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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1905

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Late Explosion at Maitland Question in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Gillies asked the Chief Secretary if his attention had been drawn to the recent disastrous explosion at…

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N. S. Wales Parliament. Wednesday, July 19. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 3

The President announced the appointment of Mr. W. L. Edwards as Usher of the Black Rod. The Darling Island Vesting Dill and the Bank of New South Wales Bill were read a third time…

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A Mock Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 3

Another of the series of social evenings announced at an earlier date, was hold in the Methodist School Hall last night, and attracted a large and thoroughly…

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N. S. Wales Parliament. Thursday, July 20. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 3

In the Legislative Council on Thursday, A bill to regulate the business of money-lenders and to render penal" the inciting of infants to borrow money, was read a first time…

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State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 4

In the Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Lee, the minister for works, stated in answer to Mr. Gillies, that he was aware that the proposal for the…

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The State Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 3

Mr Jessop moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of calling attention to the action of the Liunacy Department, in relation to…

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N. S. Wales Parliament. Tuesday, July 25. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 5

Mr. Dangar read a petition from the Council of the Women's Liberal League, praying that the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Bill be passed…

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Federal Parliament. Wednesday, July 26. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 3

Senator Keating, Vice-President of the Executive Council, informed Senator Pearce that the Cabinet had favourably considered the Question of introducing legislation…

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N. S. Wales Parliament. Wednesday, July 26. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, Vice-President of the Executive Council, moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to enable the passing of the Supply Bill through all its stages during…

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Federal Parliament. Thursday, July 27. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 3

Senator Keating introduced bills dealing with Copyright and With Telegraphy. The Minister of Defense moved that the adjourned debate on the West Australian Railway…

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N. S. Wales Parliament. Thursday, July 27. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 3

The Temporary Supply Bill was read a first time. Mr. Hughes, Vice-President of the Executive Council, in moving the second reading, said the…

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Literary and Debating Society. Mock State Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of the West Maitland School of Arts Literary and Debating Society took the form of a mock State election. The speaker of the society (Mr. H. D. Mackenzie)…

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Imperial Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 5

In response to an appeal of Mr. W. Crooks (Labour), the Nationalists have discontinued blocking private bills in the House of Commons…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 4

On Wednesday, in the Senate, The Minister of Defence read a statement similar to the one read by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives…

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State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 4

In the Legislative Council on Tuesday. Mr. Dangar read a petition from the Council of the Women's Liberal League, praying that the Neglected Children and…

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The States Parliament. Legislative Council

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 3

The Small Debts Recovery Amending .Bill, was discussed in the Legislative Council. Mr Hughes (Vice-President of the…

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Federal Parliament. Friday, July 28. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 5

Senator Walker resumed the debate on the motion that a certain paper br printed. He held that the States should be represented in the Ministry, and advocated the consolidation of…

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The Federal Parliament House of Representatives

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 3

The Federal Parliament met on wednesday, when Mr Deakin outlined the Government policy. "This Ministry," he said "adheres…

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Imperial Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 3

The "Daily Telegraph," states that it has authority for declaring that there will be no dissolution of Parliament this year unless the Government is defeated before the…

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Federal Parliament. Tuesday, August 1. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 5

Mr. Robinson (Vic.) raised a point as to the legality of the Standing Order which enables the resumption of a bill at the stage at which it was discontinued during the previous session…

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