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Politics & elections, 1905

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Federal Parliament. Monday. Dec. 11. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 3

The technical amendments of the Senate in the Trades Marks Bill was agreed to. Mr. Liddell asked if the Prime Minister had seen, a cable message, which stated that Mr. O, C…

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Federal Parliament. Tuesday, Dec. 12. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1905 · page 6

Senator Pulsford moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the Federal capital site question, referring at length to the facts leading up to the present position of the question, but after…

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Federal Parliament. Wednesday, Dec. 13. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 3

The Immigration Restriction Act Amendment Bill was further considered in committee. On clause, 3, "Prohibited immigrants," Senator Symon moved an amendment that…

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Our Sydney Letter PARLIAMENT

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 2

PARLIAMENT is prorogued, and members are free to enjoy their otium with their honorarium. The country is temporarily relieved of an incubus…

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Federal Parliament. Thursday, Dec. 14. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 5

The debate on the second reading of the Contract Immigrants Bill was resumed. Senator Sir Josiah Symon (S.A.) said he would support it because he regarded it…

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The State Protest against the Federal Parliament. Mr Bennett on the Question

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 2

On the closing day of the session in the State Parliament, Mr. Carruthers moved the following resolutions:— (1.) That this House desires to express its…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 5

In the House on Monday, The Minister of Customs moved the second reading of the bill to encourage manufactures in Australia by altering the provision for bringing into…

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The State Parliament

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 2

A proclamation has been issued proroguing the State Parliament to Tuesday, January 23, 1906…

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Federal Parliament. Friday, Dec. 15. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 3

The Contract Immigrants Bill was further considered in committee. Senator Givens (Q.) moved that a return should be presented showing the number of…

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Our Sydney Letter. [From Our Correspondent.] Sydney, Wednesday. Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 7

Parliament is prorogued, and memtbers are free to enjoy their otium with their honorarium. The country a temporarily relieved of an incubus,…

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Federal Parliament. Saturday, Dec. 16. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1905 · page 5

Mr. Thomas desired to know whether the Government would give an assurance that they would not ratify any mail agreement until Parliament had had the opportunity of…

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Federal Parliament. Monday, Dec. 18. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 3

Senator Smith (W.A.) moved me adjournment of the House to discuss the matter of the travelling expenses of members. The Auditor-General had taken exception…

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Federal Parliament. Tuesday, Dec. 19. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 3

Senator Pearce (W.A.) presented the progress report of the Select Committee on to-bucco monopoly, with the recommendation Unit the Select Committee be constituted a…

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Candidates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 2

Some members who are prepared to very heroically sacrifice all consumers on the altar of "local industries" are very solicitous about their own interests…

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Federal Parliament. Wednesday, Dec. 20. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 3

Senator Pearce (W.A.) drew attention to the arrival of 48 Italian immigrants by one vessel in West Australia, and asked, that inquiries be made as to whether they came…

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The Vert Latest. London, Wednesday afternoon. the Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 5

Whits for the general elections will be is-sued on January 6. Polling will commence on the 12th, and conclude in the boroughs on the 17th and in the counties on the…

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Federal Parliament. the Prorocation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 5

The second session of the second Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia was brought to a close yesterday. At live minutes past three o'clock, the arrival of Lord Northcote,…

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Our Sydney Letter PARLIAMENT

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

THE last of the talking shops is shut up at last. Federal legislators have packed their gripsacks and betaken themselves to their homes, north…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

In the Senate on Friday, The Contract Immigrants Bill was further considered in committee and passed. The Minister of Defence, moved the second…

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The General Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 3

Mr. Augustine Birrell, President of the Board of Education, speaking at Bristol last night, said that one of the first measures to be introduced by the Government would be…

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