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Politics & elections, 1859

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Victorian Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 September 1859 · page 2

The following additional members have been returned during the past week:— Dundas.................Mr W T Mollison Belfast ..................Mr John Hood…

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Telegraphic Despatches. (From the Melbourne Journals.) Parliament of New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday, September 15

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Thursday 22 September 1859 · page 2

Committees were appointed in the Assembly on the working of the University and Grammar Schools. Thursday. On the motion of Mr. Cowper, a Committee of the…

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Telegraphic Despatches. (From the Melbourne Journals.) Parliament of New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday, September 21

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Thursday 29 September 1859 · page 2

The debate on the separation of Moreton Day has been postponed, Resolutions have been carried condemning postage on newspapers. Dr. Lang has brought in a Bill for Triennial Parliaments…

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Telegraphic Despatches. (From the Melbourne Journals.) [Parliament of New South Wales. Sydney

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Thursday 6 October 1859 · page 2

Both the Herald and Empire this morning attack Dr. Lang’s Separation motion. On the meeting of the Assembly, Captain Russell gave notice of a motion to have it publicly torn, as a disgrace to the…

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Telegraphic Despatches. (From the Melbourne Journals.)PARLIAMENT of New South Wales. Sydney

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Thursday 20 October 1859 · page 2

Queensland is to have a responsible Government, and a nominated Upper House. The thermometer was over 90 in the shade to-day, and there has been one death from sun-stroke…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Thursday 27 October 1859 · page 4

The Reformed-Parliament of Victoria was formally opened by the Governor in person on Tuesday week. There was an unusually large 2 crowd in the vicinity the Parliament Houses, and eight hundred tickets…

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The Opening of Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 30 November 1859 · page 2

THE old game of “Knock ’em downs” was to commence afresh yesterday in the Parliament of New South Wales. In this remote corner of the colony, political news has not…

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Colonial. Victorian Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 3 December 1859 · page 2

ON WEDNESDAY Mr. Service brought up the Sale of Crown Lands Bill, and entered into explanation of its details in pretty nearly the same terms at have been en ployed by Mr. Wood…

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Victorian Parliament

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Thursday 15 December 1859 · page 2

The second reading of the Land Bill has been postponed to the 2nd January, after the Christmas recess…

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Victorian Parliament. Payment of Members

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 December 1859 · page 2

On the 15th, Mr. Barton brought forward his motion for the payment of members. The hon. member considered it desirable that there should be a class of professional politicians in the House,…

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Parliamentary. New South Wales Parliament. the Land Question and the Estimates

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 December 1859 · page 2

In the Assembly, on the 14th inst., Mr. Samuel moved that the House go into Committee of Supply. Mr. Parkes said, if it was intended to proceed with the Estimates for 1860, he had an…

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