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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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In and Around Sydney. Sydney, Monday. Scenes in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 5

The wild scenes in Parliament during the past week were brought about by reason of an hon. member having permitted himself to be nominated for the…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 6

The debate on the Preferential Voting Bill was continued in the Legislative Assembly to-night. Great Interest is taken in it, owing to the determination of the…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane Port Improvements. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon a motion of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. D. Keogh, member for Rosewood, was carried unanimously,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. More Disorderly Scenes. Two Members Removed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 5

Mr. WILLIS. the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Several of the Opposition members…

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The State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

The scenes which have taken place in the State Parliament this week were not characterised by the disorder of the previous few days but they…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly having resumed consideration of the Compulsory Preferential Voting Bill in committee, an attempt was made by the Opposition to…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Health Act Amendment Bill was read a third time, on the voices. Mr. Hardacre moved for the…

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Questions in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Price drew the Acting Premier's attention to newspaper reports concerning the trouble at Lithgow, and…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. an Orderly Sitting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 5

Mr. WILLIS, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. LEVIEN gave notice of motion…

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Reference in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5

In course of a speech in the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. Lee referred to the trouble at Lithgow. He said it was an evidence of the failure…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Censure Motion. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. WILLIS, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. LEVY gave notice that he would…

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The State Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 4

Mr. Holman, the Acting State Premier, has now definitely announced that the general election will be held towards the end of the current year…

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The Parliament Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 7

Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Balfour, recognising that they could not possibly hope to keep back the Parliament Bill, have advised submission. They have…

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London News. the Insurance Bill.—the Political Crisis.—the Parliament Bill.—the Great Air Race.—great Britain and Germany.—indian Development. London, July 28th. the Insurance Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 7

The weather, the political crisis, and the air race have practically swallowed up everything else in the public interest this week, and yet there have been many…

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The Federal Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, said yesterday that he was not going to be drawn into making a statement on the tariff by any remarks that me be…

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The Coming Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 3

Sir,—Permit me a small space through the columns of your paper to reply to statements of a person signing himself "Liberal" appearing in Friday's issue…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 6

In the Legislatives Council to-day, the second rending of the Navigation Act Amendment Bill was carried by 9 votes to 7…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Election of Speaker. Service of Writ. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. WILLIS, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-pest four o'clock this afternoon. The SPEAKER announced that he had…

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Federal Parliament. Opening Ceremony. Governor-general's Speech. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 4

The second session of the fourth Parliament of the Commonwealth was opened to-day by Lord Denman, the Governor-General, in the presence of a very large…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Address-in-reply. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 5

Senator TURLEY, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator FINDLEY, replying to Senator…

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