Riverina Movement

The Riverina Movement was a short-lived movement that advocated an independent state for the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][3]

Badge of the Riverina Movement

Background

Support for separation of the Riverina from the rest of New South Wales dates back to the 19th century. Following World War I, a Riverina New State League operated from 1921 to 1923.[4] The Riverina Movement was one of a number of new state movements that emerged in Australia in the 1920s.[5]

Formation and activities

The official launch of the Riverina Movement occurred at a riverside rally in Wagga Wagga on 28 February 1931.[6]

An official badge was created for the movement, based on the Australian Army's Rising Sun badge with the addition of an Australian flag emblazoned with a capital "R" for Riverina. The badges, manufactured by Angus & Coote, were sold by the movement's women's auxiliary.[7]

Aftermath

At the 1932 New South Wales state election, six members of the Riverina Movement were elected to state parliament - five Country Party MLA's, one United Australia Party MLA, and one Country Party MLC. Hardy was elected to the Senate at the 1931 federal election.[8]

References
  1. "Riverina Movement". Daily Advertiser. 22 June 1931. Retrieved 30 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "The Riverina Movement (1931-32)". Charles Sturt University. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. Maddison, Michelle (2005). "Senator Charles Hardy and the Riverina Movement". Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. Blacklow 1994, p. 176.
  5. Hawker, Geoffrey (2004). "Hardy, Charles (1898–1941)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Vol. 2. Melbourne University Press.
  6. Logan, James. "The Riverina Movement (1931-32)". Regional Records On-Line Guide. Charles Sturt University Regional Archives. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Riverina Movement badge". Noble Numismatics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. Blacklow 1994, p. 189.
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