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

Politics & elections, 1897

366 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 19

The Work of Parliament. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 3

This week is expected to be the last but one of the present session. In parliament to-morrow a motion by Mr. Mr. Schey to appoint a select committee…

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Legislative Assembly. Parliament House, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-night Mr. Brunker in answer to Mr. Pyers said the Government did not, intend to bring in a Closer Settlement Bill this…

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Legislative Council. Parliament House, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 2

A petition was presented from Quong Tart on behalf of the Chinese residents of Sydney in favor of the insertion in the Chinese Restriction Act of an…

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Scene in the Assembly. an Awkward Debate Shunted. Some Consequent Indignation. Parliament House, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 3

Mr. Hayne moved the suspension of the standing orders to treat as a matter of urgency a motion for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the…

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Legislative Assembly. Parliament House

National Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon on the motion of Mr. Brunker, it was resolved that the House should, on its next sitting day. resolve itself into…

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Legislative Council. Parliament House, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 3

In the Legislative Council the President announced the Royal Assent to the Licensing Acts Amendment Bill. Dr. Cullen presented a petition from…

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Legislative Assembly. Parliament House

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 3

In the Assembly, the whole evening was occupied with the third reading debate of the Port Kembla Harbor Bill. The motion for the third reading was…

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Legislative Council. Parliament House, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 3

In the Legislative Council the president took the chair at 4.30. p. m. After considerable discussion the 3rd reading of the Australian Federation…

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Questions in the Assembly. Decision in Hayes Case. Parliament House

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 2

In the Legislatives Assembly this afternoon Dr. Rossi asked the Secretary for Lands. I Has any decision yet been arrived at in the inquiry hold by the Bathurst Land…

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Pith of Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Paaliament House

National Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Probate Duties Bill was considered in Committee and an amendment of the schedule exempting estates up…

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Pith of Parlia[?] Legislative Assembly. Parliament House Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Garrard, in answer to Mr. Newman, said that so far he know of no intention of sending a further contingent of…

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Prorogation of Parliament. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 3

The data of prorogation is still rather doubtful owing to the probable action of the Upper House with regard to the Probate and Aliens' Restriction Bills. i…

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Pith of Parlia[?] Legislative Council. Parliament House Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 2

In the Legislative Council the Appropriation, Loan and Nyngan Town Hall Mortgage Bills were read a third time and returned to the Assembly…

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Legislative Assembly. Parliament House, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 3

In reply to a question as to the possibility of paying state school teachers their salaries before Christmas, Mr. Garrard stated in the Assembly this…

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Alleged Dummyism. the Western Districts. Parliament House. Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Sleath moved the adjournment of tho House to discuss the question of the alleged dummying of homestead leases…

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A Gold Medal and a Jaunt. Relics of the Lucknow Strike. Parliament House. Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 3

Messrs. David Davis and Alfred Hearne, of the Lucknow Strike Committee attended Parliament House to-night, and in the presence of the…

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Barricades in Parliament

National Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 2

A senseless practical joke, says the "Star," or a diabolical and barefaced attempt to count the Assembly out, occurred at 2.30 on Thursday morning…

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Pith of Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 2

The Assembly continued its sittings until 6 this morning. Among the proposals the House decided to refer to the Public Works Committee is one for the…

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Aldermanic Elections

National Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 2

In connection with the City Council the four retiring aldermen at the termination of the present municipal year are North Ward, Aid Ennis ;…

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Sydney Civic Elections. the Local Option Vote. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 3

The Local Option Vote was taken in eight wards of the city daring the recent Municipal elections, and in each case it was opposed to as increase of publicans' licenses,…

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