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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1898

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Parliament. Thursday, September 29. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Barton Takes His Seat. Course of Public Business. the Recent Count-out. Mr. Speaker's Conduct Challenged. the Two Clocks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. The SPEAKER announced the receipt of the writ for the Hastings and…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Federal Resolutions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 4

The debate on the second part of the first of the Federal resolutions was continued after we went to press this morning. Following Mr. Reid's amendment,…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 4. Legislative Assembly. North Shore Bridge Garnishee Abolition Bill. the Charges Against a Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. BRUNKER presented a petition…

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Parliament. Wednesday, October 5. Legislative Assembly. Leadership of the Opposition. Mr. Barton Appointed. the Censure Motion. Mr. Young in Defence. the Debate Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. MR. BARTON AS LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION…

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Parliament. Thursday, October 6. Legislative Assembly. the Censure Debate. Mr. Barton's Speech. the Duties of Parliament. Cannot Be Entrusted to Royal Commissions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The PREMIER, in answer to Mr…

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The Kaiser and the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 October 1898 · page 4

The recently issued reminder of the Emperor of Germany to the police with reference to the manner in which they should discharge their duties at…

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Business in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1898 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-morrow Mr. Fegan will move for the appointment of a select committee to report upon the number of accidents, fatal or otherwise, which occur…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 11. Legislative Assembly. the Licensing Laws. Womanhood Suffrage. First Reading of the Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. THE LATE DIVISION.—AN EXPLANATION…

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Parliament. Wednesday, October 12. Legislative Assembly. the Federal Proposals. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1898 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. EXPLANATIONS. Mr. WHIDDON, in personal…

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Parliament. Thursday, October 13. Legislative Assembly. the Federation Debate. Sydney, Thursday. Illness of the Speaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 5

The clerk announced that owing to illness the Speaker could not attend the House. The Deputy-Speaker took the chair…

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Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 6

seems to be steadily on the down-grade. This session members are doing nothing but talk to theirs constituents through the press ("Hansard" in South…

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Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Griffith, H.P., has placed a couple of pertinent questions on the business paper of the Legislative Assembly for, to-morrow afternoon. One relates to the Coast…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 18. Legislative Assembly. SYDNEY, Tuesday. the Illness of the Speaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 4

The Clerk read a notification in which Sir Joseph Abbott intimated that he was too ill to attend the House. A note from two medical gentlemen…

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The Parramatta Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 4

The Elections and Qualifications Committee gave their decision this afternoon in regard to the Parramatta election. They upset the election of Mr. Ferris on the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, October 19. Legislative Assembly. Resignation of a Committee-man. the Federal Resolutions. Rivers and Irrigation. Appointment of the Registrar-general

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1898 · page 5

The Deputy Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. The DEPUTY SPEAKER announced the resignation of Mr. Neild as a…

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Parliament. Thursday, October 20. Legislative Assembly. Federation Resolutions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 5

In the absence of the Speaker, who is still unwell, the Deputy-Speaker (Mr. M'Court) took the chair at 3.30 p.m. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS…

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Parliament. Friday, October 21. Legislative Assembly. Election Petitions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 4

The purchase of the Tarrawingee to Broken Hill tramway was assented to by the House during the early hours of this morning, after a tedious and…

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Elections and Qualification

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 5

The Elections and Qualifications Committee have quarrelled. That perhaps is the result of there being elections, and no qualifications whatever…

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PARLIAMENT. Business for To-morrow. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 5

Quite a number of interesting matters will be dealt with when Parliament meets to-morrow. Mr. Arthur Griffith has a long list of questions, postponed from last week,…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 25. Legislative Assembly. the Suffield Case. Proposed Royal Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 5

The Deputy Speaker took the chair at 3.30 p.m. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Mr. FEGAN asked the Minister for…

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