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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1880

277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 14

Honeysuckle Ward Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1880 · page 2

YESTERDAY, at noon, the election of an alderman to represent Honeysuckle Ward in the room of Alderman Brooks, resigned, took place…

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N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1880 · page 3

THE Legislative Council approved of the plan, section, and book of reference of the proposed railway extension from Gunnedah to Narrabri. The…

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Municipal Elections in Italy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1880 · page 2

LONDON, June 21.—The municipal elections at Rome resulted in great victories for the clerical party. Garibaldi's candidate was rejected. The result caused…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday June 21, 1880

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 4

THE Legislative Council got through a considerable amount of business on Tuesday, and it was fully anticipated that the Stamp Duties Bill, which was…

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Candidates for the Lash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 2

TWELVE cowardly blackguards, according to a Geelong paper, of good social position, were to be brought before the Winchelsea bench, Victoria, charged with a…

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N.s.w. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1880 · page 3

THE Legislative Council sat till 9 o'clock on Wednesday night. The Stamp Duties Bill (No. 3) was passed, the standing orders being suspended…

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South Australian Parliament. [Wire to S. M. HERALD.]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1880 · page 3

IN the Assembly at Adelaide, on Wednesday, the Treasurer, in reply to Mr. Colton, said that another despatch had been sent to Sydney, urging the…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday, 2 p.m.—A Gazette extraordinary has been issued proroguing Parliament for a week. The proclamation for a dissolution is expected…

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N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1880 · page 3

THE Legislative Council, yesterday, resolved to insist upon nearly all the amendments the House had made in the Secret Bills of Sale Act…

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The Victorian Parliament. the Political Situation.—a Dissolution Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday, 1 p.m.—His Excellency the Governor has just sent Mr. Service an official reply to his letter, granting the Ministry a dissolution…

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Opening of the New English Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 8

THE new Parliament was opened on May 20 by commission. The following is THE QUEEN'S SPEECH…

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A Japanese Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1880 · page 4

THE Japanese Government are about to undertake Parliamentary reforms of a highly important character. They have long been taking measures to that…

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N.s.w. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1880 · page 3

THE Appropriation Bill was passed by the Legislative Council on Thursday last, the standing orders being suspended to allow of this being done, upon the…

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The Kiama Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1880 · page 2

THE excitement over the Kiama election on Friday, was not as great as was expected, the contest being very one-sided. The two candidates nominated were Dr…

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Victorian General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Returning Officer for Rodney has declared Messrs. D. Gillies and S. Frazer elected, on the ground that Mr. Crowle, the only…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 2

THE Government, it is said, hope to bring I the session to a close on Tuesday next, as Sir John Robertson yesterday, in the Legislative Council, gave notice of his…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. — On dit, on good authority, that Parliament will be prorogued on Tuesday, and dissolved on Wednesday…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 4

FROM [?]our telegraphic columns it will be seen that a rumour is current that Parliament will prorogue on Tuesday, and be dissolved on Wednesday…

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New Zealand Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1880 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Saturday.—In the Legislative Assembly, last night, the Premier stated that the Government would not recommend the ratification of the…

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Work Done by the Present Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1880 · page 3

THE session of the New South Wales' Parliament just closing has extended over thirty-three weeks, during which, period they have done a large amount of work…

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