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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1870

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 April 1870 · page 2

In the Council, on the 21st April, the Census Bill was read a third time and passed…

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New South Wales Parliament. [Owing to a press of matter, the following was omitted from our last issue.]LEGISLATIVE Assembly. April 26. Deficiency Loans Bill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 May 1870 · page 4

The Appropriation Bill was brought in and read a first time. Mr. Samuel moved the second reading of the Deficiency Loans Funding Bill…

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New South Wales. Parliament. May 3. the Loans Bill of 1870: Difficulties Between the Two Houses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 4

The House resolved itself into Committee on the Loans Bill of 1870. Mr Docker proposed to amend by striking out certain items which would reduce the whole [?]…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 2

CENSUS BILL.—On the 25th May, an attempt was made to expunge from the Census Bill all the provisions relating to the religion of the people of this colony, hut it was unsuccessful, and [?]…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 3

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS—On the 9th inst., the Ministry [?] in reply to a question, that it was not their intention to introduce a bill providing for the payment of members of the Legislature…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 June 1870 · page 2

ADOLOTION STATE-AID TO RELIGION.—In the Assembly on the 15th instant, the second reading of the State-aid Abolition Bill was carried almost unanimously. The grant is to remain in force until 1875,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, AUGUST 16. Debentures Sold Is England

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

Ministers, in answer to question, said that the Government had sent home debentures to the value of £450,000, with orders to realise to the extent of £322,709—that the money was raised under nineteen…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald). AUGUST 23. Amendment of the Land Law

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

Mr G A Lloyd asked the Colonial Secretary,—[?] it the intention of the Government to introduce any measure during the present session to amend the land law, so [?] to make the country more attractive to…

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New South Wales Parliament. September 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, Mr Alexander Campbell moved the resolution standing in his name with reference to the Loan Fund, and addressed the House at length on the expediency of separating that…

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New South Wales Parliament. [Part of the following was crowded out from our last issue.] Separation of the Loan Fund From Ordinary Revenue

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

In the Legislative Council on the 7th instant, the House proceeded to the resumption of the adjourned debate of the question, on motion of Mr Alexander Campbell,—1. That, in the opinion of this…

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Mr. Phelps in Parliament

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

THE hon member for Balranald electorate, Mr. J. J. Phelps, is, we hear, about to bring a hill into the Assembly to regulate the steam traffic on the Darling, as far as the machinery…

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New South Wales Parliament. the Exported Financial Statement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

On the 20th September, Mr Samuel, in answer to a question from Mr Parkes, said that the Estimates were not yet ready, but probably he would be able to make his financial statement in the first weak of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Statistics Respecting Lane Selection

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 2

In the Assembly on the 27th September, Ministers, in answer to questions, said that the number of free selections in the last six months of 1868 was 1,625, and in the same period of 1869, 2,588, and the…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 3

DIS[?] PARTY DEBATE.—In the Assembly on the 6th instant, the debate proceeded with on the following resolutions moved by Sir James Martin, upon which the motion of adjournment had been…

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The Parliament of Japan

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 3

Sir H. Parkes has forwarded to the Foreign Office a condensed summary of a debate in the Japanese Parliament last year on the subject of the national custom of sucide by…

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New South Wales Parliament: Appropriaton of Unclaimed Balances

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 2

In the Council on October 26, Mr Salomons moved the second reading of the Unclaimed Balances Appropriation Bill, explaining that these balances, originally deposited by the government in the Saving…

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New South Wales Parliament. Adjourned Debate on the Budget

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 November 1870 · page 2

On the 2nd instant, the House went into Committee of Ways and Means. Mr Mucleay resumed the debate on the financial proposals of the Government. Beginning with the speech of the Treasurer, he…

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New South Wales Parliament. [?] Budget Debate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 2

After a long discussion upon a motion moved by Mr. Samuel for postponing the debate the House want into committee of ways and [?] Mr. [?] considered the Government entitled to…

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New South Wales Parliament. the Civil Service

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 November 1870 · page 5

On the 15th instant, Captain Onslow moved for the appointment of a commission to enquire into the working of the Civil Service. Mr Cowper doubted if men could be found in the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Specific Customs Duties

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 6

On the 23rd ultimo, the debate on the Treasurer’s proposals was once more resumed. Mr Samuel said be was now going to ask the House to agre[?] in detail, to the schedule of article[?]…

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