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Two Way Governance: Presentation 6
As the little prison colony grew, the
settlements took up more and more
Aboriginal lands. The newcomers
created six separate colonies. Each
colony worked like a small country of its
own.
The colonies were called New South
Wales, Western Australia, Queensland,
Victoria, South Australia and
Tasmania.
Each had its own Governor and
eventually its own Parliament. That
meant there were always arguments
about things like taxes for goods and
resources going between the colonies.
Who could VOTE in the colonies?
In 1843 at the first parliamentary elections in
Australia; for the New South Wales Legislative
Council - only European men with a land
freehold valued at 200 pounds or a householder
paying rent of 20 pounds per year could vote.