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Politics & elections, 1894

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Parliament. SYDNEY

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day the Speaker intimated that with regard to his recent ruling on the division on the second reading of the Land Bill further consideration had led him…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 24

The Assembly sat until after 1 o’clock this morning after the Land Bill debate had been adjourned. The Kenmore Asylum Bill, which gave rise to…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 37

In the Council to-day the Hospital Act Amendment Bill and the Fisheries Act Amendment B II passed through their final stages. The Lunacy Convention Bill passed through committee…

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General Election in Belgium. the First Under Manhood Suffrage. London, October 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 18

The general election of members of the Chamber of Representatives has taken place Belgium. This is the first general election that has been held since the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney, October 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 37

The Assembly sat until half-past 2 this morning discussing the Land Bill. Progress was reported. To-day the Premier, in reply to a question as…

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The Municipal Election. Address by Mr. J. G. R. Fewings

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Fewings, one of the candidates for the vacancy created in the Council by the resignation of Alderman Adrian, addressed the ratepayers at the Academy of…

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Municipal Election

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 October 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the ratepayers was called by Mr Fewings on Monday night, at the Academy of Music, so that he might lay his views before them. There was only a…

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Disorderly Scene in Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 37

One of those disorderly scenes which have rendered the Parliament of New South Wales unpleasantly notorious, occurred on Thursday, 25th ult., and shows the extremely strong under…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 37

The formal opening of Parliament by His Excellency the Governor took place on Tuesday. His Excellency addressed the following speech to both Houses of Parliament:—…

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The New South Wales Parliament. Sydney, October 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 37

The Assembly sat until a quarter past 2 this morning discussing the Land Bill. The clauses to 14 inclusive were carried, The report of the Elections and Qualifications…

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The Municipal Election. Mr. J. G. R. Fewings Returned

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 2

The election for one alderman to take the place of Alderman Adrian was held on Wednesday, and proved the tamest within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Each…

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Municipal Election

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 2

THE polling to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr F. G. Adrian, took place on Wednesday. The two candidates were Mr Fairings and Mr Wood. There…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 37

The Parliament opened on Tuesday last. The Governor’s speech was published in last week’s Banner, and those who like that kind of literature, were no doubt intensely pleased. In the…

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The New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 37

In the Council to–day, the Labour Settlement Act Amendment Bill, granting further assistance to labour settlements, passed through the committee stages much amended. The proposed…

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The Crown-street Pumping Plant. Referred to in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 2

In the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Edden (for Mr. Bavister) asked the Secretary for Public Works,—(1.) Has any of the Crown-street pumping-plant or machinery…

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N.s.w. General Election, 1894. Claims Against a Returning Officer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 7

ON Friday the 2nd. inst., in the Small Debts Court at Germanton, several actions brought against, Mr. Alexander Ross, of Kinross, the Returning Officer for the…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 37

[?]n account of the holidays the Legislative Council d[?]d not sit last week, and even it they did there was practically no business to transact. These excuses will not avail this week, for there…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 37

In the Assembly to day the Premier cleared the way for the introduction on Tuesday of bills providing for direct taxation by m[?]ans of land and income taxes, and a Local Government Bill…

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The New South Wales Parliament. [By Special Wire.] Sydney, Thursday Evening

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 2

Mr G. H, Reid, the Premier, on Tuesday moved to introduce an income Tax Assements Bill. The Local Government Bill was on…

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Wangaratta and Rutherglen Election Petition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 6

THE following is the full text of the petition against the return of Mr John Bowser:--To the Honorable Sir Graham Berry,…

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