The Three Queenslands: Sir Samuel Griffith's 'Ghost' Draft for a Queensland Federation
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The Three Queenslands: Sir Samuel Griffith's 'Ghost' Draft for a Queensland Federation
Description
From 1890 to 1892, Sir Samuel Griffith, as Premier of Queensland, promoted a scheme under which Queensland would itself have been divided into a federation of initially three provinces — North, Central and South Queensland — and then two provinces, North and South Queensland. This startling idea would certainly have changed the map of Australia, probably permanently. At least at some points, the idea was expressed that each province would enter the Australian federation as a separate State and the Queensland federal government would simply be dissolved upon federation. The Bill to divide Queensland into a federation of two provinces passed the lower House of State Parliament but was defeated in the nominee Legislative Council. It then fell victim to the change of government consequent upon Griffith’s appointment as Chief Justice of Queensland, to the urgent problems presented by the economic depression, and even, from the conservative point of view, to the rise of labour in politics. Little has been known about this nearly successful plan until now. This article attempts to close that gap.
Creator
Taylor, Greg
Source
The University of Queensland Law Journal; Vol. 39 No. 1 (2020): The University of Queensland Law Journal; 33-83
1839-289X
0083-4041
10.38127/uqlj.v39i1
Publisher
The University of Queensland School of Law
Date
2020-05-10
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Copyright (c) 2020 The University of Queensland Law Journal
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application/pdf
Language
eng
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Citation
Greg Taylor, The Three Queenslands: Sir Samuel Griffith's 'Ghost' Draft for a Queensland Federation, The University of Queensland School of Law, 2020, accessed November 23, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/2629