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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections
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ON the motion in Parliament that an address of condolence be presented to the Queen, which was moved by the Premier and seconded by Mr. G. H. Reid, Mr. Rae, member for Murrumbidgee, said:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIX candidates nominated for the three vacant seats in the Municipal Council, is evidence of greater interest being taken in municipal affairs th[?] has been apparent far some time past. A contested election…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY next has been set apart for the nomination of candidates for the Municipal district of Coraki. From the apparent indifference manifested in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Tariff debate terminated at 2 this morning Throughout a lengthy sitting the Government kept a strong majority present. The Opposition persisted in dividing the Committee cach item, until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A LIVELY interest was manifested by ratepavers the nominations yesterday, about 50 attending at the Council Chambers. The MAYOR, as Returning-officer, presided, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I bet a hat some weeks ago— I bet a hat [?] He bit my bet—that's why I show A better [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FROM 8 a.m. on Saturday till the hour for the closing of the poll (3 p.m.) the supporters of the different candidates worked with a will. Vehicles plied busily throughout the day, and judging from the constant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following are the results of the Municipal elections contested in this and the Clarence district on Friday and Saturday last:— BALLINA.— E. F. Little 90, Ainsworth 82,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SPECIAL meeting of the Coouncil was held on Thursday evening Present:—His Worship the Mayor (Alderman J. F. O'Fly[?]) in the chair, Aldermen Read, Exton, Wightman, Allen, Clan[?]y,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE habit of making unfounded charges under cover of Parliamentary privilege is one freely indulged in by members of the N. S. Wales Parliament. Judges, stipendiary magistrates, the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A GOOD deal of talk has taken place in Parliament and throughout the country in the abandonment of the Easter Encampment. Evidently the reduction of the military vote by £50,000 was not intended to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AETER a brief reference to the fact that Parliament was being called together much earlier than usual, and to the death of the Duke of Clarence, the speech proceeds to refer to the condition of the sugar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Times commenting upon the results of the general elections in Victoria, congratulates the Victorians, who, it says, were not long ago recognised as the most restless, even revolutionary,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the close of the recent session of Parliament several statutes of importance to all were assented to, Amongst them being a Bill for the settlement of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A SENSATIONAL incident occured on Saturday afternoon in a train between Red[?] and Eveleig[?] stations. The event [?] alarm to those who witnessed it. It appears that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Anglican Synod, Goulburn, on Thursday, on the motion of Mr. A. M. Betts, it was unanimously resolved that the synod should resolve itself into a formal conference to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AFTER a lengthened, and we think unnecessarily prolonged recess, the time is drawing near when Parliament will be called upon to resume its sittings, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARLIAMENT will soon be again in session, and according to what various Ministers have stated from time to time, some important legislation is promised. Previous to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SPEAKING of the English elections, and the question of Sunday being used for voting the Pall Mall Gazette says:— It is a pity that Sabbatarian prejudices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Sydney correspondent of the Clarence Examiner writes:— "Several weeks ago Mr. Jacob Garrard, the Chairman of the Public Works Committee,…
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