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Politics & elections, 1887

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 21

In the Assembly to-day the Public Works Bill, which forms a part of the Government scheme for removing the railways and public works as far as possible from political influence, was…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, November 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 26

The Council passed several formal matters and local bills, and then went into committee on the Bankruptcy Bill, in which only some slight amendments were made. All the clauses were…

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Parliament of New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 1

In the Assembly on Tuesday an important discussion on the subject intercolonial railway competition took place in connection with the Hay and Deniliquin Tramway Bill, which was further debated on the…

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The New South Wales Parliament

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 3

The Assembly on Thursday agreed, on the motion of the Premier, to go into committee to consider the expediently of bringing I in an Australasian Naval Defence Bill. The most disorderly scene that has yet…

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Victorian Parliament. Tuesday, November 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 24

At 20 minutes past 10 o’clock in the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Secretary proposed the adjournment of the debate on the Council’s amendments to the Neglected Children’s Bill. It…

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New South Wales Parliament. Highly Disorderly Scene.the Speaker Defied

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 23

The Assembly on 17th inst. agreed, on the motion of. the Premier, to go into committee next day to consider the expediency of bringing in an Australasian Naval Defence Bill. Some…

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The New South Wales Parliament

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 1

In the Assembly on Tuesday the bill to abolish the royalty on oysters collected in the colony passed its final stages. It was announced by the Treasurer that the…

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New Sooth Wales Parliament. Thursday, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 24

In the Assembly, in reply to Mr. Taylor, who asked if the Government would commemorate the centenary of the colony by introducing a general system of penny postage and reducing…

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Parliament of New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1887 · page 1

In the [?] on Tuesday it was announced that the Government introd [?] the [?] A [?] introduced by Mr [?]…

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Victorian Parliament. Tuesday, December 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 26

Mr. Carter and his following of 12, in the Legislative Assembly, made another feeble effort to interfere with the satisfactory Settlement of the local option question. They wanted to see…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, December 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 26

The stonewalling of the Australasian Naval Force Bill was carried on until after 4 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, but the Government eventually succeeded in breaking down the opposition,…

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The Political Crisis in France. Great Excitement in Paris. Resignation of President Grevy. Election of Sadi-carnot,[by Submarine Cable.] Paris, December 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 18

The decision of M. Grevy to send no message to the Chambers yesterday, as arranged, and to endeavor to form a Cabinet, caused great excitement on its becoming known that…

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Parliament of New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 3

In the Assembly on Tuesday it was agreed that the Minister of Lands school test feeling of the [?] with regard to [?] of members next week. There was only a thin House when Mr Dibbs…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 2

The Assembly did not rise until eight o'clock this morning. There was great obstruction, chiefly amongst the Opposition…

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Victorian Parliament. Tuesday, December 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 27

The Premier is now endeavoring to arrange for an intercolonial conference on through rail way rates and hostile border duties. He has communicated with South Australia, and if that…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, December 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 26

The refusal of the Government to furnish the leader of the Opposition with certain detailed information with regard to the item £55,000 for bridges “as per schedule,” appearing in the…

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Latest Telegrams. Scenes of Unparalleled Disorder Im the New South Wales Parliament. Committal of Fourteen, Opposition Members to Custody. the Motion of Censure Defeated. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 21

A succession of disorderly scenes,, unparalleled in the history of the Parliament of this colony, occurred in the Assembly early this morning. After midnight the members of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 1

In the Assembly on Tuesday the debate on the motion condemning the financial policy of the Government was resumed, but there was nothing [?]worthy in the speeches made dining the early part of the sitting…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 21

The Legislative Council sat for only a short time to-day, and dealt with a number of minor matters, including the first reading of the Bulli Relief Fund Administration Bill. The bill…

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Prorogation of the Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 26

The second session of the thirteenth. Parliament of Victoria was prorogued with customary ceremony by His Excellency the Governor on Saturday forenqon. An early…

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