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Politics & elections, 1856

156 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 8

Supplement to the [?]atiland Mercury. [?]em South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, November 25, 1856. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1856 · page 6

The Speaker took the chair at half[?] three. ALLEGED BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. HOLT addressed the house in…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1856. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1856 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past three. SEPARATION OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT. The PRESIDENT announced the presentation to his…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1856

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1856 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, in answer to a question from Mr. Cowper, Mr. DONALDSON entered into a long explanation in reference to the Moreton Bay lightship…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, December 3,1856. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1856 · page 2

The President took the chair. Dr. Douglass took the oaths and his seat. SEPARATION OF MORETON BAY. Mr. KNOX brought up the report of the select…

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Supplement to the Maitland Mercury. New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, December 2, 1856. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1856 · page 6

The Speaker took the chair at halfpast three. PETITIONS. The petition from the public meeting…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Friday, December 5. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1856 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 27 minutes to 5 o'clock, and, there not being a quorum present, declared the House adjourned till Wednesday next, at 4 o'clock. The names of the members who attended were as…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, December 4. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1856 · page 4

The President took the chair st twenty minutes past four. SILLITOE'S TRUST BILL. The report of the committee on this bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, December 9, 1856

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1856 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly met pursuant to adjournment. Several petitions were presented, and new notices of motion given…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, December 10, 1866. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1856 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty minutes past four. The Standing Orders, assented to by bis Excellency were laid on the table…

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New South Males Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, December 12, 1856. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1856 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty minutes past four. SUNDAY RAILWAY TRAFFIC Petitions from inhabitants of Singleton and…

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New South Males Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, December 11, 1856. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1856 · page 4

The PRESIDENT,took the chair at twenty minutes part four o'clock. The proceedings of the house were given in Saturday's issue…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Tuesday, December 16

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1856 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, after disposing of the Parliamentary business, the Colonial Treasurer moved that the house go into Committee of Supply…

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New South Wales Parliament (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, December 17, 1856. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1856 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair. A potia[?] against religious endowments was ordered to be printed. Another petition, against Sunday railway traffic, was received, as was also a petition from…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers,) Tuesday, December 16, 1856. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1856 · page 6

The SPEAKER took the ohair at halfpast three o'clock. PATERS. The following papers were laid on…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, December 19. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1856 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair. PETITIONS. The Dungog Sunday railway traffic petition and the Argyle petition for railway extension,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, December 18, 1856. Legislattve Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1856 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Certain correspondence between the…

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The Sydney Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1856 · page 2

UNLESS all former tests are now reversed, any tolerable liberal candidate is quite certain to defeat Mr. Fairfax for Sydney. From what we have seen…

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