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

Politics & elections, 1899

237 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 12

Parliament

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 3

AT 4 o’clock on Thursday morning Mr. Carruthers asked the House to allow him to introduce a two months’ Supply Bill. This, on the top of a twelve hours’ debate…

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Political. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 4

ON Friday the Legislative Assembly met, when the Speaker, accompanied by members of the house proceeded to Government House and presented to his Excellency the…

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Preparing in Time. Dr. Quick, Asked to Stand for the Federal Parliament. Melbourne, Saturday Night

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

A large deputation, consisting of representatives of Bendigo, waited on Dr Quick to day, and asked him to stand for tho Federal Parliament…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 3

I[?] in the Assembly, the premier [?] that [?] would move that the house [?] address on the [?]…

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Parliament

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 3

[?] least half of Tuesday's sitting was [?]ittled away in discussing the propriety [?] continuing to sit—a state of things [?]rgcly attributable to lack of decision on…

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Political. Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

AFTER formal business in the Council on Wednesday the Illawarra Harbour and land corporation bill was read the first time. A number of consolidating bills passed their…

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In Parliament

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 3

MR. RAYNES dragged into the lurid light of public criticism—as he called it—the perfidity of those who had butchered the rights and liberties of the people to make…

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Meeting of Parliament. the Political Situation. Possible Postage on Newspapers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

A CABINET meeting has been called for to-day (Tuesday) at which some important matters relating to the business of the session will be taken into consideration. The financial question will probably…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 3

YESTERDAY in the Assembly. The house on the motion of Mr. Copeland, agreed on Tuesday night, to go into committee to consider the expediency of bringing in…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday, in the Council, Mr. Want made a personal statement about his resignation of the attorney-generalship. Instead of it containing sensational…

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More Deadhead Privileges for Members of Parliament. Another Barefaced Bid for Support

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 2

What is public business? (asks OUTIS in the Telegraph). And the truthful answer would be that it all depends on circumstances. If you are a common…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 3

YESTERDAY in the Assembly, A bill to fix certain public holidays on Mondays was introduced by Mr. Griffith. A bill to further amend the Real Property…

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Postal Facilities for Members of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 August 1899 · page 2

WE (Sydney Herald) understand, on account of the criticism which has been ventilated on the Premier's proposal to meet the requirement of members of Parliament in respect of correspondence on…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday the Council proceeded with the federation question. Mr. Want resumed the debate on the address to the Queen. He was still in antagonism to the constitutions…

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The American Presidential Election. London, Aug. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Bryan, the democratic candidate at the last Presidential election in the United States, in a speech delivered yesterday at Iowa, stated that silver no longer formed the chief place in the…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1899 · page 3

IN the Assembly last evening the business was unimportant…

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Correspondence of Members of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 August 1899 · page 4

THE new system of franking the correspondence of members of Parliament through the Post Office free has been brought into practice. It was intimated to members in the Legislative Assembly on…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday, in the Council, the minister for justice moved the second reading of a bill for allowing persons who are fined for misdemeancurs to pay the fines in…

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Political Parliament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 3

AS [?] is the formed [?] in the [?] would more on the following [?]…

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The Press In Parliament

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 4

THE Assembly has always contained its share of journalists, but at present they are strewn about like gravel in its precincts. It contains for instance, Ashton—originally a…

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