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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1890

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PARLIAMENT. By Telegram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. HURLEY moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to some remarks made by one of the members for Bourke on Saturday…

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The Australian Labour Federation. A People's Parliament Platform

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 August 1890 · page 4

THE general council of the Australian Labour Federation, which recently met in Brisbane, discussed its political platform at considerable length. The council…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. VIVIAN obtained leave to bring in bills to amend the Bank Holidays Act, 1874, and to facilitate the enforcing of payment of money under orders of Judges of the…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly on TUESDAY, favourable consideration was promised to Mr. Nicoll that £3000 should be granted for the construction of a floodgate at Lismore…

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PARLIAMENT. By Telegram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, The question of sub-letting Government contracts was inquired into by Mr. Traill. Mr. Gould intimated that he was having a bill…

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Parliament. [By Telegram]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 5

On TUESDAY, in the Assembly, Mr. BRUNKER (in reply to Mr. CRUICKSHANK) said it was not the intention of the Government to bring in immediate legislation to prevent the…

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Parliament. [By Telegram]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Sir HENRY PARKES said the subject of having a systematic botanical survey of the colony with a view of ascertaining the value of plants, roots, and barks indigenous to…

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PARLIAMENT. [By TELEGRAM]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday the MINISTER FOR WORKS gave an emphatic, denial to the statement made by Mr. Willis, that he had said that the Government wonld "shoot down…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly, Tuesday's sitting was given up almost exclusively to the consideration of the broad principles of plural voting at Parliamentary elections. There was very little opposition to the…

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Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly, on TUESDAY, Mr. Hurley was censured for causing an article which had appeared in the Maitland Mercury to be read as a matter of privilege, and leaving the…

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Parliament. [By Telepgraph.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 5

ON TUESDAY, in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. HURLEY explained that he had been called away in a hurry on important personal business, and that by his absence no disoourtesy to the House was…

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PARLIAMENT. [By TELEGRAM]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly, on TUESDAY, Mr. BRUCE SMITH, in answer to Mr. M Farlane, said that tenders would be invited next month for the first portion of the harbor…

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Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 5

ON WEDNESDAY, in the Council, immediately the President took the chair, Mr. SUTTOR moved the adjournment of the House till Wednesday next. In the Assembly, the Speaker announced that…

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Labor Candidates

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 8

THE parliamentary committee of the Trades nnd Labor Council finally adopted its revised labor platform a number of new items being added. It was resolved that all labor candidates should be…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, in response to a series of questions by Mr. Traill, Sir HENRY PARKES said that in a few days he would produce a return showing the number of officials in each of the…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 5

ON TUESDAY, in the Assembly, Mr. ALLEN moved the expediency of bringing in a Bill for "the supervision, regulating and closing of shops within prescribed hours, and for other…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 5

In the Assembly, on Tuesday, the Speaker took the chair at half-past four. Mr. M'MILLAN stated that the electric tram service at present running between Waverley and…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. DANGAR asked the Secretary for Public Works had he arrived at any determination with reference to the improvements of the Bellinger…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 December 1890 · page 3

IN the Assembly last night, Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr. GARLAND, said he would consult his colleagues in reference to the matter of the Secretary of the Shearers Union at Hay, who was…

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Election of Bishop for Newcastle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 December 1890 · page 2

THE election of a Bishop for the diocese of Newcastle, after an interrugum of four years, caused by the serious breakdown and continued illness of Bishop PEARSON, is an event of no ordinary…

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