Carruthers ministry

The Carruthers ministry was the 32nd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 16th Premier, the Honourable Joseph Carruthers, MA, MLA.

State of New South Wales (1901–1911)

Carruthers was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1887, serving until 1908. As the Commonwealth Parliament was forming, many leading figures sought federal seats. Carruthers became leader of the New South Wales opposition Liberal and Reform Association, the successor to the Free Trade Party, and led the Liberal-Reform alliance to government at the 1904 state election.

The ministry covers the period from 29 August 1904 until 1 October 1907^[1][2] when Carruthers resigned in favour of Charles Wade in a new alliance between the Association and the Progressive Party.^[3]

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Reid on 29 August 1904 and covers the period up to 13 May 1907, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Colonial Treasurer Collector of Internal Revenue	Hon. Joseph Carruthers, MA, MLA		Liberal Reform	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days
Secretary for Lands	Hon. James Ashton, MLC
Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records	Hon. James Hogue, MLA				13 May 1907	2 years, 257 days
Attorney-General Minister of Justice	Hon. Charles Wade, KC MLA				1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days
Secretary for Public Works	Hon. Charles Lee, MLA
Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Broughton O'Conor MLA				13 May 1907	2 years, 257 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture	Hon. Samuel Moore MLA				1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. John Hughes. MLC
Ministers without portfolio	Hon. William Dick MLA
	Hon. James Brunker MLA			12 June 1905		2 years, 111 days

Second arrangement

This arrangement covers the period from 14 May 1907 until 1 October 1907, when the parliament was dissolved. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records	Hon. Thomas Waddell MLA		Liberal Reform	14 May 1907	1 October 1907	140 days
Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Broughton O'Conor MLA
Minister of Public Instruction	Hon. James Hogue, MLA

See also

• Sir Joseph Carruthers - 16th Premier of New South Wales
• Self-government in New South Wales
• Federation of Australia
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1904-1907

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 261–262. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
3. Ward, John M. "Carruthers, Sir Joseph Hector McNeil (1856 - 1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 26 August 2011.