Federal Parliament
Yesterday in the Senate, Debate was resumed and further adjourned on the Post and Telegraph Act Amendment Bill, the object of which is to repeal that provision of the law which…
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Politics & elections, 1903
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State Parliament
Yesterday, in the Legislative Council, The Juvenile Smoking Suppression Bill was passed. A temporary Supply Bill was put through all the stages…
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On Thursday, in the Legislative Council, A bill called The Testators' Family Maintenance Bill was negatived on the motion for second reading. The Land and Income Tax Act Amendment Bill…
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On Thursday, in the Senate, The Vico-president informed Senator Pulaford (N.S.W.) that the Government were in a position to entertain tenders for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Friday, October 2, 1903. the Hunter Election
Although the probability is strong that there will be no bye-election for the Hunter, to fill the vacancy caused in the House of Representatives by the retirement of Sir…
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The District Assembly of the Political Labour League met last night at Broadmeadow, to consider a letter from the central organisation in Sydney, asking what chances a labour candidate would have…
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Sir Alexander Fuller Acland Hood, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, speaking at Sheffield, said that he did not believe a general election would occur for two years…
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In the House, on Tuesday, The supplementary estimates were discussed and agreed to. Complaint was made that the military forces were armed with obsolete rifles…
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On Wednesday, in the Legislative Council. The Juvenile Smoking Suppression Bill was passed. A temporary Supply Bill was put through all the…
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The Minister for Works gave notice of his intention to move, on the following day, that the work of constructing a graving dock at Newcastle, as…
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SIR,—On the 16th of October a resolution in favour of full Local Option without Compensation Will come before the Legislative Assembly, and it is of vital consequence that it should not be defeated…
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Mr. J. P. Gray, who was seventh on the poll at the senatorial elections, will be nominated in the State Parliament next week for the vacant seat in the Senate. He is expected to have the support of a…
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IT is expected that the Government will decide upon the name of their candidate for the Glen Innes election. The name of Mr Alexander Hay, of…
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Yesterday, in the House, Mr. Austin Chapman, Minister of Defence, said the Commonwealth Government could not authorise the payment to the States to…
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In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Mr. Estell asked, in view of the fact that the Miners Eight Hours Bill had three times passed through the Legislative Assembly, and…
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Sir,—On the 16th of October a resolution in favour of full Local Option without compensation will come before the Legislative Assembly, and it…
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Mr. Arthur Griffith, M.L.A., will be the nominee of the Labour party for the Senatorial vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. R. E. O'Connor…
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Mr. Mcllugh has been re-elected for North Leitrim. Lawyers are of the opinion that he will not be allowed to sit, because he is an undischarged bankrupt…
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In the Legislative Council yesterday, Colonel Mackay moved the second reading of the Crown Lands Acts Amendment Bill. He said it must be patent to everyone that…
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In the Senate, yesterday, A motion was passed urging the Government to request the Admiralty to make a complete survey of the north-west coast…
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