Australia was fundamentally influenced by moral-force Chartism. Henry Parkes, for example, was a Birmingham Chartist prior to his emigration to Australia in 1839. At that time Birmingham Chartism advocated class unity. In fact, the ‘Union’ in Birmingham Political Union referred to the union of classes. Similarly Henry Chapman, who played an important role in the implementation of the secret ballot in Victoria in 1856, was a friend and political ally of the authors of the Charter, William Lovett, John Roebuck and Francis Place. All of these were moral-force Chartists.
This post is really just a link to a resource I found yesterday showing the dates of implementation in Australia of the points of the Charter. Here is a screen shot of the index page and the address:
http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/srch_browse.php3
Go to the buttons under the heading ‘Parliaments at a glance’ (highlighted in blue in the screenshot) and click on your desired jurisdiction. You will find the relevant table at the bottom of the page you are taken to.
These dates represent some substantial achievements. Many represent world firsts.
Should the link die, please let me know. A Google search for phrases on the screen shot might find the page.
Tags: Australia, Birmingham, Charter, Chartism, Class union, Francis Place, Henry Chapman, Henry Parkes, John Roebuck, Parliament@Work, secret ballot, Victoria, William Lovett
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