COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== VICTORIA ==================================================================== BALACLAVA, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balaclava, Brighton, Orrong, Prahran -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Sir George TURNER Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Turner (1851-1916): Elected 1901 Born: 5 August 1851, Melbourne. Career: Educated Model School, University of Melbourne. Lawyer. St Kilda City Council 1885-1900. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for St Kilda 1889-1901, Minister for Health 1891-93, Commissioner for Trade and Customs 1891-93 1990, Solicitor-General 1892-93, Premier and Treasurer 1894-99, 1900-01. Delegate to Federal Convention 1897. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasurer from 1 January 1901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLAARAT, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Ballarat West, Mt Pleasant, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,189 Votes cast: 6,278 47.6 Informal votes: 29 04.6 Formal votes: 6,249 95.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred DEAKIN Prot 4,655 74.5 Richard Vale 1,594 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,249 24.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vale was Vic MLA for West Ballarat 1886-89 and 1892-1902. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Deakin (1856-1919): Elected 1901 Born: 3 August 1856, Melbourne. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar, University of Melbourne. Lawyer and journalist. Age writer 1878-83. Prominent federalist. Father-in- law of Hon Thomas White MP. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for West Bourke 1879, 1880-89, Essendon and Flemington 1889-1900. Commissioner for Public Works 1883-86, Commissioner for Water Supply 1883-84, 1886-90, Vice-President of the Board of Works and Land 1883-86, Solicitor-General 1883-86, 1890, Chief Secretary 1886-90, Minister for Health 1890. Delegate to Federal Conventions 1891, 1897. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903 Prime Minister from 24 September 1903 Minister for External Affairs from 24 September 1903 Leader of the Protectionists from 24 September 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bendigo, Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Heathcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir John QUICK Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Quick (1852-1932): Elected 1901 Born: 14 April 1852, Cornwall, England. Career: Primary education. Migrated as child. Miner and journalist, Bendigo. Studied law, LLD 1882, solicitor. Prominent federalist. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Sandhurst 1880-89. Delegate to Federal Convention 1897. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Albion, Edward, Moonee Ponds, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,352 Votes cast: 8,824 66.1 Informal votes: 87 01.0 Formal votes: 8,737 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James HUME-COOK Prot 3,021 34.6 Martin Hannah Lab 1,559 17.8 Frederick Hickford FT 2,343 26.8 James Mirams 676 07.7 James Rose 1,138 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,737 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hannah was Vic MLA for Railway Officers 1904-06, Collingwood 1908-21. 2. Hickford was Vic MLA for East Bourke 1902-03. 3. Hume-Cook's legal name was Cook (which is why he appears at the head of the candidate list), but his name is usually hyphenated in newspapers of the time. 3. Mirams was Vic MLA for Collingwood 1876-88, Williamstown 1887-89. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 4. Rose was Vic MLA for North Melbourne 1883-89. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Newton Haxton Hume-Cook (1866-1942): Elected 1901 Born: 23 September 1866, Auckland, New Zealand. Career: Educated public schools New Zealand. Migrated 1881. Silversmith, estate agent, orchardist. Brunswick City Council 1894- 1900. Prominent federalist and social reformer. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for East Bourke 1894-1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORANGAMITE, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Camperdown, Colac, Terang, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,151 Votes cast: 5,415 48.6 Informal votes: 34 00.6 Formal votes: 5,381 99.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chester MANIFOLD Prot 3,886 72.2 John Woods 1,495 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,381 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Although Manifold was endorsed by the NLO, he was a conservative who frequently voted with the free traders. 2. Woods was Vic MLA for Crowlands 1859-64, 1871-77, Stawell 1877-92. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Chester Manifold (1867-1918): Elected 1901 Born: 10 February 1867, Camperdown, Victoria. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar. Grazier and philanthropist. Manifold retired in 1903. Later career: see Corangamite 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORINELLA, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Castlemaine, Daylesford, Kyneton, Woodend -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,669 Votes cast: 6,628 56.8 Informal votes: 69 01.0 Formal votes: 6,559 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Nicholas Fitzgerald FT 2,723 41.5 James McCAY Prot 3,836 58.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,559 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fitzgerald was Vic MLC for North-Western 1864-82, 1882-1908. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whiteside McCay (1864-1930): Elected 1901 Born: 21 December 1864, Ballynure, Ireland. Career: Migrated as child. Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Lawyer and teacher. Member Castlemaine Borough Council. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Castlemaine 1895-99. Minister for Public Instruction 1899, Commissioner for Trade and Customs 1899. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORIO, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Geelong, Newtown, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,029 Votes cast: 6,537 54.3 Informal votes: 59 00.9 Formal votes: 6,478 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Boyd FT 867 13.4 Richard CROUCH Prot 2,710 41.8 Jonas Levien 1,580 24.4 Angus McNaughton 1,321 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,478 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Boyd, see Henty 1913. 2. Levien was Vic MLA for South Grant 1871-77, for Barwon 1877, 1880-1906. 3. Levien and McNaughton were independent protectionist candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901 Born: 19 June 1868, Ballaarat, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools Ballaarat and University of Melbourne. Solicitor, author and citizen soldier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ECHUCA, Vic ==================================================================== Northern Victoria: Echuca, Kerang, Kyabram, Shepparton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,358 Votes cast: 6,771 59.6 Informal votes: 48 00.7 Formal votes: 6,723 99.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Hirsch FT 3,091 46.0 James McCOLL Prot 3,632 54.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,723 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hirsch was Vic MLA for Mandurang 1902-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Hiers McColl (1844-1929): Elected 1901 Born: 31 January 1844, South Shields, England. Career: Migrated as child. Educated Scotch College, Melbourne. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Manduring 1886-89, Gunbower 1889- 1901. Minister for Mines and Water Supply 1894, President of the Board of Lands and Works 1899-1900, Commissioner for Crown Lands and Survey 1899-1900, Minister for Forests 1899-1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FLINDERS, Vic ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dandenong, Korumburra, Moe, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,156 Votes cast: 5,742 47.2 Informal votes: 42 00.7 Formal votes: 5,700 99.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Downward 1,489 26.1 Arthur GROOM FT 2,272 39.9 Louis Smith Prot 1,939 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,700 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Downward was Vic MLA for Mornington 1894-1929. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 2. Smith was Vic MLA for South Bourke 1859-65, Richmond 1871-74, 1877-80, 1880-83, Mornington 1886-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Champion Groom (1852-1922): Elected 1901 Born: 1852, St Mary's, Tasmania. Career: Educated Horton College, Ross, Tasmania. Auctioneer, stock agent. Businessman in Victoria from 1872. After parliament, grazier Queensland. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for South Gippsland 1886-89, West Gippsland 1889-92. Groom retired in 1903. Died 22 March 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND, Vic ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Allan McLEAN Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McLean (1844-1911): Elected 1901 Born: 3 February 1840, Scotland. Career: Migrated as child. Educated state schools. Stock and station agent. Maffra Shire Council 1873-80. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for North Gippsland 1880-1901. President of the Board of Land and Works 1890-93, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey 1890-93, Minister for Agriculture 1891, Chief Secretary 1893, Honorary Minister 1894-98, Premier and Chief Secretary 1899- 1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAMPIANS, Vic ==================================================================== Central West Victoria: Ararat, Beaufort, Stawell, St Arnaud -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,738 Votes cast: 5,309 49.4 Informal votes: 54 01.0 Formal votes: 5,255 99.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Rinder Prot 1,934 36.8 Thomas SKENE FT 2,576 49.0 Holford Wettenhall 745 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,255 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wettenhall was Vic MLC for Nelson 1883-86. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Skene (1845-1910): Elected 1901 Born: 15 December 1845, near Ballaarat, Victoria. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, and Aberdeen University. Grazier, Western District. Portland and Stawell Shire Councils. Graziers' leader. -------------------------------------------------------------------- INDI, Vic ==================================================================== North-East Victoria: Beechworth, Bright, Wangaratta, Yackandandah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,013 Votes cast: 5,949 59.4 Informal votes: 52 00.9 Formal votes: 5,897 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Ashworth FT 2,058 34.9 Hon Isaac ISAACS Prot 3,839 65.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,897 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth was Vic MLA for Ovens 1902-04. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac Alfred Isaacs (1853-1948): Elected 1901 Born: 6 August 1853, Melbourne. Career: Educated Beechworth Grammar and University of Melbourne. Teacher. Studied law, barrister 1880. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Bogong 1892-1901. Solicitor-General 1893, Attorney-General 1894-99, 1900-01. Delegate to Federal Convention 1897. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOYONG, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Kew, Malvern, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,690 Votes cast: 9,085 66.4 Informal votes: 45 00.5 Formal votes: 9,040 99.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Theodore Fink Prot 3,026 33.5 William KNOX FT 5,193 57.4 John Rogers 821 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,040 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fink was Vic MLA for Jolimont and West Richmond 1894-1904. 2. Rogers was Vic MLA for South Yarra 1894-97. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Knox (1850-1913): Elected 1901 Born: 25 April 1850, Melbourne. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne. Bank clerk, accountant, mining director. One of the founders of BHP. Grazier, stockbroker. Malvern Shire Council. Colonial politics: Vic MLC for South-Eastern 1898-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAANECOORIE, Vic ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Creswick, Maldon, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,149 Votes cast: 5,894 58.1 Informal votes: 30 00.5 Formal votes: 5,864 99.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Charles SALMON Prot 3,054 52.1 Walter Grose 2,810 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,864 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grose was Vic MLA for Creswick 1894-1904. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Carty Salmon (1861-1917): Elected 1901 Born: 29 July 1861, Amherst, Victoria. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, Universities of Melbourne and Edinburgh. Doctor and social reformer. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Talbot and Avoca 1893-1901. Honorary Minister 1899, Minister for Public Instruction 1899-1900, Commissioner for Trade and Customs 1899-1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Bourke, East Melbourne, Lonsdale, West Melbourne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,235 Votes cast: 8,263 62.4 Informal votes: 66 00.8 Formal votes: 8,197 99.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Malcolm McEACHARN Prot 4,985 60.8 Dr William Maloney Lab 3,212 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,197 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Maloney, see Melbourne 1904 by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Donald McEacharn (1852-1910): Elected 1901 Born: 1852, Islay, Scotland. Career: Primary education in Scotland. Clerk in shipping firm, rose to management positions. Migrated with firm 1879. President Chamber of Commerce. Melbourne City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PORTS, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Footscray, Port Melbourne, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel MAUGER Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Mauger (1856-1936): Elected 1901 Born: 12 November 1857, Geelong, Victoria. Career: Educated Geelong National School. Hat manufacturer. Social reformer. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Footscray 1899-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MERNDA, Vic ==================================================================== North-East of Melbourne: Lilydale, Mitcham, Seymour, Yea -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,409 Votes cast: 5,786 50.7 Informal votes: 49 00.9 Formal votes: 5,737 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert HARPER Prot 2,601 45.3 Thomas Hunt 2,110 37.8 Sydney Stott 1,026 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,737 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hunt was Vic MLA for Kilmore 1874-77, Kilmore and Anglesey 1877- 89, 1903-04, Upper Goulburn 1904-08. 2. Hunt and Stott were independent protectionist candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Harper (1842-1919): Elected 1901 Born: 1 February 1842, Glasgow, Scotland. Career: Educated Glasgow Academy. Migrated 1856. Tea and coffee merchant. Pastoralist. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for West Bourke 1879-80, East Bourke 1882-89 1891-97. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MOIRA, Vic ==================================================================== Northern Victoria: Benalla, Nathalia, Numurkah, Yarrawonga -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,185 Votes cast: 5,178 50.8 Informal votes: 44 00.8 Formal votes: 5,134 99.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas KENNEDY Prot 2,883 56.2 John West FT 2,251 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,134 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Kennedy (1860-1929): Elected 1901 Born: 1860, Gisborne, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Farmer from 17. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Benalla and Yarrawonga 1894-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN MELBOURNE, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton, Fitzroy South, North Carlton, North Melbourne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 15,280 Votes cast: 8,476 55.5 Informal votes: 70 00.8 Formal votes: 8,406 99.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Barr Prot 1,767 21.0 Henry HIGGINS 4,958 59.0 Isaac Selby 1,681 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,406 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Barr was Vic MLA for Fitzroy 1902-04. He was the endorsed candidate of the National Liberal Organisation. 2. Higgins was endorsed by the Victorian Labor Party and gave a written undertaking to support Labor measures, but he was not a Labor party member. He sat with the Protectionists in Parliament. 3. Selby was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Bournes Higgins (1851-1929): Elected 1901 Born: 30 June 1851, Ireland. Career: Educated St Stephens Green, Dublin, and University of Melbourne. Migrated 1870. Barrister. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Geelong 1894-1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN MELBOURNE, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Albert Park, St Kilda, South Melbourne, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,774 Votes cast: 7,922 62.0 Informal votes: 77 01.0 Formal votes: 7,845 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Gaunson 513 06.5 Donald McArthur Prot 2,256 28.8 James RONALD Lab 3,211 40.9 Alexander Sutherland FT 1,865 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,845 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gaunson was Vic MLA for Ararat 1875-81, Emerald Hill 1883-89, Public Officers 1904-07. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 2. Ronald was a protectionist who had been passed over for the NLO nomination in favour of McArthur. He then gained Labour endorsement. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Black Ronald (1861-1941): Elected 1901 Born: 27 August 1861, Scotland. Career: Educated Edinburgh University. Presbyterian clergyman. Migrated 1888. Suburban clergyman, Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANNON, Vic ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Casterton, Hamilton, Horsham, Koroit -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,243 Votes cast: 6,951 61.8 Informal votes: 60 00.9 Formal votes: 6,891 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel COOKE FT 3,088 44.8 Leo Cussen 1,913 27.8 Louis Horwitz Prot 1,890 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,891 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cussen was an independent free trade candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Winter Cooke (1847-1929): Elected 1901 Born: 12 March 1847, Harrow, Victoria. Career: Educated Cheltenham College and Cambridge University. Barrister and grazier. Portland Shire Council 1879-85. Leader of Western District graziers. Colonial politics: Vic MLC for Western Province 1888-1901. Honorary Minister 1893-94. Cooke retired in 1903. Died 26 June 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIMMERA, Vic ==================================================================== North-West Victoria: Mildura, Nhill, Swan Hill, Warracknabeal -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,905 Votes cast: 4,860 49.1 Informal votes: 39 00.8 Formal votes: 4,821 99.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Irvine FT 1,832 38.0 Hon Pharez PHILLIPS Prot 2,372 49.2 Henry William 617 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,821 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Irvine, see Flinders 1906. 2. William was an independent free trade candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pharez Phillips (1855-1914): Elected 1901 Born: 22 November 1855, Mt Blackwood, Victoria. Career: Educated Grenville College, Ballaarat. Shopkeeper and farmer. St Arnaud Shire Council. Leader of Wimmera farmers. Colonial politics: Vic MLC for North-Western 1896-1901. Honorary Minister 1900-01. -------------------------------------------------------------------- YARRA, Vic ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Richmond, Fitzroy Central -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 15,199 Votes cast: 9,690 63.8 Informal votes: 97 01.0 Formal votes: 9,593 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gahan 1,043 10.9 Patrick O'Connor 2,631 27.4 Frank TUDOR Lab 3,174 33.1 William Wilson Prot 2,745 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,593 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. O'Connor was Vic MLA for Fitzroy 1901-02. 2. Gahan and O'Connor were independent protectionist candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866-1922): Elected 1901 Born: 27 January 1866, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Apprenticed to hatter. Worked in Britain and USA. President of Melbourne Trades Hall Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------