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1898
Advertiser 20 January 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. 'The Federal Convention.' 'Are we really on the eve of creating an Australian Federal Union? The meeting of the Convention in Melbourne today would seem to suggest the possibility, but there is no other sign.'
Advertiser 21 January 1898 p. 5 col. G. 'Federal Convention. Third session opened. A short sitting. The Mayoral dinner.'
Advertiser 22 January 1898 p. 7 col. G. 'Federal Convention. Invalid and old age pensions. Proposal by Mr Howe defeated. The River Murray waters.'
Advertiser 24 January 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'The Federal Convention. Finance and Drafting Committees. Murray Waters question.'
Advertiser 25 January 1898 p. 4 col. I. 'Federal Convention. Murray waters question. A long debate. No decision reached.'
Advertiser 26 January 1898 p. 4 cols. E-G. Editorial. 'New South Wales and the rivers.' 'The attitude of the New South Wales delegates at the Melbourne Convention in opposition to Mr Gordon's motion for the settlement of the river question on a reasonable basis gives further evidence, if any be needed, of the insincerity of their federal pretensions. The control of the great waterways of Australia is a question of the broadest national interest and importance.'
Advertiser 27 January 1898 p. 5 col. D. 'Federal Convention. Riparian rights question. Consideration by the Committee. The deadlock unsettled.' 'The South Australians approached the problem in a conciliatory spirit . . .'
Advertiser 28 January 1898 p. 5 col. G. 'Federal Convention. Control of the rivers. Industrial disputes. Colored aliens.'
Advertiser 29 January 1898 p. 7 col. H. 'Federal Convention. The treatment of aliens. Post and telegraphs. The Federal Judiciary. Excuses by Queensland.'
Advertiser 1 February 1898 p. 5 col. C. 'Federal Convention. The Federal Judiciary. Constitution and powers.'
Advertiser 2 February 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'The Federal Convention.' '. . . it does appear that the Convention has given some ground for the suggestion that its proceedings lack reasonable expedition.'
p. 5 col. F. 'Federal Convention. A lively meeting. The acting Governorship. Rivers question again.'
Advertiser 3 February 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'Federal Convention. The Rivers question. Mr Isaacs' proposal. An unsatisfactory debate.'
Advertiser 4 February 1898 p. 4 col. G. 'The rivers question.' 'Yesterday's proceedings at the Federal Convention show that there is little or no hope of South Australia obtaining a just settlement of the important question of the rivers.'
Advertiser 5 February 1898 p. 7 col. G. 'Federal Convention. Control of rivers question. An all-day discussion. South Australians lose supporters. No finality arrived at.'
Advertiser 8 February 1898 p. 5 col. D. 'The Federal Convention. The rivers question settled. Irrigation and conservation works. The rights of South Australia.' 'After eight days' ceaseless debate, and twistings and turnings innumerable, the Federal Convention managed today to settle the great rivers question . . . As the matter now stands the only Federal control over rivers will be that involved in the general power to regulate trade and commerce, and to maintain equality of trade and intercourse . . . The important provision adopted at Adelaide giving the Federal Parliament entire and absolute control over the River Murray and the use of its waters, has been struck out, and nothing has been put in its place.'
Advertiser 9 February 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'Federal control of rivers.' '. . . there is no longer the faintest hope that a constitution will be formulated at all satisfactory to South Australia. We can have nothing to do with Australian union on terms that, in every vital particular, are flagrantly anti-federal.'
p. 5 col. C. 'Federal Convention. The Commonwealth Bill. Fast progress made. The Federal capital. Left to the Federal Parliament.'
Advertiser 10 February 1898 p. 5 col. G. 'Federal Convention. Amending the Constitution. Proposal by Victoria rejected.'
Advertiser 11 February 1898 p. 4 cols. F-H. Editorial. 'Federal finance.' 'The Convention has taken its long-delayed plunge into the dark waters of federal finance.'
p. 5 col. F. 'Federal Convention. Finance Committee's report. Sir Samuel Griffith's Bill.'
Advertiser 16 February 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'Finance and federation.'
Advertiser 17 February 1898 p. 6 col. C. 'Federal Convention. The granting of bounties. A stormy meeting.'
p. 6 cols. C,D. 'A dull sitting. Finance Committee's proposals.'
Advertiser 18 February 1898 p. 4 cols. G,H; p. 5 col. A. Editorial. 'Western Australia and federation.'
Advertiser 19 February 1898 p. 6 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'Colonel Gordon on federal defence.' 'Somewhere there must be a supreme executive authority, responsible to the Australian people; and it is difficult to see how such an authority can be established without some kind of political federation, not necessarily, however, a federation so comprehensive, elaborate, and costly as that contemplated by the Commonwealth Bill.'
p. 7 col. A. 'Federal Convention. The financial question. The problem not yet solved.'
p. 8 cols. A-C. 'Colonel Gordon on federal defence.' [Commandant of the Military Forces of South Australia]
Advertiser 21 February 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'Appeal to the Privy Council.'
p. 4 col. G. 'The federal outlook.'
Advertiser 22 February 1898 p. 5 col. E. 'Federal Convention. The scheme of finance. Compensation to West Australia. Control of railways.'
Advertiser 23 February 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'The federal capital.'
Advertiser 24 February 1898 p. 5 col. E. 'The Federal Convention. Preferential railway rates. A lively discussion. New South Wales angry.'
Advertiser 25 February 1898 p. 4 cols. G.H. Editorial. 'Federation "A smile!" ' '[Mr Symon declared] . . . that the immediate and specific gains to South Australia under federation are gradually fading away, and, like the Cheshire cat in "Alice in Wonderland," there will soon be nothing left but a smile.'
p. 5 col. F. 'The Federal Convention. Preferential railway rates. A settlement arrived at. A majority of one.'
Advertiser 28 February 1898 p. 5 col. D. 'The Federal Convention. An Inter-state Commission. Dreary financial debate.'
Advertiser 1 March 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'Warning railway rates.'
p. 5 col. C. 'The Federal Convention. Financial difficulty. Very slow progress. Delegates dissatisfied.'
Advertiser 2 March 1898 p. 5 col. B. 'Federal Convention. Debts of the States. Peculiar proceedings. Surplus revenue. New clauses.
Advertiser 3 March 1898 p. 5 col. C. 'Federal Convention. The recognition of God. Mr Glynn successful.'
Advertiser 4 March 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'Federal Convention. The rights of aliens. Federal capital question. The recommitted clauses.'
Advertiser 5 March 1898 p. 7 col. H. 'Federal Convention. A "scene." Nearing the end.'
Advertiser 9 March 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'The Federal Convention. Taxation laws. A protracted debate.'
Advertiser 10 March 1898 p. 5 col. E. 'Federal Convention. The question of deadlocks. Remarkable speech by Mr Reid. A severe rebuke.' [Mr Reid] '. . . declared that it mattered little what they said, because the Bill as it now stood was one which the people of New South Wales could never accept.' [Mr McMillan] . . . referred to Mr Reid's speech as "A bombastic attempt to set reason and judgement aside and to appeal to the passions of his audience." '
Advertiser 14 March 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'The Convention.' 'The temperature of the Federal Convention has been decidedly high of late. Perhaps the fact should not excite surprise, for the Convention is a kind of political hot-house in which a desperate attempt is being made to bring a forcing process to a successful conclusion. Outside, the atmosphere is decidedly cool. The constitution makers are unsupported by any appreciable amount of external interest or sympathy . . .'
p. 5 col. F. 'Federal Convention. An all-night sitting. Nearing the end. An angry altercation.'
Advertiser 15 March 1898 p. 4 col. G. 'Mr Holder on the Convention'; 'Mr Solomon on Federation.'
p. 5 col. I; p. 6 col. A. 'The Federal Convention. Returned South Australians.'
Advertiser 18 March 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'The Senate as States House.' 'We have referred to the Commonwealth Bill in its present form as a confused mixture of federal and unification principles.'
p. 5 col. F. 'The Federal Convention. Close of the sittings.'
Advertiser 21 March 1898 p. 4 col. G. 'Sir Richard Baker at the Convention.' 'The services which he rendered in piloting the Convention through an unprecedented number of amendments were . . . so distinguished . . .'
p. 6 cols. D-G. 'The Federation Convention. Return of delegates. Interviews. The Premier speaks.' [Includes comments by R. Baker, J. Downer, P. McM. Glynn.]
Advertiser 29 March 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'Views of Mr G.H. Reid. He supports the Bill.' 'In conclusion, while he was not enthusiastic about the Bill he could not be a deserter to the cause of Federation, and would urge all the electors of New South Wales to vote for the measure.' ['Yes'/'No' speech]
Advertiser 5 April 1898 p. 5 col. I; p.6 col. A. 'Address by Mr Symon. A large audience.'
Advertiser 6 April 1898 p. 5 col. G. 'The Federal Bill. Political situation in Sydney. Opposition by the Labor Party. Meeting of Anti-Federalists. The Poll in Melbourne.'
Advertiser 7 April 1898 p. 6 col. C. 'Opposition of the Labor Regulation League. A mass meeting suggested.' 'The meeting declared itself absolutely opposed to Federation under present social conditions.'
Advertiser 15 April 1898 p. 4 cols. G,H. 'Federalism versus Conventionism.'
p. 5 col. F. 'The Federal Bill. Opposition meeting in Melbourne; Meeting in Sydney.'
p. 5 col. H. To the Editor. 'Federation a mistake.'
p. 6 col. B. 'Federation. Sir John Downer at Gawler.'
Advertiser 16 April 1898 p. 4 col. E. 'The Federal Campaign.'
p. 5 cols. F,G. To the Editor. 'Federation letters.' [Include J.H. Gordon.]
Advertiser 18 April 1898 p. 6 cols. A,B. 'Federation letters.' [Include 'Reasons against,' 'Make haste slowly,' What will it cost?']
p. 6 cols. D-F. 'Proposed Commonwealth of Australia: No. I. An explanation of the Bill. By P.M. Glynn.'
Advertiser 19 April 1898 p. 5 col. C. 'Australian federation. Opinion of the "Times." '
p. 6 cols. A,B. 'The Federal Campaign. Norwood Town Hall. Sir Richard Baker and the Hon. J.H. Gordon.'
p. 6 cols. B-D. 'Meeting at East Adelaide. The Hon. G. McGregor and Mr J. Hutchinson.'
p. 6 col. D. 'Mr Symon at Wallaroo.'
Advertiser 20 April 1898 p. 5 cols. H,I; p. 6 col. A. 'The Federal Campaign. Adelaide Town Hall. The Premier and Treasurer.'
p. 6 col. A. 'Sir R.C. Baker at Semaphore.'
p. 6 cols. B,C. 'Federation letters.' [Include L. Cohen.]
Advertiser 21 April 1898 p. 4 cols. D-F. Editorial. 'Federal and State finances.'
p. 5 col. B. 'The Federal Bill. A rumor denied.'
p. 6 col. A. 'Federation letters.'
p. 6 cols. B,C. 'Proposed Commonwealth of Australia: No. II. An explanation of the Bill.' By P.M. Glynn.
p. 6 col. D. 'The Federal Bill. The Single Tax League. Opposition to the measure'; 'Hon. J.H. Gordon at Port Adelaide.'
Advertiser 22 April 1898 p. 3 col. H. 'The Federal Bill. District of West Torrens. Mr Brooker addresses the electors'; 'St Peters Town Hall'; 'Mr Poynton at Port Lincoln.'
p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'Federation and finance.'
p. 6 col. F. 'Federation. The voting at the Federal elections. Comparative figures.' [Federal election 1897]
p. 6 col. G,H. 'Federation letters.' [Include F.W. Holder, R.C. Baker, M.J. Ward.]
Advertiser 23 April 1898 p. 6 cols. B,C. 'The Federal Bill. Sir John Downer at Parkside.'
p. 6 col. C. 'Federation finance.'
p. 6 col. D. 'Federation letters.'
Advertiser 25 April 1898 p. 4 cols. D-F. 'The War.' [America and Spain]
p. 6 col. A. 'The Federal Bill. Proposed Financial Committee. Opposition League's Manifesto.' [Sydney]
p. 6 cols. D,E. 'Federation letters.'
Advertiser 26 April 1898 p. 6 col. C. 'Free-Trade Association. Commonwealth Bill condemned.'
p. 6 col. I. 'The Federal Bill. The Premier and Mr Solomon at Port Adelaide.'
Advertiser 27 April 1898 p. 4 cols. F-H. Editorial. 'Mr Coghlan and federal finance.'
p. 6 cols. A-B. 'Proposed Commonwealth of Australia. No. III. An explanation of the Bill.' By P.M. Glynn.
p. 6 col. H. 'The Federal Bill. An Opposition League.' [Meeting of representatives of United Labor Party, the Trades and Labor Council, and Labor Regulation League; motion unanimously carried: 'That this meeting form the nucleus of an Anti-Commonwealth Bill League, and invites the cooperation of all persons who are opposed to the measure to assist in preventing its adoption by the people of South Australia']; 'The Chamber of Manufactures.' [Meeting 'considering the Commonwealth Bill and its effect on the manufacturing and producing interests of the colony.']
Advertiser 28 April 1898 p. 5 col. I. To the Editor. 'Federal finance.' [Includes R.C. Baker.]
p. 6 cols. A,B. 'Proposed Commonwealth of Australia. No. IV. An explanation of the Bill.' By P.M. Glynn.
Advertiser 30 April 1898 p. 4 cols. D,E. Editorial. 'The Commonwealth Bill.'
p. 6 cols. D-F. 'Adelaide Chamber of Commerce. Annual meeting. The Federal Bill.'
6 col. G. 'The country.' [Glynn's lecture at Port Pirie]; 'Municipal Association. Federation to be advocated.'
Advertiser 2 May 1898 p. 6 col. H. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Opposition meetings.' [Meeting in Botanic Park.]
Advertiser 3 May 1898 p. 6 cols. C,D. 'Federation letters.' [Include Malcolm Reid, R.C. Baker.]
p. 7 col. E. 'The Federal campaign. Address by Mr Theodore Scherk, M.P.' [Before members of Allgemeiner Deutscher Verein; unanimous resolution to '. . . do their best to oppose the Commonwealth Bill.']
Advertiser 4 May 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'The Federal Bill. Important Victorian manifesto. Rejection of the Bill urged.'
p. 5 cols. H,I. 'Federation letters.'
p. 6 cols. A,B. 'The Federal Bill. Anti-Commonwealth Bill League. First general meeting. Town and country to be canvassed.' '. . . the meeting had been called irrespective of party . . . to oppose a measure which many considered of serious danger to the community at large.'
p. 6 col. B. 'Messrs. Archibald and McGillivray at Rosewater.'
Advertiser 5 May 1898 p. 4 col. G. 'Federal defence.'
p. 6 col. A. 'Federation letters.' [Include J.H. Symon, R.C. Baker.]
Advertiser 6 May 1898 p. 5 cols. A,B. 'The producers and federal taxation.'
p. 5 col. B. 'Federal finance; The other side of the federation question.' [Anti-Commonwealth Bill League.]
p. 5 col. E. 'Anti-Commonwealth Bill League.'
p. 6 col. C. 'Federation letters.'
Advertiser 7 May 1898 p. 2 col. D. Public notices. [Public meetings for and against the Commonwealth Bill.]
p. 6 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'The Commonwealth Bill.' 'In all the colonies represented at the Federal Convention there is a powerful opposition to the adoption of the Commonwealth Bill in its existing shape . . . It is a remarkable feature of opposition to the Commonwealth Bill that nowhere is any considerable stand taken against federation itself.'
p. 8 cols. G,H. 'The Federal campaign. Messrs. Jenkins and Price at Unley.'
Advertiser 9 May 1898 p. 4 col. G. 'The Commonwealth Bill.' [Telegram from Turner.]
p. 4 cols. G,H. 'Conventionists and experts.'
p. 4 col. H. 'Ladies and the Convention Bill.'
p. 6 cols. F,G. 'Federation letters.' [Include C.C. Kingston; 'Federal finance;' 'Reasons against the Bill.']
Advertiser 10 May 1898 p. 5 col. F. 'Federation letters.'
p. 6 cols. A,B. 'The Federal Bill. Meeting at the Town Hall. Opposition to the measure.' 'Apparently the whole of the powers of the Government seemed to be applied now to stuffing the Bill down the throats of the people whether they liked it or not . . . He [Mr H.R. Dixon] believed every man in the colony was in favor of Federal Union. The League, while upholding that feeling, was of the opinion that the Bill would not give them the best form of federation.'
p. 6 cols. B,C. 'A Commonwealth League formed. Speech by Mr Symon.'
p. 6 cols. C,D. 'Meeting at Magill. Mr F.W. Coneybeer speaks.'
p. 6 cols. D,E. 'The Hindmarsh Corporation and federation'; 'Council of Churches. A Federation Sunday recommended.'
Advertiser 11 May 1898 p. 4 cols. E-G. Editorial. 'The Commonwealth Bill and the Churches.' 'But the Commonwealth Bill presents no such grounds for ecclesiastical interference. It is pre-eminently a question of political expediency, a party question, a question regarding which the best Christians may hold opposite opinions. The churches are too often silent when they ought to speak; and the converse, it appears, is sometimes true.'
p. 5 col. G. 'Federation letters.'
p. 6 cols. A-B. 'The Federal Bill. Anti-Commonwealth Bill League. Deputation to the Premier. Free passes granted.'
Advertiser 12 May 1898 p. 5 col. G. To the Editor. 'Federation and the Churches.' [Includes J. Jefferis.]
p. 5 col. H. 'The small states and federation.'
p. 5 cols. H,I; p. 6 col. A. 'Federation letters.'
p. 6 col. B. 'The Federal Bill. Anti-Commonwealth Bill League. Meeting at St Peters.'
p. 6 cols. B-D. 'Meeting at North Adelaide. Messrs. Charleston and Vaughan.'
Advertiser 13 May 1898 p. 6 cols. G,H. 'Federation letters.' [The Premier replies to Mr Reid; R.C. Baker]
Advertiser 14 May 1898 p. 6 cols. D-F. Editorial. 'Prospects of the Commonwealth Bill.'
p. 8 col. D. 'The Federal Bill. Messrs. Hutchinson and Price.' [Against Commonwealth Bill.]
p. 8 col. F. To the Editor. 'Federal finance.'
Advertiser 16 May 1898 p. 6 col. A. 'Federation letters.' [Include R.C. Baker, Malcolm Reid.]
Advertiser 17 May 1898 p. 5 col. H. 'Federation letters.' [C.C. Kingston.]
Advertiser 18 May 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. .The Commonwealth Bill. 'He [Mr Reid] is, in fact, making public opinion against a scheme of federation which professedly he supports.'
p. 4 col. H. 'Municipal Convention in Melbourne.' [Mayors to consider 'best means of advancing the cause of federation'; attended by C. Tucker, Mayor of Adelaide, and R.J. Coombs, Mayor of St Peters.]
p. 6 col. E. 'The Federal Bill. Messrs. J. Darling Jun. and J.H. Symon at Norwood'; 'The Commonwealth League'; 'Meeting at Hindmarsh.'
p. 6 col. H. 'Federation letters.'
Advertiser 19 May 1898 p. 5 col. E. 'New Zealand. Australian federation.'
p. 5 cols. F,G. 'Federal finance. Sydney Committee's report. Unfavorable to the Bill. Mr Coghlan justified.'
p. 6 col. E. 'The Federal Bill. Its effect on the Civil service. Opinions of Messrs. Kingston and Holder.'
p. 6 col. G. 'Federation letters.' [Include 'Can South-Eastern farmers afford it?']
Advertiser 20 May 1898 p. 4 cols. G-I. Editorial. 'The statisticians triumphant.' 'After a long and exhaustive enquiry the Commission appointed by the New South Wales Government to consider the effect of the financial provisions of the Commonwealth Bill, particularly as regards the senior colony, has sent in its report. The result of the investigation demonstrates beyond all reasonable doubt the radically unsatisfactory character of the scheme, and the report . . . should receive the attention it deserves from all electors in the colonies who wish to have a reasoned opinion of their own, and are not content to let the important financial question be obscured in a dreamy haze of sentiment . . .'
p. 6 cols. F,G. 'The Federal Bill. Meeting in the Trades Hall. Messrs. Adams and Batchelor speak.'
p. 6 cols. G,H. 'Mr Grainger at Port Adelaide.'
p. 6 cols. H,I. Federal letters. 'What a Kapunda farmer thinks.'
Advertiser 24 May 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'The Commonwealth tariff.'
p. 5 col. D. 'Federation letters.' 'We shall lose the South-East trade.'
Advertiser 26 May 1898 p. 4 cols. D,E. Editorial. 'The Commonwealth Bill.'
p. 4 col. F. 'Federal finance.'
p. 4 cols. F,G. 'The Commonwealth surplus.'
p. 6 cols. B,C. 'Federation letters.' [Include C.C. Kingston, R.C. Baker.]
Advertiser 28 May 1898 p. 2 col. F. Public notices. 'Council of Churches for South Australia.' [Federal Constitution should be adopted.]
p. 6 cols. E-G. Editorial. 'Mr Coghlan and the Federal tariff.'
p. 8 col. B. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Noisy meeting at Semaphore. Meetings in the North.'
p. 8 col. C. 'Federation letters.'
Advertiser 30 May 1898 p. 4 col. H. 'The Treasurer and Mr Coghlan.'
p. 4 cols. H,I. 'The Sydney Committee and Mr Coghlan.'
p. 4 col. I. 'Mr Coghlan's letter'; 'The Statists and the delegates.'
p. 6 col. D. 'Commonwealth Bill. Federation Sunday.' 'At the last meeting of the Council of Churches it was agreed that the churches be asked to set apart Sunday, May 29, for the special consideration of the subject of Federation and for "special supplication to God that he would lead the hearts of the people; and that preachers would on that day speak of the solemn responsibility resting on all who are entitled to vote." '
p. 6 cols. E-G. 'Federation letters.'
Advertiser 31 May 1898 p. 4 cols. C-E. Editorial. 'Federal finance complications.'
p. 4 col. F. 'The Federation poll.'
p. 6 cols. A-C. 'Federation letters.' [F.W. Holder]
p. 6 col. F. 'Commonwealth Bill. The Treasurer at Unley.'
Advertiser 1 June 1898 p. 2 cols. E,F. Public notices. 'A reply to those who say Federation will ruin our industries, throw men and women out of employment, and reduce wages. To the Commonwealth League.' 'We, the undersigned manufacturers, desire Federation . . . '
p. 4 cols. E-G. Editorial. 'Federal finance.'
p. 4 cols. H,I. 'Our voting strength.'
p. 4 col. I. 'Neither Protection nor Free Trade.'
p. 5 col. A. 'The Federal Council.'
p. 6 cols. A-E. 'Federation letters. For the Bill. Against the Bill.' [Include J. Symon.]
Advertiser 2 June 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'Mr Reid and his programme.'
p. 5 cols. H,I; p. 6 cols. A,B. 'Federation letters.' [Include Ebenezer Ward; 'Mrs Nicholls speaks': Australasian President of Woman's Christian Temperance Union.]
p. 6 cols. E,F. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Meeting at Stirling East'; 'Mr Sherk in East Adelaide'; 'Meeting at Prospect'; 'Meeting at Port Adelaide'; 'Meeting at Semaphore.'
Advertiser 3 June 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'The Federal Referendum.'
p. 5 col. G. 'The Commonwealth Bill. The Final meetings. Feeling in Sydney. Forecasts of the Poll.'
p. 5 cols. H,I; p. 6 cols. A,B. 'Federation letters.' ['An appeal by the Premier and the Treasurer' by C.C. Kingston and F.W. Holder; 'Effect on producers and laborers' by R.C. Baker.]
p. 6 cols. A,B. To the Editor. 'The W.C.T.U.' [By Alice K. Carpenter, Col. Superintendant Suffrage Department.] '. . . she [E. Nicholls] is probably not aware that the South Australian Committee have already announced their decision not to make any recommendations on either side . . . we simply urge our people to use their votes in accordance with their own convictions.'
p. 6 cols. B,C. 'The Commonwealth Bill. The Premier at Trades Hall; Meeting at Queenstown.'
Advertiser 4 June 1898 p. 6 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'The Federal Referendum.'
p. 7 cols. E. 'The Commonwealth Bill. ["The Advertiser" noticeboards of interstate results.] The Referendum. The New South Wales vote. The Bill defeated.'
p. 7 cols. F,G. 'Large majority in Victoria; Greetings by the Premiers.'
p. 7 cols. G,H. 'Mr Deakin's opinion'; 'The Tasmanian poll; Feeling in West Australia.'
p. 8 cols. C-F. 'Federation letters.'
p. 8 col. G. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Meeting at East Adelaide. Dr Cockburn's views. Mr Cohen replies to the Premier. Mr Holder at the Norwood Town Hall.'
Advertiser 6 June 1898 p. 4 cols. C,D. Editorial. 'The Referendum.' 'Except as regards the smallness of the poll, the results of the referendum on Saturday were no surprise. That of the number voting there would be a large majority in favor of the Commonwealth Bill was a foregone conclusion.'
p. 4 cols. E,F. 'The Federal Referendum'; 'Posting the results.' 'The interest shown by the large crowd in front of "The Advertiser" office on Saturday night in the posting of the Referendum results was in striking contrast to the apathy displayed at the polling-booths during the day.'
p. 5 cols. D,E. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Mr Reid considering the position. Declines to make a statement. Mr Want's views'; 'Mr Barton speaks. Opinions of other prominent men. Polling returns'; 'What is to be done? Proposal to reconsider the Bill.'
p. 5 cols. F-I. 'The Federal Referendum. Results of the polling.' [City and country.]
p. 6 col. B. To the Editor. 'Mrs Nicholls in reply.'
Advertiser 7 June 1898 p. 4 col. F. 'The Federal referendum'; 'The Government and federation.'
p. 4 col. I. 'The Commonwealth Bill. The Referendum. Congratulatory message'; 'The voting in Victoria'; 'The position in New South Wales'; 'South Australia congratulated.'
p. 5 cols. G,H. 'The Federal referendum. Final figures.'
p. 5 col. I. To the Editor. [C.C. Kingston.]
Advertiser 8 June 1898 p. 4 col. I. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Conference proposed by Mr Reid. Telegrams to the other Premiers'; 'Mr Lyne's proposals.'
Advertiser 10 June 1898 p. 5 col. H. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Proposed Premiers' Conference. Sir G. Turner favorable'; 'Opinions in Sydney'; 'Mr Kingston congratulated.'
Advertiser 11 June 1898 p. 6 col. F. 'The Commonwealth Bill and Mr Reid.'
Advertiser 13 June 1898 p. 4 col. G. 'Cost of the Referendum.'
p. 5 cols. E,F. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Speech by Mr G.H. Reid. The Bill unsatisfactory. Suggested amendments'; 'Deputation to Mr Reid; Correspondence between the Premiers.'
Advertiser 14 June 1898 p. 4 cols. F,G. Editorial. 'New South Wales and federation.'
Advertiser 15 June 1898 p. 5 cols. D,E. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Situation in New South Wales. The approaching election.'
Advertiser 16 June 1898 p. 4 cols. H,I. 'Federal finance.'
p. 5 col. B. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Position in New South Wales. The approaching fight'; 'The attitude of Queensland.'
Advertiser 20 June 1898 p. 5 col. G. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Attitude of New South Wales. The proposed amendments. Mr Barton's views. Practically a new Bill.'
Advertiser 21 June 1898 p. 4 col. I. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Mr Reid's amendments. Approved by the Labor Party'; 'Party leaders interviewed. Conflicting opinions.'
Advertiser 22 June 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'New South Wales and federation.'
p. 5 cols. F,G. 'New South Wales Parliament. Governor's opening speech. The Commonwealth Bill. Suggested amendments. A no-confidence motion.'
Advertiser 23 June 1898 p. 5 col. I. 'The Commonwealth Bill. The Bill officially dead. Movements of parties'; 'Broken Hill Federal League.'
Advertiser 24 June 1898 p. 5 col. C. 'That Federal spirit.' [West Australia]
p. 6 col. A. 'New South Wales. The Parliament. Commonwealth Bill. The No-confidence debate.'
Advertiser 27 June 1898 p. 5 cols. E-F. 'Commonwealth Bill. The financial question. A scheme by Mr R. Black'; 'Mr Barton and his followers. Riverina Separation movement'; 'The attitude of Queensland.'
Advertiser 30 June 1898 p. 5 col. D. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Mr Barton's supporters. An appeal to producers.'
Advertiser 1 July 1898 p. 5 cols. E,F. 'Commonwealth Bill. Speech by Mr Barton. Conference and compromise. Ministerial proposals condemned. Mr Want replies.'
Advertiser 7 July 1898 p. 7 col. F. 'New South Wales. The Legislative Council. Australian federation. Address in reply adopted.'
Advertiser 11 July 1898 p. 4 col. I. 'New South Wales. The General Election. Mr Reid's manifesto.'
Advertiser 13 July 1898 p. 6 cols. D,E. Editorial. 'How federation stands.'
p. 8 col. B. 'New South Wales general election. Speech by Mr E. Barton. Challenge to Mr Reid.'
Advertiser 14 July 1898 p. 7 col. C. 'The general election in New South Wales. The rival leaders. Mr Reid's opinion. Mr Barton "come home to die." '
Advertiser 18 July 1898 p. 4 cols. D,E. Editorial. 'The Reid-Barton duel.'
Advertiser 28 July 1898 p. 4 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'The New South Wales elections.'
Advertiser 18 August 1898 p. 4 col. I. 'New South Wales Parliament. The Governor's speech. Federal Union. Ministerial proposals.'
Advertiser 19 August 1898 p. 5 col. E. 'New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. "Federation at any price." '
Advertiser 26 August 1898 p. 5 col. C. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Mr Reid's amendments. Victorian Ministers interviewed.'
Advertiser 27 August 1898 p. 6 cols. E,F. Editorial. 'The Reid resolutions.' 'He is no longer giving orders to the other colonies . . . The breakup of Mr Reid's majority is of course responsible for this change.'
p. 7 col. A. 'The Commonwealth Bill. Mr Reid's proposals'; 'The Federal capital. A Queensland opinion.' [Queensland supports Sydney for federal capital.]
Advertiser 1 September 1898 p. 5 col. C. 'Commonwealth Bill. The amending resolutions. Speech by Mr Reid.'