The Writ for the first Queensland election in 1860 was actually issued by the Governor of New South Wales. On 6 June 1859, Queen Victoria approved the creation of a new colony to be called Queensland. The official announcement was made in the Letters Patent, published in the Queensland Government Gazette of 10 December 1859. The appointment of Sir George Ferguson Bowen as the Governor-in-chief was also noted in the Letters Patent. On 10 December 1859, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrived in Brisbane as the new colony’s Governor and officially proclaimed the Colony of Queensland. He appointed Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert as the Colonial Secretary – a position similar to today’s Premier. Herbert’s interim government presided over Queensland until April 1860. The Writ for the first Queensland election was dated 23 March 1860 (appearing in the Queensland Government Gazette dated 4 April 1860) and signed by William Thomas Denison, the Governor-General of the colonies of New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland and the Governor-in-chief of the Territory of New South Wales and Herbert. Polling day for the election varied for the electorates from 30 April 1860 to 11 May 1860.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:18:24 +0000
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