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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1888

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, November 13. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. The questions were of an unimportant character…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, November 14. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1888 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. Questions were answered, but there was nothing of pubic interest…

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Parliament. Sydney, Thursday. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, November 14. the Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1888 · page 8

AFTER midnight, select committee be appointed, with power to send for persons and papers, and to visit the ground, to inquire into…

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The Presidential Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1888 · page 5

The Republicans in the United States complain that the Democrats doctored the returns for the election in the South, in order to secure a…

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Election at Dewsbury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1888 · page 5

Mr. Oldroyd, a Home Ruler, has been returned to represent Dewsbury in Parliament in succession to Sir John Simon, who resigned the seat…

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Parliament. Sydney, Tuesday. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, November 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1888 · page 8

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. M. PASTEUR'S REPRESENTATIVES. The only question of importance was one…

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Parliament. Sydney, Wednesday. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, November 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 November 1888 · page 5

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

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, November 22. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1888 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. DRAFTSMEN'S CLAIMS. In answer to Mr. Barbour,…

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Opening of the German Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 5

The Emperor William formally opened the German Reichstag to-day, in a speech from the throne. He dwelt on the improved prospects of…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, November 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. MR. EDWARD DIXON. In answer to Mr. O'Sullivan,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, November 27. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Mr. Copeland's Motion.—encouragement of Colonial Products

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 5

MR. TONKIN, after a preliminary complaint at the Speaker for not calling him earlier to speak, contended that Protection would increase the cost of…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, 28Th November. Sydney, Thursday. the Financial Debate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 5

AFTER midnight the debate on the financial statement was continued by Messrs. Farnell, Wise, Slattery, Garrett, Garvan and others…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 30Th November. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. THE VOTE OF CENSURE. The Government justified the action…

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LONDON, Friday. Holborn Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 5

The election for Holborn to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Duncan resulted in the return of Mr. Gainsford Bruce, a…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, November 30. SYDNEY, Saturday. the Vote of Censure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1888 · page 5

AFTER midnight, the debate on Mr. Dibbs' vote of censure was continued until half-past 4 o'clock this (Saturday) morning, when the House divided…

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The Servian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1888 · page 5

The Radical party were winning the elections in Servia, but King Milan quashed them on the ground that they were irregular…

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Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1888 · page 5

A parliamentary election took place for the Holborn Division of Finsbury, a vacancy having been caused by the death of Colonel Fraser Duncan, C.B.,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, December 4. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. THE ALLEGED WALLSEND RIOTERS. Mr. MELVILLE asked if any steps…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 5. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Payment of Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1888 · page 5

The Legislative Council again threw out the Payment of Members' Bill this evening by 30 to 3, the latter being Messrs Creed, Simpson, and…

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The Election of Mayors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1888 · page 4

FOR very many years past the question whether the voters or the aldermen should elect the Mayor of a municipality has been an exceedingly…

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