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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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State Parliament Strike Matters a Member Removed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Lazzarini asked if it was the idea of Ministers addressing the camp of…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. In the House yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 7

Mr. Boyd (Vic.) asked the Prime Minister whether the Government would see that the volunteers who had come to its assistance in connection with the strike would be given…

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Questions in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Dr. Arthur asked Mr. Fuller, the Acting premier, if he would take steps to ascertain if the luggage of 70 returned soldiers, who…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 7

In the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Storey, the Acting Minister for Public Health, replying to Mr. Kearsley, said he was informed that there were no persons of hostile…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 3

In the House yesterday, Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, said the Government had decided not to reply to questions without notice unless they were of an urgent character. He, accordingly, asked…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 3

The House of Representatives sat until half-past six o'clock yesterday morning, dealing with the War Time Profits Bill in Committee…

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Questions in Parliament. Strike Levies Illegal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, replying to Mr Oakes, Mr Hall, Attorney-General, said that reports had been received that heavy levies were being imposed…

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Murray Bye-election. Straight Out Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 6

Nominations for the Murray by-election to take place next Saturday closed on Saturday. Only two have been received. Brien James Doe (Nationalist), business manager, Rydalmere; and…

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Questions in Parliament. Governments Fire Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 6

In the Lagis[?]ative Assembly Mr. Gardiner asked if the Government would consider in the public interest the desirableness of postponing any fight it may have entered into…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 2

In the Senate, yesterday. Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence informed Senator Pratten that a naturalised German, Otto Schultz, who had been fined in…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, The Statute of limitations Bill was taken through committee, find the third reading: fixed for next sitting day…

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Questions in Parliament No Hacking Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Buckley asked the Attorney-General if his department had already communicated with certain jurymen who were to act as jurors on a certain…

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Canada's Election Bill Wartime Franchise. Restrictions and Extensions. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Vancouver, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 3

An Ottawa message states that the War-time Election Bill provides for the disfranchisement of Germans and Austrians naturalised in Canada in recent…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday. After lengthy debate, the Estimates for the Department of Finance and Trade, and also for the Railway Department, were passed…

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Municipal Elections. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 5

Reuter's Petrograd correspondent reports that the Municipal Council elections resulted in the return of 73 revolutionary Socialists, 69 Maximalists, 44…

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The Singleton Angus SATURDAY, 8th September. Dignity of Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 4

The proceedings of almost every form of deliberative body are at seme time or other apt to be marked by friction and heated controversy to say…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday, Consideration of the Estimates was resumed. Those for the Department of Agriculture, aggregating £312,756, were first…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

In the Council yesterday, The third reading or the Life, Fire, and Marine Insurances Amendment Bill was agreed to and passed…

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References in Parliament. Working the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

When the legislative Assembly met yesterday, Lieut-col Nicholson asked the Acting Premier if he would consider the advisableness of repealing the Act to amend the…

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Federal Parliament. Adjournment Moved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 6

In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. Charlton moved the adjournment to consider the question of the New South Wales Govornmont's proposals relative to…

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