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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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The opening of Parliament took place this day, at noon, but it not being in accordance with parliamentary usage for the Governor to come down with his speech until a speaker had been elected, the ceremony was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It having been announced on Tuesday that his Excellency the Governor General would formally open Parliament at noon an the following day, about 200 persons assembled in Macquarie-street to witness that part of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past three. COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS. The following members were appinted the committee of elections and qualifications during the session, viz.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The President took the chair at twenty minutes to one. On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, the house proceeded to Government House, to present the address in reply to the Governor's speech; and on returning, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GENTLEMEN—In the local news of your last issue appears a paragraph headed "Masters' anti Servants' Act," wherein it is stated that a case under the Act was[?] postponed "as no reply had been received from the Attorney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at seventeen minutes past three. TAMWORTH ASSIZES. Dr. JENKINS presented a petition from various persons in the Tamworth district praying that Tamworth might be made an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The PRESIDENT took the chair, CASE OF MR. MARLAY. In answer to Mr. DOCKER, MR. LUITWYCHE said that some of the papers he enquired about, in the case of Mr. Marlay, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes past four o'clock The Honorable E. DEAS THOMSON, C.B., took the oaths and his sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKERS took the chair at twenty minutes past three. ELECTION PETITIONS. The petition of W. B. Tooth, praying that he might…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The PRESIDENT took the chair. PETITIONS. Petitions were received praying leave to introduce a bill to amend the Syduey School of Area Acts, ahd one from the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at fifteen minutes past four. Mr. E. DEAS THOMSON in moving that the petition from the National Education Board, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. The business transacted was not of any (Treat importance, the Government business on the papers uelug postponed, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Speaker took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. EMIGRATION AGENT. In reply to a question from Mr. PIDDINGTON, Mr. COWPER stated that the Executive had no present intention of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four. A petition presented by Mr. LANG, from John Downes Badham, of Sydney, was found to contain offensive imputations on the judges of the Supreme Court; and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The President took the chair at ten minutes past four. A petition for including in the provisions of the Main Roads Bill the road from Hartley to Mudgee was received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at seven minutes past four. A petition from inhabitants of Sydney, in favour of the Electoral Bill, was received. On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, the house went…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair. PARRAMATTA ELECTION. Mr. SCOTT brought up the report of the Committee of Elections, on the petition against Mr. Cake's return for Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The President took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. Sir ALFBED STEPHEN moved that the house go into committee for the further consideration of the bill to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. MESSAGE. The SPEAKER reported receipt of a message from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. BRIDGE OVER WOLLOMBI BROOK. In answer to Mr. PIDDINGTON, Mr. ROBERTON stated that the amount set aside by the late Government for the erection…
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