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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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Natal Elections. Dutch Aspirants Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—All the Dutch candidates who put up for seats in the Natal Legislative Assembly at the election just ended, have been…

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The Federal Parliament the Senate. Labour on Mail Boats. Melbourne, Friday. Public Service Bill

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

Senator NEILD (N.S.W.) plied Senator O'Connor (Vice-President of the Executive Council) with a string of questions on the subject of the slow progress being…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 5

The battle of the week has raged round the Immigration Restriction Bill. The Government victory last week over Mr. Watson and his followers and…

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Hungarian Politics. Fatal Electioneering Riots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A member of the Kossuth party has defeated M. Koloman Tisza, a former Premier, in the contest for the Parliamentary seat for…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tied Houses Bill. the Coupon System. Labour Union Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 6

The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. The MINISTER FOR LANDS said be…

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A Russian Convict. the Adelaide Case. Discussion in Parliament. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 5

A motion was brought forward in the Legislative Council to-day by Mr. Guthrie, censuring the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Way, for attributing a gross miscarriage…

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The Federal Parliament the Senate. Interstate Freetrade. Congratulations. Melbourne, Wednesday. PETITION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 5

Senator PLAYFORD (S.A.) presented petition from South Australian residents praying that the Commonwealth should take control of the retail sale of alcoholic…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Burwood Weighing Difficulty State Governor's Salary. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE LATE SIR JOSEPH ABBOTT. The SPEAKER announced that he had…

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Carrington. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 7

Messrs. William V. Smith, engineer, of the Hetton Colliery, and Joseph Stiepewich crane-driver, have been nominated for the vacancy in the council, and as…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. WRIGHT presented the report of the Elections and Qualifications…

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The Federal Parliament the Senate. Postal Bill Amendment. Melbourne, Thursday. PETITIONS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 5

Church petitions from Adelaide and Sydney were presented against the Matrimonial Bill. THE POSTAL BILL…

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The Federal Parliament the Senate. Protest Against Adjournment. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 5

Senator HIGGS (Q.) moved the adjournment of the House, in order to record a protest against the contemplated adjournment of the Senate, in view of the censure…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 5

The memorable scene of Tuesday last will never be forgotten by those who took part. Devoid of all show and pageantry, the spectacle was, in its way, as…

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The State Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 5

The conclusion of the formal business in the Legislative Assembly to-morrow afternoon will leave the way clear for the discussion of a resolution of Mr. Moore's…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. a Land Bill Needed. Wollombi Pensioners. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 4

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

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Maitland Hospital Bill. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. J. C. L. FITZPATRICK asked the…

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Carrington. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1901 · page 7

Precisely at noon yesterday the Mayor (Alderman Murray) attended at the council chambers to declare nominations for the extraordinary election to fill the…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Burwood Weighing Question. Newcastle Hospital. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 1 o'clock. QUESTIONS. The MINISTER FOR WORKS, in reply…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, Oct. 17. in the State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 3

For all the business that was done on Tuesday in either branch of the State Legislature the Houses might just as well have been adjourned. At…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. an All Night Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 5

The consideration of the Estimates was continued in the Legislative Assembly after our report closed this morning. Several items in the Colonial Secretary's…

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