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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1894

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, December 4. Legislative Council. Coalmines Regulation Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 3

The House recommitted thiS bill, and considered certain of the sections. A new section was added, limiting to ten hours daily the working time below ground of boys of the ages of fourteen to eighteen…

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The Dairying Industry. Members of Parliament on the Subject

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1894 · page 3

Several members of Parliament accompanied by a number of gentlemen directly interested in the butter industry to-day paid a visit of inspection to the South Coast Dairy Company's Establishment…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, December 6. Legislative Council. Crown Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1894 · page 3

Debate was resumed on the proposal to read this bill a second time, the speakers being Messrs. J. Smith, Hoskins, Webb, and Dangar. The second reading was carried without division…

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Parliament of South Wales. Thursday, December 6. Legislative Council. Coalmines Regulation Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1894 · page 3

The House read this measure a third time, passed it, and returned it with amendments to the Legislative Assembly. QUESTION…

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The Tweed Election. Defeat of the Labour Candidate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 4

The election of The Tweed to till the vacancy caused by the unseating of Mr Willard, a solidarity labour member, took place on Thursday, with the…

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Parliament of N.S. WALES Legislative Council. Wednesday. the New Land Bill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 6

THE0 debate on the second reading of the Crown Lands Bill was continued, the speakers being Messers J. Smith, Hoskins, Webb and Dangar. The…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, December 11. Legislative Council. Nominations to the Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1894 · page 2

Mr. Davies moved the adjournment of the House, to complain of the delay of the Government in complying with the order of the House to produce the correspondence which passed between Sir…

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Parliament of N.S. WALES The Flying For Pest. A Standard of Time. Interest on Conditional Purchases. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 December 1894 · page 3

IN the Assembly this afternoon Sir Sydney Smith, reply to a question, said he proposed to introduce a hill effectually dealing with the flying fox…

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Parliament of Hew South Wales. Wednesday, December 12. Legislative Council. the Crown Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1894 · page 3

The House proceeded with the consideration in detail of this measure. A further amendment was made in section 3, by reason or which, it is provided that the part of a run to be resumed shall be…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, December 13. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1894 · page 3

The House met only to adjourn, in consequence of the lengthened Bitting of the Assembly, and the strain on the Hansard-reporters…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council. Tuesday. the Goldstein Canard

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 6

Mr Davies asked the question, of which he had given notice, whether Mr Goldstein, who was secretary to the Freetrade Association during the…

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Victorian Parliament. The Land and Income Tax. Bills[BY Telegraph.] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 4

THE Assembly sat all and until nearly 7 o'clock this morning considering the Land and Income Tax Bill. Mr Murray, a Ministerialist, proposed…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, December 18. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 3

The House met this morning at half-past ten. About 60 members were present. When Mr. Speaker took the chair, Sir George Dibbs asked members to suspend their judgment on…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, December 18. Legislative Council. a New Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 3

The House met at half-past four o'clock, and Mr. J. H. Want, Q.C., announced that he had accepted office aa Attorney-General. THE CROWN LANDS BILL…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Mr Want Attorney-General. Mr Simpson the New Judge. The Military Estimates. Violent Opposition Speech. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 2

THE Assembly met at half-past 10 o'clock this morning, the object being to get through business before the Christmas recess. About 50 members…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council. Tuesday. the New Attorney General

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 6

THE President, on talcing the chair at 4.30, announced the appointment of Mr J. H. Waul, Q.C., as a member of the Council…

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PARLIAMENT N.S. WALES. The Constitutional Crisis. Assembly v. Council. Big Government Majority. (By Telegraph.) Sydeny, Friday, 3-30 p.m

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 5

PARLIAMENT met at 10.30 this moruing, when Mr Rieid moved a motion that the motion for the adjournment of the House to the 12th of February…

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Letter to the Editor. the Farce of Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 4

SIR,—Our Parliament has now sat some four months, and what is the result, except to bring disgust to the minds of all right-thinking people? Just look at the farce of the last few weeks…

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Parliament of N.S. WALES Legislative Council. Friday, December 21st. Backing Mows

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 7

MR WANT moved that the Appropriation Bill be restored to the business paper, and at a later stage of the day consideration of the bill be resumed in…

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The American Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 2

A great deal was said by the protectionist organs in, Australia about the reversal at the recent election of the verdict of the people of the United States, delivered two years ago…

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