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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1880

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 6

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 4

The Forfeited Purchases Bill was read the third time, and returned to the Assembly. The Merriwa Church Presbytery Bill was road the second time, and passed through…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 11

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 May 1880 · page 4

The President announced the death of the Hon. G. W. Lord. Sir John Robertson moved that the House adjourn, in respect to the memory of the late…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 13

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 May 1880 · page 4

A motion was agreed to for the production of a return relative to the amount of money granted to the heads of denominations under the Church and School Lands Dedication Act, and to vested…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 19

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 May 1880 · page 4

The remaining portions of tho Stamp Duties Bill (No. 2) were passed through committee, and the bill was reported to the House with amendments. Mr. Darley moved that the report stand…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 20

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 May 1880 · page 3

The Small Debts Act Amendment Bill was road the second time, and passed through committee. The House went into committee for the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 25

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 May 1880 · page 3

Messages were read from the Governor, conveying the vice-regal assent to the following bills: --Sydney Corporation Act Amendment Bill, Lands Act Amendment Bill, Merriwa…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday. May 27

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 June 1880 · page 4

The Small Debts Act Further Amendment Bill was recommitted on the motion ol Mr. Foster, and the first clause amended by the omission of the provision which permitted the unpaid…

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Electioneering Expenses in England

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 7 June 1880 · page 4

Strange as it may appear (says the World of 7th April) there is considerable tightness in the money-market at the Carlton. I have heard several leading conservative…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 3

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 June 1880 · page 2

The Church and School Lands Dedication Bill was read the third time end passed. The consideration of the Assembly's message on the Forfeited Conditional Purchases…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 8

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 June 1880 · page 4

Mr. Stewart gave notice of his intention to move in committee two amendments in the Electoral Bill-one to the effect that any one demanding a poll on behalf of a candidate should deposit…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday. June 10

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 4

The Public Purposes Acquisition Bill was recommitted; amendments were made in a number of clauses, and a new clause added. A bill to legalise certain conditional and other…

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The Coming Elections

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1880 · page 4

THE dissolution is imminent; but quite as an exceptional incident in the parliamentary history of this colony, the government will go to the country without a "cry" (in the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 15

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 June 1880 · page 3

The House went into committee to further consider the Electoral Bill. Clause 35, which embodies the expedient of Mr. Thomas Garrett, M.L.A., to prevent plumping at elections, was…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 17

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 3

The plan, section, and book of reference of the proposed railway extension from Gunnedah to Narrabri wore approved of The Electoral Bill Passed the third reading…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 22

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 June 1880 · page 4

Messages were read from the Governor giving the royal, assent to the Forfeited Purchases Declaratory Bill and the Small Debts Act Amendment Bill…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 24

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 3

The House went into Committe of the Whole for tho consideration of the Assembly's message in reference to the Council's amendments in the Secret Bills of Sale Act Amendment Bill, and,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 6

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 3

Only thirteen members were in attendance at the usual hour of meeting, and the President adjourned the House. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday. July 8

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 3

The Loan Bill passed the second reading and through all tho subsequent stages without amendment. The Suspensory Licensing Bill was also read…

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Prorogation of Parliament

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 2

THE third session of tho ninth Parliament of New South Wales was closed last Tuesday with the usual ceremonies by his Excellency Lord Adolphus Loftus in the presence of a large…

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Election Foreshadowings

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 2

It is probable that Mr. C. J. Roberts will contest East Sydney at the forthcoming general election. A number of the leading residents of…

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