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Politics & elections, 1860

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Colonial Parliament. Wednesday, October 3. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Saturday 13 October 1860 · page 2

The Legislative Council met yesterday. The Colonial Secretary gave notice that, on Wednesday next, he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Constitution of the…

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Colonial Parliament, Friday, October 5. Legislative Assembly Papers

The Border Post · Wednesday 17 October 1860 · page 2

Mr Weekes laid upon the table certain correspondence relative to the collection of duty on gold imported into Victoria, via the River Murray…

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Colonial Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Oct, 10th

The Border Post · Saturday 20 October 1860 · page 3

The Colonial Secretary moved for leave to bring in the bill to allow the constitution of the Legislative Council. He described the bill as one of twenty-five or twenty-six clauses…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1860

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 October 1860 · page 3

The Colonial Secretary moved for leave to bring in a Bill to alter the constitution of the Council. It was proposed that there should be twenty-eight electoral districts, that the…

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Sydney. Parliament

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 26 October 1860 · page 3

ON the 10th instant, Mr. Cowper introduced the Upper House Bill to the notice of the Council by moving for leave to read it for the first time. He explained that the important clauses, the total…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, October 16th

The Border Post · Saturday 27 October 1860 · page 3

In answer to Mr, Terry, the Secretary for Lands stated that the Government did not consider it their duty to Initiate the representation of the industrial reductions of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Friday, October 25th.LEGISLATIVE Assembly.the Southern Road

The Border Post · Wednesday 31 October 1860 · page 2

Mr. Asher rose to move, that “There be laid upon the table of this House—1. A return showing the names of the various road inspectors, superintendents, and others, that have…

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Sydney the Parliament

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 2 November 1860 · page 3

ON the 18th September Mr. Weekes laid the budget before the Assembly The stated that although the revenue of the year would probably fall short, the deficiency would be met by various unappropriated…

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New South Wales Parliament. Friday October 20th. Legislative Assembly

The Border Post · Saturday 3 November 1860 · page 2

On the motion of Mr. Robertson, the House went into committee on the Crown Lands Alienation Bill. Mr. Martin maintained that the scheme of…

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Telegraphic Despatches. Sydney, November, 2, 1860. 8.15 o’clock p.m. New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 November 1860 · page 2

In answer to Mr. Hay, The Colonial Treasurer said, this afternoon, that the Customs Dues would not be enforced on the Murray without sufficient…

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By Electric Telegraph. Melbourne Thursday Night. Ballarat Election

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 9 November 1860 · page 3

THE Nomination took place yesterday, when Mr. Bailey was opposed .Mr. Gilles. SOUTH BOURKE ELECTION. Mr. Graham Berry, as a Protectionist,…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 10 November 1860 · page 2

The House met on the 31st, after the late adjournment. The business in the Council was unimportant. In the Assembly on the 31st, papers and plans…

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Hew South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, OoT. 31, 1860

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 November 1860 · page 3

The COLONIAL SECHETAEY laid on the table the papers relating to the charge against Mr. Docker. Mr. DOCKER moved that the papers be printed. The whole sitting was occupied by the discussion…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 17 November 1860 · page 1

On the 7th the Assembly resolved itself into a committee of supply to consider the supplementary estimates for 1860. Anent the cost of the customs department, there was a lively debate on a…

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Municipal Election

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 November 1860 · page 1

The nomination of one candidate to fill the seat rendered vacant by the resignation of Alderman McLanrin, took place yesterday at noon at the Court House…

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Melbourne. the Opening of Parliament and Defeat of the Ministry

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 23 November 1860 · page 2

ON Tuesday last the Victorian Parliament re-assembled, and Sir Henry Barkly read a speech, in which he indicated the various measures it was intended to lay before…

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Municipal Election. (To the Editors of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 1

GENTLEMEN, In reply to an art article which appeared m the last issue of the Albury Banner, hea[?]ed the “Nomination,” may I beg the insertion of the following…

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The Coming Election. (To the Editors of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 1

GENTLEMEN, The question. “Who is to represent us!” is perhaps the most important one at present agitating our community. I believe the only two…

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CANDIDATES. (To the Editors of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 1

GENTLEMEN, I would suggest that these electors who are not satisfied with [?] of the candidates now in the field for the Hume district, should call a public…

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The Coming Election. (To the Editors of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 1

Gentlemen. The electors I think will do well not to pledge themselves to any candidate for Parliamentary honors till they have thoroughly assured…

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