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Politics & elections, 1858

131 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 7

New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, May 20, 1858. Legislative Assesibly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1858 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three. THE ELECTORIAL [?]ILL. Mr. COWPER, in pursuance of his explanation of the previous evening moved the postponement till Tuesday week of the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, June 1, 1858. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1858 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair, at twenty-five minutes past three. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented and received, principally…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, June 4, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four. Mr. DEAS THOMSON laid on the table the report of the standing orders committee on the subject of the steps to be taken with reference to complaints against the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, June 3, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1858 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. Dr. DOCKER brought up the report of the committee appointed to prepare an address to her Majesty in…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, June 8, 1858. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1858 · page 4

The Speaker took the chair, at twenty minutes past three. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented and received, including one from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, against the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers) Thursday, June 10, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. The PRESIDENT informed the House that he had presented to the Governor General the Council's address of…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Wednesday, June 9, 1858. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1858 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented and received, including one from the district of Raymond Terrace, in favour of the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, June 17, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1858 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. A petition, from inhabitants of Sidney, in support of the Electoral Bill, was presented by Mr. WILSHIRE, and received…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, June 15, 1858. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1858 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. In answer to Mr. PARKES, Mr. COWPER said the Government had the strongest desire to press on the Chinest Immigration…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, June 24, 1858. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1858 · page 2

The President took the chair. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presentad, and one relating to German immigration, presented by Mr. DOCKER, was referred to the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers) Tuesday, June 29. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1858 · page 1

The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes past three. PETITIONS. A petition from graziers in the New England and Macleay Districts, praying that the proposed rate of assessment be…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from [?] [?]y Papers.) Thursday, July 1. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1858 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter-past four. The SOLICITOR GENERAL, having obtained leave, introduced a bill for regulating common lodging-houses. It was read a first time, and the second reading was made…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, July 2. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four. A petition from solicitors, attorneys, and proctors of the Supreme Court, praying the appointment of a fourt…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, July 6. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1858 · page 1

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three. ADJOURNMENT. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that they were all doubtless aware of the death that morning of the father of the Colonial…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, July 17. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twe[?]ty minutes past three. THE LATE ADJOURNMENT. Mr. COWPER expressed his persosal thanks to the House for the kind and considerate manner in which it had adjourned, on…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, July 16. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at a quarter past four. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. In answer to Mr. E. DEAS THOMSON the SOLICITOR GENERAL stated that the time for completing the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, July 27. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1858 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the char at twenty-eight minutes past three. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, of which one was the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, July 29. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair half past four Some business of minor importance was disposed of COMMON LODGING HOUSES BILL. The SOLICITOR GENERAL moved the adoption of the report…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, August 3. Legislative Assembly. The Speaker took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three Expenditure of Public Money

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1858 · page 2

In answer to Mr. Donaldson, Mr. R. CAMPBELL stated that no minute had been made by the Executive Council, to authorise the expenditure of public money without Parliamentary auction, since the expiration of the vote of credit,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, August 5. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1858 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. PAPERS. Mr. ROBERTSON laid on the table a copy of gold-field…

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