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

Politics & elections, 1897

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Meeting of Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 September 1897 · page 2

Now that the Federal Convention is over the thoughts of politicians are turning to the session of the New South Wales Parliament which will be resumed on the 5th of October…

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Parliamentary Election. London, Sept. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 6

Mr. Samuel Moss, the Radical candidate, was to-day elected to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons for East Denbighshire caused by the death of the Right Hon. Sir G. O. Morgan. Mr. Moss had…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 3

RE-ASSEMBLED yesterday after the Convention adjournment. In the Council it had been intended that the Attorney-General should move the second…

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Re-opening of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 4

THERE was only a formal sitting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday. Some misunderstanding had arisen regarding the sitting day, the belief being that the meeting did not take place until…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 2

YESTERDAY the Medical Bill was passed in the Council and sent to the Assembly. The first two clauses of the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill were passed…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 5

ON Wednesday the Council proceeded with the further consideration in committee of the Land and Income Tax (Amendment) Bill. Progress was reported, and the house…

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Work to be Done by Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 4

MR. REID conclude his budget speech as follows—And I am conscious there is still a great deal of work to be done. I hope we will not go before our constituents until that long-delayed measure to…

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Victorian Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The general elections were carried out to-day quietly, and with results that caused very few changes in the personnel of the Legislative Assembly. All the ministers were…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

YESTERDAY, being private members' (or walk-round-and-show-your-muscle) night, there were lots of talkee-talkee, but no business was done…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 3

On Wednesday in the Council tea Land and Income-tax Amendment Bill was read the third time, pasted, and forwarded to the Assembly…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 2

IN the Assembly On Tuesday a message from the Governor, recommending that provision be made for the various departments for…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 2

IN the Legislative Council on Wednesday, A message was received from the Governor that be had assented to the Moree to Inverell Railway Bill…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, After formal business Mr. Lyne moved:—"(I) That the action of the government with reference to the Lucknow strike amounts to a…

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The Victorian Elections

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 November 1897 · page 4

MR. EDITOR,—We were favoured by the press a few weeks back with some predictions touching upon the then coming elections in Victoria, and…

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The Victorian Elections. (To the Editor of the Goulburn Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 4

SIR,—We were favoured by the press a few weeks back with some predictions touching the then coming elections in Victoria, and comments were freely made on the supposed growth of freetrade…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 November 1897 · page 3

AT 8.30 a.m. on Friday the financial debate in the Assembly was brought to a close, the formal motion upon which the debate took place being agreed to on the voices…

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A Bye-election. London, Nov. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 November 1897 · page 4

Mr. Duckworth, a Liberal, has been elected for the Middleton Division of South-east Lancashire by a majority of 300 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Thomas Fielden (Conservative)…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday, 1.38 p.m. Prolonged Sitting of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 2

THE Assembly has been sitting all night, and the sitting still continues, discussing the estimates. Some rather lively scenes occured, and one member accused another…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 November 1897 · page 5

ON Wednesday in the Council, The Federation Representatives' Allowance Bill was read a second time, and taken through committee…

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Political & Governmental. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

YESTERDAY in the Assembly, Mr. Waddel I obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable the Nyngan Council to borrow money to build a Town-hall and…

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