South Australian Parliament
The Houses of Parliament met at 2 o'clock on Tuesday. The Governor's speech detailed the various steps taken at the recent Intercolonial Conference,…
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Politics & elections, 1881
172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 9
[From Our Sydney Correspondent.] Opening of Parliament
LONDON, January 6.—Parliament was opened to-day by Royal Commission. The Queen's speech does not speak hopefully of a peaceful solution of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Session of the South Australian Parliament
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The session of Parliament which opened on Tuesday was closed to-day by Sir W. Jervois proroguing it until March 25…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Opening of the Imperial Parliament
LONDON, Jan. 6.—Parliament was opened to-day by Royal Commission. The Queen's speech, which was read on the occasion, generally corresponds with…
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ONE of the first matters the Parliament will have to consider—or, at least, the Elections and Qualifications Committee—will be the petition of Mr. C. W. Readett…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 11, 1881
Mr. Russell Barton, Mr. Andrew Lynch, and Mr. M'Elhone took the oaths and their seats. A letter was received from Mr. J…
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PARIS, January 10.—The French municipal elections have been completed without being accompanied by any great excitement. The returns, on the whole,…
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WE understand the retiring representative of the City Ward (Mr. Alderman Chippendall) does not purpose offering himself for re-election. The friends of several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 12
THE President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. In answer to a question, proposed by Mr. Blaxland, Sir John Robertson…
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MR. CRAMSIE, the newly elected member for Balranaid, took the [?]ath, and his seat on the Ministerial crossbenches. Mr. Lackey, in reply to Mr. J. Davies,…
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THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. Lackey, in reply to Mr. Fullford, stated the commencement of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence Hamilton Municipal Election. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I see by advertisement that the nomination day for aldermen of the above is near. It will be well for the ratepayers to see that they put gentlemen in who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 18, 1881
MR. BAKER informed Mr. Turner that the £1000 received for the discovery of the Temora, goldfield had not been paid. He had proposed that the sum of…
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IT will be well to remind electors that the last day for nominating aldermen for the Newcastle and all other municipalities will be Monday next, the 24th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.s.w. Parliament. [Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 19, 1881
THE President took the chair at half-past 4. Sir John Robertson said, in answer to Mr. Piddington, that a return was in process of preparation showing the expenses and the…
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Ministers answered questions respecting the removal of Thomas Pierce from the Railway Department, at Douglass Park; the proposed extension of the Penny postal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 25, 1881
THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. A petition was received against the return of Mr. A. H. Jacob as member…
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SIR JOHN ROBERTON, in reply to Mr. C. Moore, said that the subject of introducing a measure for effectually dealing with disorderly conduct and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Election of Aldermen for Wickham
WE perceive by advertisement that Messrs. Fleming and Gross (retiring aldermen) will address the electors of Wickham this evening, from the balcony of Martin's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queanbeyan Election
IN reference to the Queanbeyan election, Mr. Heaton writes to the S. M. Herald:—"I never, directly or indirectly, offered Mr. Hodgkinson £100 cash and a good…
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