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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1861

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, October 17. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 23 October 1861 · page 4

In the Legislative Council, Mr. Robertson laid upon the table returns from the Railway Department, a dispatch from the Government Emigration Agents in England, returns from…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, October 23. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 26 October 1861 · page 4

THE Legislative Assembly met at twenty-eight minutes past three p.m. Mr. Driver presented a petition from John Cockerel), stating that he had been improperly convicted of receiving…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, October 24. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 30 October 1861 · page 4

THE Council met at the usual hour. Three messages were received from the Governor. The first intimated that his Excellency had assented, on behalf of her Majesty…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, October 29. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 November 1861 · page 4

The [?] met at twenty-[?] minutes [?] 3 p.m. Mr.[?] upon the table a report from the [?] on the subject of a petition baring [?]to the Maitland and [?] Railway Company's…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, October 31. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 6 November 1861 · page 4

The Legislative Council sat only a few minutes. Dr. Macfurlane obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate the practice of medicine…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, November 5. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 9 November 1861 · page 4

THE Legislative Assembly met at half-past three p.m. In answer to Mr. Hotrayed, Mr. Cooper said the Government had no intention to introduce any amendment of the District Courts Act this session, unless it should prove…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, November 7. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 13 November 1861 · page 4

The council sat only a few minutes. The printing of a petition was ordered, and the Wagga Wagga Bridge bill was read a second time. The house meets again on Wednesday next…

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Designs for the Houses of Parliament

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 16 November 1861 · page 3

The Herald of Nov. 12, says in reference to the above, that the commissioners have decided upon the premiu us as following:—First Premium (£600); design marked "I bide." Second Premium (£300)…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, November 12. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 16 November 1861 · page 4

THE Legislative Assembly met at twenty-eight minutes past three p.m. In answer to Mr. Wisdom, Mr. Cowper said no information has reached the Government about the discovery of a…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, November 14. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 20 November 1861 · page 4

Messages were received from the assembly one with the tolls bill, and the other intimating that the councils amendments in the gold fields bill had been agreed to…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, November 19. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 23 November 1861 · page 4

The Assembly met at twenty-eight minutes past three p.m. In answer to Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cowper intimated that no information had reached the government with reference with…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, November 21. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 27 November 1861 · page 4

The President took the chair at the usual hour. The debate on the second reading of the church and school lands being called on, the Attorney-General opposed the bill, contending that it was contrary to all principle of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, November 26. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 30 November 1861 · page 3

The Assembly met At twenty-eight minutes past 3 p.m. Mr. Driver presented petitions from the inhabitants of Evans' Plains, of Guyon, and of Blaney and King's Plains, respectively, praying railway extention to the westward…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, November 28. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 4 December 1861 · page 4

THE Council met, and sat for about an hour and a half. Mr. Robertson laid upon the table some returns relative to charges for telegraphic…

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Parliament of New South Wales (Abridged from the S. M. [?]) Tuesday, December 3. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 7 December 1861 · page 4

The Assembly met at twenty-eight minutes [?] PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. In answer to Mr. Raper, Mr. Cowper stated that the commissioners appointed for the suppression of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 5. Legislative Council. Wagga Wagga Bridge

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 11 December 1861 · page 3

A MESSAGE was received from the Governor conveying the assent to the Wagga Wagga Bridge Company' Bill. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, December 12. Legislative Council. Legislative Council Bill

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 18 December 1861 · page 4

IN the Legislative Council, the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Legislative Council Bill, and the amendment to refer it to to the select committee…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Monday, December 16. Legislative Assembly. Estimates.—telegraphic Department

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 25 December 1861 · page 2

£21,627 for the working expenses of the electric telegraph department, were voted after a brief debate. On the item £31,450 for "proposed extensions," Mr. Macleay moved that a sum of £14,000 for a telegraph to Burrangong…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Monday, December 23. Legislative Assembly. The assembly met at twenty-six minutes past three p.m. PRIVILEGE

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 28 December 1861 · page 3

Mr. Buchanan, referring to the speaker's ruling in the late debates on Dr. Lang's motion in connection with the Duke of Newcastle's despatch on "separation," which ruling had been to the effect that allusions to the question of…

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