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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1903

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Appropriation Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at ten o'clock this morning. Senator PLAYFORD, the Vice-President…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Federal Capital Question. an Adverse Motion. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker, took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Mr. CRICK, Minister for Lands, in reply to Mr. Clara, said he had the Closer…

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The Senate Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 4

Without instituting any comparison between the relative merits of the two candidates whose names have been submitted to the State Parliament for…

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Parliament Prorogued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Imperial Parliament has been further prorogued. A proclamation issued to-day announces that the House of Commons…

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The Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 4

The campaign for the forthcoming federal elections is now at band. It has indeed, already been commenced by a few members of the existing…

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Parliamentary Election. a Nationalist Victory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At the bye-election to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons for South Meath, caused by the death of Mr. J. L. Carew…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 5

In the Assembly to-day the Treasurer, Mr. Irvine, announced that he had not yet received information concerning the question of the conversion loans, but he…

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Queensland Parliament. Financial Statement. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 5

Mr. Kidston, the State Treasurer, made his financial statement in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. In giving his views of the financial position of the State…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Federal Capital. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker, took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Mr. CRICK, the Minister for Lands, in reply to Mr. Burgess, said he was very…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. a Seat Declared Vacant. Military Estimates. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock. Senator GOULD said that owing…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 5

The PRESIDENT, Mr. F. B. Suttor, took the chair at half-past four o'clock. The Crown Lands Act Amendment Bill was further considered in committee…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Federal Capital Site. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock. Senator PLAYFORD, Vice-President of…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Bombala Selected. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock. Senator PLAYFORD, Vice-President of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Government Savings Bank. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker, took the chair at half-past four o'clock. Mr. O'SULLIVAN, the Minister for Works, in reply to Mr. Dick, said the…

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State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 5

The current session of the State Parliament is drawing gradually to a close. The two bills mentioned by the Premier as measures to be passed this session…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Federal Capital Territory. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate took the chair at ten o'clock. Senator SMITH (W.A.) desired to know whether it was intended to cable…

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Talk in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 5

Mr. Seddon may be a worker, but he is also notoriously a talker as well. Yet he blames the Opposition for blocking the business of the country. This is an old…

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The State Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 5

After formal business has been dealt with in the Legislative Assembly to-morrow afternoon the consideration of the Legislative Council's amendments in the…

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The Forthcoming Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 4

In view of the importance of the forthcoming Federal elections, as well as of those for the New South Wales Parliament which take place later on,…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier, Mr. Irvine, explained that owing to having to pay a half year's interest on the converted loan on the 1st April,…

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