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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1905

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1905 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at hall-past two o'clock to-day. Senator MATHESON (W.A.) asked the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1905 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, President or the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-pat four o'clock to-day. Mr. BRUNKER, Honorary Minister,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Dr. Cullen and Mr. Robson…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 5

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

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Senator KEATING, honorary Minister,…

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The General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 11

Polling-day is fixed for Wednesday, 6th December, and everywhere throughout the colony the election campaign is in full awing Mr. Seddon is rushing about the…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. the Stonewall Debate. Adjourned Until To-day. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 5

The debate on the motion introduced by the Prime Minister to check obstructive debaters was continued in the House of Representatives after the report closed on…

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The State Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 5

The Government propose that the Legislative Assembly shall for the remainder of the session commence business at 3 o'clock each sitting day. Among…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. Standing Orders Debate. Limitation Arrived At. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, resumed the chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 4

Sir FRA[?] SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. The PRESIDENT announced that Mr…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. the Closure Debate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Mr. GLYNN (S.A.) put a long question…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1905 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator Sir JOSIAH SYMON wished to…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1905 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. The Explosives Bill was read a first time,…

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Reference in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 5

When the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, Mr. Carruthers, the Premier, referred sorrowfully to the death of Mr. Want. He said:—"We have all been…

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West Australian Parliament. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 5

Parliament opened this afternoon, when the members of the Assembly were sworn in. Mr. F. Quinlan, member for Tooday[?]d. was unanimously elected Speaker…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past five o'clock to-day. The second reading of the Judges…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at halt-past two o'clock to-day. The PRESIDENT informed Senator…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

Sir RICHARD BAKER, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Senator KEATING, honorary Minister,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. All Night Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly continued, in committee, consideration of the Estimates after the report closed last night A section of the Opposition continued…

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The Election Compaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

The general election campaign progresses, and the colony is being deluged with speeches. The Government, and Mr. Seddon in particular, fearful of getting hard…

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