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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

288 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 15

Parliament. Tuesday, June 30. Legislative Assembly. Motion of Adjournment. Endowment of Municipalities. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1896 · page 5

Mr. GARR ARD, in reply to Mr. WADDELL, said that every care was taken to prevent new arrivals from other colonies having the advantages of residents of the colony with…

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The Water and Sewerage Board. Election of a Municipal Representative. Alderman Webb Defeats the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1896 · page 5

THE election of a municipal representative to represent the Newcastle Borough Council on the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board took place at the council chambers,…

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 1. Legislative Assembly. The Federal Convention. Cost of Commissions. Cottage Creek Resumptions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. ROSE asked, "1. Will the Government, when inquiring into the charges on the…

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Newcastle Shop Employees' Association. Election of Office Bearers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 8

THE half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Shop Employees' Association was held last evening at Davies' roams, Hunter-street West. Mr. J. S. Robb presided, and there…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 5

AFTER our parliamentary report concluded, the motion by Mr. Young (Minister for Works):—"That it be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public…

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The Imperial Parliament Agricultural Relief Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons this evening the Agricultural Rating Relief Bill was read a third time…

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Parliament. Thursday, 7Th July. Legislative Assembly. Proposed Reduction of Members' Allowances. Nevertire to Warren Line. Day Labour in Public Works. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4 30 p m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. Ross said that it was not a fact that Mr. Curnow…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 8Th July. Legislative Assembly. Motion of Adjournment. Compulsory Arbitration Court. Prolonged Debate. The Cause of the Strike. The Premier and the Proprietors. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. E. M. CLARKE, said that a person named A. J…

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Melbourne Gossip. Parliament at Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 6

THE Parliament of Victoria has set itself to work in a way which would be surprising, were the nature of the circumstances unknown. The Premier,…

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Parliament. Thursday, 9Th July. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 8

THE Speaker took the chair at 4 30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. REID, in reply to Mr. E M. CLARKE, said the Government intended to proceed with…

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Our Queensland Letter Brisbane, July 2. The New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 6

SINGE my last letter the new Parliament has met, and the talking-shop of the colony is now in full swing. The members have all settled down in their places, and I think that…

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Election of President. a Surprise. an Obscure Silverite Nominated. Expected to Be Repudiated. Widespread Excitement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The democratic Convention assembled again at Chicago yesterday. The chief business to be transacted was the…

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PARLIAMENT. The Business of the Week. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 8

THE Assembly will meet to-morrow afternoon, and amongst the questions to be put to Ministers is one by Mr. O'Sullivan, asking if the Government intend to introduce this…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 14Th July. Legislative Assembly. Friendly Societies Bill. Local Option. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. O'SULLIVAN, said that the question of introducing…

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Parliament. Wednesday, 15Th July. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Reid and the Benevolent Asylum. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, in reply to Mr. HASSALL, said that he had to-day received a…

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Parliament. Thursday, 16Th July. Legislative Assembly. Coal Mines Royal Commission. Grants to Municipalities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1896 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. GARRARD, in reply to Mr. HAYNES, said that it was not a fact that in the…

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The United States. the Presidential Campaign. "Boy Orator" Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Richard Olney, the Secretary of State, and Mr. Hilary A. Herbert, the Secretary of the Navy, in the United States…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Nevertire to Warren Railway. The Proposal Carried. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 5

In the Assembly this morning, after our report concluded, the debate on the proposal to construct a railway from Nevertire to Warren was resumed…

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A Pertinent Question. Unanswered in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1896 · page 5

THE following question was given notice of in the Assembly last Wednesday to be asked on Thursday. It, however, did not appear on Thursday's business paper, and was…

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The Canadian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1896 · page 7

MR. A. GRIFFITH, M.P., writes:—The subjoined letter from Mr. Wim. M'Ilroy, a very prominent Wallsend man, though several months old,…

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