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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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The Commonwealth. Parliament at Work. Review of the Week. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 5

Both Federal Houses have paid the Reigning Family the graceful compliment of adjourning for a day, out of respect for the memory of the late Dowager Empress of…

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State Parliament Business. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1901 · page 5

The business to be presented to the Legislative Assembly to-morrow afternoon contains 17 questions, but probably a much larger number of…

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The State Parliament. Tuesday, August 14. Legislative Assembly. Women's Franchise Bill. the Wee Waa Railway. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. The SPEAKER announced that Messrs. S. W. Moore, H. M'Donald, and P. Quinn…

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The Federal Parliament Tuesday, August 13. House of Representatives. Sweep Clauses.—petitions. Postal and Telegraph Bill. Melbourne, Tuesday. PETITIONS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, petitions in favour of the retention of the sweep suppression clauses in the Postal Hill were presented by Mr. Harper (V.) from the…

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Our Brisbane Letter. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 3

The annual session of the State Parliament, which opened on the 16th of July, is now in its fifth week, yet little business has been transacted. The…

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The Federal Parliament the Senate. Wednesday, August 14. Old-age Pensions. Customs Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 5

In the Senate, OLD AGE PENSIONS. Senator NEILD gave notice of his intention to move that a system of old age…

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The State Parliament. Wednesday, August 14. Legislative Assembly. Newcastle Pilot Boatmen. the Liquor Traffic. Royal Commission Suggested. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 5

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

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International News. Naval Works. Strengthening the Defences. Votes by Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons last night the Naval Works Bill, as ring far four and half millions beyond the bill of 1899,…

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The Federal Parliament Thursday, August 15. the Senate. the Customs Bill. Sweep Suppression. Melbourne, Thursday. Customs Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 5

In the Senate, Consideration of the Customs Bill was resumed in committee. Clause 49, defining prohibited imports,…

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The State Parliament. Thursday, August 15. Legislative Assembly. Burwood Weighting Difficulty. Statement by Mr. Edden. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. BENNETT (for the Minister for Lands)…

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State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

The State Parliament is giving up all its time to the discussion upon the bill for the election of a people's convention for the discussion of constitutional reforms. By…

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International News. Imperial Parliament. Charge of Corruption. Breach of Privilege. Editor Summoned to the Bar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The “London Globe” published an insinuation that the Irish Nationalists have been guilty of corruption in connection with…

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The Federal Parliament Friday, August 17. the Senate. Old Age Pensions. the Evidence Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 5

In the Senate, THE EVIDENCE BILL. The bill introduced by Senator NEILD to regulate the taking of evidence by…

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Imperial Parliament. the Speech From the Throne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Parliament was prorogued yesterday. The Speech from the Throne stated that the foreign relations of Great Britain were…

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The Commonwealth. Parliament at Work. Review of the Week. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 5

The spectacle, of a Labour member calmly but seriously taking the Government to task for waste of time and unwise conduct of business is as striking as it is…

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The Liberal Election Fund. Mr. Rhodes' Donation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman having denied that Mr. Cecil Rhodes had given £500 towards the Liberal election fund on…

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The State Parliament Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-morrow afternoon Mr. A. Griffith will move a resolution in advocacy of the payment at the rate of 25 per cent of the ordinary salaries…

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The Federal Parliament Tuesday, August 20. House of Representatives. Afghan Immigrants. Preparing the Tariff. Imported Supplements. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 5

A large number of petitions were presented from various Victorian religious bodies in favour of the clauses of the Postal Bill for the suppression of sweep…

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The State Parliament. Tuesday, August 20. Legislative Assembly. Sunday Work in the Civil Service. State Servants and Political Meetings. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 5

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

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The Federal Parliament Wednesday, August 21. the Senate. the Customs Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 5

In the Senate. PETITION—SHIPS STORES. Senator GOULD (N.S.W.) presented a petition from shipping companies of…

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