Matters of Interest in Parliament
THE following interesting items are extracted from the reports of the doings in the Legislative Assembly :— RAILWAY TO NARRABRI & C…
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Politics & elections, 1879
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Socialism and the German Government and Parliament. (Home News, March 14.)
The issue of a warrant to apprehend the Socialist member of the Reichstag, Herr Fritzsche, on the part of the Procurator Fiscal, has occasioned general surprise and caused not a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, April 29, 1879. Legislative Council
A message was received from the Lieutenant-Governor notifying that his Exellency had assented to the Temporary Supply Bill No. 5. Mr. DALLEY, made a personal explanation denying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Assembly. Orange Election
The SPEAKER stated that he had received a petition from electors of Orange, in reference to the recent election for that district. The petition however, was not in accordance with the Act, in as much as it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, April 30, 1879. Legislative Council
The President took the chair at twentynine minutes past four o'clock. The House went into committee for the further consideration of the Equity and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →[?]Ew South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, May 1, 1879. Legislative Assembly
[?]e Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. Baker, in reply to Mr. Bennett (in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Mercury. New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, May 6, 1879. Legislative Council
Sir John Robertson moved that the House do now resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to consider the Assembly's message in reference to the Parliamentary Powers and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District Council. Annual Election
A public meeting for the election of two councillors to serve in the Maitland District Council in the room of Councillors Keating and Stephens, was held in the court house,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New South Wales Parliament. [From the S.M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 7, 1879 Legislative Council
The President took the chair at half-past four o'clock. A message was received from his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, notifying that he…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Paterson. Distrct Council Election. the Polling
The polling for the election of the two District Councillors, the nomination for which took place on Tuesday last, as reported in Thursday's Mercury, was taken at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →[?]W South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald) Friday, May 9. Legislative Assembly
Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 [?]ck. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Henry Parkes, in reply to Mr. Cohen…
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SIR HINEY PARKES has made a ministerial statement, and has announced to the House his intention to bring the present session to a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, May 13, 1879. Legislative Council
Mr. CHARLES CAMPBELL brought up the report from the Select Committee on the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill, in reference to the Assembly's message of the 24th April, and it was ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messages Between the Houses of Parliament. (Front the S. M. Herald.)
From the Select Committee appointed by the Legislative Council to draw up reasons in answer to the Assembly's message of the 1st May, Mr. Dalley on Tuesday brought up a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 14, 1879. Legislative Council
The President took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Sir John Robertson, in answer to questions from Mr. De Salis, said the introduction of…
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The following, from the Herald, are the opinions of the Counsel to whom Mr. Garrett referred the pleas of Mr. McElhone to a declaration charging him with slander:[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Friday, May 16. Legislative Assembly. Committeee of Elections and Qualifications
On the motion of Mr. M'Elhone, the reference to the committee of Elections and Qualifications of Mr. Sutherland's case, was amen[?] [?]y substituting Esk Bank for Lithgow…
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We resume from the S. M. Herald the latter part of the Assembly's proceedings on Tuesday. The first portion will be found in another page…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the Evening News.) Tuesday, May 20, 1879. Legislative Council
Sir George Innes gave notice of his intention to ask on Thursday for a return of all the men sentenced to death for rape since January, 1863, and whose sentences have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, May 21, 1879. Legislative Council
The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. A message was received notifying that his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has…
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