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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

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Parliament. Thursday, 15Th October. Legislative Assembly. Abbatoirs Select Committee. Resignation of Refreshment Committee. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1896 · page 5

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. SEE, said that a return was being prepared…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. State Savings Bank Bill. Pharmacy Bill. Navigation Act Amendment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 5

THE Assembly set until 20 minutes to 4 o'clock this morning. The consideration of the State Savings Bank Bill in Committee was continued after the conclusion of our…

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The Presidential Election Campaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1896 · page 4

THE tide of excitement regarding the presidential election in the United States still runs powerfully and will do so until the orbs which are the…

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The Water Board Election. Position of Messrs. Barclay and Rushton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1896 · page 5

THE Secretary for Public Works, who controls the elections in connection with the Water and Sewerage Boards, has referred to the Crown Solicitor the papers relating to the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 20Th October. Legislative Assembly. Tamworth-Manilla Line. Proposed Harbour on the South Coast. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 5

Mr. CARRUTHERS, in reply to Mr. M'ELHONE, said that the trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground had laid down a track for bicycles. This would not interfere…

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The Imperial Parliament. Date for Reassembling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Parliament reassembles for the dispatch of business on January 20th…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 21St October. Legislative Assembly. Colonial Marble. Church and School Lands. Consolidation of Australian Loans. Breaches of Licensing Laws. Mr. Griffith as an Amateur Detective. Sydney, Wednesday. the Speaker took the Chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1896 · page 5

Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. SCHEY, said that he was afraid he could not promise to give a special opportunity to him to deal with the Eight hours Bill, but he would see…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Capital Punishment Abolition Bill Water and Sewerage Boards Amendment of Fisheries Law. Berrigan-Finley Railway. Public Service Bill. Tamworth Water Supply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 5

AFTER the conclusion of our report to-day the House resolved itself into committee of the whole to consider the Capital Punishment Abolition Bill in detail…

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The Presidential Election. the Democratic Policy. Denunciation by Cleveland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Speaking yesterday at the Princeton University, in the State of New Jersey, President Cleveland, referring to the tactics of…

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The Presidential Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 4

The election fever is increasing hourly in the United States, and the event which will soon be decided is attracting perhaps more attention than any contest since the time…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 27Th October. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 5

Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, in reply to Mr. ROSE said that he was aware that thousands of hares were destroyed annually in the Argyle electorate on the grounds of being a…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 28Th October. Legislative Assembly. Government Printing Office. Proposed Export Tax on Wool. The Referendum. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 5

THE SPEAKERS took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. E. M. CLARK, said that the matter of the Public Service…

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Cost of a Presidential Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 8

How much money does it cost to make an American President? This is an interesting question often asked but rarely answered in a satifactory way, writes Rufus R. Wilson in…

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Co-operative Colliery. Election of Checkweighman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 5

THE ballot for the election of checkweighman at the Co-operative Colliery under the new Coalfields Regulation Act took place yesterday, the candidates being Mr. John Moss,…

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Parliament. Thursday, 29Th October. Legislative Assembly. Savings of Friendly Societies. The Referendum Debate. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 5

Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. SOHEY, said that if the bank commissioners of the proposed State Savings Bank so decided friendly societies who deposited their money in…

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The Presidential Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 4

THE Presidential election will have consequences reaching far beyond the limits of America. The struggle which will be terminated next month…

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The Water Board Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 5

AT the conclusion of the Wickham Council meeting on Wednesday night Alderman Rushton, of Wallsend, addressed the council in favour of his candidature for the Water…

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The Presidential Election. Bryan Inciting the Masses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The latest advices from New York with reference to the Presidential campaign state that Mr. W. J. Bryan, the Democratic…

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Parliament. Thursday, 29Th October. Legislative Assembly. The Referendum Debate. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 5

AFTER our report of the debate of the proceedings of the Assembly last night concluded, the discussion was continued upon the Referendum Bill…

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The Presidential Election. Great Republican Procession in New York. Demonstration in Favour of "Sound Money."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A monster procession of "sound moneyites" will be held in New York to-morrow (Saturday). It is expected that fully…

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