The government was defeated by judicial means in 1894 but came back to power shortly after because of the bank crash of 1894 . Bond became leader of the Liberal Party after Whiteway lost the 1897 election . He became Premier in 1900 after the Conservatives under Sir James Winter lost a vote of confidence . In 1902 he attended the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and the conference of Colonial Premiers in London
conference of Colonial Premiers
1902 Colonial Conference
Robert Bond