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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1902

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

On Tuesday, in tho Legislative Assembly, Mr. O'Sullivan said provision had been made for the insertion of a clause in contracts for Government bores and artesian water for a minimum wage, and…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

In the Senate, on Tuesday, the message of the House in connection with the Tariff was taken into consideration. Certain modifications of the Senate's requests were disagreed from and the residue assented…

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South Africa. the Cape Parliament. Debating the Indemnity Bills. Serious Accusations Against Bond Members. Desire to Discover Informers. London, Aug. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 3

The Cape House of Assembly was occupied yesterday in debating the General Indemnity Bill. Mr. J. W. Saner, member for Aliwal North, in a scathing tirade of abuse, declared that the Dutch…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 2

In the House, on Tuesday, Mr Kingston, in reply to Sir William McMillan, said he was considering the whole question of introducing a short a mending Customs Bill to prevent…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, The Water and Drainage Bill was further considered in committee, and after amendment passed its second rending, and the third reading was made…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, The House went into committee. The Royal Commissions Hill was read the third time and passed…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Council yesterday, Debate on the motion tabled by Mr. Hawken, dealing with the unemployed was resumed. Dr. Ross thought the unemployed question only…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

In the Senate yesterday, The amendments made by the House of Representatives in the Electoral Bill were further considered in committee. Strong objection was raised…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 8

The Senate on Friday put the finishing touches to the, traffi, sent a message to the other Chamber with a list of requests that had been modified, agreed, or…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Richards presented a petition from the Gulgong Municipal Council, urging the introduction of a Local Government Bill…

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Pink Pills in Parliament. Amusing Reference in the Select Committee on Newspaper Trains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 3

An interesting war of words disturbed the sedate session of the Parliamentary Committee on Newspapers, sitting in Sydney last week. Mr. S. Cook, the able manager of the Sydney…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 4

Yesterday, in the Senate. A message was received from the House, in connection with tariff, and stating that the House refrained from determination of its constitutional…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 4

Yesterday, in the Legislative Assembly, The Minister of Instruction said the Government would consider the advisability of giving boys resident in the country, and who may be educated…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Senate, The Vice-President moved the third rending of the Tariff Bill. In the course of a long speech he congratulated the House on passing a compromise tariff,…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 3

With the exception of the Law of Property Amendment Bill, the further consideration of which was postponed for a week, the Legislative Council yesterday got through the business on the paper by…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Legislative Assembly, Ministers replied to questions as follows: Sir John See said steps would at once be taken to enrol females entitled to vote in this State, and…

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Our Sydney Letter PARLIAMENT

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 2

Business in Parliament seems to have come to a complete standstill. Whether it is worth while to pay a number of voluble gentlemen to meet every night in…

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The State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday morning, The proposal that the Mayor of a municipality be elected by the ratepayers voting as one ward was rejected by 41 votes to 14…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 4

In the Senate ou Friday, The amendments made by the House of Representatives in the Electoral Bill were farther considered in committee. Strong objection was raised…

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