The Federal Government of Australasia: Speeches Delivered on Various Occasions (November, 1889-May, 1890)Turner and Henderson, 1890 - 189 Seiten |
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adopted advantage alluded amongst Applause appointed army asked Australasia Australian colonies authority believe better body Broken Hill Cheers citizens civilised communities Conference Convention of 1883 course declared defence delegates desire Dominion doubt duty Edmund Barton England Executive Government executive power existence favour federal Australia federal constitution Federal Council Federal Government Federal Parliament flag force frame freetrade gentlemen Gillies going Government of Victoria hear honourable gentleman House human interests James Lee Steere land Legislature matter means Melbourne military mind movement Murrumbidgee never object occasion opinion opposed organisation persons Playford population position Premier of Victoria present President Privy Council proposed protection provincial Queensland question reason represent resolution ripe separate colonies Sir Henry Parkes Sir James Lee South Australia South Wales speech submitted Sydney Tasmania thing thought union united Australia veto Victoria wealth Western Australia whole of Australia
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Seite 82 - That, in the opinion of this Conference, the best interests and the present and future prosperity of the Australian Colonies will be promoted by an early union under the Crown, and while fully recognising the valuable services of the members of the Convention of 1883 in founding the Federal Council, it declares its opinion that the seven years...
Seite 176 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Seite 134 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near.
Seite 98 - In view of these and other decisions of this court, it must be regarded as settled that no State can, consistently with the Federal Constitution, impose upon the products of other States, brought therein for sale or use, or upon citizens because engaged in the sale therein, or the transportation thereto, of the products of other States, more onerous public burdens or taxes than it imposes upon the like products of its own territory.
Seite 85 - Neighbouring states of the second order inevitably become confederates or enemies. By becoming confederates so early in their career, the Australian Colonies would, we believe, "immensely economise their strength and resources. They would substitute a common national interest for local and conflicting interests and waste no more time in barren rivalry. They would enhance the national credit, and attain much earlier the power of undertaking works of serious cost and importance.
Seite 82 - Australia in population, in wealth, in the discovery of resources, and in self-governing capacity to an extent which justifies the higher act, at all times contemplated, of the union of these Colonies, under one legislative and executive Government, on principles just to the several Colonies.
Seite 4 - Australians could bring about in peace without breaking the ties that held them to the mother country. (Cheers.) Believing as he did that it was essential to preserve the security and integrity of these colonies that the whole of their forces should be amalgamated into one great federal army, whenever necessary, — feeling this, and seeing no other means of attaining the end, it seemed to him that the time was close at hand when they ought to set about creating this great national government for...
Seite 5 - not yet "? . . There comes the flush of violet ! And heavenward faces, all aflame With sanguine imminence of morn, Wait but the sun-kiss to proclaim The Day of The Dominion born. Prelusive baptism ! — ere the natal hour Named with the name and prophecy of power.
Seite 98 - Exactly, and they fought the law and it went to the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of the United States held it constitutional, and now they see it is a beneficial measure.
Seite 146 - That the Members of the Conference should take such steps as may be necessary to induce the Legislatures of their respective Colonies to appoint, during the present year, Delegates to a National Australasian Convention, empowered to consider and report upon an adequate scheme for a Federal Constitution.