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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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Parliament. Tuesday, 14Th May. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Eddy's Position. New Duties. Vine Diseases Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 3.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SCHEY asked if the Government had received the opinion of the Crown law officers…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 15Th May. Legislative Assembly. a Want of Confidence Motion. Notice by Sir Henry Parkes. Sir George Dibbs Concurs. The House Adjourns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1895 · page 5

Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. COLLINS, said that the price of tea could not be taken as a basis of the quality. Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. WADDELL, said…

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Parliament. Thursday, 16Th May. Legislative Assembly. The No-Confidence Debate. Sir Henry Parkes Opens Out. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1895 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 3.30 p.m. Mr. ELLIE rose to ask a question regarding the depth of navigable water on the bar at the entrance of the Newcastle…

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Fire in Chili. Houses of Parliament Destroyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Houses of Parliament at Santiago, the capital of the Chilian Republic, have been completely destroyed by fire. Incendiarism…

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Mr. Justice Williams. Proceedings in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—In the House of Commons Mr. T. G. Bowles, member for King's Lynn, revived the question of the proposed removal of Mr…

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Chilian Parliament House. Destruction by Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Houses of Congress in Santiago, the capital of Chili, have been destroyed by fire. The fire is believed to have been the…

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New Zealand. Auckland, Monday. Meeting of Parliament. Parliament meets on 21st June. Death in the Street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

Mr. John Grubb, Assistant Inspector of Poet Offices, dropped dead in an Auckland street from rupture of the heart…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 21St May. Legislative Assembly. The No-Confidence Debate. Mr. Wise Attacks the Government. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 3.30 p.m. The debate was resumed upon the motion of censure moved by Sir Henry Parkes:—"That an Address be presented to the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 22Nd May. Legislative Assembly. The No-Confidence Debate. Mr. Griffith's Views. Mr. Ellis on Ministerial Policy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 3.30 p.m. Mr. PYERS presented a petition from 400 persons interested in the sugar industry against the abolition of the sugar duties…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Censure Debate. An All-night Sitting. Motion Negatived by 67 to 34. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 5

THE debate upon the motion of censure moved by Sir Henry Parkas was continued in the Assembly during last night and to-day. The original motion was: "That an address…

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CABLEGRAMS. General Elections in Italy. Government Confident of Victory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Italian elections which are now taking place are not giving rise to any public excitement. Signor Crispi has been elected…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 28Th May. Legislative Assembly. Soap and Candle Duties. Newcastle Harbour Improvements. The Budget Debate. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 5

THE SPEAKER (Sir J. P. Abbott, K.C.M.G.), took the chair at 3.30 p m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. GOULD, in reply to Mr. AFFLECK,…

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The Elections in Italy. Signor Crispi's Majority

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 5

ROME, Tuesday.—The latest returns in connections with the general elections in Italy show that Signor Crispi has secured 326 seats, and the…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 5

PARLIAMENT was opened by Sir John Madden, the Acting-Governor. The speech dealt with the meeting of the Premiers at Hobart, and the proposal to introduce billsinto the different…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 29Th May. Legislative Assembly. Administration of Justice. The Unemployed. The Budget Debate. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 5

Mr. RIGG asked the Colonial Secretary, In view of the recent judgment in the Supreme Court, whereby Alderman Davis was ousted from his seat at the Redfern…

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Parliament. Thursday, 30Th May. Legislative Assembly. The Governorship. Mr. Reid's Cablegram. Sir Henry Parkes' Views. The Budget Debate. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 3.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Dr. Ross, said the average annual number of capital…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Budget Debate. An All Night Sitting. The Budget Statement Adopted. Government Majority 31. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 5

THE debate upon the Budget statement, which was proceeding in the Assembly when our report closed this morning, was continued all night…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 4Th June. Legislative Assembly. Resignation of Mr. Varney Parkes. Newcastle Harbour Improvements. Committee of Ways and Means. The Tariff Resolution. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1895 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 3.30 p.m., and announced that he had received a letter from Mr. Varney Parkes, resigning his seat for Canterbury…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. a By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1895 · page 5

THE Speaker has issued a writ for an election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Canterbury in the Assembly caused by the retirement of Mr. Varney Parks. The…

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Parliament of South Australia. Opening Ceremony. The Governor's Speech. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1895 · page 5

PARLIAMENT was opened to-day by Lieutenant-Governor Way. Owing to the disbandment of the militia, a guard of honour was furnished by the police. The opposition…

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