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A referendum was held in South Australia on 25 April 1896, and dealt with matters relating to secular and religious education. The referendum was held concurrently with a general election, the first in Australia in which women were eligible to vote, and was the first referendum to be held in Australia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/apps/uploadedFiles/news/265/Referenda1.pdf )〕 The South Australian public affirmed the system of free, secular, state education in place at the time, and rejected scriptural instruction in state schools and a capitation grant for religious schools. == Background == Following the passage of the Free Education Bill in 1891, free, secular education had been provided to South Australian children in state schools. This prompted a number of church groups to campaign for scriptural instruction in state schools. The National Scriptural Education League, led by the Wesleyan pastor Joseph Nicholson, had unsuccessfully attempted to make "scriptural education without dogma" a referendum question at the 1893 election. In 1895 Robert Caldwell, an Anglican Member of the House of Assembly called for a poll to be conducted, asking the opinion of the parents of state school children on the matter. The resolution was amended to extend the poll to all voters, and to include the question of capitation grants for non-state schools. The question was finally proposed as follows: #''Are you in favour of the continuance of the present system of education in State schools?'' #''Are you in favour of the introduction of Scriptural instruction in the State Schools during school hours?'' #''Are you in favour of the payment of a capitation grant to denominational schools for secular results?'' The three options had initially been proposed as one question, which voters could either support or reject. However, Frederick Holder and Premier Charles Kingston moved that each part be considered separately.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Australian referendum, 1896」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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