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colony the seat of supreme government in Australia, 358 ; on claims of 

 the squatters, 388 ; on Governor's salary, ii., 91. 



New Guinea, annexed by Queensland, 1883, ii., 246, 333 ; Germany takes N.E. 

 part, 247. 



New Hebrides and the French, ii., 246, 247, 333. 



New South Wales, limits of the territory, i., 136. See Western Port, Port 

 Phillip and Portland Bay Districts, Separation, Victoria, Colony of; 

 stock from Sydney side, 147 ; population from Sydney side, 285 ; during the 

 gold fever, 365 ; attitude of her statesmen towards Federation, 327 et seq. ; 

 joins the Commonwealth, ii., 337. See Barton, Dalley, Dibbs, Parkes, Reid. 



Newspapers. See Press. 



Newtown, suburb of Melbourne. See Collingwood and Fitzroy, i., 243, 264. 



Nicholson, Dr. Sir Charles, elected for P.P. district, 1843, i., 280; speaks in 

 favour of " Separation," 288. 



Nicholson, Wm., i., 323; joins Anti-transportation League, 276; on Gold- 

 finding Committee, 337 ; defeated for first Victorian Legislauive Council, 

 338 ; on Committee to formulate Bill for New Constitution, 360 ; proposes 

 vote by ballot for Parliamentary Elections, ii., 61; commissioned to 

 form Ministry, 61 ; fails to do so but carries the vote, 62 ; defeats Chap- 

 man Ministry, forms new one with McCulloch, Service and Fellows, 81. 



Nickle, Sir Robert, Commander of Forces, goes to Ballaarat, ii., 36; proclaims 

 military law and restores order, 46 ; his death, 62. 



Nimmo, John, Minister of Public Works, ii., 253. 



Norman, Capt., in the Victoria sent to rescue of diggers at Port Curtis, ii., 99 ; 

 takes party to Gulf of Carpentaria in search of Burke and Wills, 110. 



Normanby, Marquis of, Governor, ii., 208; his administration, 210; opens 

 International Exhibition, 1880, 221 ; his term closed, 1884, 251. 



O'BBIEN, Smith, Irish rebel, i., 292; ii., 68. 



O'Grady, M.L.A., against proposal, Education Commission, 1867, ii., 164. 



O'Loghlen, Sir Bryan, Attorney- General in Berry Ministry, ii., 195, 202 ; con- 

 sulted by Gov. Bowen on its irregular financial proceedings, 201; and 

 reform of Legislative Council, 205 ; Acting Premier and attitude towards 

 Argus, 208 ; carries vote against Berry, 216 ; forms Ministry, 217 ; his 

 weak and colourless administration, 230; against Irish disloyalty, 232; 

 and anti-Chinese legislation, 235; obtains dissolution, loses seat, 237; 

 Ministry wound up by J. M. Grant, 239 ; re-elected for Belfast, 274 ; on 

 the maritime strike, 286 ; Attorney-General in Patterson Ministry, 318. 



Omeo district, i., 317, 396 ; goldfields, ii., 7, 8. 



Orton, Rev. Joseph, Wesleyan Minister, conducts first clerical service at 

 settlement on site of Melbourne, i., 146. 



O'Shanassy, John, i., 323, 339, 340 ; on Goldfinding Committee, 337 ; on 

 opening the land for settlement, 354; attends mass meetings in Mel- 

 bourne on Ballaarat disturbances, ii., 47 ; member of Goldfields Commis- 

 sion, 53 ; his advice sought by Hotham, 55 ; opposes ballot, 61 ; member 

 for Kilmore, first Legislative Assembly, 63 ; welcomes Duffy, 67 ; formally 

 presents him with a retaining fee of 5,000, 68; in Opposition, 73; 

 on Federation Committee, 1857, 330; defeats Haines, forms his first 

 Ministry, 75; defeated, 76; opposes Haines' Land Bill, 78; joins Chap- 

 man Ministry, 79 ; which is defeated, 81 ; forms new Ministry, 88 ; resigns, 

 90; Chairman of Colonial Bank, 95; assists railway loan of 1858, 95; 

 again in Opposition, 114 ; protests against tacking Tariff to Appropria- 

 tion Bill, 123; knighted, 1874, 161; opposes Heales' Education Bill, 

 1862, 163 ; opposes Service on Education matters, 212, 238 ; and Berry, 

 213 ; against Irish disloyalty, 232 ; loses seat, 237 ; his thirty-two years' 

 active political career, 237 ; death, 238. 



Outtrim, A. R., M.L.A., joins Munro Ministry, ii., 289. 



Ovens River discovered by Hume and Hovell, 1824, i., 55 ; diggings, ii., 8. 



Owens, Dr., Bendigo, speaks at Melbourne on behalf of the diggers, ii., 47. 



Oxley, Lieut., and Lieut. Robbins examine Western Port, i., 46, 



