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The Anti-daylight
Savings Association's case was that (1) people had difficulty sleeping because their houses did not cool until later in the night (2) country children had to travel to school in the dark and return in the heat of the afternoon (3) Chickens and dairy cows were less productive because
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At present there is a period commonly called "daylight saving" by which time is advanced by one hour for the period commencing on the last Sunday in
October in each year and ending on the first Sunday in March in the following year.
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At present there is a period commonly called "daylight saving" by which time is advanced by one hour for the period commencing on the last Sunday in
October in each year and ending on the first Sunday in March in the following
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of the change of hours of farm hands. Additional arguments put were that children were irritated in the afternoon heat causing more difficulty for young mothers and that adapting to change was difficult for old people.
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The
Daylight Savings Association argued that daylight savings (1) reduced power consumption (2) led to more leisure time for outdoor activities and (3) reduced the road toll.
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for 3 summers from 1 January 1942. It was first introduced in peace time on 31 October 1971. Neither the governing
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opposition campaigned on the issue, with the debate taken up by single interest organisations.
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should be continued in New South Wales was put to voters in conjunction with the
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The voting paper contained the following directions to the elector:
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Daylight saving had been introduced in
Australia at the end of
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on 1 May 1976 and was carried with a comfortable majority.
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Based on a roll of 2,356,977 at the 1976 state election:
411:"Daylight Saving (Referendum) Act 1975 (1976 No 2)"
491:Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
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19:1976 New South Wales daylight saving referendum
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582:Elections and referendums in New South Wales
486:"Daylight Saving (Referendum) Act 1975 (72)"
390:NSW Department of Communities & Justice
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523:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
386:"The history of daylight saving in NSW"
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266:Are you in favour of daylight saving?
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76:Are you in favour of daylight saving?
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345: 2,989,786
14:
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1258:Daylight saving time in Australia
1248:November 1976 events in Australia
1212:Legislative Assembly by-elections
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1217:Legislative Council by-elections
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201:A referendum concerning whether
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465:"Standard Time Act 1971 No 38"
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437:"Daylight saving not an issue"
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361:Referendums in New South Wales
348: 93.07
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527:Parliament of New South Wales
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295:Yes
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494:. 28 May 1976. p. 2263
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420:– via NSW Legislation
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227:Liberal/Country coalition
184:Registered voters/turnout
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95:
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1253:1970s in New South Wales
366:Referendums in Australia
155:Invalid or blank votes
519:"1976 election totals"
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47:1 May 1976
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502:– via Trove.
453:– via Trove.
442:The Canberra Times
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18:
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590:General elections
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60:
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203:daylight saving
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290:
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283:
279:
267:
264:
259:
251:
242:
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102:
90:
89:
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55:
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496:. Retrieved
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393:. Retrieved
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254:The question
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240:
223:World War II
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200:
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171:
166:
144:Valid votes
131:
119:
114:
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46:
15:
1115:Referendums
334: 1.25
219:World War I
167:Total votes
1232:Categories
1210:See also:
532:28 October
498:28 October
449:28 October
395:28 October
372:References
320:2,747,950
298:1,879,967
213:Background
188:2,989,786
147:2,747,950
51:1976-05-01
328:Informal
172:2,782,646
115:1,879,967
355:See also
342:
309:867,983
281:Question
237:Yes case
229:nor the
136:867,983
648:1874–75
638:1869–70
633:1864–65
340:Turnout
331:34,696
271:Results
245:No case
191:93.07%
177:100.00%
158:34,696
150:98.75%
139:31.59%
82:Results
49: (
323:98.75
312:31.59
301:68.41
161:1.25%
120:68.41%
96:Votes
92:Choice
472:(NSW)
468:(PDF)
418:(NSW)
414:(PDF)
284:Votes
231:Labor
73:year.
1198:1995
1193:1991
1188:1981
1183:1978
1178:1976
1173:1969
1168:1967
1163:1961
1158:1954
1153:1947
1148:1933
1143:1928
1138:1916
1133:1903
1128:1899
1123:1898
1104:2028
1098:2024
1093:2021
1088:2017
1083:2016
1078:2012
1073:2008
1068:2004
1063:2000
1058:1999
1053:1995
1048:1991
1043:1987
1038:1983
1033:1947
1028:1944
1023:1941
1004:2028
998:2024
993:2021
988:2017
983:2016
978:2012
973:2008
968:2004
963:2000
958:1999
953:1995
948:1991
943:1987
938:1983
933:1947
928:1944
923:1941
904:2027
898:2023
893:2019
888:2015
883:2011
878:2007
873:2003
868:1999
863:1995
858:1991
853:1988
848:1984
843:1981
838:1978
833:1976
828:1973
823:1971
818:1968
813:1965
808:1962
803:1959
798:1956
793:1953
788:1950
783:1947
778:1944
773:1941
768:1938
763:1935
758:1932
753:1930
748:1927
743:1925
738:1922
733:1920
728:1917
723:1913
718:1910
713:1907
708:1904
703:1901
698:1898
693:1895
688:1894
683:1891
678:1889
673:1887
668:1885
663:1882
658:1880
653:1877
643:1872
628:1860
623:1859
618:1858
613:1856
608:1851
603:1848
598:1843
534:2021
500:2021
451:2021
397:2021
306:No
110:Yes
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132:No
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