Opening of Parliament
The second session of the fourteenth Parliament of Queensland was opened by his Excellency the Governor with the usual ceremony. Notwithstanding that…
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Politics & elections, 1903
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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney
Mr. F. D. SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Numerous petitions in support of the…
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Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator O'CONNOR, the Vice-President…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Roman newspapers complain of the manner in which the remains of Pope Leo XIII. were embalmed by Professor…
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Mr. F. B. SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative" Council, took the chair at half-past for o'clock. A number of petitions in support of the…
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Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator NEILD asked whether…
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LONDON, Thursday.—There are now 62 Cardinals in Rome, awaiting the Convention for the election of a successor to Pope Leo XIII. The…
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Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate took the chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning. The debate on the second reading of the…
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It is fairly certain the Federal session will close during the first week in October, so that both Houses will have to sit early, late, and often to get through the business…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Conclave of Cardinals assembled yesterday in the Sistine Chapel with many-quaint ceremonies, and took the oaths to…
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Mr. Rose has given notice of his intention to move in the Legislative Assembly to-morrow afternoon a motion in favour of converting the Government Savings…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Conclave of Cardinals sitting at the Vatican attended Mass at half-past 6 o'clock this morning…
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Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Mr. NORTON asked the Premier if his…
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Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. A number of petitions against the sale…
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A public meeting, held at noon yesterday, in the council chambers, for the purpose of receiving nominations for the vacancies in the Borough Council, caused…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Another fruitless ballot for the election of the Pope took place at 11 a.m. on Monday. The Spanish Cardinals are dismayed…
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The proposal that a woman should be elected to the Federal Parliament is a natural sequence to the granting of votes to the [?]. The day has now…
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Mr. F. SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council took the chair at half-past four o'clock. The PRESIDENT announced the death…
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Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator O'CORNER, the Vice-President…
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Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Mr. WOOD stated that on the preceding…
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