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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1885

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 22Nd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 3

THE Speaker took the chair at 7 o'clock. THE PRICKLY PEAR. The Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. M'Elhone, said the Government would…

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Cablegrams London, Saturday. Manifesto to the Liberal Party. the General Election. Mr. Gladstone's Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 3

Mr. Gladstone, in his manifesto, speaks of reform of the House of Lords as a distant event. He considers that influence, birth and wealth should be recognised. The…

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New Zealand. Wellington, Tuesday. Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 5

Parliament was prorogued to-day after a session of more than usual excitement, but of only about the average length…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, September 23Rd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 5

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30. After the transaction of the usual routine business; and the presentation of petitions,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. the Address in Reply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1885 · page 3

The members assembled at 3.30, and proceeded to Government House to present an address in reply to his Excellency's speech…

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Central Cumberland Election. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1885 · page 3

The following is the result of the polling last night:—Mr. Varney Paikes...1084 Mr. Bull...920…

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Rough on Our Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 11

THE Rev. Dr. Jefferis lectured in the Pitt-street Congregational Church, Sydney, on Sunday evening, on "Conversation and Gossip." In dealing with the second division…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday, September 25Th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. The majority of the questions were postponed, in consequence of the absence of the…

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Cumberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1885 · page 3

The complete returns for Central Cumberland gives Parkes a majority of 63…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 29Th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1885 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. In reply to a question from Mr. Burns,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, September 30Th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1885 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Mr. Cameron without notice made further enquiry relative to the case of Mrs. Stacey,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, October 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1885 · page 3

THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 4. QUESTIONS. A series of questions were asked by Mr. Sydney Smith as to alleged contracts given…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1885 · page 4

AFTER our leading article was in type we received the intelligence that Parliament was suddenly prorogued till October 27th. This will certainly take the country by…

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Prorogation of Parliament. SYDNEY, Friday, 5.40 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1885 · page 5

A special preclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette, published this afternoon, announces that Parliament is prorogued to Tuesday, 27th October…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday. October 1.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1885 · page 5

A long debate ensued, on the motion of Mr. Hugh Taylor, that the debate on Mr. Garvan's motion affecting the position of the Minister for Works be adjourned…

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THE Prorogation of Parliament. the Determination Arrived At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1885 · page 3

A Cabinet Council on urgent business was convened for 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, at which all the members of the Mini-try were present. Mr. Dalley, who…

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Electioneering Items

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1885 · page 3

IF before the prorogation the air was thick with rumours as to the approaching elections, it has since that event become pesitivcly dense. Candidates are already…

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The English Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1885 · page 4

IT may easily be discerned, by even a cursory glance at the English papers, that the Tories are at their old electioneering tricks again. They dread…

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Election Rumours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1885 · page 5

Messrs. Badgery, Kidd, and Garrett will contest Camden. It is expected that Mr. M'Court goes to Illawarra in the room of Mr. Stuart. Messrs. Copeland,…

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The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1885 · page 5

Parliament is expected to be dissolved to-morrow, and some of the elections will probably take place the week after next…

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