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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

55 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 3

Intolerable Waste of Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1896 · page 8

WE extract the following from an article in the New Review, under the title "The intolerable waste of Parliament." Many points in the extracts may be…

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Parliament. [From Our Telegraphic Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. THOMAS moved: "That in the opinion of this House a sum of £10,000 should be devoted by the Government towards…

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Parliament. [From Our Telegraphic Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. O'SULLIVAN introduced his Homes Protection Bill. It is to sedure homesteads to individuals in all circumstances. Indeed,…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

Is the Assembly on Tuesday. It was agreed, on the motion of Mr. HUGHES, that a select committee should be appointed to inquire into the report upon…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, the Local Option Bill was read the first time, and the Coloured Races Restriction and Regulation Bill was taken through committee…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 4

THE Premier expects to be able to prorogue Parliament about the 12th Novomber. This means that some at least of the numerous Bills he has been, and intends to rush…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, after some debate, a motion to sanction the construction of the Tamworth to Manilla railway line was carried by a large majority…

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Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, the amendments of the Council in the Franchise Extension Bill were agreed to. The Postmaster-General said that he found that a…

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Parliament. [From Our Telegraphic Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 5

IN the Legislative Council on Tuesday. The VICE-PRESIDENT," in reply to Dr. M'Laurln, said he had received the following information from the Commissioners of…

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The Presidential Election. M'kinley Comes Out Top. a Gold Standard Maintained

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 4

THE great struggle in the United States is over, and Major M'KINLEY, who achieved preliminary celebrity some years buck in connection with the High Tariff, is…

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The Presidential Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 5

The voting over the election was the heaviest ever known. M'Kinley carried 22 States, receiving 204 votes in the Electoral College. Bryan 12 States, aggregating 153…

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The United States Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 5

THE state of excitements and feeling, engendered by the Presidential contest, may be gathered from an extract from a speech by Judge Kerr, one of the leading…

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Parliament. [From Our Telegraphic Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 5

IN the Council on Tuesday the Vice-President moved the second reading of the Loan Bill, and a debate followed. Ultimately the motion was agreed to, and the bill was…

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Municipal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 4

CONNECTED with the elections for the City Council that were held yesterday, there was a good deal of excitement in one or two of the wards. The contest that attracted the…

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Members of the Imperial Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 4

Two members of the Imperial Parliament were disporting themselves in Sydney last week. I refer to Mr. Henniker Heaton, member for Canterbury, and Mr. Curran,…

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