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

Politics & elections, 1896

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Telegrams. Sydney and Colonial. Sydney, Wednesday, 4 p.m. PARLIAMENT

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1896 · page 3

IN the assembly, after an all-night sitting, the loan and additional estimates were passed, with the omission of £25,000 for the purchase of the Korehill railway…

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Cable News. the Presidential Election. London, Nov. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 4

The excitement over the Presidential election continues. On the New York Stock Exchange there is a more confident feeling of victory for "sound money." Stocks have advanced four…

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Parliament

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 4

The additional and the loan estimates are to be dealt with in the Assembly to-day. On Wednesday the Loan and Appropriation bills, which are the preludes to the close of the…

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Parliament

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 3

In the Assembly on Wednesday after an all-night sitting, the loan and additional estimates were passed, with the omission of £25,000 for the purchase of the Rosehill railway. Once…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday in the Council, Mr. Want made a statement with regard to the land tax assessments. The Berrigan to Finley Railway Bill, the…

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A Member of Parliament Geo. H. Bennett, M.P., [?]Tells us to use Warner's Safe Cure

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 3

ONE of Melbourne's foremost citizens and well-known business men, Geo. H. Bennett, M. P., in a letter Oct. 5, 1890, says: "A friend of mine advised me to try Warner's Safe Cure for the…

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News by Cable. the Presidential Election. Great Victory for M'kinley

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 3

The American Presidential election has resulted in a great victory for M'Kinley, the Republican candidate. The voting was the heaviest over known in the…

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The Federation Convention. Regulations for Election of Delegates. Statement by the Premier

The Yass Courier · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 3

On Tuesday Mr. Copeland moved the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to the necessity of laying on the table in both Houses of Parliament the regulations…

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The Presidential Election. London, Nov. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 2

The latest returns show that Major M'Kinley had a majority of 125,000 in the State of Illinois, 100,000 in Wisconsin, and 60,000 in Ohio. Senator Bland, the author of the famous Silver…

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Cable News. the Presidential Election. London, Nov. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 4

On arrival at his home at Ohio last night Major M'Kinley was accorded a tremendous ovation. It is expected that Major M'Kinley will have a plurality of over a million votes…

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Political & Governmental. This Week's Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 November 1896 · page 2

The business in parliament this week will, according to the premier, include "everything and a general wash-up." This involve all-night sittings and compressed legislation…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 November 1896 · page 2

YESTERDAY in the Council, The Vegetation Diseases Bill was restored to order paper at the stage at which it stood when it lapsed on the 4th instant through the…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday, 2.37. p.m. PARLIAMENT

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 November 1896 · page 2

THE Assembly sat till three o'clock this morning. The bill to extend the time for payment of the land tax passed all its stages without amendment. INFANT'S BODY FOUND…

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Parliamentary Election. London, Nov. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 November 1896 · page 2

An election took place yesterday to fill the vacancy for the Eastern Division of Bradford caused by the death of Mr. Henry Byron Reed (Conservative), who recently succumbed to the effects of injuries…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 5

SO Wednesday in ltu Council, On th motion of Mr. Want, it was to. solved that eo much of the e[?]andion orders be suspended as would passage the passage of a…

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Political & Governmental. Prorogation of Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 November 1896 · page 2

A PROCLAMATION prorogning parliament to the 29th December was issued on Friday afternoon. Tins is only a formal date. Other proclamations will be published extending the…

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The New Zealand General Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Friday.—The general election and local option vote took place to-day. The weather was fine throughout the colony. Up to the time of the closing of the cable at 9.30 few returns came to…

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The New Zealand Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 2

At the New Zealand elections on Friday, the Government secured a majority, though the Opposition captured several Ministerial seats. The local option vote was taken throughout New Zealand…

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A Member of Parliament Assaulted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 December 1896 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday.—An exciting incident took place in Sterling-terrace, Albany, on Saturday evening, when Mr. Hassell, M.L.A., was assaulted by a lady named Gliddon, who slapped Mr. Hassel on the face…

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The Cost of Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1896 · page 4

IT must occur to many persons upon whom the necessity for economy in state expenditure has been strongly enforced of late, both by precept and…

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