Historic First Edition Copy of ACT Hansard, (11 May, 1989) (1)

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- This document records the very first official sitting of the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly following the establishment of self-government for the ACT in late 1988 - The Inaugural Session: Following the Territory's historic first election on 4 March,1989, the newly elected members met for the first time on this date - During this sitting, Rosemary Follett was officially elected by the Assembly to become the first Chief Minister of the ACT; this was a landmark moment in Australian political history, making her the first female head of government in any Australian state or territory - Physical first-edition print copies of the inaugural 11 May 1989 ACT Hansard are exceptionally rare to find in the public domain - From the private collection of Bill Wood AM, former Queensland and ACT Member of Parliament and Minister for the Arts, and his wife Beverley; Bill Wood was one of the 17 original founding members elected to this history-making First Assembly during the landmark March 1989 election - Excellent overall condition -