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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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Mr. LORD moved the adjournment of the house for the purpose of bringing under notice the appraisements of certain runs made by Mr. Rodd, one of the appraisers of runs for the Western district, which he condemned as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The house met at the usual hour, twenty-nine members being present. MR. BURDEKIN'S APPOINTMENT. On the Speaker taking the chair, Mr. COWPER moved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday an adjourned meeting of the Catholics at Lochinvar was held for the purpose of devising means for the erection of a church to replace the one destroyed by a recent storm. The chairman (the Rev. A. Phelan)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Governor sent down his assent to the Temporary Supply Bill, and to the Scab in Sheep Continuation Bill. The Assembly sent up messages with the ad valorem…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DISTRICT COURTS.—The Attorney-General brought up the bill which he had obtained leave to introduce, to consolidate and amend the District Courts Act—and the bill was read a first time, and the seoond reading made an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The business in the Council was, with the exception of the Ministerial explanation, of minor importance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the supporters of Mr. Manton was to have been held at the Court-house, Clarence Town, but owing to the paucity of attendance the meeting lapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Legislative Council met at three o'clock, chiefly for the purpose of sending up to the Assembly the Additional Customs Duties Bill, and the Colonial Spirits Duties Bill, passed at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The balloting for the election of a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of West Sydney, in the room of the Hon. John Robertson, whose seat had become vacant by reason of his acceptance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ASSENT TO BILLS.—The President reported that the Governor had given his assent to the Additional Customs Duties Bill and to the Increased Duties on Spirits Bill. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN referring, some time ago; to the state of political affairs in Victoria, we remarked that never before, in the history of these colonies, had the soundness of manhood suffrage been put to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday last the nomination and election of a member to serve in the Assembly for West Sydney, in the room of Mr. Eagar, whose seat had been declared vacant by reason of his acceptance of office as Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday last, the nomination and election of Candidates for the vacancies in the council of the West Maitland Municipality, consequent upon the retirementof the Mayor, Mr, W. H. Mullen, and Aldermen Mitchell and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The polling for the election of a member for the electoral district of Patrick's Plains, in the room of the Han. J. B. Wilson, whose seat had been declared vacant by reason of his acceptance of the office of Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE MINISTERS.—At the sitting of the House the members of the ministry—Mr. Martin, Mr. Parkes, Mr. Eagar, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Byrnes, and Mr. Isaacs, took the oaths and their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PROGRESS OF BILLS.—The Parramatta River Steam Company's Bill was advanced a stage; as also the Australian Subscription Library Bill, and the Clarence and New England Steam Navigation Company's Bill. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In reply to questions put to Ministers, the following information was elicited:—That a portion of the gaol at Port Macquarie had been set apart as an asylum for destitute and infirm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LIBRARY COMMITTER.—The Postmaster-general submitted names of members not interested in the Library Committee for those who might have an interest in the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The official declaration of the result of the first municipal election in Singleton was made by the Returning Officer, pursuant to announcement, on Saturday, the 3rd instant, at eleven o'clock a.m, at the Court-house, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GENERAL BUSINESS.—Mr. Allen (who took his place on his return from Tasmania) brought up a printing report, which was adopted and ordered to be printed.— Mr. Plunkett presented a petition from Mr. K. Sadleir,…
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