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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections
17 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
SIR HENRY PARKES, who on coming forward was received with cheers, said: I hope I shall be pardoned if I abstain from any allusion to the gentleman, who has thought proper to present himself here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table abstracts of Crown lands reserved for water supply and other public purposes. Mr. Docker moved that an address be presented to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday at noon the official declaration at the election of aldermen to represent the East, West, and South Wards wan made by the Mayor in the Grafton School of Arts. The attendance of ratepayers was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Felous Apprehension Bill was received from the Assembly, and was read the first time. On the motion of Sir John Robertson, preventive standing orders were suspended, so as to admit of the bill passing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE story of the recent election for West Bourke, in Victorin, is as extraordinary a one as over was chronicled in the history of Parlimentary representation and constitutional government. Two candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. DE SALIS moved a series of resolutions affirming the expediency of giving bounties for the encouragement of the exportation of meat and whent, such bounties to be provided by a fund collected by levy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Dalley brought up a report from the select Committee appointed to draw up reasons for insisting on certain of the Council's amendments in the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill diangreed to by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE debate on second reading of the Metropolitan Railway Extension Bill was resumed by Mr. Fitzpatrick, who said he had some dif[?]culty in comprehending the scope of this bill. To one thing he would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A JIKSSAIIK received from llio Assembly notifyiiu Hint that Chumbor iliit not insist on ita disngrecmon' from the Council amendment in tho Small J Julita Further Extension Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE House went into committee on the Lands Acts Further Amendment Bill. Mr. Hoskins moved some verbal amendments in clause 2, dealing with the reduction in the value of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HUNKY PAIIKKS snit I uow desire to oiler to tho House un explanation of tho course thc Government purpose taking in regard to tho public business of tho colony, and in vie of closing f he present session atan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE debate on the second reading of this bill was resumed by Mr. Ogilive, who said that after the many able and eloquent speeches made by honorable members, he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. Willson moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of Supply. Mr. Dillon said that he thought this was the preper time to make a few remarks upon a matter to which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR HENRY PARKES moved the resolutions in regard to the Upper House, of which he had given notice. He had been accused of acting from personal animosity, but he repudiated any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDMUND BARTON, one of the candidates for the representation of the Sydney University in Parliament, addressed a meeting of his fellow-granduates on Monday, in the Temperance Hall. There were about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS is the way in which Mark Twain once announced himself as a candidate for President: —I have pretty much made up my mind to run for President. What the country wants is a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ACCORDING to the Telegraph, Mr. Dillon in moving the address in reply to the Governor's speech said--In his opinion the mover of an address should have his conscience satisfied if he…
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