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  2. MR. REID, M.L.A.

    The position taken up by the Premier towards the bill is already well known to the people of New South Wales. It is that of the candid friend. He has not attempted in any way to gloss over the ...

    Article : 792 words
  3. MR. BRUNKER, M.L.A.

    Mr. Brunker has not publicly given expression to the opinions he holds with respect to the bill, but it is understood he is opposed to its acceptance. ...

    Article : 33 words
  4. THE INTERESTS OF SYDNEY.

    Some of the most pessimistic opponents of the Federal Bill have not hesitated to predict that if federation is carried the glory of Sydney will depart; its wharfs will be deserted, its warehouses ...

    Article : 1,088 words
  5. SIR JOSEPH ABBOTT, M.L.A.

    In consequence of indisposition Sir Jospeh Abbott was advised by his medical adviser not to participate in the worry and excitement attending the federal campaign; but as the hon. gentleman was anxious to ...

    Article : 752 words
  6. BENEFITS OF FEDERATION.

    Federation might be dear at 6d and cheap at £1. It is all a question of the benefits it will confer; and an the Finance Committee, after allowing most liberal margius for every possible contingency, tells ...

    Article : 2,402 words
  7. THE BORDER DISTRICTS AND FEDERATION.

    In no part of New South Wales can more ardent federalists be found than on the border districts. This is not surprising when the special circumstances of the case are considered. To the city man the ...

    Article : 2,174 words
  8. BUILDING THE TARIFF ESTIMATE.

    It is well the public should understand the way in which the various tariff estimates that have appeared of late have been built up. The variations in the sums named have been considerable and very ...

    Article : 1,127 words
  9. THE COST OF NOT FEDERATING. ITS CONSEQUENCES AND DANGERS.

    Objectors to the Constitution Bill are making constant appeals to the public of New South Wales to reject the pr[?]posed measure because this colony is sure to lose much and gain nothing; because at ...

    Article : 1,176 words
  10. AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.

    Thee opponents of the draft bill are never tired of asserting that the co[?]stitution can be amend[?]d only at the point of the bayonet. A plain statement of the legal position is the best answer to this grotesque ...

    Article : 1,141 words
  11. MR. LYNE, M.L.A.

    Soon after the Premier in his memorable speech in the Sydney Town Hall set himself the task of laying bare what he believed to be the various defects of the Federal Constitution Bill, and refrained from ...

    Article : 893 words
  12. THE CENTENARY OF FEDERATION.

    For I dipped into the future far as human eye could see. It was June 3, 1998, and the youngest of the great nations of the earth was celebrating her centenary in ...

    Article : 1,771 words
  13. BREVITIES.

    A true federation is what is desired. Such is pro vided for by the Constitution Bill. Only those [?]ffairs which are of common interest to all and of national importance are subject to the control of the ...

    Article : 1,087 words
  14. MR. J. T. WALKER.

    Mr. J. T. Walker, to whom the Federal Convention at Adelaide and Melbourne were considerably indebted for the assistance he gave in unravelling the kno[?]ty financial problem, is a strong supporter ...

    Article : 677 words
  15. ATTITUDE OF THE COUNTRY PRESS.

    A significant feature of the federal campaign is the fact that the country press is almost wholly in favour of the cause of union. For weeks past federation has been the subject of leaders, of letters, and of ...

    Article : 1,109 words
  16. FEDERATION FROM THE COMMERCIAL SIDE.

    Federation from a commercial standpoint is lost sight of in the discuss on of equal representation, the powers of the Senate, prevention of deadlocks, and division of surplus; but after all is not the ...

    Article : 591 words
  17. WHY THE BILL SHOULD BE ACCEPTED.

    The Hon. Edmund Barton, Q.C., M.L.C., Leader of the Federal Convention: Because intercolonial freetrade is absolutely necessary to the full development of Australian ...

    Article : 1,504 words
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