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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections
38 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 2
AMONG the duties that have to he discharged by her Majesty's Government previous to the opening of Parliament by the Queen in person is one of which but little is said, and still less is known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the meeting of the committee to inquire into tho merits of the petition against the return of Sir Robert Clifton, as member for Nottingham, the following amusing colloquy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament met to-day (Tuesday) at noon. The Governor's speech stated that the present taxation was sufficient, and that the income exceeds the expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As was stated in our telegram of last Tuesday, Parliament was opened on that day by his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief with the usual ceremonies. It is unecessary to give the Viceregal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Parliamentary Session was opened on the 24th instant at noon, and the following is the speech delivered by his Excellency Sir John Young on that occasion:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRIDGE OVER THE LACHLAN. -- Mr Cummings asked the Secretary for Lands -- "Is it the intention of the Government to cause a bridge to be erected across the Lachlan River at Nannemy,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PROPOSED NEW BILLS. -- In reply to members, Ministers said -- That it was their intention to introduce a bill to deal with minor roads: and also to amend the Impounding Act…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE CUSTOMS VALIDATION BILL.-- Mr. Johnson drew attention to a matter affecting the privileges of the House. The case was that the Customs Validation Bill had been assented to before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DURATION OF PARLIAMENT.-- Dr. Lang moved the second reading of a bill to limit the duration of all future Parliaments to three years, which he advocated upon considerations of historical experience,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the meeting of the committee to inquire into the merits of the petition against the return of Sir Robert Clifton, as member for Nottingham, the following amusing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FELONS' APPREHENSION ACT CONTINUATION BILL.-- Mr. Martin moved the second rending of the Felons' Apprehension Act Continuation Bill. He had opposed this measure when it was first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The nomination of a member to servo in the Legislative Assembly as the representative of the above electorate took place at noon on Friday on Hyde park. there were only about two hundred persons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. -- A number of petitions against the Public Sohools Bill were presented; and one in its favour from eighty national school teachers in and around Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →England was agitated by the discovery of a plot to blow up Parliament. Ton sacks of gunpowder and a partly burned fuse were found concealed in the Lord Chamberlain’s Office, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A London despatch of the 9th of August says:— There is great excitement here this evening at a supposed attempt to blow up the two Houses of Parliament. Ten packages of gunpowder, with a fuse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT three o'clock on Monday morning, 6th August a somewhat startling discovery was made by the police on duty at the Houses of Parliament. A brown paper parcel was found, and what is called…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meanwhile, the country has been shocked by some hideous revelations of electoral corruption. Four commissions have been sitting during the month, and have brought to light a series of transactions in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After a long adjournment, the gentlemen forming the commission met again at Great Yarmouth on October 3rd. Up to the time of adjournment the commissioners had put…
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