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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 5

Senator GOULD, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator BEST, the Vice-president of…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 5

Senator GOULD, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Senator KEATING, the Minister for…

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Senate Election. Mandamus Refused. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 5

The High Court this afternoon delivered its reserved Judgment in the case of the disputed election of a Senator for South Australia…

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The Federal Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 4

The business of the Federal Parliament will present same difficulties during the rest of the current year, or at least for the next three months, unless…

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Imperial Parliament. Problems of the Nation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 5

The Criminal Appeal Bill has been read a third time in the House of Lords. The Evicted Tenants (Ireland) Bill…

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Russia's Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Union of Russian People has petitioned the Czar to entirely exclude Jews from the Duma, in order to obtain a genuinely…

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Transvaal's Freedom. Thanks of Parliament. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 5

The Transvaal Assembly has unanimously carried a resolution expressing deep gratitude for the grant of autonomy…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 6

In the Legislative Council to-day the Address-in-Reply was adopted, and the House adjourned until the 3rd September. In the Legislative Assembly Mr…

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Statement in Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

In the House of Representatives this afternoon Sir William Lyne, the Acting Prime Minister, said he had a serious statement to make. He had to announce…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

Senator GOULD, the President of the Senate, took the Chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Senator BEST, the Vice-president of…

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Scene in Parliament. Threats in the Commons. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

The House of Commons sat all night discussing the Appropriation Bill Mr. John O'Conner, a Nationalist member, resented Lord Turnour, a…

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State Elections. Views of the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

The writs for the forthcoming general elections will be issued on Friday. Accordingly the rolls will be closed to-morrow. Transfer of the names of voters from one…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, in reply to Mr. Lennon, Mr. Kidston, the Premier, said he was not aware that certain officers connected with the Central…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Salaries Bill Passed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 5

Senator GOULD, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past 2 o'clock to-day. Senator MILLEN asked a long question…

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Victorian Coalminers. Discussion in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

In our issue of Thursday last there appeared a telegraphic summary of a discussion which took place in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Wednesday,…

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Imperial Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Hon. W. Guinness (conservative) has been elected for Bury St. Edmunds, to fill the Vacancy created by the resignation…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. O'Sullivan, the Minister for Works, introduced bill, which was road a first time to amend the Factories and Shops…

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South Australian Parliament. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 5

After an adjournment for several days both House of Parliament mot to-day. The House of Assembly went on with work as usual, and no reference to the…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the Chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Mr. EWING, the Minister for Defence…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Plunkett gave notice that he would move on the 5th September. "That, in the opinion of this House. It is desirable that the…

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