,
4 February 1882, page 20c:
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A succession of trips, festive outings and jinkettings seem to have become the order of the day when parliament is in recess. Our political Jack is determined not to be a dull boy...
28 March 1882, page 4d.
The first meeting of the National Reform League is in the Observer,
18 November 1882, page 33d.
"Working Men and Politics" is in the Register,
11 December 1882, page 4f.
"Politics and Social and Moral Questions" is in the Express,
28 March 1884, page 2b.
"Outspoken Electors" is in the Register,
14 April 1884, page 4e.
"The People's Court - Parliamentary Jurisdiction" is in the Register,
18 and 19 April 1884, pages 5d and 6c.
"The Parliamentary Draftsman" is in the Register,
2 January 1885, page 4g.
"Misconceptions About Democracy" is in the Observer,
27 June 1885, page 25a.
"Mr Bucknall and the District of West Torrens" is in the Register,
10 September 1885, page 7a.
"Qualifications of a Member of Parliament" is in the Register,
23 February 1886, page 7c.
"Wanted, A Statesman" is in the Chronicle,
27 March 1886, page 5f,
"Politicians and Statesmen" is in the Observer,
7 June 1890, page 33b.
"Political Quackery" is in the Chronicle
on 17 April 1886, page 5d.
"Morality of Public Men" is in the Express,
5 May 1886, page 6e.
"The Morality of Parliament" in the Register,
5 May 1886, pages 4f-6e.
"Prayers in Parliament" is in the Register,
28 July 1886, page 4g,
6 and 11 August 1886, page 5a and 7d.
"Legislators and Their Privileges" is in the Register,
26 August 1886, page 4d.
The necessity for "Parliamentary Manners" is commented upon in the Register,
23 October 1886, page 4f:
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It is necessary that our representatives should either be of that class of mortals who, true gentlemen themselves, think scorn of saying unworthy things or of doing unseemly acts, or else that, for their country's sake, they should hide their innate vulgarity and assume the virtue of good manners, even though they have it not...
19 March 1887, page 21 and
a poem "The MP" on
26 November 1887, page 17.
"Parliament and the Public" is in the Register,
17 May 1887, page 4f,
"The Officers of Parliament" on
18 May 1887, page 4e.
"Qualification of Legislators" is in the Register,
7 February 1888, page 4g.
"Wanted, An Opposition" is in the Register,
9 May 1889, page 4e.
"A Wasted Session" is in the Register,
7 December 1889, page 4f.
"The Parliament and the Adelaide Club" is in the Observer,
15 February 1890, page 15c.
"Colonial Honorables" is in the Advertiser,
23 December 1889, page 6c; also see
12 January 1898, page 4e,
of L. Grayson on
14 October 1916, page 34b.
"The Ministry and the Register" is in the Register,
24 March 1890, page 4e.
"Politics and Statesmen" is in the Register,
3 June 1890, page 7b,
"Politics Without Morals" on
24 June 1890, page 7c.
"Our Social Breaking-Up" is in the Register,
23 December 1890, page 5f.
The origin of the nick-name "Honest Tom" as applied to Premier Playford is in the Advertiser,
27 March 1891, page 3g.
"The Sermon on the Mount as a Guide in Politics" is in the Register,
25 April 1891, page 4f.
"Trade Societies in Politics" is in the Register,
6 and 23 October 1891, pages 6d and 6a.
Information on the National Defence League is in the Register,
29 and 30 January 1892, pages 6a and 6d,
4 February 1892, page 7f,
3 May 1893, page 4g,
16 September 1893, page 7e,
26 January 1894, pages 5a-6e,
15 September 1894, pages 4e-5g,
2 March 1895, page 4f-i,
14 September 1895, page 6b,
23 January 1896, pages 4f-6a,
Observer,
28 January 1893, page 34c,
6 May 1893, page 25a,
27 January 1894, page 24e,
22 September 1894, pages 24e-42c,
21 September 1895, page 41a,
18 and 25 January 1896, pages 14c and 24d-31d.
Biographical details of the league's secretary, Martin Burgess, are in the Observer,
11 April 1896, page 16a.
Information on Hugh Fraser is in the Register,
16 April 1892, page 4h,
12 November 1900, page 4i (obit.).
"Factory Legislation" is in the Register,
25 June 1891, page 4g,
"The Factories Act and Labour Disputes" in the Register,
28 March 1895, page 4d,
Advertiser,
2 October 1896, pages 4i-6c,
24 July 1897, page 4f,
26 October 1900, page 4e,
6 August 1901, page 4c,
Register,
9 October 1902, page 9c; also see
Register,
21 August 1901, page 6f and South Australia - Industrial Relations.
A letter from C.C. Kingston headed "Parliamentary Privilege - Its Use and Abuse" is in the Advertiser,
27 October 1891, page 5f.
"Giants of Past - Kingston the Leader" is in The Mail,
25 August 1928, page 2e.
The Register of 30 November 1891 at page 7g carries the following complaint:
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It is impossible to read the Parliamentary reports without being struck by the amount of rubbishing truckling of class sentiments and vituperation of certain members... That the Speaker should allow a member of the Lower House to call a member of the Upper House a "wholesale robber" unchallenged... says little in favour of our representatives... South Australia requires a nostrum, the prescription of which should be "Abolition of payment of members and strict attention to the Tenth Commandment."
18 January 1892, page 6b; also see
19 January 1892, page 4c.
"Equal Representation" is in the Register,
18 February 1892, pages 4e-6a.
"To What Has Parliament Become?" is in the Register,
14 June 1892, page 4g,
Observer,
18 June 1892, page 25b.
"The Parliament as Seen by an Outsider" is in the Advertiser,
29 June 1892, page 7b.
"Must Parliament be Improved" is in the Register,
27 June 1892, page 4g,
Observer,
2 July 1892, page 24d.
"Parliament, Petitions and the People" is in the Register,
4 October 1892, page 4f.
Mr Castine's "longest speech ever delivered in the South Australian Assembly" is discussed in the Advertiser,
4 November 1892, page 5h.
"Parliament In Extremis" is in the Register,
13 December 1892, page 4e.
"The Late Parliament" is in the Register,
19 December 1892, page 6d.
"The Kingston-Baker Episode" is in the Register,
4 January 1893, page 6a.
"Politics Old and New - A Chat With Colonel Finniss" is in the Register,
6 February 1893, page 6g.
"Parties, Old and New" is in the Advertiser,
1 June 1896, page 4e.
"The Future of Democracy" is discussed in the Register,
19 and 24 June 1893, pages 4f-7c and 4e,
19 July 1893, page 7f.
"Pocket-Money for Ministers" is in the Register,
17, 18 and 28 August 1893, pages 4f-6d, 4f and 5a,
Observer,
19 August 1893, page 24d,
Register,
5 and 9 September 1893, pages 7e and 6e,
12 October 1893, page 4e.
"The Church and Politics" is in the Advertiser,
13 April 1893, page 7f, Also see South Australia - Religion
"Party Government" on
17 April 1894, page 4d.
"Mr Wood, MP, and His Defence" is in the Register,
23, 24 and 25 November 1893, pages 4e-5g, 6a and 5h-6h,
1 December 1893, page 5a,
4 January 1894, page 4g,
19 February 1894, page 5b.
In a lecture given by J.H. Symon - "How Are We as a State" - he is reported in the Advertiser, 20 November 1894, page 6b as saying:
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Your class leaders proclaim that they are for democracy, and in that great name set class against class, set up narrow interests against the general weal. Can we not point to men in whose mouths the name democracy means their own party, who pursues objects, no matter how impractical or needless, so long as they seem to hurt or harass somebody else and oblivious of the ultimate recoil upon themselves?
25 November 1893, page 31d.
"Superfluous at Sixty?" is in the Observer,
28 April 1894, page 24e.
"Professionalism in Politics" is in the Register,
14 July 1894, page 4e.
"A Parliamentary Strike" is in the Register,
14 December 1894, pages 4g-6b.
"Mismanagement of the Assembly" is in the Register,
17 December 1894, page 4g.
"The Parliamentary Road to Ruin" is in the Register,
19 December 1894, page 4f.
"The Political Outlook" is in the Register on
3 April 1895, page 6d,
"The Lawbreaking Premier [Kingston]" on
9 April 1895, page 5h,
"Our Eccentric Premier [Kingston]" on
27 July 1895, page 24c.
Starved Intellect [re C.C. Kingston]" is in the Register,
19 November 1895, page 6d,
"A Political Slanderer" (C.C. Kingston) on
25 and 27 March 1896, pages 4f-5a and 7g,
"Kingston Worship" on
24 July 1896, page 6h.
Also see Place Names - Kingston Park.
"Some Ceremonials of the Past" in respect of certain parliaments from 1857 are discussed in the Register,
8 June 1895, page 5h,
Observer,
15 June 1895, page 33b.
"Hospital Nurses as Parliamentary Candidates" is in the Observer,
13 July 1895, page 28b,
10 August 1895, page 30a.
"Ministers, Members and Manners" is in the Register,
14 June 1895, page 4e,
"Bridling the Parliamentary Tongue" on
8 July 1895, page 3h,
"Our Eccentric Premier" on
24 July 1895, page 4e.
"A Legislator {Mr Grainger] and His Dog" is in the Register,
24 October 1895, pages 4h-5a.
"Nominated Ministers and Party Government" is in the Register,
14 November 1895, page 4f.
"A A Bill to control the import of opium was debated in 1895 to which a correspondent to the Register commented on 16 November 1895, page 6h:
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In some pagan countries I have visited "opium dens"... I say it with shame and sorrow that I saw nothing in them even half so debased and degrading as I have all too often witnessed in licensed public houses in bush townships of this Christian land.
(Also see Register, 22 and 24 July 1896, pages 4f and 3h.)
28 December 1895, page 41a,
"The Past Parliament" is discussed in the Advertiser,
12 March 1896, page 7g.
"Is the Premier Violating the Constitution?" is in the Observer,
22 February 1896, page 25b.
"Political Half-Truths and Untruths" is in the Register,
14 February 1896, page 4f.
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"The Roman Catholics in Politics" is in the Register,
15 February 1896, page 6e.
"The Roman Catholic Vote" is in the Register,
17, 19 and 20 July 1907, pages 8c, 3g and 11d.
"Roman Catholics and Politics" is in the Advertiser,
12 November 1910, page 18d,
"Politics and Religion - The Catholic Viewpoint" is in the Advertiser,
22 May 1922, page 9c.
"The Dying Parliament - A Retrospect" is in the Observer,
4 April 1896, page 42a.
"Political Facts and Fancies" is in the Register,
18 April 1896, page 4e.
"Socials, Politicians and Politics" is in the Register,
30 May 1896, page 4f.
A disgruntled correspondent passed the following opinion of the government in the Register,
25 April 1896, page 6c:
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The policy of the present ministry is beautiful in its simplicity - it is just retention of office and the plunder which office brings. - Many thousands have been absorbed by these "friends of humanity"... and in return we have - what? A country in confusion, insincerity general, trickery abounding, injustice rampant, the voice of decency unable to get a hearing and most men afraid to speak out because of the far-reaching and vindictive tyranny of a handful of their paid servants.
14 July 1896, page 4e:
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The reduction of the number of members is a question that ought to be pressed on an unwilling Parliament. It is a matter of real, practical importance... Proportionately to population our Houses are larger than those of the eastern colonies... Mr Butler thinks that one-third of the members of each chamber could be advantageously dispensed with... [He] is to be congratulated on compelling Parliament to give the matter its attention.
(Also see Advertiser,
24 July 1896, page 4g,
20 April 1901, page 6e,
5 September 1901, page 5h.)
4 July 1896, pages 2-4 (supp.).
"Petty Politics and Pettifogging Politicians" is in the Register,
13 July 1896, page 7b.
"Legislative Meddling" is in the Register,
3 September 1896, page 4g.
The Married Women's Protection Bill is discussed in the Register,
3 and 21 August 1896, pages 4f and 3g:
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The practice of wife-beating is one of those survivals of barbarism which still maintain a firm hold upon the rougher and more brutal portions of civilised society... An old song tells how, when domestic jars occurred in an urban household:
Then Richard Penlake a crab-stick would take
And show her that he was stronger
(Also see Register, 1 February 1897, page 4h.)
"The Politician as Preacher" is in the Observer,
29 August 1896, page 24c.
"When is a Legislator Insolvent" is in the Register,
19 November 1896, pages 4g-7b,
"Politics, Politicians and Parties" on
23 February 1897, page 4g.
"Crown Ministers and Their Salaries" is in the Register,
26 November 1896, page 4g.
"The O'Malley Slander case" is in the Register,
5 December 1896, page 5a-d,
Express,
3 December 1896, page 2e.
A satirical piece on him is in the Observer,
19 December 1896, page 17d.
"Death of Mr G.F. Hopkins" is in the Express,
27 January 1897, page 3e.
"Policies, Politicians and Parties" is in the Register,
23 February 1897, page 4g.
"Patriotism and LSD" is in the Register,
9 July 1897, page 4e,
"Delegates and Dollars" on
15 July 1897, page 4d; also see
21 and 29 July 1897, pages 7g and 4e.
"Commercial Men and Political Life" is in the Register,
1 June 1897, page 4g.
"Political X-Rays" is in the Register,
25 June 1897, page 4e.
"Ministerial Expenses" is in the Register,
19 November 1897, page 7a.
On 15 February 1898 at page 6d of the Register a correspondent passes the following opinion on politicians vis a vis legislators:
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A politician, as distinct from a legislator, is a mere puppet in the hands of a few self-seeking individuals calling themselves a party, who pull the strings, or an utterly selfish unprincipled hypocrite, whose sentiments of putty can be moulded to fit any occasion, and whose Expressed opinions record the slightest change in the barometer of public opinion. The question is - of what is he the product, and how can we get rid of him?
29 November 1898, page 4f; also see
28 and 31 May 1901, pages 3d and 6g,
Advertiser,
1 June 1901, page 9a,
Register,
28 March 1905, page 4c,
17 August 1906, page 4c and South Australia - Industrial Relations.
An amusing letter headed "The Small Boy Bill" is in the Register,
20 October 1898, page 5h,
"Personal Interest in Parliament" on
7 November 1900, page 4d.
"Political Pantomime [by King O'Malley]" is in the Register,
22 February 1899, page 4f.
"A Politician in Court" is in the Observer,
18 March 1899, page 42d,
"An Unseated Legislator [Charles Tucker]" on
15 July 1899, page 24d; also see
Register,
7 July 1889, pages 4e-4h-6g,
2, 4 and 13 August 1889, pages 5a-6g, 7e and 6g.
"The Drift in Politics" is in the Register,
14 April 1899, page 4e.
Information on the National Defence League is in the Weekly Herald,
22 April 1899, page 8,
2 January 1904, page 5a.
"Character in Politics" is in the Register,
22 April 1899, page 4e.
"Politics and the Parish Pump" is in the Register,
24 April 1899, page 4e.
"In the House" is in the Register,
26 August 1899, page 6c.
"Exit - The Ministry of All the Talents" is in the Register,
29 November 1899, pages 4d-4g-5h; also see
30 November 1899, page 5h,
2 December 1899, page 8i.
"Deadlocks and Dissolutions" is discussed in the Advertiser,
29 November 1899, page 4e.
"Cant in Politics" is in the Register,
20 December 1898, page 4f.
A lecture on "Current Politics in SA" is reproduced in the Register,
15 August 1899, page 6d.
"The Two Houses - A Lesson from History" is in the Observer,
12 May 1900, page 33a.
In an editorial headed "The Tongue is an Unruly Member" on 1 November 1900, page 4d in the Register it is said:
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As a rule members of the legislature have used with commendable discretion their perilous powers... but if only one or two of them shoot at estimable private citizens from behind their stone wall of privilege, the people will speedily remove that rampart.
11, 20 and 31 October 1900, pages 4d, 6e and 6e,
28 November 1900, page 4e,
20 April 1901, page 4e,
30 August 1901, page 4b,
1 October 1901, page 4d,
15, 19, 21 and 23 November 1901, pages 4d, 4d, 4c and 6e,
2 and 10 December 1901, pages 4c and 6d.
"The Attainment of State-Hood" is in the Advertiser,
13 December 1900, page 6e; also see
14 and 19 December 1900, pages 5i and 4f.
Also see South Australia - Federation.
"Parliament and Oratory" is in the Register,
10 June 1901, page 4c.
"Will State Parliament Reform Itself" is in the Register,
22 and 29 October 1901, pages 4c and 4c.
"Politics and Morals" is in the Register,
14 November 1901, page 4c.
"Politics and Preachers" is in the Register,
30 November 1901, page 6e.
A heated exchange between Mr J. Hutchison, MP, and Mr C.G Gurr on the subject of parliamentary privilege and allied matters is in the Register,
15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 25 November 1901, pages 7c, 9h, 3g, 8i, 6h, 4e and 9e.
A cartoon on the "reduction of members" is in The Critic,
23 November 1901, page 15.
"Will Electors Vote" on
2 May 1902, page 4i,
"Ice Cream and Legislation" on
23 December 1902, page 4f.
"Schemes of Reform" is in the Advertiser,
21 July 1902, page 4c,
"The State Constitution - Early History" is in the Advertiser,
14 and 27 April 1903, pages 5f and 7c.
"The Parting of the Ways" is in the Observer,
5 April 1902, page 24d.
"Parliamentary Draftsmanship" is in the Register,
6 January 1903, page 4c.
"Single Electorates" is in the Register,
3 September 1903, page 4e.
"Honour in Politics" is in the Register,
21 May 1904, page 4b,
Observer,
28 May 1904, page 27d.
"Deceit and Cowardice in Politics" is in the Register,
25 May 1904, page 4c.
The following appears in the Register on 8 June 1904 at page 4c as a contribution from a "voter" under the heading "The People Pay":
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Some men are continually exploiting the public; and, so far as the average man or woman are concerned, there is generally little difference in the result which follows the successful efforts of honest but misguided reformers. The people are expected to pay always, and they always do pay, and the pity is that so few of them realise the fact... If more electors would think out for themselves the economic problems of the day, fewer designing and intriguing men would be able to fatten upon the good-natured indifferent public, who are an easy prey for the artful exploiter.
28 July 1903, page 4d,
"Political Reform and Social Progress" on
21 June 1904, page 4d.
"The Governor's Mistake" is in the Observer,
13 March 1904, page 27d.
A cartoon appertaining to the "Septuagenarians Act" is in the Chronicle,
18 June 1904, page 32.
A cartoon titled "Peake is Freak Show" is in The Critic,
12 October 1904, page 17.
"Curtailing the People's Privileges" is in the Register,
15 December 1904, page 4c.
"The Father of the House [William Gilbert]" is in the Register,
29 March 1905, page 6c.
"Wanted - An Ethical Awakening" is in the Register, 20 May 1905, page 6c:
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Government becomes impossible so soon as the people have lost respect for moral law, and there can be no such respect apart from a settled determination by the State to practise only those principles which pass muster before the tribunal of an enlightened conference a policy which wilfully plays fast and loose with sacred covenants and, for the sake of winning the plaudits of an unthinking crowd of "have-nots", favours the spoliation of a patriotic section of the community would assuredly be followed by untoward and disastrous consequences... South Australians should avoid the possibility of having to utter the lament:
In all our ills; and Heaven has sent us a store,
We sighed, we wept - we never blushed before.
Also see Register,
23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 May 1905, pages 3c, 3e, 4e-5e, 5d and 7d.
"The Canvasser - House to House Politics" is in the Register,
29 May 1905, page 7d,
22 June 1905, page 4h.
"A Call for Statesmen" is made in the Register,
12 June 1905, page 4b:
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There is a question of far greater moment than those adversions of pettifogging political schemes, namely, industrial expansion, and this calls for political self-sacrifice, which is often the test of statesmanship. To the party plotter and the political crisis-monger more fun, and possibly greater profit, are to be derived from stirring up sectional bias and keeping parliament in a perpetual turmoil; but there can be no progress when movement is confined to a vicious circle. It is time our legislators stopped "beating the air" and settled down to practical politics.
28 September 1905, page 4e.
"Party Politicians and Spurious Patriotism" is in the Register,
6 October 1905, page 4c.
"The Two Houses" is in the Register,
9 December 1905, page 8c.
"Fooling the People" is in the Register, 14 December 1905, page 4c:
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Some polliticians thrive for a good many years by fooling the electors, but in the long run they are discredited because they get found out; but often the displacement of one designing plotter is followed immediately by the accession to power of another, who, in his turn, carries on the process of fooling, more or less, the electors.
8 January 1906, page 4c,
Observer,
13 January 1906, page 31d.
"Political Rallies" is in the Register,
10 September 1906, page 4c.
"Mr C. Tucker, MP Arrested" is in the Express,
22 and 28 September 1906, pages 1f and 1g,
11 and 12 February 1907, pages 1h and 1f.
"Democracy and Education" is in the Register,
27 October 1906, page 6d.
"Smoodging and Other Things" is in the Register,
19 December 1906, page 6e.
The jubilee of the South Australian parliament is commented upon in the Observer,
26 May 1906, page 31d,
Register,
22 February 1907, page 6h,
22 April 1907, page 4c-6i,
Observer,
27 April 1907, page 49b.
"Political Associations" is in the Register,
14 September 1907, page 8d.
"Legislators, the Press and Morals" is in the Register,
11 December 1907, page 8d.
"The Party System" is discussed in the Register,
14 October 1907, page 4d,
"Then and Now" on
18 March 1908, page 4b:
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"The chances and the opportunities of the pioneers". That is the favourite phrase of the socialist stump orators, who in many cases never performed an honest day's work in all their usually worse than useless lives.
23 October 1907, page 4c.
Under the heading "The Unemployed" the Editor of the Register made the following comments on 24 March 1908, page 4b:
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Certain politicians now say that the partial solution is to be found by training young men to be skilled artisans, but those same politicians should explain who have hitherto placed obstacles in the way of apprenticeship and industrial training.
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Higher wages are of no benefit, and may indeed prove disastrous when the purchasing power of the sovereign is depreciated... It is surprising that, in an age when the legislator considers it his duty to interfere with everybody's business, little or no attention is paid by parliament to the condition of the consumer as such.
1 and 3 September 1908, pages 4c and 8e,
"Parties and Platforms" on
9 September 1908, page 8c,
"Side Tracking" on
19 January 1909, page 6d.
"The Political Puzzle" is in the Register, 2 July 1909, page 4d:
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Never before... has the call to patriotism more clearly or more impressively demanded personal sacrifice in the interests of the people.... It is time... for a demonstration of that fine quality of statesmanship, which sinks the Singular Self and exalts the Plural People.
21 July 1909, page 6c.
"Liberal, Socialist, and - Conservative?" is in the Register,
3 August 1909, page 6c.
"Mr Crush in Adelaide" is in the Register,
28 June 1909, page 5i;
an obituary is in the Register,
28 August 1913, page 8b.
"Dignity of Parliament - Attorney-General's Insults" is in the Register,
25 November 1910, page 6g.
"A Divided Cabinet" is in the Register,
22 and 23 February 1911, pages 6c and 6d.
"Democracy and Representation" is in the Register,
23 June 1911, page 8c.
"Irresponsible Government" is in the Register,
9 August 1911, page 10c.
Proportional representation is discussed in the Register,
22 November 1911, page 12d,
"Roll-Stuffing Frauds" on
9 and 15 November 1911, pages 6d and 8h,
14 December 1911, page 6d,
16 February 1912, page 4d,
"Stifling Free Speech" on
24 January 1912, page 4d,
"The Minority Vote" on
5 February 1912, page 6d.
"The Boothby Campaign" is in the Register,
10, 11, 13, 14 and 22 November 1911, pages 6d, 12e, 6c, 6c and 11e.
"The State Parliament - A Deadlock" is in the Register,
21, 22, 23 and 27 December 1911, pages 6c, 6c-7a, 12d and 5a,
3 January 1912, page 6b.
"State Politics" is in the Register,
27 December 1911, page 7d.
"Liberty and Bondage" is in the Register on
7 February 1912, page 6e,
"Weighed and Found Wanting" on
8 February 1912, page 4c,
"When Adelaide Was Under a Dictator" on
9 February 1912, page 6d,
"Majority Rule" on
23 February 1912, page 4c.
"The People's Victory" is in the Register,
12 and 13 March 1912, pages 12c and 4c-g.
"Redistribution and Party Ethics" is in the Advertiser,
24 September 1913, page 14c.
The resignation of Mr H. Homburg as Attorney-General is reported in the Express,
19 January 1915, page 1e.
"The Septuagenarians' Act" is in the Observer,
18 July 1914, page 33e.
"Our Agents-General" is in the Register,
11 and 27 January 1915, pages 6e and 6b.
An interview with George F. Hussey is in The Mail,
6 March 1915, page 8d.
"Smoking Room Echoes - Politicians of Long Ago" is in The Mail,
17 July 1915, page 9b.
"People and Policies" is in the Register,
6 July 1914, page 8b,
"Curfew Bell for Orators" on
24 August 1916, page 6c,
"Land Purchase Scandals" on
5, 8 and 9 January 1918, pages 6b, 4b and 7c.
"Ministers and Naggers" is in the Register,
7 October 1914, page 6b.
"Party Politics" is in the Register,
9 March 1916, page 4c.
"Mr Blundell and the Register" is in the Register,
13 December 1916, pages 6e-7c.
"SOS - A Story in Two Chapters" is in the Register,
9 and 10 July 1917, pages 4i and 5c.
"Political Plottings" is in the Register,
10 January 1918, page 6c.
"Mixed Politics - Liberals and Nationalists" is in the Register,
10 and 12 January 1918, pages 7d and 7b.
"Conscience and Coalition?" is in the Register,
31 January 1918, page 4b, 5 February 1918, page 5b.
"Politics and Honour" is in the Observer,
23 February 1918, page 27d.
"Political Names" is in the Register,
14 February 1918, page 4b.
"Politics and Honour" is in the Register,
18 February 1918, page 4c.
"State Parliament and Deposed Ministers" is in the Register,
8, 18, 22, 23 and 25 July 1919, pages 6b, 6h, 4b, 10a and 5a.
"Bolshevism in Practice" is in the Register,
14 July 1919, page 4b,
"An Unwanted Party" on
16 December 1920, page 6e.
"Parliament From the Clerk's Table", by J.C. Morphett, is in the Register,
5 May 1920, page 7c.
"An Unwanted Party [proposed National Party]" is in the Register,
16, 17 and 20 December 1920, pages 6e-7b, 6h and 6f.
"Who Shall Rule?" is in the Register,
4, 5, 8 and 11 April 1921, pages 6c, 4c, 6g and 8d.
Social legislation in respect of illegitimacy is discussed in the Register,
14 December 1921, page 8f.
"Kingston's Chief - Mr Sharp Looks Back" is in The Mail,
8 July 1922, page 13a.
The reminiscences of James Jelley are in The Mail,
9 September 1922, page 2e,
of Malcolm McIntosh on
16 September 1922, page 2d,
Joseph A. Harper on
23 September 1922, page 2d,
H.C. Richards on
14 October 1922, page 2d,
Ernest Anthoney on
28 October 1922, page 2d,
Henry B. Crosby on
4 November 1922, page 2d,
Herbert S. Hudd on
11 November 1922, page 2d,
John Gunn on
18 November 1922, page 2d,
William H. Story on
6 January 1923, page 2d.
"Making Politicians - Famous Model Parliament" is in The Mail,
10 March 1923, page 3b,
21 April 1923, page 2e.
"Women, Flappers and Politics" is in the Register,
13 March 1923, page 6d,
"What is Socialization" on
15 October 1923, page 8d.
"Journalist's Reminiscences of Parliament and Politicians" is in The News,
28 July 1923, page 9c,
2 and 20 August 1923, pages 5c and 10a.
"Cabinet Ministers I Have Known" is in the Register,
20 and 27 December 1923, pages 11f and 6g,
9 January 1924, page 10g.
"Party Politics and Young Ducks" is in the Register,
18 September 1924, page 8d.
"Education for Politicians" is in the Advertiser,
9 September 1924, page 12f,
"The Assault on Mr Moseley" on
11 December 1924, page 8g.
"Victoria Square Parliament - Discussions by Adelaide Veterans" is in The Mail,
10 January 1925, page 2e.
"A Political Libel Case" is in the Advertiser,
29 July 1925, page 9d,
4 and 5 August 1925, pages 13d and 9c.
"Wanted, A New Party - Clean Politics and Co-operation" is in the Advertiser,
7 and 8 August 1925, pages 15c and 16h.
"Some Old Politicians" is in the Register,
18 April 1925, page 13g,
"Some Old Legislators of Pre-Federal Days" on
30 January 1926, page 13d.
"Union Parliament - Training of Citizens" is in The News,
23 July 1925, page 6e.
"A.A. Edwards - Reformer" is in The Mail,
9 January 1926, page 14d.
Reminiscences of "Parliaments and Ministries" sixty years ago are in the Register,
10 July 1926, page 5g; also see
Observer,
31 July 1926, page 17a.
"The Longest Ministry - Two Survivors" on
15 July 1926, page 10f,
"Compulsory Voting" on
24 and 25 May 1927, pages 8d and 15e.
"Father and Son - Instances in SA Parliament" is in the Register,
27 August 1926, page 16d.
"The 44-Hour Week" is discussed in the Register,
14 July 1927, page 9a,
Advertiser,
25 March 1930, page 14d.
"The Barber kept on Shaving" is in the Register,
19 July 1927, page 8c.
"What Becomes of Politicians?" is in The Mail,
9 July 1927, page 1a.
The prefix "Honourable" is discussed in the Observer,
30 July 1927, page 48e.
"The Bullion Act Recalled" is in the Register,
24 October 1927, page 9g.
"Harsh Laws While You Wait" is in the Register,
15 December 1927, page 10d.
"Parliament and the Legal Profession" is in the Advertiser,
31 August 1928, page 14g.
"Father and Son - In South Australian Parliament" is in the Advertiser,
10 April 1929, page 17c; also see
20 April 1929, page 15g.
"The Irish Element in Government" is in the Advertiser,
31 October 1929, page 18g.
"Proposed Adoption of Piece Work" is in the Advertiser,
3 and 7 January 1930, pages 17c and 19d.
"Abolish State Parliaments" is in The News,
20 January 1930, page 2f.
A series of articles on Government departments commences in The News,
29 January 1930, page 8e.
"Our First Parliament" is in the Advertiser,
8 March 1930, page 15d,
"People and Parliament - Who are the Masters?" on
15 and 22 March 1930, pages 15c and 25d.
"Parliament's Birthday - Story of Progress" is in the Advertiser,
3 May 1932, page 11e.
"Is Agent-Generalship a Waste of Good Money" is in The News,
2 February 1933, page 6e.
"The Thirty-Two Premiers of Our State" is in The Mail,
25 February 1933, page 16.
The parliamentary reminiscences of Sir David Gordon are in the Advertiser,
19 May 1933, page 26g.
"MP's Have Many Concessions" is in The News,
5 July 1933, page 4f.
The formation of the Junior Independent Political Advancement Club is reported in The News,
22 September 1933, page 6e.
A 5-year Parliament Bill is discussed in the Advertiser,
29 September 1933, page 20e.
"The Knotty Problem of a Smaller Parliament" is in The News,
18 May 1936, page 6d,
"Reduction of Members" on
14 August 1936, page 6c.
"A Five-Year Parliament is a Two-Edged Sword" is in The News,
29 October 1936, page 10c.
"Hundred Years of Parliament" is in the Advertiser,
20 and 23 November 1936, pages 8d and 18c.
"Five-Year Parliaments" is in the Advertiser,
23 September 1937, page 16c.
