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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1861

221 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 12

New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 1

On the 24th January, Mr C Cowper, junior, asked the Secretary for Lands, " Whether the Government has received any authentic information regarding the discovery of a workable gold field at Corowa ; and…

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Mew South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, January 24, 1861

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 3

On motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL the House resolved itself into Committee for the consideration of the New South Wales Census Bill, for 1861 The first seven clauses of the Bill passed without…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 2

In the Assembly on the 29th, Mr. Marleay brought forward his motion for placing £10,000 on the estimates to erect a bridge across the Murrumbidgee, at Gundagai. The ministry opposed the motion…

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Newsouth Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, January 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 3

The second reading of the Consolidated Revenue-Fund Bill was agreed to, after several objections made by some of the hon. members, that a detail account of the proposed expenditure should be laid before the…

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Municipal Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 3

The annual election of aldermen and auditors for the present year commenced yesterday, at the Court-house The MAYOR took the chair at noon. He…

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Alb Cry Municipal Election

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 2

Yesterday the nomination of candidates for the office of alderman, vacant by the retirement of Messrs. Kidd, Wise, and Horsley, took place at the Court House ; the…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 9 February 1861 · page 2

In the Assembly, on the 1st., Mr. Wilson moved the second reading of the bill, declaring tho church and school lands waste lards of the crown. It appeared that these lands which consisted of 444,500…

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Hew South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, February 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 February 1861 · page 3

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has given the royal assent to a Bill for applying certain sums out of the consolidated revenue for the service of the colony…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 2

In the Assembly, on the 6th, Mr Robertson laid upon the table a petition from W. P Moffat, against the return of Mr T. W. Smut, member for the Glebe, which was referred to the Committee of Elections…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 3

A petition from W. 7. Mo[?]at was laid on the table, praying that the election of Mr. W. Smart for the electorate of the Glebe might be set aside. The petition was referred to the Committee of…

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Victorian Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 2

The house met again on Thursday—the Council to receive the absent of His Excellency the Governor to the Census bill, and the Sentence of Death Communication bill, and afterwards to adjourn for a week.—…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 3

Mr. DOCKER asked a question without notice as to the relief of the Chinese at Lambing Fiat. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the terms of the question, and it was placed on the notice-paper…

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Election on Mayor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held at the Court House, on Thursday, at eleven o'clock, a.m., for the election of the Mayor and other officers for the year…

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How to Gain an Election

The Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 2

In one of the border counties of Nova Scotia, in a recent general election, a candidate, whose name may have been either Smith, Brown, Jones, or Robinson, but whom we will call Jones, was…

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Victorian Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 February 1861 · page 1

The remember and on Friday‘s who Mr Henley expanded that he was again entrusted by [?] [?] with the that secretaryship. Mr Roan asked by his [?] to form a Ministry…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 February 1861 · page 2

In the Assembly on the 5th., Mr. Parks protested against the suspending of standing orders to admit of the paring of the Tariff Alteration bill, but the subject Was allowed to drop…

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Victorian Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 23 February 1861 · page 2

The Council met on Tuesday, and aid nothing. The Assembly Rise met on the same day, and the members thereof were enlightened by the five respectable who had been sent for, as to the reason why a…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Border Post · Saturday 23 February 1861 · page 2

The Land bill was again considered in Committee of tine Assembly, on the 14th, when clauses 12 to [?] were passes with a few amendments. An attempt was made by Mr. Caldwell to Increase the…

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Hew South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 February 1861 · page 3

On motion of Mr. DEAS THOMSON the petition from the Chamber of Commerce and from certain citizens of Sydney, presented by him on a former day, were ordered to be printed…

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Victorian Parliament

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 February 1861 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly on Friday, the [?] of Mr Pyke a committee was appointed to prep re an address to [?] Majesty [?] the [?] of establishing a Mint in Victoria…

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