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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1877

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 3Rd, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 8

THE President announced The Royal assent to the Temporary Supply Bill, No. 4 Mr. Samuel laid various papers on the, table, which it was ordered should be…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Friday, May 4, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes part 4 o'clock Mr. Driver, in reply to Mr. Cameron, for Mr. T G Dangar, said that no such…

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Victorian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 2

TWO hundred candidates have been nominated for the eighty-six seats in the Victorian Assembly. Sir James McCalloch and Messrs. McPherson, Service, and…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, May 9, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 2

The speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. Parkes, in reply to Mr. Buchanan with regard to the Amended Divorce Bill reserved…

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Victorian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 2

The McCulloch Government has been defeated in the Victorian elections in every direction. The returns show fifty-four Opposition, fourteen Ministerial, and seventeen…

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MELBOURNE. The Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 2

Fifteen candidates lost their deposits at the recent elections. Fifty-one Stonewall members returned, and only twenty independent or corner members…

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The Victorian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 2

WHATEVER hopes may have been entertained by the Free Trade portion of this colony, of the speedy overthrow of Protection in Victoria, must now be…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, May 18, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1877 · page 5

MINISTERS laid upon the table report on the various projects for supplying Sydney with water, by W. Clark, member of the Institution of Civil Engineers; twelvth and final…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, May 17, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1877 · page 2

ALBERT Dangar's Leasing Act of 1873 was referred to a select committee for consideration and report. Mr. Parkes moved that, during the…

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Latest Telegrams. Interview with Mr. Parkes. Daring Burglary. The late Captain M'Lerie. Minmi Public School Board. Arrival of the Immigrat on ship N. Boynton. Death by Drowning. Opening of Victorian Parliament. Dainty's Case. SYDNEY. Recd, Tuesday, 7.35 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1877 · page 2

THE deputation from Newcastle, consisting of the Mayor, Alderman Creer, Brooks, and Chapman, interviewed Mr. Parkes to-day respecting the site for a public cemetery, and…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, May 22. 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1877 · page 3

SEVERAL questions were asked and answered Mr. Charles moved the adjournment of the House, for the purpose of calling attention to the danger he apprehended from the storage of large quantities of…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, May 22. 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 8

Several questions were asked, and replies given. Ministers laid upon the table,—Report of the Inspector of Public Charities respecting appliances and modes of bathing the inmates at the Infirm and…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Friday, May 25, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1877 · page 3

MR. HOSKINS laid upon the table a report from Mr. Licensed surveyor Mann, on the state of Beach-street, Coogee Bay. Ordered to be printed…

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Latest Telegrams. Water Supply and Prevention of Floods. Mr. Fieldhouse's Case before Parliament. An Enquiry Promised. Immigration Question. Destructive Fire at Manly Beach. Five Houses destroyed. Damage Estimated at £8000. Trickett v. Rush. The Circular Quay Railway. Fall of Snow. Arrival of 500 Chinamen. 3000 more Expected. Distress at the Palmer. Terrific Gale on the New Zealand Coast. Tidal Wave at Tonga. Arrival of the Ship Darra at Ade[?]aide Case of Small-pox on Board. SYDNEY. Recd. Monday, 8 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 2

In the Assembly this evening, Mr. Parkes, in answer to Mr. Cohen, said that Mr. Clark, hydraulic engineer, was at present engaged upon an enquiry into…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Monday, May 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1877 · page 2

The Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. TEMPORARY SUPPLY BILL. Mr. Speaker said he had received a message from…

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Members of Parliament As Land Agents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1877 · page 2

Mr. M[?]hone is to move in the Assembly next Tuesday—That, in the opinion of this House, it is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, and dangerous alike to the…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, May 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1877 · page 3

THE Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes east 4 o'clock. Mr. Lloyd, in reply to Mr. Charles, said the Examiner of Coal-fields had sent in a…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, May 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1877 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly, Several questions were asked, and replied to. Mr. Lloyd move for leave to introduce a…

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Correspondence. Representation of Northumberland in Parliament. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 3

SIR,—Two events are about to occur, and that very shortly, by which, or either of them, the electors for Northumberland will be called upon at once, whether they, like it or…

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Parliament of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. Monday, June 4, 1876

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1877 · page 3

Several question were asked and replied [?]o. Mr. Parkes laid upon the table a return to an address in reference to the serving of…

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