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Politics & elections, 1878

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, May 7, 1878. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 15

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. Farnell, in reply to Mr. J. Davies, for…

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Privileges of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1878 · page 3

The following is the [?]ext of the bill as passed in committee of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday and reported to the House: "Where as it is expedient to define the privileges,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald) Thursday, May 9, 18[?]8. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1878 · page 3

A message from tbe Governor was reeeived, [?]o[?]ying that his Excellency bad [?]ented to [?] Real Property Act Further Amendment Bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 15, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 4

The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock, SIR ALFRED STEPHEN brought up a progress report and evidence from the select committee on the…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, May 21, 1878. the Privileges of Parliament Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 6

THOSE who took the trouble to road the bill introduced by Mr. Farnell "to declare and define certain privileges of Parliament, and to confer certain powers on Parliament and its…

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New Soute Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, may 16, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 4

The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. Mr. Marks laid on the table plan, sections, and book of reference of the proposed extension of…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, May 23, 1878. the Prorogation of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 4

THE first session of the ninth Parliament of New South Wales has not been fruitful. But then it was not expected to be fruitful. It was marked out as a peries some what similar in…

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Prorogation of Parliament. (From Tuesday's Echo.) Tuesday, May 21, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 6

The President took the chair at a quarter before noon Messages were received from the Governor, notifying that his [?] had assested to…

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Opening of the South Australian. Parliament. (By Telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1878 · page 3

Parliament was opened to day by the Chief Jnstice, whose speech referred to the advantage of Sir William Jervois's presence in England in reference to the defences of the colony, and the…

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The Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1878 · page 2

Parliament opens to-morrow at two o'clock. In the Legislative Council the address will be moved by the Hon. T. A'Beckett, and [?]conded by Mr. Road; and in the Legislative Assembly…

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The Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph to Herald) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 6

In the Legislative Council, this evening, Sir Charles Sladen brought in the Reform Bill, of which he had given notice. It increases the number of members, and alters the qualifications…

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Opening of the Tasmanian Parliament. (By telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Hobart Town

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1878 · page 4

His Excelleney the Governor opened Parliament to-day. The Volunteer Rifles for the first time formed the guard of honour, and there was an immense attendance in the streets…

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The Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph from the Herald's Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1878 · page 6

The Goulburn Valley Railway Bill was finally passed to night. Mr. Berry then submitted a resolution for the purchase of the Hobson's Bay Railway. He asked members to…

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Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 3

Since the Whitsun recess the House of Lords has been chiefly engaged in discussing a bill dealing with intermediate education in Ireland, the Public Health Act Amendment Bill, and a…

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The Democrats and the Election Returns

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 2

The Americans are washing their dirty linen in public, with very little result, except to diminish still further confidence in public men. On the one side it appears to be…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, September 10, 1878. the Meeting of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1878 · page 4

ONCE more Parliament is to come together for the dispatch of business. Ministers have sought by argument to show that they are the " wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, be[?]t" Government that…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Evening News.) Opening of the Session. Tuesday, Sept. 10

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 September 1878 · page 3

After a recess of sixteen weeks, the ninth Parliament of Now South Wales met to-day in its second session for the despatch, of public business. The opening proceedings were…

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Prorogatioa of the Queensland Parliament. (By Telegraph to Evening News.) Sir Arthur Kennedy's Speech. Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 September 1878 · page 2

The Governor prorogued Parliament to day at 12. The vice-regal speech referred to the large number of laws embodied in the Statute Book of unexampled importance, viz: The Elections…

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The New Session of Parliament

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 2

THE second session of the ninth Parliament of New South Wales was commenced on Tuesday with the public ceremonial usual on such occasions. Outside the Parliamentary buildings the attendance of…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Tuesday, September 10, 1878. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 15

At the afternoon sitting, Mr. MARKS, among other papers, laid on the table the annual report of the agent of immigration, vital statistics for 1877, a return under the Real Property Act, regulations under the…

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