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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1870

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 10, 1870. Standing Orders

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 4

[?] Mr. Allen, on behalf of Sir W. Manning, gave notice of motion for a reference to the Standing Orders Committee of the question…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 15. QUESTIONS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1870 · page 4

Ministers, in answer to questions, said— That Mr. James Young, of South Creek, had been appointed a magistrate on the recommendation of Dr. Lang ; aud Mr. M'lntyre,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, MARCH 22

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1870 · page 4

QUESTIONS.—Ministers, in answer to questions, said:—That the works at the staiths, at Newcastle, was nearly completed with the exception of one portion of the approaches,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 23

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1870 · page 4

TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION BILL.—The Private Secretary brought down the Governor's assent to the Temporary Appropriation Bill, passed to meet payments on the 1st of…

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

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

QUESTIONS.— Ministers, in answer to questions, said:—That, in 1868 and 1869, 234 runs were declared forfeited, and 279 runs were now vacant, with an approximate area…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 30

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1870 · page 4

TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION ACT.—The Private Secretary brought down the Governor's assent to the Temporary Appropriation Act for the March expenditure…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 6

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 4

QUESTIONS.— Mr. Deas Thomson gave notice of his intention to ask, if tho Government was aware that considerable distress existed in considerable of the non-payment of pensions to…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 7

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1870 · page 4

QUESTION.—In reply to questions put by Mr. Deas Thomson, Mr. Owen stated that the Government was informed that inconvenience had been caused to retired officers by the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, APRIL 13

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1870 · page 4

PUBILC-HOUSE.— Mr. Holt presented a petition from a conference of suburban municipalities for the better regulation of licensed public-houses…

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

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 4

MATRIMONIAL BILL.-A petition was presented by Mr. Richardson, in favour of the Matrimonial Causes Bill, so that there was a provision to prevent subsequent marriage…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday. April 19

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 4

Question.— Mr. Docker gave notice of a question as to the intentions of the Government with respect to the Superannuation Bill. GOULBURN MEAT-PRESERVING COMPANY.—…

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

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1870 · page 4

GUNPOWDER BILL.—Mr. Owen brought up the report of tho select committee appointed to prepare reasons for insisting on amendments in the Gunpowder Export Bill. The report was…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, April 28. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1870 · page 4

QUEENSLAND DEBT.—Mr, C. Cambpell moved for an abstract of the accounts prepared under the Queensland Debt Act of 1862, and the Auditor-General's report thereon. The…

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

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1870 · page 4

Standing Orders.—Mr. Deas Thomson, on behalf of the President, brought up a report from the Standing Orders Committee on the question of privilege as to the salaries of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, 3Rd May, 1870. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1870 · page 4

QUESTION.—Mr. Owen stated, in reply to Mr. Deas Thomson, that the Government had not yet come to any decision as to a uniform rate for intercolonial and telegraphic…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, May 5, 1870. Legislative Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 4

DEFICIENCY LOAN BILL.— Mr. Darley opened the adjourned debate on the bill for funding the deficiency loans. He opposed the bill because sufficient information was…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. West Kempsey. the Hastings Election

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 7 July 1870 · page 3

Monday.—The pulling, to-day, for the above election, so far as the returns have come in, was as follows:—Dean, 840; Smith, 355. Other returns are to come in. A disturbance took…

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The Opening of Parliament

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 16 August 1870 · page 2

The speech delivered by Earl Belmore at the opening of Parliament, on Thursday, is one of the moat uninteresting vice-regal productions we ever remember reading, and may well be…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, August 11, 1870

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 16 August 1870 · page 4

THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.—Sir James Martin rose to move as amendment to the address, and considered that he was justified in so doing, seeing that now the Government had had…

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Parliament of N.s.w. Tuesday, August 16,1870. Legislative Assembly

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 4

QUESTIONS.—Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That Archibald Ashdown had escaped from the colony by getting into a vessel outside the Heads; that Ashdown's…

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