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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Fresh Legislation. A Long Programme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 5

THE Assembly sat until 1 a.m. this morning. The second reading of the Crown Lands (Applications) Bill was carried, and the bill passed its committee stages…

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The Federal Convention. Mr. Gillies a Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Duncan Gillies, Agent-General for Victoria, whose term of office will expire shortly, intends to come forward as a…

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Victoria's Glorious Reign. Great Scene in the Canadian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—In the Canadian House of Commons yesterday reference was made to the fact that the Queen had entered upon a record…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 29Th September. Legislative Assembly. Police Magistrates. Womanhood Suffrage. State Bank Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr YOUNG, in reply to Mr. BLACK, said said that the total sum of the salaries…

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Western Australia. Perth, Wednesday. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 5

In the Assembly to-night, Premier Forrest moved the second reading of the Loan Bill for three and a half millions, and the House agreed to it. The bill was then passed…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Mining Laws Amendment. Hunter District Water Supply. A Late "Count Out." Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 5

AFTER the conclusion of our parliamentary report, the Assembly early this morning continued the discussion upon the motion of the Minister for Mines to rescisd the report on…

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New Lord Mayor of London. Election of a Hebrew

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the meeting of the Livery of the City of London at the Guildhall to-day, Mr. George Faudel Phillips, Alderman for the…

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Extraordinary Scene. Stone-Throwing in Parliament. Arrest in the Public Gallery. Sydney, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 5

A GREAT sensation was caused by an episode in the Assembly to-night. While Mr. Dacey, the member for Botany, was replying on the motion for adjournment with reference to…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 1St October. Hydraulic Cranes Federal Defences. Operation of Coal Mines Act. Australian Oranges. Endowment to Municipalities. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. EDDEN, for Mr. DICK, asked the Minister for Mines:—"1. Has he ascertained…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Cyanide Process. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 5

THE Patents Law Amendment Bill passed without amendments to-day in the Assembly, and the third reading was arranged for next Tuesday. The Port Hacking Fisheries Bill…

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The Swedish General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The elections to the Swedish Lower House have resulted in the return of 128 Freetraders and 102 Protectionists…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 6. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. SCHEY, said that the Public Service Act provided for the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, October 7. Legislative Assembly. Newcastle Magistrates Bill. An Opposition Protest Against Rapid Legislation. The Rinderpest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1896 · page 5

AFTER the conclusion of our Parliamentary report this morning the whole of the Council's amendments in the Water Rights Bill were agreed to. The Electric Tramway…

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Members of Parliament As Patent Agents. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 6

Sir,—I observe in one of your Sydney contemporaries a notification to the effect that Mr. Arthur Griffith has commenced practice as a patents and trades marks agent,…

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Parliament. Thursday, October 8. Legislative Assembly. Solitary Treatment in Goals. Maitland Gaslight Company. Patents Law Amendment Act. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 5

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. GOULD, in reply to Mr. MILLEN, said he had not made any inquiry into the…

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Parliament. Friday, October 9. Legislative Assembly. The Patents Laws. Public Health. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly this morning the consideration of the Patents Laws Amendment Bill in committee was continued. An amendment moved by Mr. Griffith, providing that the…

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Parliament. Thursday, October 13. Legislative Assembly. The Loss of the Siren. Volunteer Long Service Medals. Newcastle Stipendiary Magistrates. Local Option Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1896 · page 5

Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. M'MILLAN, said that it was a fact that in the case of the ship Siren, loaded with Australian produce, which was sunk by…

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The Presidential Election. Mr. M'kinley's Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Times to-day publishes a telegram from Mr. Smalley, their correspondent at Washington, stating that he considers…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Coloured Races Restriction. "Sweating" Contracts. The Sugar Growing Industry. Superannuation Fund. State Bank Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1896 · page 5

AFTER the conclusion of our report of the Assembly's proceedings this morning, the Coloured Races Restriction and Regulation Bill was passed through committee…

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The Presidential Election. Bryan's Programme Denounced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.–Archbishop Ireland, of Minnesota, United States, delivered an address yesterday, in the course of which he denounced Mr. W…

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