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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1889

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The Election of the Primate

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1889 · page 3

The following professional opinion by the Chancellor of the Sydney Diocese on the recent election io the primacy has been published at the request of the Dean of Sydney:…

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Proceedings in Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 4

On Tuesday, in the Legislative Council, The Appropriation Bill was passed, after some remarks had been made respecting the payments to Civil Servants after the assent of the Assembly…

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Proceedings in Parliament. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Tuesday, October 8, 1889. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 5

The House sat until nearly 6 this morning debating the Loan Estimates, having reduced the following item: £200,000 for item public offices, to £50,000. In the roads and bridges branch the…

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Prorogation of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 6

On Thursday we received from Greville's Telegram Company particulars of the prorogation of Parliament on that day. From the Echo we extract the following fuller report of the…

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The French Elections. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 4

THE Royalist party in the new French Chamber of Deputies, it is stated, hare resolved to support the moderate Republicans and thus enable the Government to dispense…

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"Sworn to no Master of no Scot am I Be just and fear not" The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, October 16Th, 1889. The Newcastle Election

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 2

PROTECTIONISTS must feel anything but happy over the result of Saturday's contest in Newcastle. At the last general election a solid vote was cast…

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Singleton. Charge of Assaulting a Member of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1889 · page 6

At the Singleton Police Court on Tuesday, the 15th instant, before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., Captain Loder, Messrs. J. C. S. M'Douall, and St. Thomas Loder, Js.P., William M'Alpin, of Howe's…

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Points of Interest. Newcastle has a baby show on Are we to have a Dominion Parliament ?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 3

Dr Goode, from whom a verdict of £150 was recovered for libel by Miss Davis, Matron of the Orange Hospital announces his intention to go to gaol rather than to pay the…

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Opening of the Parliament of Western Australia. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Perth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 7

At the opening of the Legislative Council to-day the Governor, Sir F. Napier Broome, delivered the Viceregal speech, of which the following is an abridgement:…

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The French Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 3

The verdict of the French people (says the Home News), though not yet complete, has been pronounced with sufficient emphasis in favour of the Republic. It is many a day since France has…

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Labour Candidates for Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council in Sydney on Thursday night, the following motion was tabled:—"That the Parliamentary Committee be instructed to…

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The Election of Primate. Waiting for Documents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1889 · page 2

THE Guardian states that the Archbishop of Canterbury is awaiting the receipt of official documents before acting upon Bishop Kennion's protest against the election of…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, November 26, 1889. the Meeting of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 4

PARLIAMENT meets to-day in circumstances of indecision. The Government is prepared with business for a lengthened session, yet is not indisposed to take only the Appropriation…

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Opening of Parliament the Governor's Speech. a Financial Session Only. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 November 1889 · page 2

TEH second session of the fourteenth Parliament was opened to-day with the usual ceremony by his Excellency the Governor. The day was fine, and as usual the Council…

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City Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 November 1889 · page 2

Aldermen M. Harris, Playfair, Jennerett, Taylor, and Burdekin were to-day re-elected city aldermen unopposed. All the other vacant…

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Opening of Parliament. the Goveenor's Speech. (From Tuesday's Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 3

At noon to-day the Governor, in person, opened the second session of the fourteenth Parliament of New South Wales. The first session, it may be remembered, was…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, November 23, 1889. the Opening of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 4

MATERS look promising for a short session. His Excellency is made by his ad vinera to indicate what is to a large extent their policy of the immediate future. The list embraces…

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Prorogation of the Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 4

The prorogation of Parliament was delayed for more than an hour to-day. It was originally intended that the ceremony should take place at noon, but on the Assembly meeting at 11 o'clock a…

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Proceedings in Parliament. [By Telegraph From Grevillb's Co.] Wednesday, November 27. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 5

The House met at 4, proceeded to Government House, and presented the Governor with the reply adopted by the House to his opening speech yesterday…

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Montmarte Election

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 2

The committee of the Chamber of Deputies has quashed the election of M. Joffein for Montmarts…

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