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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

300 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 15

Prorogation of Victorian Parliament

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 3

The Victorian Parliament will be prorogued on Wednesday next…

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New Parliament Buildings

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 3

The Minister for Works has decided to write architectural designs for the new Parliament buildings…

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A New Parliament House. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 3

There are some chances of further steps being taken shortly in connection with replacing the present Parliament buildings with a new structure. The…

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A New House of Parliament. with a Few Preliminary Observations

National Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 2

The Reid Government is not so much bent on extravagance as in spending money to keep quiet the numerous harpies who help to give it authority…

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The Waverley Election

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 2

The fright into which the Waverley election contest threw the fereign-trade journals of Sydney may be judged from the amount of comment which they…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 3

Parliament has been further prorogued until 14th April…

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Starr-Bowkett Society, No. 5. Election of Directors

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 2

The election of directors took place last evening in the society's rooms, but little interest was taken considering the importance of the office in its bearing upon the welfare of…

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Parliament Prorogued

National Advocate · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 2

Parliament has been farther prorogued from Turesday, the 17th instant, to Tuesday, April 14…

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Victorian Parliament

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 2

The Victorian Parliament was prorogued on Saturday by Lord Brassey…

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Queensland Elections. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1896 · page 3

Messrs McDonald, Paterson and Cribb, members of the Council, have resigned in order to contest Brisbane, Brisbane North and Ipswich. It is stated that…

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The Newspaper and the Candidate. SYDNEY, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 3

Mr. J. Collins, of Ingleburn, to-day sued Charles Anderson proprietor of the Campbelltown Herald claiming £1000 for libel, in connection with the last…

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When Parliament Meets. SYDNEY, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 3

The Premier states that Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on the 1st or 2nd of May. The Government's order of business is not yet…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday Meeting of Parliament

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 3

Parliament will probably meet for the despatch of business on 12th May. The Premier states that the Government will restrict the programme to measures which…

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The Cowra Election. COWRA

National Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 3

Mr. Fitzgerald arrived yesterday, in consequence of an invitation to contest the electorate, bat retired at once in favor of Mr. Phillips, and will support him,…

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The Cowra Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the Freetrade Council will be held very shortly to take into consideration the question of a freetrade candidate for the Cowra electorate. The…

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The Cowra Election. the Policy and the Man

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 2

The Cowra election is really the first we have had since the general appeal at which we may determine how far the Government's proposals have the…

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The Queensland Elections. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 3

The first batch of elections has resulted in the return of 27 Ministerialists, 5 Labour, one Opposition, one Independent. A feature of the polling was…

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Queensland Elections. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 3

The following were the results of the Queensland elections yesterday:—North Brisbane, Messrs. McDonald, Paterson, and R. Fraser, ministerialists ; South…

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The Cowra Election. the Leader of the Opposition at Carcoar

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Lyne, the leader of the Opposition, and Messrs. Schey, M.L.A., Davis (of the Protectionist League), and J. D. Fitzgerald, ex-M.L.A., visited…

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The Queensland Election. Great Excitement

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 3

The polling in the first batch of Queensland electorates wan held on Saturday, when thirty-two Reata were decided. The Government party lost one seat. The Labour…

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