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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 4

In the House, yesterday, An inquiry as to whether interstate would commence with the tabling of the tariff next Tuesday elicited a non-committal reply from Mr…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Premier stated that no stops had yet been taken by him with regard to the appointment of a State Governor, and in reply to queries as to whether or…

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Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, a message was received from the Lieutenant-Governor intimating that he had assented to the Supply Bill…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 4

In the Senate yesterday. Senator Could (N.S.W.) inquired as to the trouble with Fifth Victorian Contingent, particularly as to the sentence on the offenders and as to the…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 2

Yesterday in the Legislative Council, the Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Industrial Arbitration Bill. He first addressed himself to the general question of the incidence of arbitration in…

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The Natal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 3

The Dutch candidates in the Natal elections were severely beaten…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Senate. The Excise Bill was road a third time and passed. The House dealth with the amendments in the Post and Telegraph Bill made by the House of…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 2

On Thursday, in the Legislative Assembly. The Prime Minister said the Government inteded to establish a State Clothing Factory. He alsosaid he purposed legislating to allow women to ac as…

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Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 4

IN the Legislantive Assembly on Thursday twenty-two consolidating bills received from the Council were read a third time and passed…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

In the Senate, yesterday, Senator Walker moved for the production of correspondence between the Government of Queens land and the Commonwealth Government…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 4

On Friday, in the Senate, The Postmaster-General, in reply to Senator Dobson, said he should take no action which would in any way curtail the right of members of…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, The Premier stated that no steps had yet been taken by him with regard to the appointment of a State Governor, and in reply to queries as to whether or…

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Haunted Westminster. Stories of Parliament's, Ghosts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 3

There are ghosts and ghosts. Parliament has its own. They are real ghosts, too; or just so rea as ghosts can be. Some honor able members given a trifle to superstition…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 4

Yesterday, in the House of Representatives, Sir George Turner delivered the Budget speech. He was cheered on rising, and at the outset dwelt on the difficulty of dealing with finances in which…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 4

As soon as Mr. Meagher moved the third reading of the Tied Houses Bill, which was the first business in the Legislative Assembly last night, an amendment was submitted by Mr. Sleath to recommit…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Senate, Before formal business was called on, Senator Sir J. Symon congratulated the Government on the establishment of interstate frectrade. A cordial…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 2

After dealing with some formal matters, which included the third reading of the Demise of the Crown Hill, the Devonshire-street Cemotery Bill, and the recommital and smendment of the City of…

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The Federal Parliament. The Inter-State Commission

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 2

SIR WILLIAM LYNE says he will take advantage of the adjournment of the Federal tariff and Budget debate to proceed with the Inerstate…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Legislative Council, On the motion of Mr. humphrey, the Aberdare Collieries Railway Bill was referred to a Select Committee…

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Commonwealth Parliament, Yesterday, in the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 2

Further consideration in committee of the Post and Telegraph Bill resulted in stribing out the word "blasphemone" but retaining the word "seditious" in respect of new spapers which may be refused…

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