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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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The Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 5

OWING to there being no contest at Grafton, very little interest was manifested in the election, still a good number assembled round the telegraph office to ascertain the…

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Editorial Echoes. Election Bygones

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

THE Clarence election has surprised some people. Both candidates could not win, but from reports in circulation, we gained the impression that the contest would have…

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Quality of the Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 4

MR. BARTON has expressed the opinion that, intellectually considered, the new Parliament is the worst the colony has ever had. After making full allowance for opinions on…

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Election Crowds.—There and Hore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 4

A CONTRAST has been drawn between the conduct of the masses and the classes in the election contests in England and In New South Wales. In that contrast it is shown…

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The Haleigh Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 8

A CORRESPONDENT writes: Having noticed in your issue of to-day a telegram from Fernmount, in which it was stated that the election for Raleigh was to be protested, on…

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The Opening of Parliament. What Will Follow?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 4

TO-DAY Parliament will be opened by Oommission. To-morrow, Parliament will be formally opened by the GOVERNOR, when he will state the object in calling…

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Parliament. by Telegram From Our Correspondent

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. STOREY desired to know when the Government intended to repeal the duties. The Premier said that he intended to make…

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Parliament. by Telegram From Our Correspondent

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. SCHEY proposed his motion for leave to bring in an eight hours bill. The Bill is virtually the same as that passed in the…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday. The debate on the financial statement was resumed by Mr. SEE. The inevitable justification of the financial policy of his…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, The Premier informed Mr. Schey that he could tell him nothing about the motion referring to Mr. Justice Windeyer…

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The Mayoral Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 8

AT Wednesday's Council meeting a letter from the Wickham Council was read, urging co-operation in the introduction of an innovation in the election of Mayor, to wit, that…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 5

ON Tuesday, in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Meagher got his bill to amend the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act read a first time, and a bill to…

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In Favor of Protection. Mr. Meagher's First Speech in Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 8

SPEAKING against the Customs Duties Bill, Mr. Meagher said: I believe that if we desire to have Australia for the Australians, we should encourage and subsidise native…

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The Rylstone Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 4

NEVER in the political history of the colony has there been such a scandal as that which has occurred in connection with the late election of a Parliamentary representative…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, The motions for the transmission of the Land and Income Tix Assessment Bill and the Land and Income Tax Bills to the Council…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Meagher made the statement elsewhere reported. THE CIVIL SERVICE…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 5

ON Tuesday, in the Assembly, after Mr. Crick had made the statement a summary of which appears elsewhere. Mr. Farnell's bill to preserve native flora was further…

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New Woman and the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 7

A PARLIAMENTARY candidate spoke at a village not for from Glasgow, the other day, and at the close of his address was heckled by the local cobbler, who, although a…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. M'ELHONE moved for a return respecting the number of civil servants holding more than one office under the Crown…

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The By-elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 4

THE result of the by-elections that have taken place this week has been to leave the state of parties numerically where it was. In the case of Rylstone, Mr. Fitzpatrick, a…

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