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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections
55 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 3
QUESTIONS.--Ministers, in answer to questions, said:--That it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill to establish Post-office savings' banks; and that William Hoard, late…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A BILL TO REGULATE COMMONS.--Mr. Owen moved for, and obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate" Commons," rendered necessary, he said, by the change of circumstances which had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PETITION.--A petition, signed by 700 persons, was presented by Mr. Wilson, praying for the passing of a bill to abolish capital punishment. NEW BILLS.--Bills, to dissolve the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IMPOUNDING BILL.--Mr. Owen moved the second reading of the bill to regulate the impounding of live stock. There were, he said, seventeen of the old clauses retained. and some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR, -- As a well-wisher of the above society, although not yet a member, I read the account of the meeting in your last issue as well as your own leader, and having read the report of the PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACT. -- Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That the attendance of children at the public schools would be found in the return then laid on the table; that the estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEW BILLS. -- Bills to reduce the salary of future Governors, and to reduce certain official salaries, were brought in and read a first time. COLONIAL WINES REGULATION ACT. -- On the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Council several bills, including one to incorporate the Agricultural Society of New Smith Wales, were read a second time and committed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Legislative Council, the proceedings were of a totally uninteresting character. In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Piddington asked what the Government were going to do in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOW that the business of the session is brought to a close, it becomes the duty of the people to consider the practical result of the last act of the parliament —the too successful effort made by the party who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Hon. John Robertson and the Hon. John Sutherland proceeded by rail to Throsby Park on Saturday morning. On arrival there, a meeting of the executive council was held, when the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. HUGH TAYLOR offers himself as a candidate for the representation of Parramatta. He has not as yet represented his "views," but states-- "If Parramatta cannot find two natives, or, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE conflicting parties (says the S. M. Herald) have not as yet made their arrangements, and both scorn to be somewhat reluctant to put forth their manifestoes. They are not, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Sydney and most of the country papers show evidence of the approaching elections, the addresses of candidates and the other notices malting a rather prominent display. In the Bathurst papers the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—When I hear so much of the integrity of the Public Schools Act being the test of the coming election and yet see two or three candidates offering themselves for the same constituency…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE mentioned in our last that a requisition was being prepared to Mr. John W. Chisholm of Wollogorang. He however persists in the determination he has expressed on previous occasions; and writes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURING the last few days candidates for the representation of the people in the ensuing parliament have begun to crop up pretty freely. In a short time the constituencies…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →IF you have never yet been selected to stand for a constituency, it will not be possible for you to understand so fully as I could desire the horrible state of mind I was in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SINCE our last issue a complete lull in matters political has prevailed. Yass Plains is still without a candidate. Mr. Dalley was telegraphed to the other afternoon, asking him to say "yes"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A GENTLEMAN in Yass the other day received a telegram from Mr. J. T. V. Walker, of Tumut, requesting that he would propose him (Mr. Walker as a candidate. The reply returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK has acceded to a numerously signed requisition, and notwithstanding that he had a fair chance of being successful for the representation of the Lachlan…
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