William Arthur Holman (Born Clapham, London August 4, 1871; Died Gordon, June 6, 1934) was an Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales, Australia, who split with the party on the conscription issue in 1916 during World War 1, and immediately became Premier of a conservative Nationalist Party Government. For the village in Bedfordshire, see Clapham, Bedfordshire. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gordon is a suburb on the north shore of Sydney, Australia, located about 15 kilometers from the Sydney central business district and is located on a major transport artery, the Pacific Highway and the intersection of Ryde and Mona Vale Roads which form a link between the northern beaches, Homebush... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ...

Trade union activity

Born in England in 1871, Holman migrated to Melbourne, Australia with his parents in October 1888. As his parents were both involved with the stage and theatre, the burning of the Bijou theatre in Melbourne resulted in their move to Sydney. As a cabinet maker in Sydney he was interested in the ideas of John Stuart Mill, William Morris, Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin, and became very active in the Australian labour movement. City of Melbourne Local Government Area State Victoria Lord Mayor John So (since 2001) Area 36 km² Population (2001) 57,960 Density 1,601/km² (1999) Greater Melbourne Subdivisions Local Government Areas Area 7,694 km² (1999) Population 2001 census (2nd in Australia) 3,555,321 Density 462. ... Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873), an English philosopher and political economist, was an influential classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. ... This page is about William Morris, the writer, designer and socialist. ... Herbert Spencer. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as a controversial and influential scientist. ... The Australia labour movement reaches back to the 19th century and has a long tradition of organised unions of workers. ...

He joining the Single Tax League, the Australian Socialist League and the newly-formed Labor Electoral League, a forerunner to the Australian Labor Party (ALP). In the Australian Socialist League he mixed with anarchists and socialists and met future Prime Minister Billy Hughes, Creo Stanley, Ernie Lane, Henry Lawson and J.D.Fitzgerald. Holman and Hughes were associated with Arthur Desmond on the scandal sheet paper, The New Order. Georgism, named for Henry George (1839-1897), is a philosophy and economic theory that follows from the belief that although everyone owns what they create; land, and everything else supplied by nature, belongs equally to all humanity. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... The Right Honourable William Morris Billy Hughes, PC (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most colourful figures in Australian political history. ... Henry Lawson, circa 1902 Henry Lawson (17 June 1867, Grenfell goldfields, New South Wales - 2 September 1922, Sydney) was an Australian writer and poet. ...

In 1893 he became Secretary of the Railways and Tramways Employees’ Union, representing the union on the Sydney Trades and Labor Council. With the support of the Labor Electoral League he unsuccessfully stood for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1894 and 1895. During this period he was the proprietor of the Daily Post newspaper, sympathetic to the labour movement, which wound up in liquidation, with Holman and four other directors convicted of fraud. He went on to become a journalist for the Grenfell Vedette, and later its proprietor. From 1896 to 1898 he worked as an organiser for the Australian Workers Union. The Labor Council of New South Wales is a representative body of Trade union organisations in the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is one of Australias largest and oldest trade unions. ...

Legal Profession

During the late 1890s Holman studied law, and was admitted to the bar as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on July 31, 1903. In 1909 he co-authored with P.A. Jacobs Australian Mercantile Law. In the 1920s, when he resumed his legal practice, he was made a Kings Counsel. After a lectureship in Brisbane in 1928, The Australian constitution : its interpretation and amendment was published. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ...

Politician and Premier

In the late 1890s Holman was on the central executive of the embryonic Labor Party, before being elected as the Member for Grenfell in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1898. He became deputy-leader of the Labor party in 1905, and at the 1907 election he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assemby for the seat of Cootamundra. In 1910 the Labor Party first won Government in New South Wales with a slim majority of 46 seats in a parliament of 90 seats, with James McGowen as Premier, and Holman made Attorney General. Grenfell is a country town in the mid-west of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... James Sinclair Taylor McGowen (Born At Sea August 16, 1855; Died Petersham, April 7, 1922}. Premier of New South Wales October 21, 1910 - June 30, 1913. ...

On June 30, 1913 McGowen resigned and Holman took over as Premier of New South Wales. During his government many state-owned enterprises were established to compete with private businesses, as a compromise to the Labor policy on Nationalisation. The Labor Party had a policy commitment to abolishing the New South Wales Legislative Council, with Holman moving a motion in 1893 that the upper house be abolished. Only 47 per cent of Government bills were passed by the Upper House for the period between 1910 and 1916. But Holman contradicted his position in 1912 by making nine appointments to the Upper House, some of which were not members of the Labor Party, without consultation with the party machine or the Trades and Labor Council. Other issues placing him at odds with the labour movement include the failure to control prices and profiteering during the war, and attitudes to pay and conditions of public servants. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is an enterprise, often a corporation, owned by a government. ... Nationalization is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ...

In 1916 the conscription issue divided the Labor Party and wider Australian Community. While much of the Australian labour movement and general community were opposed to conscription, Australian Labor Prime Minister Billy Hughes and NSW Premier William Holman strongly supported conscription, and both crossed the floor to join the conservative parties. Holman formed a coalition on November 15, 1916 with the leader of the opposition, Charles Wade, with himself as Premier. At the general election in March 1917 he was elected as a Nationalist Party of Australia candidate and continued as Premier of New South Wales. The Right Honourable William Morris Billy Hughes, PC (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most colourful figures in Australian political history. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Sir Charles Gregory Wade (Born Singleton, January 26, 1863; Died Potts Point, September 26, 1922}. Premier of New South Wales October 2, 1907 - October 21, 1910. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ...

During his leadership of the Nationalist Government he vigorously defended the Government owned enterprises from his fellow conservatives in power. Holman, as Premier, lost his seat in the NSW parliament April 12, 1920, with the election of a Labor Government lead by John Storey, but continued outside parliament as a senior figure in conservative politics. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... John Storey (Born Jervis Bay, May 15, 1869; Died Sydney October 5, 1921. ...

He was elected as a United Australia Party MP for the seat of Martin to the Australian House of Representatives in December 1931, but had an undistinguished time in Federal Parliament as a backbencher in the Joseph Lyons government. His health deteriorating, William Holman died on 6 June 1934, apparently from shock and loss of blood after a difficult tooth extraction on the previous day. United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... Rt Hon Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (September 15, 1879 - April 7, 1939), Australian politician and tenth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Stanley, Tasmania, the son of Irish immigrants. ...

Holman is a controversial figure as, along with Billy Hughes, he is considered one of the "rats" of the Australian labour movement for crossing to the conservative side of Australian politics. The Right Honourable William Morris Billy Hughes, PC (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most colourful figures in Australian political history. ... The Australia labour movement reaches back to the 19th century and has a long tradition of organised unions of workers. ...

References

• Australian labour leader : the story of W.A. Holman and the labour movement Herbert Vere Evatt (1940).
• The First New South Wales Labor Government 1910-1916; Two Memoirs: William Holman and John Osborne Michael Hogan (2005) ISBN 0868408808

External links

• Australian Dictionary of Biography
• First NSW Labor Government 1910-1916
• Australian Trade Union Archives
• The ASL and the Struggle over Tactics, 1891-1892

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Premiers of New South Wales
Donaldson | Cowper | Parker | Forster | Robertson | Martin | Parkes | Farnell | Stuart | Dibbs | Jennings | Reid | Lyne | See | Waddell | Carruthers | Wade | McGowen | Holman | Storey | Dooley | Fuller | Lang | Bavin | Stevens | Mair | McKell | McGirr | Cahill | Heffron | Renshaw | Askin | Lewis | Willis | Wran | Unsworth | Greiner | Fahey | Carr | Iemma