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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1887

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 14. SYDNEY, Tuesday. THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Illawarra Railway Contracts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. ILLAWARRA RAILWAY CONTRACTS. In answer to Mr. Walker,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, June 15. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN, EXHIBITION. The Speaker announced that he had…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, June 16. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT.—CLOSING OF THEATRES ON SUNDAY NIGHTS…

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The South Sydney Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1887 · page 5

THE Elections and Qualifications Committee have been engaged all day examining and courting the ballot-papers in the South Sydney election…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, June 16. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. SIR HENRY PARKES' LOYALTY MOTION. After the close of my report last night,…

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The Spalding Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 5

It is announced that Mr. Halley Stewart, a supporter of Mr. Gladstone, will oppose Rear-Admiral Tryon, the Tory candidate, in the contest for the…

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The South Sydney Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 5

THE scrutiny by the Elections and Qualifications Committee of the ballot papers in the South Sydney election has reduced Mr. Wise's majority to…

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A Useful Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 6

AT the banquet given by the officers of the Defence Force at the Town Hall on Saturday night, the toast of the Parliament of New South Wales,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, June 22. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. THE HAWKESBURY RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The Premier referred in regretful terms to…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, June 23. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. SUPPLY. Mr. Burns moved suspension of the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, June 24. SYDNEY, Friday. Motion of Adjournment. Temporary Reserves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. After Sir Henry Parkes had explained the position of the Government regarding the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, June 27. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. The only two questions on the paper were…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 28. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. THE INCREASED TOBACCO DUTY. Mr. Melville presented a petition from…

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The Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 5

It is expected that the Imperial Parliament will be prorogued about the middle of August…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 5

AFTER midnight, the debate on the Tobacco Duties Bill was continued until nearly 1 o'clock, when the bill was reported to the House without amendment, and the House…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, June 29. SYDNEY, Thursday. the Estimates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 5

IN the Assembly last night consideration of the Estimates occupied the attention of members until a quarter to I this morning, when the following items were rushed through, in…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, June 30 (Continued). Sydney, Friday. Centenary Celebration Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5

AFTER midnight, as my message" stated last night, the House went into committee to consider the Centenary Celebration Bill in detail. Clauses 1 and 2 were passed, when Mr…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, July 4. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 5

THE House sat at the usual hour. CHILD WAIFS. In answer to Mr. Hugh Taylor, Sir Henry Parkes said that 19 children had been found…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, July 4. Committee's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 5

MR. O'SULLIVAN brought up the report of the Select Committees on the claims of John Gallagher and Cornelius Grady. The House at 20 minutes past 12…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, July 6. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour THE CENTENNIAL BUILDING. Mr. Walker, without notice, asked the Colonial Secretary if any negociations had…

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