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Politics & elections, 1873

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, October 7, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1873 · page 2

[We take up, from Wednesdays Herald, the report of the proceedings in the Assembly, from the point arrived at by our special correspondent in Thursday's issue.]…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, October 9, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1873 · page 2

Mr. INNES laid upon the table a circular despatch respecting appeals to the Privy Council, and it was ordered that the document be printed. On the motion of Sir WILLIAM MANNING, without…

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English Elections. London, October 9

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1873 · page 2

The recent election for Bath has resulted in the return of a Liberal member…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday, October 14, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1873 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LUCAS asked the Secretary for Public Works,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, October 14, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1873 · page 2

[We give the remainder of Tuesday's business from the point reached by our special correspondent in last issue.] ISSUE OF RAILWAY PASSES TO REBORTERS…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, October 16, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 4

The President took the chair at half-past four o'clock. NEWSPAPER POSTAGE BILL. It was announced that his Excellency the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday, October 21, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 2

The speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Ministers stated, in answer to questions, that the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, October 22, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1873 · page 2

The Deniliquin and Moama Railway Bill, the Australian Jockey Club Bill, the Mercantile Bank Bill, and the Bathurst Cattle Sale Yards Bill were received from the Assembly, severally read a first time,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, October 21, 1873. Legislative Assembly. Dummy Selections, &C

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1873 · page 5

Mr. BAKER moved that, in the opinion of the House, the systematic evasion of the Crown Lands Alienation Act by means of dummy selections and otherwise was to a great extent frustrating the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, October 23, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1873 · page 2

[We continue from Friday's Herald the report of the proceedings in the Assembly on Thursday, from the point reached by our special correspondent, published in Saturday's Mercury. The financial…

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The Hull Election. London, October 25

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1873 · page 2

A Conservative candidate has been returned for Hull…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday, October 28, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. Ministers stated in answer to questions—That the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Wednesday, October 29, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1873 · page 2

In the absence of Mr. Innes, who was so indisposed that on the recommendation of his medical advisers he had gone into the country for that rest and quietness which were absolutely necessary to his…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, October 30, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1873 · page 4

The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message from the Governor notifying that his Excellency, in the name and on behalf of her Majesty, had assented to the Woolloomooloo Bay Water Frontage…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday, November 4, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. PARKES said, in answer to Mr. Burns, that the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, November 5, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1873 · page 2

Mr. WEEKES laid upon the table amended regulations under the Public Schools Act of 1866, for the Amended Immigration Regulations, and a report on the treatment of criminal lunatics, and it was ordered…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, November 6, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1873 · page 2

Mr. A. CAMPBELL moved that three months' leave of absence be granted to the Hon. T. W. Smart. Sir W. MANNING doubted whether this case came within the authority of the House, which, according…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, November 11, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1873 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. RESIGNATION OF SIR JAMES MARTIN. Mr. SPEAKER announced that he had received the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, November 12, 1873. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1873 · page 2

In answer to Mr. DEAS THOMSON whether any despatch had been received in reference to her Majesty's allowance of the Superannuation Act Repeal Act, Mr. INNES stated that none had been…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, November 13, 1873. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1873 · page 2

[Our special correspondent's report in Saturday's Mercurty closed with Mr. Farnell's speech on the second reading of the Mining Bill. We give the Herald's summary of what followed.]…

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