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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1916

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A Practical Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 16

If we are going to keep up a real interest in political life, Parliament must not become a place of professional politicians. It should be a place where…

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Supply of Hand Grenades. Question in Parliament. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

In the House of Commons Sir Arthur Markham asked if the Germans had a much larger supply of hand-grenades than the British…

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The State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 6

The volume of work which is planned out for the six weeks' session of the State Parliament which opened yesterday is obviously too much to expect…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 7

Mr. D. B. O'CONOR, Deputy-President, took the Chair in the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, when the House resumed its sittings after…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Trade-union Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. B. B. O'CONOR, Deputy President, took the chair in the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The debate on the second reading of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. B. B. O'CONOR, Deputy President, took the chair in the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Leave was given to bring in a bill to…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. HALL, the Attorney-General, in…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Dentistry Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. CANN, the Minister for Works, in…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Electoral Precautions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 6

Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. HOLMAN, the Premier, in answer…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Trade-union Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. B. B. O'Conor, the Deputy President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Trade-union Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. B. R O'CONOR, Deputy President, took the chair in the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Trades Hall and Literary Institute…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly continued its sitting this morning, after our report closed. The Police Appeals Bill was taken…

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East Herts Election. Government Defeat. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 5

The East Herts by-election, caused, by the resignation of the sittings member on account of his health, in the return of Mr. P. Billing, an aviator, who…

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Officers in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 6

Had Colonel Churchill read this article are going down to the Commons to deliver his latest and most extraordinary speech? Whether he had or not does not make…

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Members of Parliament. Invited to London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 7

The United Kingdom branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association, at a meeting in the House of Commons, has decided to invite thirty-two members of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Trades-unions Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 7

Mr. B. B. O'Conor, Deputy-President, took the chair in the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Darvall-street Removal Bill, and…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. B. B. O'CONOR. Deputy President, took the chair in the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. In committee the Apairies Bill was…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Liquor Referendum. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. BLACK, the Chief Secretary, in…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly continued its sittings this morning after our report closed. The Wardell-road to Darling Island…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Irrigation Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair [?] half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. ESTELL, Minister for Labour and…

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