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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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Commonwealth Parliament. Tub Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 2

After formal business had been disposed of yesterday morning, the Senate spent the whole day on the Immigration Restriction Bill. During the debate on the second reading, which was resumed by…

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The Federal Parliament The Tariff

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

The tariff proposals were further considered in committee on Thursday. The Treasurer said the Government had considered various items in the…

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The Local Parliament

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 2

At one time, not long ago, we heard a good deal—even in Singleton—as to the economies the State Parliament was going to Introduce so as to make up for the cost…

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The Galway Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 3

Violent feeling is excited over the Galway election. Mr. Horace Plunkett's committee-room was wrecked, and a supporter fatally stabbed, Mr. Lynch, the ex-Boer leader, conducts the campaign…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on Tuesday Mr. Kingston made clear to Sir J. L. Bonython that he did not propose to allow refunds to importers for amounts paid on duties that wereafterwards reduced…

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The Imperial Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 3

It is announced that King Edward will open Parliament in person on January 16. Queen Alexandra will also be present…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon the Minister for Lands, in answer to a question, said that his attention had been drawn to the dissatisfaction expressed with regard to exchanges of land…

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The Galway Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 3

Mr. J. E. Redmond, M.P. (Nationalist), who is now in New York, urges Galway to elect a soldier of freedom as their representative…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Higgs (Q.) asked the representative of the Government a series of questions regarding the precautions taken by the Customs authorities to prevent the perpetration of…

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The State Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 3

TN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, messages were received from the…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 2

In the Legislative Council yesterday the Trustee Act Amendment Bill was read the third time, and during the afternoon the Mines Inspection Bill and Prince Alfred Hospital Additions Bill were received…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 3

Yesterday, in the Senate, The Pacific Islanders Bill was submitted for second reading. The speakers were in favour of extending the time for ending the employment of…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 3

Yesterday, in the Legislative Council. The Royal assent was announced to the Temora- Wyalong Railway and Female School of Industry Bills…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 3

The preliminary business in the Senate yesterday was unusually abort. It was agreed on tho motion of Senator Dawson (Q.) that a return be prepared showing the mortality of the kanaka population in…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 4

In the Senate on Friday, the Immigration Restriction Bill was after further debate read a second time and considered in committee till Clause 3 was reached. Progress was then reported…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 4

The sitting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, which commenced on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14, was extended into Friday, and finished at 3 a.m…

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Commonwealth Parliament The Tariff

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 4

IN committee of ways and means, the Minister of Customs said on Thursday that the Government were giving careful consideration to many…

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Scene in Parliament. Abusive Victorians

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 7

A SCENE was created in the Victorian House of Assembly on Wednesday. Mr J. Murray, the member for Warrnambool, was addressing himself to a…

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The Galway Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 3

The contest for the Galway seat rendered vacant by the accession of the late member, the Hon. M. H. F. Morris, to the peerage on the death of his father, resulted in the return of Colonel Lynch (Nationalist)…

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The Galway Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1901 · page 3

Colonel Lynch, who has been elected to the House of Commons for Galway, and who conducted the campaign from Paris, in the course of an interview at Paris stated that he was a Home Ruler and not a…

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