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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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Balmain Disputed Election. Petition Withdrawn

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 5

The Elections and Qualifications Committee sat at Parliament House on Thursday for the purpose of taking evidence on Mr Anderson's petition…

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Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 2

The session has barely begun and now the end is in sight. Only one of the Government measures is as yet passed, and it does not appear possible…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 3

[?] in the Assembly yesterday. [?] Lee, Minister of Works, replying to [?] Ball, Stated that the Government had [?] the question of the payment of…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 6

In the House yesterday, Mr. J. Thomson presented a petition from New South Wales fishermen against the duties on fishing nets, etc…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1907 · page 4

In the Council yesterday, The President announced the death of Mr. Andrew Kerr, M.L.C, members standing. Mr. A. Long was granted leave of obsence…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. [?] the Senate, yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1907 · page 4

Senator Best, Vice-President of the Executive Council, in reply to Senator Millen, said that the policy of the Government in regard to the Excise Act had been fully set…

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Federal Parliament the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Millen announced that the resignation of Senator Sir Josiah Symon (S.A.) as leader of the Opposition had been accepted…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 4

In the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Estell naked the Chief Secretary if his attention had been drawn to the fact that a patient from the country, with an order…

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Orange River Colony Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 5

The election of members of the Legislative [?] of the Orange River Colony took [?] yesterday. The constitutional party [?] winning by a large…

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Federal Parliament the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, The Supply Bill was read a third time and passed. A message was received from the House of…

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State Parliament Wednesday. In the Legislative Assembly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, in reply to Mr John Miller, said that the Acting Entomologist was making inquiries in regard to the grasshopper pest and…

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Terms of the Compact. Explained in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 5

When the Legislative Assembly met on Thursday afternoon, Mr Wade, the State Premier, rose amid loud cheers, to make a statement in regard to the…

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Scene in Federal Parliament. She Treasurer and the Chairman of Committees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 1

Early on Thursday morning a mild scene occurred in the House of Representatives between the Treasurer (Sir William Lyne) and the Chairman of…

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[?] Colony Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 5

[?] results of the Orange River Colony [?] the Unie 30 members, the Inde[?] and the Constitutionalists 4…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 7

In the House on Saturday, Mr. Mauger, the Postmaster-General, in reply to Mr. Fowler (W.A.), said the department was considering the question of the…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

In the House, yesterday, Mr. Poynton (S.A.) presented a petition praying for the reduction of the duty on agricultural implements…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 6

In the Assembly yesterday, The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. Lee, the Minister of Works, replying…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 3

[?] Chapman, the Minister for Customs, [?] to Mr. J. Thompson, said the whole [?]on of rebates on butter boxes was now [?] consideration. and he hoped to be able…

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The Mail Contract. Ratified by Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 3

In the House of Representatives, on Friday night, the debate was continued on the motion that the mail contract be ratified. An amendment has been…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

In the legislative Council yesterday. Sir Francis Suttor, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock…

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