East Maitland Borough Council. Election of Mayor
This Council met at their chambers within the building of the Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday evening last. A full Council was present…
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Politics & elections, 1869
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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1869. the Conspiracy Committee's Report
Mr. Macleay, after the transaction of some formal business, rose to move a series of resolutions based upon the report of the select committee, on the reputed existence of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, FEB. 18, 1869. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answers to questions, said :— That the Government had received the first information of the abduction of two seamen on board the Lovett Peacock from the notice…
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On Wednesday last, Mr. Lucas gave notice that he would, on the following day (Thursday) move, aa un amendment, on the motion for going into Committee of Supply: "1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1869. QUESTIONS
Mr. Forster, in answer to questions, said: That it was not the intention of the Government to introduce, this session, any bill to authorise the sale of certain improved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, Feb,25,1869. Bills Attended To
Messages were received from his Excellency the Governor, announcing the Royal assent to the Cook's River Road Lighting Bill, and Clift's Coal Leasing Bill, and enclosing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 2,1869. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answer to questions, said :- That the miners' rights for 1869 had been issued at Nundle by senior-constable Flynn; that the question of making St. Patrick's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, March 4, 1869. Answer to Questions
Mr. Sutherland, in answer to a question, said that there were two Sunday trains running, requiring the employment of ninety-two men, and involving a loss of £27 odd for every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 9, 1869. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answer to questions, said:â That the offence of which Joseph and George Launt had been convicted was of such a character as to be undeserving of a remission of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 11, 1869. Workhouse Bill
The Workhouse Act of 1866 Repeal Bill was brought up and read a first time; as was also a bill to amend the Impounding Act of 1865…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. News to 23Rd February. News From London in Twenty Days. Opening of Parliament. the Queen's Speech. Gales and Floods in England and Ireland. Settlement of the Turco-greek Question. Prince and Princess of Wales at Cairo. Execution of Whelan, the Assassin of D'arcy M'gee. Progress of Religious Liberty in Madrid. Count Bismark on European Relations. The following is the S.M. Herald's full telegram:— Adelaide, Tuesday. 10 p.m
The branch steamer Alexandra, Captain Paddle, reached Glenelg Pier, at 8 a.m., to-day, after a passage of ninety-five hours; the run to the Sound occupied ninety-eight hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday March 16, 1868. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answer to questions, said— that, with the exception of those who had died or had had left the colony, only one clergyman, the Rev. M'Guinn, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, March 18, 1869. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That the question of establishing a superanuation fund for teachers had been under the consideration of the Council of Education,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Monday, Match 22,1869. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answer to questions, said that the Government had proclaimed four roads through a portion of the Water Reserve, and the Sydney Corporation had lodged objections…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Election of an Alderman
The election of an alderman in the room of Ald. Liddell, resigned, took place on Monday last. The candidates were Mr. John Bowden and Mr. Joseph Creer. There were four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, MARCH 23,1869. Answers to Questions
Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That Government now had under consideration the charges for passenger traffic on the Northern line, with a view to their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. West Maitland Election. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle
SIR- Allow me to contradict a portion of the report of the proceedings at the declaration of the poll in the late election for the Borough of West Maitland, as reported in Thursday's issue of the Chronicle, where I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, March 25
The Sydney Boundaries Amendment Bill was read a second time, and the committal made an order of the day for the next sitting day. A bill for the Prevention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Saturday, March 27. Answers to Questions
Mr. Josephson, in answer to Mr. Burns, promised to lay on the table the depositions in the case of Evans v. Black Jack, for assault, tried before the Penrith Bench…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prorogation of Parliament
Parliament was prorogued on Thursday, by the subjoined proclamation, which was published as a Gazette Extraordinary. PROCLAMATION…
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