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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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A meeting of the electors of Murrurundi was held at Mr. Nicholls', the Travellers' Home Inn, on Monday evening, the 8th instant. The room of our host was tolerably well filled, despite the threatening aspect of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. WANT presented a petition from a number (196) of Chinese, setting forth that they had been subjected to serious injury and loss (upwards of £5000) on the 19th February last, by a riotous assemblage of Europeans and others at Lambing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SCONE, 11TH APRIL, 1861.—This day being the time appointed for the nomination of a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly in room of the Hon. John Robertson, late representative for the Upper Hunter, the town and district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notice was given of questions to be put to the Secretary for Lands, by Mr. DEAS THOMSON, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. TOWNS. Mr. DOCKER gave notice that he had amendments to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SECRETARY FOR LANDS replied to Mr. DEAS THOMSON'S question on the subject ot Electric Telegraph communication from England, that the Lords of the Treasury had declined to entertain the proposition of the Victorian Government.—The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the result of polling at the undermentioned places, which took place last Monday. The groat poll will be declared to-morrow, at twelve o'clock; by that time it is presumed the remaining returns from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Legislative Council met on Thursday, at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. The debate on the use of the Great Seal was further adjourned for a week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day the Returning Officer, C. P. Gruggen, Esq., declared the official state of the poll at the Court-house. Yesterday had been named, should the various papers arrive in time, but owing to the late hour at which they arrived that day the final…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Members of Council Qualification Bill (Mr. Johnson's) was read a second time. The consideration of the amendments of the Assembly on the Sydney University Amendment Act gave an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. HUNT gave notice of his intention to move, on some [?] ture day, the adoption of a resolution in favor of immigration, and the encouragement thereof by grants of land. CROWN LANDS ALIENATION BILL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council sat until near twelve o'clock. Considerable time was occupied in an improvised debate on the subject of the Tawell papers and their nonproduction as yet for the purpose of the debate on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Parliament of Italy met on the 18th Febmary at Turin, the deputies assembling in a vast new hall hastily erected of wood. It is of semicircular form, only one metre and a half less in diameter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Several messages were brought up from the Assembly: —1. A Bill to provide for the Salary and Tenure of Office of the Commissioner of Insolvency. This bill was read a first time.—2. The Council Bill to continue Temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain LAMB gave notice of questions—first, in order to ascertain if the Government had any information as to the introduction into the Imperial Parliament of a bill to separate a portion of the territory of New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The SECRETARY FOR LANDS, in reply to a question put by Captain Lamb, R.N., stated the Government of this colony had had no intimation of any bills having been introduced into Parliament for the dismemberment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Legislative Council met at twenty minutes past four. Notice was given by the SECRETARY FOR LANDS of his intention to move, on Friday, that the house should sit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at four o'clock. Captain LAMB gave notioe of a motion in favor of pecuniary grants in favor of the aborigines.—The SECRETARY FOR LANDS gave notice of his intention to move the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at the usual hour. The SECRETARY FOR LANDS laid upon the table various papers, which were ordered to be printed: also returns required from the District Courts under Acts of Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SECRETARY FOR LANDS gave notice of a motion in reference to the title, &c., of the representative of her Majesty in this colony, and deprecating any change if such should be contemplated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the meeting of the Legislative Council, leave of absence for the remainder of the session was granted to the Chairman of Committees, Mr. Allen, and at a later hour the Hon. G. K. Holden was appointed to take his place.—The report of…
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