CABLEGRAMS. Obituary. a Member of Parliament Gone
LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Summers, the member for Hudderfield, is dead…
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Politics & elections, 1893
310 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 16
The Hospital. Election of a Medical Superintendent
A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the general committee of the hospital was held last evening in the board-room at the institution for the purpose of appointing a medical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thoughts on the Conduct of Business in Parliament. to the Editor
Sir,—It is needless to dwell upon such considerations as are in previous letters. Every observant person who has given any attention to public…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Victorian Parliament. Business Resumed. MELBOURNE
PARLIAMENT resumed this evening, when the members proceeded to clear off the remainder of the business in order on the papers. After passing a motion of condolence with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 10. Sir Henry Parkes and the Legislative Council. SYDNEY
THE Legislative Assembly met this afternoon after the Christmas holidays, and the SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Most of the questions were unimportant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Wednesday, January 11. Legislative Assembly. The Coal Mines Bill Introduced. Discussion on the Eight Hours' Clause. The Bill Read a First Time. Resumption of the Federation Debate. SYDNEY, Wednesday. THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m
THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Mr. KIDD, in reply to Mr. O'SULLIVAN, said there were 94 horses and ponies now being used in Sydney by the Electric…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Result of the Federation Debate. Debate on the Land Bill. Second Reading of the Coroners Bill. The Rifle Reserve Companies. SYDNEY
WHEN our report of the proceedings in the Assembly concluded this morning the House was considering an amendment by Mr. Chapman on the Federation resolutions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Servian Election Riots
LONDON, Tuesday.—Severe election riots have taken place in Belgrade, on the Danube, the capital of Servia, where five gendarmes were killed and 200 of a radical mob were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Result of a By-Election
LONDON, Wednesday.—The election to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons for the West Derby Division of Liverpool, caused by the death of the Right Hon. W. H. Cross,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Member of Parliament Dead. Mr. Thomas Shaw Gone
LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Shaw, the senior member for the representation of Halifax in the House of Commons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, 17Th January. Legislative Assembly. Woy Woy Platform. Explosion of Gas at Seaham Colliery. Newcastle Harbour Trust. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m., ANSWER TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SEE, in replay to Mr. STEVENSON, said thy number of railway tickets issued for Woy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Wednesday, 18Th January. Legislative Assembly. The Policy of Retrenchment. An Income Tax Proposed. New Estimates. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the char at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LYNE, in reply to Mr. LONSDALE, said that Mr. F. W. Ward, la[?]e of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Merewether. Municipal Elections
The municipal elections this year promise to be rather exciting. Already there are a number of candidates in the field. For Mitchell Ward the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament. Thursday, 19Th January. Legislative Assembly. Influx of Indians and Syrians. Excise Duty on Tobacco. Pilotage at Newcastle. Newcastle Friendly Societies and Trades' Halls. The Financial Proposals. SYDNEY
THE SOEAKER took have a reply to Mr. DANGAR, promised to have a return prepared showing the approximate number of Asiaties other than Chinese and Japanese in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Imperial Parliament. Amendment to the Address-in-reply
LONDON, Friday.—The address-in-reply to the speech from the throne will be moved by the Hon. James Lowther, Conservative member for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, 24Th January. Legislative Assembly. Commission of the Peace. Great Northern Railway Resumptions. Import Duty on Grain and Flour. Reduction of Members' Salaries. Amending Land Bill. Exclusion of Aliens. Proposed Absentee Tax. SYDNEY, Tuesday. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions
Sir GEORGE DIBBS, in reply to Mr. HAYNES, said that Mr. Joseph Windross, a justice of the peace, had been charged at Clarencetown Police Court on the 29th Nov…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Wednesday, 25Th January. Legislative Assembly. The Pipe Contract. Payment of Members. Newcastle Wharfage. Resignation of Sir Julian Salomons. The Supply Bill. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LYNE, in reply to Mr. TONKIN, said notwithstanding that the House…
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A GOOD deal of interest is being manifested in the forthcoming municipal elections throughout the district, and in many instances the competitions promise to be keen. Aldermen…
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LONODN, Wednesday.—It is stated that Mr. Michael Davitt intends to contest the election for North-east Cork…
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AT the close of the last general election men shook their heads at the personnel of the new Assembly and predicted its speedy collapse. It has,…
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