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Politics & elections, 1883

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Parliament of Victoria. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1883 · page 6

In the Legislative Council, the Railways Management Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. F. T. Sargood moved the second reading of the Mining on Private Property Bill. The debute was adjourned till Tuesday, and the House then…

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Parliament of South Australia. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1883 · page 6

The Legislative Council met to-day, and adjourned for a week, transacting no business of special importance. In the Assembly the Colonial Treasurer, in moving a formal motion, made a statement relative to floating the new loan of…

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Parliament of Tasmania. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Hobart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 6

In the Assembly to-night the House reduced the duties on sugar to one-half the present rates. The admission of machinery was declared free. These regulations were directed to come into force on the…

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Parliament of Victoria. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 4

In the Legislative Council to-day, the Homestead Bill was rejected on the second reading. In considering the Railway Management Bill, the House resolved to insist on its previous amendment…

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Parliament of South Australia. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 3

The Assembly met this afternoon. There was a full house, and the Speaker's and strangers' galleries were crowded. The Chief Secretary made a Ministerial statement with regard to the intentions of the…

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Parliament of South Australia. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, the Treasurer made a statement to the House, congratulating the colony upon the success which had attended the floating of the last loan of nearly £1,500,000, and respecting…

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Parliament of Victoria. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1883 · page 6

In the Assembly to-night the Hon. D. Gillies, in replying to Mr. J. Russell, said he would communicate with the Sydney railway authorities as to the propriety of extending…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, October 9, 1883. the Meeting of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1883 · page 4

TO-DAY will witness one of the most momentous events in our history. Parliament is called together for the despatch of business. The assembling of the Legislature is…

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Parliament of Tasmania. (By Telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Hobart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1883 · page 6

The Legislative Council this evening, by a majority of one, decided that the Government Railway Bill be read that day six months. The ground of opposition taken was that there…

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Ofening of Parliament. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1883 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor opened Parliament at noon to-day. There was a large attendance. The speech states that several important…

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Parliament of Victoria. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 6

In the Legislative Council, the Mallee Bill was read a second time, and passed through committee with unimportant amendments. The Loan Bill wa[?] read a third time, and passed. The Mining on…

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Parliament of South Australia. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, the Colonial Treasurer mentioned that no decision had yet been arrived at between the Government and the Associated Banks with reference to the loan of £750,000 which the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, October 10. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 8

The President took the chair at 6 minutes to 4. On the motion of Mr. Dalley, the House proceeded to Government House to present…

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Parliament of Tasmania. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Hobart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 5

In both Houses to-day Ministers announced that they would finish the business of the session, and prorogue. Parliament would then be summoned to deal with the Railway Bills…

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Parliament of Victoria. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 5

In the Legislative Council, the Assembly's amendment in the Railway Management Bill was accepted, and the Council's amendments objected to by the Assembly were withdrawn…

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Parliament of South Australia. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, when the Government taxation proposals were called on, the Treasurer moved some technical alteration to the resolutions, so as to permit…

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Parliament of Victoria. (By telegraph to Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1883 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the attention of the Minister for Agriculture was called to a new combination harvester used in California, which it was stated will cut, thresh,…

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Parliament of Tasmania. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Hobart

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1883 · page 3

In the House the Ministry announced to-day that they proposed to prorogue Parliament on or about Friday week until the 15th November next, when the rejected Railway…

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Parliament of South Australia. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1883 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly—which only sat to-doy—the Chief Secretary mentioned that the North Fort on Lefevre's Peninsula, which had been recently erected, obstructed…

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Parliament of Victoria. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 14

In the Legislative Council Dr. Hearn moved a resolution deploring the death of the Hon. R. S. Anderson, Minister of Justice, and acknowledging his ability and his industry…

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