The History of South Australia Volume II. Title: The History of South Australia Volume II. Author: Edwin Hodder.
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THE HISTORYOFSOUTH AUSTRALIA. FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THEYEAR OF ITS JUBILEE. WITH ACHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARYOF ALL THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF INTERESTUP TO DATE. BYAUTHOR OF"MEMORIES OF NEW ZEALAND LIFE," "CITIES OF THE WORLD,""GEORGE FIFE ANGAS, FATHER AND FOUNDER OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,".
ETC. WITH TWO MAPS. VOL. II. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANYLIMITED,St. Dunstan's House,FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E. C. 1. 89. 3.(All rights. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. CHAPTER XII. INTERIM ADMINISTRATION OF LIEUTENANT- COLONEL. HAMLEY. February 2.
February 1. 6th. 1. Dissolution.—Reform and.
Protection.—Troublous Times.—The Northern. Territory.—Public. Finances.—Crisis- mongering.—The "St. George of the. Land Reformers."—The "Battle of the.
Areas."—Review. CHAPTER XIII. ADMINISTRATION OF SIR JAMES FERGUSSON, BART.
February 1. 6th, 1. December. 1. 87. 2. Brilliant Career.—Second Visit. H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh.—Arrival of New.
Governor.—Palmerston, the New Settlement in Northern. Territory.—Mr. G. W. Goyder and his Survey. Party.—Appeal to the Privy Council.—Parliamentary. Procedure in Adelaide.—Elections.—A Land.
Bill.—Dissolution.—Education and Bible. Reading.—A Question of. Precedence.—Finances.—Public Debt of the. Colony.—The Transcontinental Telegraph.—Mr. C. Todd.—A Gigantic Undertaking.—Horse. Expresses.—Completion of Telegraph from Port Darwin to Port. Augusta.—Bonuses and.
Banquets.—Honours.—Speeches. Disintegration of the. Empire."—Gold Mining in Northern. Territory.—Explorations.—Mr. John. Forrest.—Colonel. Warburton.—Gosse.—Giles.—Higher. Education.—Prince Alfred Sailors' Home.—Bushmen's.
Club.—New Industries.—Progress in. Buildings.—Valedictory Address of Governor. CHAPTER XIV. ADMINISTRATION OF SIR ANTHONY MUSGRAVE. June, 1. 87. 3—January, 1. Sir Richard Hanson, Acting. Governor.—Antecedents of Mr.
A. Musgrave.—Policy with. Northern Territory.—Gold Companies.—Visit. Mr. Reynolds to Palmerston.—Coolie Labour.—Mr. G. B. Scott, Government Resident.—Port Darwin declared a. Free Port.—Action of the North Australian Land. Company.—Free and Assisted Immigration.—Condition of. Working Classes.—Free, Secular, and Compulsory.
Education.—Parliamentary "Standing Dishes."—Project. Transcontinental Railway.—New Roads.—The Murray. Railway Scheme.—New Industries.—Silk. Culture.—Explorations of Mr. Gosse.—Colonel. Warburton.—Mr.
Ernest Giles.—Mr. John. Forrest.—Bridging the Murray.—Wreck of the. Gothenburg.—Opening of Adelaide University.—Union. College.—Magnificent Gifts.—Governor's Farewell.
Address. CHAPTER XV. ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL SIR WILLIAM F. D. JERVOIS. G. C. M. G. October, 1. January, 1. 88. 3.
Mr. Justice Way, Acting. Governor.—Arrival of Sir W.
W. Cairns.—A Short. Administration.—Mr. Justice Way again Acting. Governor.—Arrival of Sir William Jervois.—Colonial. Defence.—A Parliamentary Deadlock.—A Land and. Property Tax Bill.—Financial Affairs—Sunday Opening.
Institutes.—Intercolonial Conference.—Sir George. Kingston.—Reform of the Upper House.—The Crown Lands. Department. Law Reforms.—The Northern Territory and Chinese. Immigration.—The Sugar Cultivation Act.—Indian Coolie.
Immigrants.—Explorations.—Mr. Favenc.—The. Census.—Visit of Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of. Wales.—A Day at Collingrove, Angaston.—The Adelaide. Exhibition.—The Torrens Lake.—Drought and. Agricultural Distress.—Charter of Adelaide.
University.—Governor's Farewell Speech.—South. Australian Loans. CHAPTER XVI. ADMINISTRATION OF SIR WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON. K. C. M. G. February 1. March 5. 1. 88. 9. Antecedents of Sir William.
Robinson.—Formation of Old Colonists'. Association.—The Bray Ministry.
Colonial. Federation.—New Electoral Act.—A Scheme of. Taxation.—The Pastoral Land Act—The March of. Progress.—Explorations.—Mr. A. N. Chambers.—Mr. Charles Winnecke.—Mr. W. Whitfield Mills.—Defence of.
Colony.—Movements in the Northern Territory.—The. Jubilee of the Colony.—State of the Times.—Colonial. Indian Exhibition in London.—Celebrating the Fiftieth.
Anniversary of Foundation Day.—Adelaide Jubilee. Exhibition.—A Silver Mining Boom.—Chinese.
Immigration.—Harvests.—Departure of Sir William. Robinson.—Arrival of the Earl of Kintore.—Adelaide in. Railways.—The Playford Government.—Local. Option.—Staple Trades and. Industries.—Wheat—Wool.—Mining.—Wines.—Water. Conservation and Irrigation.—Forest Culture.—Fruit. Growing.—Other Industries.—Conclusion.
Chronological Summary of Events from the Foundation of the. Colony[Administrations: Captain Hindmarsh. R. N. Interim, Mr.
G. M. Stephens. Colonel Gawler. Captain Grey. Major Robe. Sir Henry Young. Interim, Mr.
B. T. Finniss. Sir R. G. Macdonnell. Sir Dominick. Daly. Interim, Lieut.- Colonel. Hamley. Sir James Fergusson. Bart. Interim, Sir Richard.
Hanson. Sir Anthony Musgrave. K. C. M. Q. Interim, Chief Justice Way. I)Sir W. W. Cairns.
K. C. M. G. Interim, Chief Justice Way. II)Sir Willlam Jervois. G. C. M. G. Interim, Chief Justice Way. III)Sir William. Robinson. Interim, Chief Justice Way. IV)The Earl of. Kintore.]APPENDICES.
A.—The University of. Adelaide. B.—The Security for. Bonded Debt of the Colony.
C.—Changes of. Government. D.—Great Industries of. South Australia. E.—The Agricultural. College, Roseworthy. F.—The. Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South. Australia. Index[MAP - at end]DIAGRAM SHEWING LANDS SOLD BETWEEN THE YEARS 1.
AND JUNE. 1. 89. 2THE HISTORYOFSOUTH AUSTRALIA{Page 1}CHAPTER XII. INTERIM ADMINISTRATION OF LIEUTENANT- COLONEL HAMLEY. FEBRUARY 2. 0TH, 1. FEBRUARY 1. 6TH, 1.
Dissolution.—Reform and. Protection.—Troublous Times.—The Northern.
Territory.—Public. Finances.—Crisis- mongering.—The "St. George of the. Land Reformers."—The "Battle of the. Areas."—Review. LIEUTENANT- COLONEL Francis Gilbert Hamley. Majesty's forces. Queen's Own—Regiment) in the colony at the time. Sir Dominick Daly's death, was sworn in as acting Governor on.
February, 1. 86. 8, and on the 2. March he dissolved. House of Assembly by proclamation. Writs for the election of. April. to the 7th of May, thus giving candidates defeated in one. The two leading questions before the electors were Land Reform. Protection. As regarded the former there were so many schemes.
Those in. favour of deferred payments for land were believed to constitute. Dutch auction, tender, and other modes met. The protection party. The total number of candidates to fill the thirty- six places. The first session of the fifth Parliament was opened by the.
Governor on the 3. July, 1. 86. 8, and in his inaugural.
Governor, and also to the attempt on the life of the. Duke of Edinburgh at Sydney.
Then followed a comprehensive sketch. Parliament. The sketch included special reference to the temporary.
Committee appointed to inquire. Captain Cadell's roseate- hued reports of the Northern Territory. Parliament in respect of the contracts. Territory. Of land reform he spoke but briefly, merely.
Parliament. whereby greater facilities would be afforded to purchasers for. Then followed a long list of other.
In due course Mr. G. S. Kingston was again unanimously elected. Speaker, the reply to the Address was carried in both Houses. But it. soon became apparent that the session would not, like the. Ministry. Within six days.
Mr. Carr to carry a vote of censure. Ministry on the state of affairs relating to laud in.
Northern Territory, but it was unsuccessful. A number of resolutions relating to the Northern Territory. Treasurer a few days later, dealing. Extension of time for selection of laud.(2) An increased area of land (2.
A still further increase of 3.