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Politics & elections, 1866

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The Re-assembling of Parliament

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 March 1866 · page 2

WE have very attentively the proceedings of Parliament .during the first two or three days after its re-assembling, for the purpose of ascertaining. if possible, in hat light Mr. COWPER is…

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Our Parliament. From the Illawarra Mercury. Description of the Speaker

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 4

THE Hon. William Munnings Arnold, Esq., the present Speaker of the Assembly, and M.P. for the Patterson, is unquestionably a great man, whethor considered physically or…

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News of the Colony. Our Parliament. Messrs. Caldwell, Cooper & CAMPBELL

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 4

JOHN CALDWELL, Esq., M.P. for East Sydney, is a gentleman of very good parts, and has considerable influence in the Assembly on certain occasions. By influence, I mean he…

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Bringing Out Candidates

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 2

IT was laid down as a rule by President ANDREW JACKSON that no man should either seek or decline office—that on the one hand, he ought not to thrust himself forward, and so embarrass the…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 August 1866 · page 2

THE wise men of the nation have again assembled —to talk—to scheme for power, and patronage, and place—and to do nothing. Except that with each successive session new burthens have…

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Opening of Parliament. the Governor’s Speech

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 August 1866 · page 4

AT a quarter past 12 o’clock His Excellency entered the Council Chamber, and took his seat on the Presidential dais, and a message was sent to the Assembly, summoning that…

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Re-election of Ministers

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 October 1866 · page 2

A student will find much in the Constitution of England in reference to which he can only say, if this were the work of modern times it is very unlikely it would be deemed of sufficient…

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The Yarmouth Election Commission Curious Disclosures

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 November 1866 · page 2

SIR E. LACON, one of the sitting members, was examined before the Commission on Monday. The hon. [?] said—“If Mr. Nightingale has stated that he spent £4,000 on my behalf, he made…

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