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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1903

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Eight Hours in Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Mr. O'SULLIVAN, the Minister for…

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Female Parliamentary Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 4

The forthcoming elections for the Senate will be of special interest, in that at least one female candidate for a position in that Chamber Will ask for…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. F. B. SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Leave was granted to Mr. WISE, the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Australian Defences. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Senator GLASSEY (Q.) presented a…

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East Sydney Election. Petition to Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 5

An open-air meeting was held at noon to-day in Moore-street, when Mr. G. H. Reid addressed a gathering of several thousand persons. Sir James Graham…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, when the House went into committee to further consider the taxation 'proposals, the Treasurer, Mr. Cribb, detailed the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the Chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Mr. ESTELL asked the Treasurer if it…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. a Senator Challenged. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator WALKER (N.S.W.) presented a…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Arbitration Act Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly continued its sitting in committee after the report closed at two o'clock this morning. On clause 22, which provided that…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Constitutional Procedure. House Upholds the President. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the Chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Senator DRAKE, the Minister for…

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District News. Lambton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 6

The chief topic of interest just at present is the forthcoming election of nine aldermen, which is to take place on the 19th Instant. Sir. T. S. Jones has been…

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East Sydney Election. Views of Sir Edmund Barton. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1903 · page 5

In the course of an interview to-night regarding the East Sydney election, Sir Edmund Barton, the Prime Minister, who arrived from Melbourne to-day, said he…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 6

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Sir JOHN SEE, the Premier, in answer…

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Queensland Parliament. Taxation Proposals. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the House went into committee on ways and means, to further consider the taxation proposals submitted by the…

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Victorian Parliament. Opened by the Governor. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 5

The State Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor, Sir George Sydenham Clarke, in the presence of a large gathering of members of both Houses, and…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Government Defeated. the House Adjourns. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the Chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. The SPEAKER announced that he had…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly had a very short sitting to-day. After the House met a number of Bills of which notice was given yesterday, were passed through their…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. F. B. SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the Chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Petitions against the passage of the Coal…

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Queensland Parliament. Resignation of the Ministry. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

When the Legislative Assembly met at the usual hour this afternoon, the Premier (Mr. Philp) announced that in consequence of the vote of the previous…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Electoral Divisions Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the Chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator Neild presented a petition from…

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