675:, used his casting vote to break the tie and the status quo was maintained, but the secularists then moved their own motion in October calling for an end to the grant. Randell himself described state aid in the debate as "an indignity cast upon religion, and upon those who believe in religion, to have to come as paupers to this House for a grand of money for the upkeep of that with which the State has nothing whatever to do." The motion was carried, but nothing further was done until the following year.
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The choice of
Randell as opposition leader reflected the opposition's priorities as much as it did his own qualities—he was a conservative businessman thoroughly identified with the existing social and economic order, and welcomed by Forrest himself who believed Randell would "deal with all matters
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under ministerial control, while maintaining state aid to private schools—a concession to the
Catholic Church, who had set up schools to provide education to their own generally working-class children. Randell was not happy with the compromise, and set up a National Education League to oppose state
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graduate Cecil
Andrews as principal. In 1901, the opposition to the Forrest government won office in the Legislative Assembly, and Randell's ministerial role ceased—however, he was appointed as chairman of the Perth Hospital Board, and later became a trustee under the 1904 Act which ultimately
698:, gave an undertaking in the debate that state aid would be terminated, and Leake dropped the motion. However, Randell was unhappy with the tactics used, and resigned the leadership to Leake, and ultimately joined the Forrest party along with other erstwhile opponents.
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church in
Western Australia, holding every lay office over his more than sixty years of involvement. On 17 March 1868, his wife Jane, with whom he had fathered six sons (one of whom had died in infancy in 1861), died of
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aid, arguing that supporting both systems with government funds was an obstacle to the creation of an efficient education system in
Western Australia. In this he was supported by other abolitionists such as his stepson
602:, and also became a member of the Central Board of Education. Despite leading the opposition to the introduction of responsible government in 1887, Randell resigned his seat on 21 October 1890 to contest the seat of
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On 27 May 1910, aged nearly 80 and thrice widowed after the death of his wife Lucy in 1897, he retired from public life, but continued his involvement with the
Congregational church. He died in Havelock Street,
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Western Australia, serving in various capacities for almost 40 years. During this time he earned a reputation as a supporter of
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in the government's education policy. Randell believed the
Government had taken the hint and would gradually move in the right direction. Forrest and his attorney-general,
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which created competition for his paddle steamer service. He sold the service, resigned his seat on the
Legislative Council on 1 May 1878, and returned to England.
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in a moderate way". In
September, however, the Forrest government attempted to raise the grant to private schools. This failed when the Chairman of Committees,
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on 25 January 1875. In 1876, he campaigned successfully for the establishment of a state high school in Perth, but failed to prevent the construction of the
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from 1898 to 1901. He had left the Legislative Assembly again in 1897 to return to the Legislative Council, where he remained until his retirement in 1910.
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under responsible government in 1902–1904. In 1887, he resumed his old steamer business, but sold it in 1894 to the Swan River Shipping Company.
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seat in the Legislative Council at a by-election, which he was to hold for 13 years. From 28 April 1898 until 27 May 1901, he served as
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and engineering, and by 1850 was a blacksmith in the village. He married Jane Hyde on 8 April 1850, and 19 days later, they sailed to
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and trader, and Jane Randell. He was educated in Milton, learning
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region, public attention turned to education. In 1892, the
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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
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and president of the Perth Working Men's Association.
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659:. However, Randell and his supporters won at the
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424:in 1850, and subsequently gained prominence in
907:The Western Australian Legislature, 1870-1930
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575:His first involvement with politics was the
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960:A New History of Western Australia
806:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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524:. He married Mary Louise Smith at
432:in 1870, and then to the colony's
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207:28 May 1897 – 21 May 1910
14:
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476:Randell was born in Milton (now
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879:Parliament of Western Australia
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1212:Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery
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801:"Randell, George (1830-1915)"
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184:(council reconstituted)
148:(nominated by governor)
137:(council reconstituted)
1217:People from New Milton
905:; Mozley, Ann (1961).
488:, to James Randell, a
466:Minister for Education
456:. For a time, Randell
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558:economic liberalism
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606:in the new
581:by-election
544:, a future
500:aboard the
384:2 June 1915
315:Preceded by
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522:concussion
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275:(new seat)
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472:Biography
376:, England
374:Hampshire
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