O' rise Tasmania, A timeline

An introduction
The conclusion of the Black War and disputes led to an area of increased immigration from Great Britain, and of course Irish convicts. The horrendously genocidal policies of the colonial government did not concern the new arrivals, the 1870's and the boom gone bust resulted in further spikes in immigration. These included labourers from Asia and Australia itself, many Tasmanians were bitter and demanded stricter controls, which were granted in 1881 later were implemented and maintained continuously until review in the 1960's. By 1893 the population had swelled to over 600,000 overtaking all expectations, and was supplemented by a building boom due to the small size of the Island.

Politics
Though it had been an official colony since the 1840's, political organizations were limited to MP's voting for or against Independent candidates whose political persuasions were made evident with either "Independent Liberal", or "Independent Conservative" on ballots. This however, came to and end in 1893 with the introduction of the Liberal Party, lead by its controversial leader. Sir Edward Braddon whose hands off leadership and brash demeanor allowed him to trounce the disorganized opposition.

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The catastrophic swing away from the Conservatives convinced many that a unified opposition would be the only way to rest former disillusioned voters back to the right-wing cause in Tasmania. The first to launch a shadow cabinet revolt was former Minister of Finance Elliott Lewis, who was convinced his leader was now incompetent. Dobson, regardless of the fact he was willing to join a new Conservative movement on the condition he would be leader didn't settle well with fellow Ministers. Eventually, after much debate Lewis established the short lived Conservative Party, only to be disbanded after two years. Successive attempts to rally around a single leader bore no fruit, as free trade conservatives and rural interests who's leanings were profoundly Protectionist. Another leader of the opposition went as William Propsting formed a tedious coalition of rural interests and city conservatives. Lewis, still bitter about his ousting tried for a third time rest his perceived right to be Prime Minister, he challenged Popsting, and won. Due to the fact Popsting voted against himself. Finally, his wishes came true and successfully negotiated an agreement with both interests and later, formed the Country Party.

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Elliot Lewis, Leader of the Opposition.
 
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