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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1887

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, April 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 5

The House continued its sitting after midnight. QUESTIONS. In answer to a question,…

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The Taunton Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 5

The election for the vacancy at Taunton, caused by the elevation of the Hon. S. C. Allsopp to the peerage, took place to-day; when his brother,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, April 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. Mr. Burns, in answer to Mr. Matheson,…

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The Mudgee Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

MR. J. HAYNES opened the campaign on Monday night, when he addressed 700 people from Harper's Hotel, and had a good reception. He spoke an hour and a half,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, April 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took he chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. In answer to Mr. Hugh Taylor,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, April 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chain at the usual hour. A BROTHER OFFENDING SEVEN TIMES. In answer to Mr. Melville,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, April 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. In answer to Mr. Walker…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 3Rd May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair, at the usual hour. INCREASED REVENUE. Mr. Burns laid upon the table a document…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 3Rd May. The Financial Proposals of the Government. A Memorable Event. An All Night and All Day Sitting. SYDNEY

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

MR. LYNE continued his speech last night until a quarter past midnight, when Mr. Ryrie suggested adjournment as several members desired to speak…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 5Th May (continued). SYDNEY, Friday. the Beer Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 5

JUST prior to 12 o'clock last night I wired you result of debate on the Treasurer's proposals to put an excise duty of 4d per gallon on colonial beer. This was met by an…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 10Th May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. In answer to the following questions by Mr. Fletcher, the Minister for Mines gave…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 10Th May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. After midnight, on Mr. Garvan's proposed amendment that the tax on beer be 2d, a…

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The Mudgee Election. Mudgee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 5

THE returns just through give Haynes, 910; Carden, 726. There are other returns to come in, but they cannot alter the result, and the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, 11Th May. Sydney, Thursday. the Tariff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1887 · page 5

AFTER midnight, Mr. Dibbs moved the omission of the item "cornflour and maizena per 1b, 1d." The amendment was lost by 57 to 5…

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The Mudgee Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1887 · page 4

THE Mudgee election which is claimed as a Freetrade victory, turned upon it seems the most paltry feeling which animate and disgrace the human…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 12Th May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 5

AFTER midnight, The Beer Duty Bill was discussed in Committee of the Whole, when the remaining clauses were passed with verbal amendment,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 17Th May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. RELIEF WORKS. In answer to Mr. O'Sullivan,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, 18Th May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. In answer to Mr. Melville,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 19Th May. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. QUESTIONS. IMMIGRANTS…

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LONDON, Thursday. BY-ELECTIONS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 5

A vacancy has occurred in the representation of the borough of St. Austell, Cornwall, owing to the resignation of the sitting member…

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