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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1879

162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 9

[?]W South Wales Parliament. Friday, May 23, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1879 · page 3

[?]r, Speaker took the chair at half-past [?]'clock. QUESTION. Henry Parkes, in reply to Mr. J…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, May 27, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1879 · page 4

Mr. Samuel laid upon the table the report of the Postmaster-General for 1878. Mr. Alexander Campbell brought up the final report from the Select Committee on the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 28, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 15

At the usual hour for commencing business the President counted the House, when there were present eleven members, namely, Sir John Robertson, Mr. Samuel, Mr. Gordon,…

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Opening of the South Australian Parliament. (By telegraph to the Evening News.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1879 · page 6

Parliament met at noon to-day. Sir H. Ayers was elected Acting-President of the Legislative Council. The Governor (Sir W. Jervois) attended in the Council Chambers at…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thuraday, May 29, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1879 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at half-past four o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. Hoskins, in reply to Mr. M'Elhone,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, June 3. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1879 · page 4

We continue from the Herald, the report of Tuesday's proceedings, from the point where the Evening News, report, elsewhere given, concluded…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Evening News.) Tuesday, June 3, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1879 · page 6

The President took the chair at half-past four o'clock, and reported that the Lieutenant-Governor had assented, in the name of Her Majesty, to the City of Sydney…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 4, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 11

There being only twelve members present at the time of meeting, namely—Sir John Robertson, Mr. Samuel, Sir George Innes, Professor Smith, Mr. Chisholm, Mr. Moore,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Friday, June 6, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1879 · page 3

Mr. Speaker took the chair at half-past four o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. Hoskins, in reply to Dr. Bowker, said…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, June 10, 1879

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1879 · page 4

[In another page will be found a portion of the Assembly proceedings, of Tuesday, taken from the Evening News. We now complete the report, from the S. M. Herald,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Evening News.) Tuesday, June 10, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1879 · page 3

There was a large attendance of members at this day's sitting. The Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four. LINE FROM THE NORTH TO SYDNEY…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 11, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 11

The President took the chair at half-past four o'clock. A message was received from the Assembly notifying the agreement of that Chamber…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, June 12, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1879 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at half-past four o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. Lackey, in reply to Mr. M'Elhone,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, June 18, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1879 · page 15

Sir John Robertson moved the second reading of the Lands Act Amendment Bill. In doing so he felt assured that the main object of the bill would commend itself to the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Friday, June 20, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1879 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS ANSWEEED. Mr. Lackey, in reply to Mr. Thompson,…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, June 24, 1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 12

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Sir John Robertson laid on the table regulations under the Public Vehicles Regulation Act, and certain municipal by-laws…

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[?]Ew South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, June 26, 1879. Legislative Assembly. Answers to Questions

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1879 · page 3

[?]ir Henry Parkes said, in answer to Mr. [?]Elhone, that he had taken a great deal of [?]rouble to satisfy himself as to what was [?]kely to be the total cost of the International…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Echo.) Tuesday, July 1,1879. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 16

The President took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Messages were received from the Lieutenant-Governor notifying that he had assented to…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the Echo.) Friday, July 4, 1879. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1879 · page 3

Mr. Speaker took the chair at half-past 4. o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Sir Henry Parkes, in reply to Mr…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, July 10, 1879. the Reputation of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1879 · page 4

AT the ceremony by which the electors of the Lower Hunter did honor to their representative, Mr. McElhone uttered the common remark that Parliament is what the…

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