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New England · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1897

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General Elections. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 5

PARLIAMENT will be dissolved next Monday, and the elections will take place on October 14…

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The Coming Election. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 5

MR. SCHEY, M.L.A., has been selected by the Darlinghurst protectionists as their candidate at the next general election…

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Melbourne. Victorian Elections

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 3

Parliament will be dissolved on Monday. The elections are on the 14th October…

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Protectionist Candidate

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 3

Mr. Schey, M.P., has been selected by the Darlington protectionists as their candidate at the next general election…

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When Parliament Meets

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 7

Having been surfeited with Federal speeches and literature the publie will welcome the reassembling after an adjournment of six weeks, of…

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Parliament

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 4

Parliament reassembles to-day. The chief business was the Land Tax Validating Bill before the Council…

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Parliament

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 3

In the Legislative Council last night the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill was read a second time and, on the motion of Mr. Want, was taken into committee…

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The N. S. W. Parliament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 4

IN the Council, on Tuesday, Mr. Trickett suggested that in view of the fact that an announcement had appeared in a morning paper that the House would not sit, and as…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company") Sydney. Thursday, 11.54 a.m. Federation in Parliament

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 3

At a meeting of members of the Assembly yesterday, it was decided to form a Parliamentary Federation Committee. It is stated that 56 members of Parliament are now on the…

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General Elections. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 5

AT the elections, yesterday, 13 members, including the Premier, Chief Secretary, and Attorney-General, were re-elected unopposed…

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Melbourne. Victorian Elections

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 3

At the elections yesterday 13 members, including the Premier, the Chief Secretary, and the Attorney-General, were returned unopposed…

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Parliament Tuesday, October 5

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 7

Id the Legislative Council—Mr. C. G. Heydon presented five petitions tram Tanners and graziers and tenants of church and school…

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Telegrams. [Frin the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Friday. Parliament Local Option Bill

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 4

In the Legislative Council the Medical Bill passed the Committee and the third reading was fixed for Tuesday…

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The N. S. W. Parliament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 4

THE Legislative Council on Wednesday, after some debate,—and an attempt unsupported by a seconder to shelve the measure,—read a second time the Land…

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The N. S. W. Parliament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 5

THE Council lost no time on Tuesday in getting into Committee on the Land am Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, and the discussion was started at once on clause 1,…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) Sydney. Thursday, 11.54 A.m. Parliament

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3

IN the Council the Government stated the aggregate of the unimproved value of land in the colony is £120,000,000. The aggregate amount of interest paid on…

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The General Elections. Melbourne. Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 5

THE general elections throughout the colony to-day are proceeding quietly…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 12

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 6

In the Legislative Council—On the motion of Dr. Bowker the Medical Bill was read a third time and forwarded to the Legislative…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Parliament. The Financial Statement. Increase in Revenue. Estimates. Premier's Policy. Upper House Reform

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 5

Mr. Reid delivered big Financial Statement last night to a full House. He said that in spite of the nonpayment of a large portion of the…

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The Victorian Elections

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 5

The Victorian elections yesterday resulted in very few changes in the personnel of the Assembly. All the Ministers were returned,…

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