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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1884

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Cablegrams a Parliament for Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—Sir Charles Gavan Daffy is, it is said, agitating for the reestablishment of an Irish Parliament to sit in Dublin…

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An Irish Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.—Sir Chas. Gavan Duffy intends shortly to publish a series of Nationalist pamphlets, advocating the institution of an Irish Parliament Act…

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Parliament of N.s. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1884 · page 2

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour to-day. Mr. Luscombe gave notice of a very long motion, which, being informally drawn up,…

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Parliament of N.S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 3. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly clauses 27 and 28 of the Land Bill were agreed to. In clause 27 the maximum area conditional selections was fixed at 640…

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Parliament of N.S. Wales. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 2

In the Legislative Council last night, Mr. Dalley made a long explanation of the steps which the Government had taken to investigate the truth of the…

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The Northumberland Election. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 3

DEAT SIR.—In reading your leader of Tuesday, May the 27th, on the above election, you say that it is a disappointment and a surprise to the majority of thinking men in the electorate. Now [?] for one, an…

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Parliament of N.S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Sydney, Friday. the Land Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 8

In the Assembly last night, clause thirty-six of the Land Bill was agreed to, with an extension of time for fencing to two years…

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Original Correspondence. Northumberland Election. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of Friday, the honourable the junior member for Northumberland by way of explaining his reasons for taking his seat on the Government benches, makes a statement which, so…

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The Victorian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The third session of the twelfth Parliament of Victoria wan opened to-day by the Acting Governor, Sir W. F. Stawell…

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Parliament of N.S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 10. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 2

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour to-day. The Speaker read a despatch received by the Governor from Lord Derby, Secretary…

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The U.S. Presidential Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday.—The choice of Senator Blame by the Chicago Convention for President, has not pleased the Republicans in the United States…

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Parliament of N S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1884 · page 2

THE Assembly sat till 12 last night. Up to clause 45 in the Land Bill was passed without amendment. The Speaker took the chair at the usual…

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Parliament of N.s. Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 2

In the Legislative Council after a lengthy explanation given by Mr. Dalley regarding the criminal Cordini, the message sent to the Assemble on the…

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Parliament of N S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, June 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 4

IN the Assembly to-day, on clause 51 of the Land Bill, Mr. R. Campbell's amendment to confine the non-residential principle to the eastern division only, was…

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Parliament of N.S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday Night. (Continued from Saturday's issue.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 2

MR. M'LAUGHLIN moved the second reading of the Supreme Court Appellate Jurisdiction Bill. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill was considered in detai…

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The Northumberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 3

A MEETING was held at the Protestant Hall. Castlereagh-street, Sydney, on Friday night, for the purpose of celebrating the return to Parliament of Mr. R. C. Luscombe…

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Parliament of N S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 2

THE Speaker, after he had taken his seat at the usual hour, announced that Mr. T. H. Hellyer had resigned his seat as member for the West Macquarie electorate. On…

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Parliament of N S. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 2

IN the Assembly the Temporary Supply Bill for the month of June was passed through all its stages. Clause 54 of the Land Bill was reached,…

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West Macquarie Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The nomination for the West Macquarie election has been fixed for June 28th, and polling day for July 2nd…

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Parliament of N.s. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, June 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1884 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Wednesday, the further consideration of the Crown Lands Bill was proceeded with in committee, On clause 54, relating to the proferrent…

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