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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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Parliament. by Telegram From Our Special Correspondent. the Motion of Censure. in the Assembly on

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 5

The censure debate was resumed by Mr. B. R. WISE, who said that what his vote would be was indicated in writing before the measure was introduced. He analysed the…

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Parliament. by Telegram From Our Special Correspondent

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday. The PREMIER promised Mr. M'Gowan to at once introduce a bill to enfranchise those electors who lost their electoral right by the…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday the Treasurer moved a resolution to remove the duties on certain articles. Linseed, sperm, palm, and some other oils to be dutiable to the extent…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Ministers, in answer to questions, said arrangements had been made for giving shelter during the winter to workless workmen in Sydney; that…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr. Crick obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend and extend the Chinese Restriction and Regulation Act of 1888 so as to include…

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Parliament. by Telegram From Our Special Correspondent

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 5

ON Tuesday the House went into Committee of Supply, and resolutions approving of the appropriation of £1,720,225 for services and Treasurer's advance were agreed to…

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The Clareence Examiner. Published at Grafton. Tuesdays and Saturdays. the Coming Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

MR,SEE'S announcement of his intention to again become a candidate for the representation of Grafton was, of course, to be expected. Mr. SEE has now represented the…

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Result of the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

A VERY wise man he would be who could accurately predict the result of the elections. Certainly I am not going to attempt to do this But it seems to me that the…

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Parliament Dissolved

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 5

SYDNEY, FRIDAY NIGHT.—-The Protectionists are extremely sore, owing to what they term an unholy alliance between the Government, anti the Labour party. Everybody has asked…

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Parliament. [By Telegram.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 5

THE Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Parkes-Oondobolin Railway Bill and the Newcastle Harbor Improvement Bill through all their stages after a lengthy…

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The Clarence Examiner Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. the Dissolution and the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 4

THE dissolution which has just taken place has been aptly described as a penal one. The Assembly, the only House that really suiters by the dissolution, has fairly done its…

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Editorial Echoes. Amusement and the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 4

THE interest, of Graftonians during the passing week has been divided between questions of State and questions of pleasure,—the latter largely preponderating, it we may judge from…

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The Raleigh Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 5

MR. W. J. HAWTHORNE opened his campaign by a meeting at Dalmorton, on Thursday evening, at Ford's hotel, Mr. G. Lonsdale presiding. The candidate announced that…

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The General Election. Mr. John See at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1895 · page 8

ON Friday evening, Mr. John See addressed about 300 electors at the School of Arts. Mr. J. T. M'Kittrick presided, and in introducing the candidate, pointed out that the…

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Inconsistent Candidates. Pandering Politics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 3

MR. EDITOR. — Several candidates up for election proclaim themselves to be against the removal of the sugar duties, and also the grain duties, and with the same breath they…

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The General Election. the Chief Secretary at East Maitland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 8

THE largest and most enthusiastic meeting that ever assembled within the ball of the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, was that which greeted the Chief Secretary (the…

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Editorial Echoes. To-morrow's Polling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

TO-MORROW having been proclaimed a public holiday, in order to admit of all classes of electors in the electorates where a contest is taking pince to record their votes, we may…

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A Protectionist Candidate on a Land Tax

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 8

MR. DONALD CAMERON, one of the candidates for the Richmond electorate, has the courage of his opinions. He is a Protectionist of the Protectionists. He is also in favor…

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The Grafton Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 8

ON Friday eveniug Mr. John See addressed about 100 electors at the Junction; Mr. M. Considine presiding. Much of the candidate's remarks were…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. the Elections. Some of the Results

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

THE elections being over, we find that, so far as the questions submitted to the electors goes, as between the Ministry and the Legislative Council, the constituencies have…

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