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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1913

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Opening of Parliament. Resignation of the Speaker. Mr. H. D. Morton Elected. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 6

The opening of Parliament took place to-day. Shortly after assembing, Speaker Willis tendered his resignation, and an adjournment was granted to the Government…

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Additional Polling Place

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 3

Mr. D. Richardson is in receipt of the following letter: State Electoral Office, [?] Chief Secretary's Department…

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State Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 8

As reported in our Sydney wires of previous issue, the Legislative Assembly items of interest on that Tuesday were the resignation of…

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Our Sydney Letter. Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 2

The assembling of Parliament was marked by unusually sensational incidents. The resignation of the Speakership by Mr. Willis was so…

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The Country Party. and Coming State Elections District Council Powers and Regulations

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 3

The following circular letter has been sent by the General Secretary of the F.S.A. to all branch secretaries: Dear Sir…

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Mr. Speaker Morton's Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 3

The election of Mr. H. D. Morton M. L. A., to the position of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, in succession to the brilliant and…

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Victorian Parliament. Censure Motion Defeated. Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 4

The censure motion in the Victorian Parliament was defeated by 32 votes to 19. The Assembly passed the…

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Mr Morton's Election as Speaker

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

Following are verbatim reports of the speeches made by Mr. Morton, M.L.A., Mr. Holman (Premier) and Mr. Wade (Leader of the Opposition)…

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Another Election

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 6

Mr. Cook (Prime Minister) Mr. Irvine (Attorney-General) and Mr. Hans Irvine (member for Grampians) were at Dunolly, Victoria, and were…

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State Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 3

A WEEK ago last night Mr. Cann moved the suspension of the Standing Orders so that the House could pass Supply for the months of July and…

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Sunday Sittings of Parliament

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 17

Politicians who deemed it a hardship to sit on Easter Monday may find some consolation in the fact that their predecessors had even more trying…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion Defeated. Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 4

The motion of want of confidence was defeated by 41 to 35. During the debate in the Assembly last night Mr. Meehan, after…

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Roman Catholics and the Elections. Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 4

In connection with the statement made by Father O'Reilly at the inauguration of the Bathurst branch of the Roman Catholic Federation, to…

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State Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

Lost week's sitting of the Assemby commencing on Tuesday opened with a motion of sympathy with Lady Lyne. the Premier who was seconded…

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Our Sydney Letter. Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

Proceedings in Parliament have not been so exciting as might have been expected in a city which is virtually lying under a causeless interdict…

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Questions In Parliament. Repli[?] Mr. Price's Questions. Bulga Subdivisions and Bulga Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 3

Mr.1 Price asked the Secretary for Lends:-- (1.) Is it a fact that certain Crown lands were disposed of on the Bulga, and that an agreement was entered into between the…

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Roman Catholics and the Elections

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bathurst branch of the Roman Catholic Federation, presided over by Mr. John Meagher, M.L.C. on Sunday night…

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Federal Parliament. Censure Motion Moved. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 6

A censure motion was moved by Mr. Fisher yesterday. He attacks the Government on industrial and fiscal matters. The motion was not discussed, the debate…

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State Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 8

TUESDAY'S sitting of thE Legislative Assembly was productive of little interesting either in the line of questions or of legislation. In the former…

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Questions in Parliament

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 3

Mr. Wade: I desire to ask the Minister for Works whether he will he kind enought to look at question 25, asked him by me to-day and will…

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