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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1908

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

Sir ALBERT GOULD, the President of the Senate, took the chair at half-past 10 o'clock this morning. Senator PEARCE, the Minister for…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. HUGHES, the Vice-president of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. The Sydney Harbour Trust and…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Close of the Session. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 5

After the reports of Thursday's sitting of the Senate had closed, the Estimates were further considered and disposed of…

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The State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

Christmas is steadily drawing near, but very little progress is being made with Parliamentary business. Three weeks of valuable time have been consumed,…

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Miners' Eight Hours. Progress in Parliament. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

Strenuous opposition is being developed in connection with the Eight Hours in Mines Bill, both in and out of the House of Commons, owing to…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the estimates were considered in committee. On the item for the Governor' salary, Mr. Hardacre asked the Premier if the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 5

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

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Alrey moved the adjournment of the House, to discuss the question of the financial relations between the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly met at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Plan, erections, &c., of the railways from Kingsthorpe to Goombungee, and…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly met at half-past ten o'clock this morning. In reply to Mr. Hardaker, Mr. Kidston, the Premier, said he would not ask the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. HUGHES, the Vice-president,…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, discussion, on the estimates continued until 10 o'clock to-night. The Chairman, in accordance with the cloture standing…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Close of the Session. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Council agreed not to insist on its…

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Freak Election Bets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 3

Mr. Taft, writes an American correspondent, is undergoing the penalty of greatness. He is being inundated with messages from all parts of the country,…

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Turkish Parliament. British Congratulations. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 5

The message sent by King Edward to the Sultan on the opening of the Turkish Parliament ran as follows:— "Sincere congratulations on the…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Hawthorne, the Treasurer, moved the adoption of the loan proposals, amounting to £3,208,000. He said it would be…

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Imperial Parliament. an Appreciation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 5

"The Times," reviewing the results of the last session of the Imperial Parliament, says that the Government of Mr. H. H. Asquith is in a…

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