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Politics & elections, 1875

339 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 17

Parliament, This Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1875 · page 7

In the Assembly, Mr. Buchanan has moved the adjournment of the House, in order to call attention to a leader in the Herald in reference to the Gardiner question…

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Parliament. From the Herald Tuesday, July 6, 1875

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1875 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Ministers, in answer to questions, stated : 1. That, in reference to the question, as to whether the Government purpose to…

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New South Wales Parliament (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, July 6. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1875 · page 6

It was stated by Mr. Docker in answer to questions that a survey for a projected line of railway had been completed from Sydney to Wollongong, and two alternative lines from…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, July 7. Legislative Council. Land Acts Amendment Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1875 · page 2

The House went into committee further to consider the details of the Land Acts Amendment Bill. Clause 21 (original and additional conditional purchase to be treated as one area) was discussed at…

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The Upper Hunter Election. Mr. M'elhone's Petition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1875 · page 5

The following is a copy of the petition presented to the Legislative Assembly by Mr. John M'Elhone, as a recent candidate for the Upper Hunter, praying that the return of Mr…

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Parliament This Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 3

In the Assembly, in reply to a question, Mr. Lackey stated that the goods train from Murrurundi had been altered from three to five because it was found more convenient…

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Parliament, This Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 3

In answer to Mr. Dangar, Mr. Lackey said the alteration of the time of de parture of the goods train, from Murrurundi, to five a.m., was made to meet the public convenience; as…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M Herald.) Thursday, July 8. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 4

Mr DOCKER laid on the table further papers in reference to the Ocean Mail Service via New Zealand and San Francisco, and it was ordered that the documents be printed…

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Upper Hunter Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 3

Mr. M'Elhone starts for the Hunter, for an immediate canvas…

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The Upper Hunter Election. [By Electric Telegraph From A. A. Press.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 2

The Committee of Elections and Qualifications have this morning declared Mr. Thomas Hungerford's election for the Upper Hunter to have been nuil and void. Five members of the committee were present;…

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Parliament. From the Herald Friday, July 3, 1875

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1875 · page 3

IN the legislative Assembly, yesterday, [?] in answer to question stated : l. That, in regard to store rent charged upon good at the Murrurundi railway station the…

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Parliament This Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1875 · page 3

In the Assembly, the Governor's assent was announced to the Maitland Pastoral Reserve Bill. Mr. Parkes postponed until to-morrow his motion for the production of documents not previously laid…

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Parliament This Dat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1875 · page 3

Mr. Parkes has withdrawn his contingent motion in the Assembly, for the production of the correspondence in re Gardiner case; and will move it as a substantive motion to-morrow…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, July 15, 1875. Strangers in Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1875 · page 2

MR. Buchanan, restlessly searching for a new object upon which to expend his boisterous activity, has been somewhat whimsically moved to declare and define a certain privilege of Par…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, July 13. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1875 · page 2

Ministers, in answer to questions, stated—1. That the number of teachers promoted under article 39 of the regulations to class II., section A., in 1874, was seven. [The Colonial Secretary answered five…

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The Upper Hunter Electorate. (Gazette Supplement, Tuesday, 13th July.) Writ of Election. Legislative Assembly Office, Sydney, 13th July, 1876

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1875 · page 2

The Honorable George Wigram Allen, Esquire. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, directs it to be notified for general information, that a writ hath this day issued, and that the following arrangements…

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Parliament, This Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 7

Yesternight Mr. Forster moved, in the Assembly, that the order of the day for the further consideration of the Stamp Duties Bill be withdrawn, Mr. Wisdom in a lengthy speech quoted…

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Parliament This Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 7

In the Assembly, to-day, the Dog Act Amendment Bill was returned from the Council without amendment; also the Water Pollution Bill, with amendments…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tueaday, July 13. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 6

Mr. Dooker laid on the table the report of the Sydney Grammar School for 1874, and it was ordered that the document be printed. The Dedicated Crown Lands Resumption…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Wednesday, July 14. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 2

Mr. DALEEY, by way of personal explanation, referred to a report in the Herald of proceedings in the Assembly, where remarks were made which seemed to connect his (Mr. Dalley'e) defence of a prisoner…

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