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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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The Legislative Assembly met at twenty-nine minutes past three p.m. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented, respectively, by Mr. GRAY, from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Legislative Council had a short sitting. A report was brought up from the Pr[?]ting Committee, and Mr PLUNKETT took the opportunity of pointing out that people must sign for themselves, and not trust to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, The President drew attention to a petition which had been irregularly received—being addressed to the Assembly, against the abolition ot State-aid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The home met at twenty-seven minutes past three p.m. Mr. Weekes laid upon the table a report and evidence from the committee on the Bonded Distilleries and Sugar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ATTORNEY GENERAL laid upon the table a despatch relative to the Mint. Mr. KEMP gave notice of a question as to the intention of the Government in reference to the Building Act…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—Before 1 proceed to consider whether the payment of members bo politic, honorable, or consistent, I cannot overlook the fact, that in all the political correspondence carried on in the Mercury for some months…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A bill to regulate coal-fields and collieries was brought up from the Assembly and read a first time, and the s[?]cond reading fixed for Wednesday next. RETURNS, PETITIONS, &c…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Honorable Terence Aubrey Murray, Esq, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, directs it to be not fied, for gcneial information, that a writ hath this da[?] issued, and that tho following an angements have been nade, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Legislative Assembly met at twenty-seven minutes past three p.m. RETURNS, PETITIONS, &c. Mr. ROBERTSON laid upon the table correspondence relative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ATTORNEY GENERAL gave notice of tis intention to move that the house sit on Tuesday during [?] remainder of the session. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday evening, a meeting of the friends of Mr. David Buchanan was held at the Morpeth Hotel, Morpeth, at which the late member was present, and announced his intention of again becoming a candidate for the representation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at the usual hour. Petitions were presented by Mr. KEMP, against the State-aid Bill, from inhabitants of Murrurundi, East Maitland, Larg[?], ond Newcastle; and by Mr. M'ARTHUR, from inhabitants of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met shortly before half-past four o'clock. Several petitions were presented. The ATTORNEY GENEERAL laid upon the table a despatch from the Secretary of State on the subject of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday a public meeting of the electors of Morpeth was held at the Court-house, Morpeth, for the purpose of nominating a representative for that electorate in the Legislative Assembly. Between two and three hundred persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petitions were presented by Mr. KEMP and by Mr. PLUNKETT, against the abolition ot State-aid. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice of a motion for Friday sittings during the remainder of the session…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The polling in the election of a member for Morpeth took place on Thursday, and at each of the polling places the proceedings throughout the day were marked by extreme regularity and good order…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. KEMP presented a petition from Brisbane Water against the abolition of State-aid. HAWKERS' LICENSING BILL. A message was leceived from tlio Assembly returning the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In reply to Mr. DEAS THOMSON, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that the Government did not at present intend adopt any measures for the establishment of telegraphic communication with Europe by way of India…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Various pstlUons against the abolition ot State-aid were presented. LAW OT PRIMOOEMTURE. Mr. PLUNKETT gave notice for Thursday for the first reading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bills were received from the Assembly [?] gulate the exportation of gunpowder and other warlike stores, 2nd. To amend the gold duty; 3rd To suspend the levying of the Kirma tonnage duty; and 4th. A…
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