The River Murray question in the Federal Convention |
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| Title : | The River Murray question in the Federal Convention |
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| Source : | Bulletin, 24 April 1897, p. 5 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1897 | ||
| Format : | Magazine | ||
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| Description : |
Cartoon ridiculing the suggestion by John Hannah Gordon, a South Australian delegate to the Federal Conventions, that the River Murray waters should be divided between the states During the Federal Conventions of 1897-98 delegates from the colonies intensely debated control of the Murray waters and the rights of each state under a new federal government. This cartoon ridicules South Australian delegate, John Hannah Gordon's suggestion that the River Murray waters should be divided between the states. |
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| Coverage year : | 1898 |
| Internet links : | ParlInfo web: Australian Federal Conventions of the 1890s http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/pubs/records.htm |
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