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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections
28 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
SIR—The little excitement created by the late election having now I hope subsidod Permit me through the modinm of your paper to thank the 700 elcotors of your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In yesterday's issue you have a pretty, full report of the proceedings of our local Council, under the heading of questions Aldernun Bernstein asked "if, the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOTHING of an important or an exciting character marked the Parliamentary proceedings of the past week, and the only attempt at an infusion of life into them was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT a meeting of the Council at the Chambers on Tuesday evening last, there were present, Alderman Allingham, in the Chair, Aldermen G. Larkin, L. Bernstein, J. Barrie, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Election to fill the vacoanies caused by the retirement, through the effluxion of time, of Aldermen E.W. Allingham and E. Jonn, took place at the Council Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—As the Contest is now over, I hope the hatchet of war will be buried for a time. At Mr. Jones' and Mr. Allingham's meeting certain remarks were made to which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PARLIAMENT as usual commenced their week's (parliamentary week aro very short ones, four evenings to tho week only, yet I have seen hon. members wear a jaded, seedy look towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DOINGS in Parliament this week have certainly been more sensational than useful, and in such immseemly (conduct charactorises the remainder of the session, Iittle legislation, beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DOUBLE or single-decked tram cars was the opening event in Parliament this week, Mr. Trickett moving—"That, in the opinion of this House the further use of double-decked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PERFECT calm has prevailed the atmosphere of the Assembly during this week's Parliamentary proceedings, owing possibly to the absence of Messrs. McElhoue and Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As was naturally anticipated, the slanderous imputation cast on the Assembly by Mr. A. G. Taylor during au election speech, where in he stated " that he had seen 35 members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE all absorbing question during the week in Sydney has been Mr. Copeland's conduct at the banquet in honour of St Patrick's Day, on Saturday, (the Saint's day) the conduct of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TUESDAY Evening again saw our representatives in their places in Macquarie-st, though there were a considerable number absent. Several private Bills were passed. A petition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Tuesday Mr. Holterman's motion that the House should set apart £25,000 of the £150,000 voted for immigrati[?]n, for the special introduction, of Germans, direct from Hamburgh, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INFORMED you a week ago that Sir Henry Parkes was posing as a staunch loyalty man, au out and out, incoirigiblu Royalist, that lip had no counection with the round heads wliatovur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SEVERAL important matters carno on for debate on the first Parliamentary night of the week, Mr. Copeland leading off with a motion involving a question of vital interest to the colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN view of the prorogation of parliament [?] Wednesday the House commenced its sit[?] on Monday evening, the first b[?]sin[?]ss to [?] attention being the Licensing Act Amendment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SOLEMN stillnes pervades the chamber wherein so lately has been heard the voice of wisdom in the logical and convincing arguments of a Parkes or a Robertson, the burning impassioned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Postah Conference that had been sitting for over a week, terminate lits labbers on Tuesday last the l5th, but as the proceedings had' been conducted with closed doors, the members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE decision arrived at by a full court that steam motors on the tramways are illegal has placed the Govermnent, in a most serious position, for by continuing to run steam motors the…
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