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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 76283 Women at the first state election comparing notes, Brisbane, 1907 , (suffragette movement in Queensland).jpg en Women at the first state election comparing notes Brisbane 1907 suffragette movement in Queensland Celebrating the centenary of the suffrage movement in Queensland On 5 January 1905 two years after the formation of the Queensland Women's Electoral League the Electoral Franchise Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly to give the women of Queensland the right to vote The Elections Acts Amendment Bill providing the necessary machinery was introduced at the same time Despite some misgivings about abolishing the plural vote and difficulty with postal voting these issues were overcome and the legislation giving the women of Queensland the right to vote was finally passed It was assented to by the Lieutenant-Governor on 26 January 1905 1907-05-25 handle 10462/deriv/88292 Copied and digitised from an appearing in The Queenslander 25 May 1907 Poulsen; Contributor s The Queenslander PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Headgear of Australia People with hats Women's clothing of Australia Women's suffrage in Queensland Police of Australia Politics of Queensland Voting in Australia 1907 in Australia Black and white photographs | ||||
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