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Catherine Helen Spence: 1893-1895

A guide to Catherine Helen Spence featuring writings about her and a chronological bibliography of her works.

1893-1895

1893  
  Effective voting. Proportional Representation Review, Chicago, vol. 1, no. 1, September 1893. pp. 15-20. [Article by Catherine H. Spence (sic), Adelaide, South Australia.]
  Effective voting: one vote one value. Adelaide, Burden and Bonython, Advertiser Office. pp. 12. [Pamphlet by Catherine Helen Spence, a Colonist of 1839. Reprinted from Advertiser, 9 February 1893.]
  Miss C. H. Spence at Chicago. The Educator, September 1893, p. 118. [Details of Miss Spence's activities among educationalists in Chicago. Biographical material.]
January 6 The Australian ballot as used in America. No. II.-the municipal ticket. [reference incomplete, not found in Trove]
January 14 Effective voting. Kadina and Wallaroo Times, p. 2f-g. [Detailed report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting.]
January 18 Miss Spence on effective voting. At Wallaroo. At Snowtown. Kadina and Wallaroo Times, p, 2e-f. [Reports of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting.]
January 20 Effective voting. Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser, p. 2g. [Detailed report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting.]
January 21 [In 'Country News'.] Kadina, January 12. Observer, p. 15b. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical material.]
January 21 [In 'Country News'.] Moonta, January 14. Observer, p. 15c. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical material.]
January 21 [In 'Country News'.] Snowtown, January 16. Observer, p. 16a. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
January 21 [In 'Country News'.] Wallaroo, January 17. Observer, p. 16a. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
January 21 Current topics. The People's Weekly, p. 2g. [Leader discussing Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical material.]
January 28 [In 'Country News'.] Port Elliot, January 23. Observer, p. 16c. [Report of proposed lecture tour by Miss Spence. Biographical material.]
February 3 [In 'Here and There'.] 'Some of the experiences of Miss Spence. .' Quiz, p. 8a-b. [Comments on Miss Spence's tour for effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 4 [In 'Country News'.] Port Elliot, February 3. Observer, p. 21a. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 4 [In 'Country News'.] Jamestown, January 26. Observer, p. 37c. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 4 [In 'Country News'.] Petersburg, January 29. Observer, p. 37d. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 4 [In 'Country News'.] Riverton, January 31. Observer, p. 38a. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 9 Effective voting: one vote one value. Advertiser, p. 6e-g. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence.]
February 10 Town Hall, Petersburg. Thursday, February 16. Lecture by Miss Spence on effective voting. Petersburg Times, p. 4d. [Advertisement. Biographical fragment.]
February 11 [In 'Country News'.] Mount Barker, February 8. Observer, p. 15e. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 11 [In 'Country News'.] Strathalbyn, February 8. Observer, p. 16c. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 11 [In 'Country News'.] Port Elliot, February 3. Observer, p. 21b. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 13 The December reviews. Register, p. 3f-h. [Unsigned article. Conclusion of series.]
February 18 [In 'Country News'.] Woodside, February 11. Observer, p. 37e. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 23 Effective voting. Port Pirie Advocate, p. 2d. [Advance notice of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.] [Title not on Trove, 01/2020]
February 24 Effective voting. Petersburg Times, p. 4c-d. [Leader commenting on Miss Spence's activities. Biographical material.]
February 25 [In 'Country News'.] Quorn, February 23. Observer, p. 29d. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 25 [In 'Country News'.] Orroroo, February 18. Observer, p. 38c. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 25 [In 'Country News'.] Petersburg, February 16. Observer, p. 38c. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
February 25 [In 'Country News'.] Port Augusta , February 21. Observer, p. 38c. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
March 3 [In 'Personal Pars'.] 'It is significant. . .' Quiz, p. 6a [Comment on Miss Spence's voting system. Biographical fragment.]
March 4 [In 'Country News'.] Port Pirie, February 24. Observer, p. 15e. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
March 11 Effective voting. Scrutiny of voting papers. Evening Journal, p. 8c-d. [Report of meeting held at the Y.M.C.A. on 10 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 11 Effective voting. Register, p. 4g-h. [Second leader. Survey of Miss Spence's achievements for effective voting. Biographical material.]
March 11 [In 'Country News'.] Salisbury, March 3. Observer, p. 39b. [Report of Miss Spence's lecture on effective voting. Biographical fragment.]
March 11 Effective voting. Scrutiny of voting papers. Register, p. 6b-c. [Report of meeting held at the Y.M.C.A. on 10 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 15 Woman's suffrage. Even​ing Journal, p. 3f. [Report of meeting held at the Albert Hall, Adelaide, on 14 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 15 Woman's suffrage. Register, p. 6e. [Report of meeting held at the Albert Hall, Adelaide, on 14 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 15 Effective voting. Register, p. 7e. [Letter by C. H. Spence.]
March 17 'At a recent meeting of the State children's council.' Advertiser, p. 4f-g. [Second leader. Survey of Miss Spence's work as she left for America. Biographical material.]
March 17 Effective voting. Voice. p. 4b-c. [Second leader. Survey of Miss Spence's activities. Biographical material.] [title not on Trove 01/2020]
March 17 Effective voting. Voice, p. 6b-c. [Letter by C. H. Spence.] [title not on Trove 01/2020]
March 18 Effective voting. Chronicle, p. 4f-g. [Letter by C. H. Spence.]
March 18 State children's council. Chronicle, p. 7e. [Miss Spence appointed delegate to International Charities Conference in Chicago. Charity. Biographical material.]
March 18 Effective voting. Chronicle, p. 8c. [Report of meeting held on 10 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 18 Woman's suffrage. Meeting at the Albert Hall. Chronicle, p. 8d-e. [Report of meeting held at the Albert Hall, Adelaide, on 14 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 18 'The services which Miss Spence has rendered. . .' Observer, p. 25c-d.[Survey of Miss Spence's work for effective voting. Biographical material.]
March 18 Effective voting. Scrutiny of voting papers. Observer, pp. 33e-34ab. [Report of meeting held on 10 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
March 18 Effective voting. Observer, p. 34b. [Letter by C. H. Spence.]
March 18 Woman's suffrage. Observer, pp. 36e-37a. [Report of meeting held at the Albert Hall, Adelaide, on 14 March 1893, including speech by Miss Spence.]
April 4 Miss C. H. Spence. Evening Journal, p. 3d-e. [Paragraph and photograph. Biographical material.]
April 4 An electoral reform missionary. Register, p. 4d-e. [Second leader. Biographical material.]
April 4 Miss C. H. Spence. An interview by a special representative. Register, p. 5d-f. [Article and photograph.]
April 4 Electoral reform—"the transferable vote." Register, p.5f. [Report of letter by J. B. Whiting re Spence's visit to America. Biographical material.]
April 5 Departure of Miss Spence. Register, p. 5b. [List of those farewelling Miss Spence. Tribute.]
April 7 [In 'Fair and Unfair'.] 'Miss C. H. Spence. . .' Quiz, p. 10a. [Report of Miss Spence's departure for U.S.A. Biographical fragment.]
April 8 An electoral reform missionary. [Departure of Miss Spence.] Evening Journal, p. 6c. [Article. Biographical material.]
April 8 An interview by a special representative. Evening Journal, p. 6c-e. [Interview with Miss Spence.]
April 8 Electoral reform—"the transferable vote." Evening Journal, p. 6e-f. [Letter by Frederick Wines, enclosing a letter by Mr J. B. Whiting. Biographical material.]
April 8 An electoral reform missionary. [Departure of Miss Spence.] Observer, p. 7a-b. [Article. Biographical material.]
April 8 An interview by a special representative. Observer, p. 7d-e. [Interview with Miss Spence. Includes photograph.]
April 8 Electoral reform—"the transferable vote." Observer, p. 7e. [Contains extract from letter by Miss Spence and letter by Frederick Wines, enclosing a letter by Mr J. B. Whiting. Biographical material.]
April 11 A system of effective voting. Lecture by Miss Spence. Age, p. 6d. [Report of lecture by Miss Spence in the Lecture Hall of the Australia Church (Melbourne) on 10 April 1893.]
April 11 Effective voting. Lecture by Miss C. H. Spence. Argus, p. 7g. [Report of lecture by Miss Spence in the Lecture Hall of the Australia Church (Melbourne) on 10 April 1893.]
April 15 Effective voting. Daily Telegraph, p. 9a-b. [Article by C. H. Spence.]
April 15 St. Peters school board of advice. Register, p. 5e. [Acceptance of Miss Spence's resignation. Biographical fragment.]
April 17 An Australian reformer. Interview with Miss Spence. Daily Telegraph, p. 4g-h. [Interview with Miss Spence.]
April 17 Miss Spence of Adelaide. Sydney Morning Herald, p. 5b. [Short report of two sermons given at the Unitarian Church (Sydney) on 16 April, 1893.]
April 17 Miss Spence in Sydney. Register, p. 5f. [Report of sermons by Miss Spence given in Sydney on 16 April 1893. Biographical fragment.] [issue missing from Trove 01/2020]
April 21 A remarkable woman. Table Talk, p. 4c. [Tribute.] [title not on Trove 01/2020]
May 12 Effective voting. Register, p. 3c. [Statement from Miss Spence in reply to a letter.]
July 5 Miss Spence on her travels. San Francisco, May 25. Register, p. 6c-d. [The first of a series of articles written by Miss Spence for the Register, reporting on her experiences in the U.S.A.]
July 15 Miss Spence on her travels. San Francisco, May 25. Observer, p. 33d-e. [The first of a series of articles written by Miss Spence for the Observer, reporting on her experiences in the U.S.A.]
July 24 Miss Spence in San Francisco. Register, p. 5c. [Reprint of report on Miss Spence's activities from the Californian Star. Tribute. Travels.]
July 26 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. At the world's fair. Chicago, June 16. Evening Journal, p. 3e-f. [From a letter to Mr J. B. Spence.]
July 26 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. At the world's fair. Chicago, June 16. Register, p. 6c-d. [Extracts from a letter to Mr J. B. Spence.]
August 5 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. At the World's Fair. Chicago, June 16. Observer, pp. 33d-e, 34a-b.
August 21 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, June 28. Register, p. 6c. [Extracts from a letter to Mr J. B. Spence.]
August 26 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, June 28. Observer, p. 33d-e. [Extracts from a letter to Mr J. B. Spence.]
September 15 Miss C. H. Spence in America. Register, p. 5a. [Report of Miss Spence's activities. Tribute.]
September 21 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, July 1. Register, p. 6a-b.
September 23 Miss C. H. Spence in America. Observer, p. 14d. [Report of Miss Spence's activities. Tribute.]
September 30 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, July 1. Evening Journal, p. 6c-d.
September 30 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, July 1. Observer, p. 33c-e.
October 12 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Warren (Illinois), August 5. Register, p. 6b-c.
October 14 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Warren (Illinois), August 5. Evening Journal, p. 6c-d.
October 14 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Warren (Illinois), August 5. Observer, p. 33c-e.
October 16 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, August 12. Register, p. 6a-b.
October 21 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, August 12. Evening Journal, p. 6c-d.
October 21 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, August 12. Observer, p. 34b-c.
November 2 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, September, 8. Register, p. 6b-c.
November 4 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Chicago, September 8. Observer, pp. 33de, 34a.
November 7 'Not institutions but homes'. Register, p. 6g. [Sermon by Jenkin Lloyd Jones sent by Miss Spence from Chicago, with an editorial comment about her. Biographical material.]
December 26 An Australian in America. Congresses at Chicago. Papers and discussions of important questions. Daily Telegraph, p. 6b-d. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence. Travels.]
December 27 An Australian in America. Daily Telegraph, p. 6b-d. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence. Travels.]
1894  
  An Australian's impressions of America. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, July 1894, vol. 89, pp. 244-51. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence, Adelaide, South Australia. Travels.]
  Effective voting—the only effective moralizer of politics. Arena, Boston, November, 1894, vol. X, no. LX, pp. 767-76. [Article by Catherine H. Spence .]
  Notes political and social of ten months in America. The Christian Advocate, p. 4a-c, 5a. New York, 23 August 1894. [Article by Catherine Helen Spence of Adelaide, South Australia. In Miles Franklin papers in Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales. Travels.] [title not on Trove 01/2020]
  Report of meeting on "proportional representation" or effective voting held at River House, Chelsea, on Tuesday July 10th, 1894. London, John Bale & Sons, 1894. pp. 36. [Pamphlet. Preface, speech and concluding note by Miss Spence.]
  The transferable vote. Proportional Representation Review, vol. 1,no. 4, Chicago, June 1894. pp. 108-115. [Article by Cathrine (sic) Helen Spence.]
  Lore from a lady. British Australasian, London. August 1894. pp. 3. [Report of lecture given by Miss Spence at the Royal Colonial Institute. Cutting filed with National Library of Australia's copy of 'Social and intellectual aspects of Australian life'; abstract of paper by Miss Spence read at the Royal Colonial Institute July 31, 1894. Royal Colonial Institute: Proceedings, London, 1895.]
January 3 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Philadelphia, November 11. Register, p. 6c-d.
January 5 New Australia. Voice, p. 2a. [Paragraph. Miss Spence's system for New Australia. Effective voting. Biographical fragment.] [title not on Trove 01/2020]
January 13 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Philadelphia, November 11. Evening Journal, p. 6a-b.
January 13 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Philadelphia, November 11. Observer, p. 33de, 34a.
January 29 An Australian in America. Daily Telegraph, p. 6a-c. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence. Travels.]
February 9 'We are pleased to learn. . . '. Voice, p. 5a. [Paragraph about Miss Spence's activities in America. Travels. Biographical material.] [title not on Trove 01/2020]
February 10 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, October 1893. Observer, p. 33a-c.
February 10 Miss C. H. Spence in America. Register, p. 5b. [Report of Miss Spence's activities. Travels. Biographical material.]
February 26 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, November 1893. Register, p. 6a-c.
March 12 Miss Spence's crusade. Register, p. 5b. [Extract from Boston Evening Transcript of 18 January 1894. Travels. Biographical material.]
March 17 An Australian woman in America. Daily Telegraph, p. 10c-d. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence. Travels.]
March 22 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Register, p. 6f-g.
March 24 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, January 6. Register, p. 5f-g.
March 28 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, January 8. Register, p. 6c-d.
March 31 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. Observer, p. 33a-c.
April 7 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, January 6. Observer, p. 33a-c.
April 14 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, January 8. Observer, p. 33a-c.
May 17 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Philadelphia, March 3. Register, p. 6c-d.
May 26 An Australian woman in America. Daily Telegraph, p. 10b-d. [Article by Miss C. H. Spence. Travels.]
May 26 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Philadelphia, March 3. Observer, pp. 33d-e, 34a.
June 16 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Last days in the United States. General reflections. New York, March 31. Register, p. 6c-d.
June 16 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. New York, March 31. Observer, pp. 33e, 34a.
July 12 Proportional representation. Times, p. 14e-f. [Report of speech by Miss Spence to open the Conference at the River House, Chelsea on 10 July 1894. Biographical material.]
July 14 Representation and independence. Spectator, p. 35b and pp. 39ab-40a. [Report of meeting at the River House, Chelsea on 10 July 1894, with references to Miss Spence. Biographical material.]
August 7 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Scotland revisited. Evening Journal, p. 3c-d.
August 7 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Scotland revisited. Register, pp. 5h-6a.
August 11 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Scotland revisited. Observer, p. 33c-d.
August 15 Miss Spence. A nasty accident. Register, p. 5d. [Report of Miss Spence's accident in London. Biographical material.]
October 30 Effective voting. The movement in England. Daily Telegraph, p. 7a. [Report of meeting at Mrs Westlake's house, Chelsea, including speech by Miss Spence.]
November 6 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. London, September 21. Register, p. 6c-d.
November 10 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. London, September 21. Observer, p. 33a-c.
November 16 A South Australian's impression of America. Weekly Herald, p. 1g. [Extract from Miss C. H. Spence's article on America in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, July 1994. Travels.]
December 1 Miss C. H. Spence on her travels. Zurich, September 28. Observer, p. 33a-c.
December 13 Effective voting. American politics. Return of Miss Spence. Advertiser, p.5g