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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1900

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 18. Legislative Assembly. Sydney Foreshores. Sydney Harbour Trust. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. REID presented a petition from…

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Cost of a General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 5

A general election in England is a costly business, not only to the losing side, but to the candidates. The expenses of the last general election,…

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Parliament. Thursday, July 19. Legislative Assembly. Sydney Corporation Reform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 5

The speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. FEGAN presented petitions from…

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Opening of the Cape Parliament. Majority for Sir J. G. SPRIGG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Sir A. Milner, in opening the Cape Parliament, anticipated the early close of the war. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, in a division in…

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Parliament. Tuesday, July 24. Legislative Assembly. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 4

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. LIMITING THE LENGTH OF SPEECHES. Mr. CANN brought up, on behalf of the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 25. Legislative Assembly. Womanhood Suffrage. Hunter River Flood Mitigation. a Contingent for China. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. DICK presented a petition from the…

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Parliament. Thursday, July 26. Legislative Assembly. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 4

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, in reply…

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Parliament. the Supply Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

The debate on the Supply Bill was continue in the Legislative Assembly this morning, and the resolution covering supply was agreed to…

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The Canterbury Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 5

The election for the Parliamentary representation of Canterbury, caused by the unseating of Mr. Sydney Smith, took place to-day, and resulted in the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, July 31. Legislative Assembly. Sunday Selling. Petitions Against the Arbitration Bill. China Contingent. the Breelong Murderers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. M'GOWEN presented a petition from…

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Maitland District Election of a Municipal Auditor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 8

Yesterday was polling day in connection with the election of an auditor for the West Maitland Borough Council, and a fair amount of interest was central in the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, August 1. Legislative Assembly. the Death of the Duke. House Adjourned. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 5

When the Speaker took the chair in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Sir William Lyne said that in consequence of the news received of the death of the Duke…

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Parliament. Thursday, August 2. Legislative Assembly. the Naval Brigade. Industrial Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The PREMIER in reply to Mr. Norton,…

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The Federal Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 3

If outwardly there is no apparent move being made in the larger field of polities, there is much suppressed excitement. Not only as to who are to be the twelve chosen…

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Indiscreet Members of the British Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Documents have been discovered in the Government offices Pretoria indicating that some members of the House of…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Assembly. New Railway Proposals. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 4

The Sydney Traffic Bill was under discussion in the Legislative Assembly when our report closed this morning. Mr. SEE (Colonial Secretary) moved…

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Parliament. Tuesday, August 7. Legislative Assembly. Australian Horse. the China Contingent. Garnishee Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, in…

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The Federal Elections. Northern Electorates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 5

The following are the names and boundaries of the Federal electorates in the northern district:— MOOLABINDA ELECTORATE…

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Parliament. Wednesday, August 8. Legislative Assembly. Newcastle Scrap Iron. Sydney Corporation Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITONS. Mr. NORTON presented petitions from…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Assembly. SYDNEY, Thursday. Sydney Corporation Amending Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this morning the debate on the Sydney Corporation (Amending) Bill was continued in committee. The amendment providing that…

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