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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1887

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. There were thirty-two questions and answers, including a reply of Sir Henry…

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LONDON, Wednesday. the Crisis in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 5

The debate on the Government Bill for the better suppression of crime in Ireland continued, last night, when Mr. Morley spoke in opposition to the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, March 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Twenty questions were answered by Ministers, but none of great importance, or of local…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, March 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 5

After the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m., Sir Henry Parkes in an affecting manner alluded to the terrible disaster at Bulli, and…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, March 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 6

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Mr. Carruthers asked the Colonial Secretary:—(1.) Is it the intention of the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Mr. Trickett, us chairman of the Elections and Qualifications Committee reported that…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, March 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 5 o'clock. In answer to Mr. Melville's inquiry whether it was the intention of Government…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, March 31

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

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. In answer to Mr. Chapman, Sir Henry Parkes said that £479 had been…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, April 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 3

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. In answer to Mr. Ellis. The Minister for Justice said that the vote…

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Marine Board Election. Sydney

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

THE Marine Board election resulted as follows:—M'Lean, 283; Broomfield, 270; Jenkins, 206; Nicoll, 103. Mr. Jeanneret retired…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, April 5

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

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. Twenty four questions on the business…

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Parliament of New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 4

ON Tuesday the questions occupied over four sheets of the business paper. Mr. M'ELHONR opened fire by asking all about the health office, and elicited the information that…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 5Th April (continued). Free Passes to School Children

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

THE debate on Mr. O'Connor's motion to carry all children free on the railways to and from all schools, was reported in our yesterday's issue up to the close of the telegraph…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, April 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. Twenty-one questions were answered. In answer to Mr. Cameron,…

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LONDON, Wednesday. Reassembling of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 5

THE Imperial Parliament reassembled for the despatch of business to-day after the Easter recess. The debate on the Irish Crimes Bill was resumed…

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The Bulli Disaster. Thanks of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 5

SOON after the meeting of the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Sir Henry Parkes moved—"That the thanks of Parliament be given to the members of the relief party and…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, April 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. In answer to questions, It was stated that Government was considering the matter of making modifications in…

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OTTAWA, Friday. the Canadian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1887 · page 5

The Canadian Parliament was opened to-day by the Marquis of Lansdowne, Governor-General, who, in his speech on the occasion, stated…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, April 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. NEWCASTLE MARINE BOARD. In answer to Mr. Thompson, Mr. Burns said the local Marine Board,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, April 20.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 5

Mr. BURNS, after midnight, continued his remarks in answer to Mr. Copeland's speech. He said all the Government were doing in their financial proposals was the readjusting…

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