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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections
58 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 3
No less than 33 questions were down in the business paper yesterday, besides 13 notices of motion and one order of the day. The Government agreed to produce a return of the benches of magistrates, or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Legislative Assembly, last night, was engaged principally on the Criminal Law Consolidation Bill, which passed its second reading, and was considered in Committee as far as clause 41…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir HENRY PARKES stated, in answer to Mr M'Elhone, that the payments made by the Government for refreshments supplied at the laying of the foundation of the Queen's statue were made direct…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Legislative Assembly, the Criminal Law Amendment Bill was considered as far as clause 292. On Wednesday, the Upper House passed the Barristors' Admission Bill, and the Evidence in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. ECKFORD presented a petition from Mrs Scott, of Brisbane Water, praying the consideration of the House on account of the services of her late husband in promoting the cultivation of sugar in this colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the Assembly in reply to Mr Langridge, Mr Bent stated that the Government would give the question of running Sunday trains to other of the suburbs besides Brighton and Camberwell their early and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Assembly, last night, the business paper included twenty-six questions, nine notices of motion, and six orders of the day. Considerable time was wasted on a motion for adjournment; and, referring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR FRAZER presented a petition from the Presbytery of Sydney for the presention of Sabbath desecration, and protesting against the opening of the Art Gallery on Sundays. The petition was received…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Mr Lackey, in reply to Mr Fergusson, said that the plans, sections, field books and trial surveys from Grafton to near Tabulam, were lost in the late fire; also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Speaker announced that he had received a letter from Mr James Hoskins, member for Tumut, conveying his resignation of his seat as a member of the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE nomination of aldermen, to fill the extraordinary vacancies in the Grafton Borough Council, was held at the School of Arts, on Tuesday, in the presence of about 30 of the ratepayers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr Pigott's motion, [?] extension of railway to Circular Quay, was lost by a majority of 12. A motion, to the effect that Government should lose no time in having now Houses of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ANOTHER unjustifiable waste of time took place in the Legislative Assembly, by a motion for the adjournment of the House, moved by Mr Ryrie, to call attention to a matter which proved, on explanation,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE first business after the usual formal matters had been disposed of, was a motion by Mr R. B. SMITH, to the effect that new Houses of Parliament should be erected forthwith. An amendment was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Dr. Tarrant moved a notice of motion, condemning the the way in which the Quarantine Station was managed. After a very lengthy discussion, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Legislative Assembly did not meet on Wednesday until half-past 7 in the evening, as a large number had been to the funeral of the late Hon. S. C. Brown. The Criminal Law Amendment Bill was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following paper was laid on the table and ordered to be printed:—Return showing examinations of Messrs Thornton and Friend and Mrs Bardwell for first-class certificates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Assembly, last night, Mr Garvan's resolutions regarding Mr Watson's (Treasurer) management of the Circular Quay wharf, were ruled out of order. The question of setting apart an area of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR JOHN ROBERTSON moved the second reading of the Land Bill. He said that in 1858 he declined to proceed with a Land Bill till a reform took place in the representation of the people, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The proclamation dissolving Parliament was issued to-day, followed by another summoning the new Legislative Assembly, and authorising the elections. At a meeting of the Opposition, held yesterday, it…
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