Difference between revisions of "Ballarat Reform League Charter"
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Short duration of Parliament.<ref>http://www.ballaratreformleague.org.au/, downloaded 07 March 2013.</ref> | Short duration of Parliament.<ref>http://www.ballaratreformleague.org.au/, downloaded 07 March 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Heritage Listings == | ||
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| + | '''Australian Memory of the World Program''' | ||
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| + | The Australian Memory of the World Project believes the Charter of the Ballarat Reform League is impartant because ''it has instrumental historical significance for the events it records in goldrush Victoria, the Australian history of democratic [[Chartism]] which it incorporates, and the subsequent development of democratic representation in Victoria to which it contributed.''<ref>http://www.amw.org.au/content/ballarat-reform-league-charter-0, downloaded 08 March 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Other Sites == | ||
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| + | Australian Memory of the World Program - http://www.amw.org.au/content/ballarat-reform-league-charter-0 | ||
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Revision as of 20:42, 8 March 2013
The Ballaarat Reform League Charter 1854
The Charter's most ambitious and visionary goals were described as follows:
Political changes contemplated by the Reform League:
A full and fair representation. Manhood suffrage. No property qualification of members for the Legislative Council. Payment of members. Short duration of Parliament.[1]
Heritage Listings
Australian Memory of the World Program
The Australian Memory of the World Project believes the Charter of the Ballarat Reform League is impartant because it has instrumental historical significance for the events it records in goldrush Victoria, the Australian history of democratic Chartism which it incorporates, and the subsequent development of democratic representation in Victoria to which it contributed.[2]
Other Sites
Australian Memory of the World Program - http://www.amw.org.au/content/ballarat-reform-league-charter-0
References
- ↑ http://www.ballaratreformleague.org.au/, downloaded 07 March 2013.
- ↑ http://www.amw.org.au/content/ballarat-reform-league-charter-0, downloaded 08 March 2013.
