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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1894

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 3

In the Assembly on Wednesday night Sir George Dibbs moved that the statements made by Mr. Hindle, at Lithgow, be considered a gross libel on the House. The Premier said he was not actuated…

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Sensational Charges Against Parliament

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 2

MR. JOHN NORTON, late editor of Truth, in the course of a speech fit Gunnedah referring to the case of Mr. Hogue, editor of the Evening News, said Parliament…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 7

In the Assembly Sir George Dibbs suid that it was not proposed to grant any special endowment to municipalities upon their last year's rates. Mr. Copeland, in reply to Mr. Chanter, who asked…

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Cardinal Moran on Anarchists, Unemployed, and Saints as Members of Parliament

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 3

CARDINAL MORAN, after opening the new presbytery at Fotest Lodge, said it was very cheering to see on all sides that efforts were, being made to deal in this practical way…

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The Approaching Elections

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 2

THE general elections cannot now be much longer deferred. The machinery for the now Electoral Act is almost completed, and no barrier will remain in the…

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Forthcoming General Election. Mr. Walker Before the Electors

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 2

of the electors in the School of Arts hall on the subject of the Tariff, Land Taxation, and Income Tax. There was a very thin attendance. Alderman J. F. O'FLYNN presided, and briefly…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the Military Estimated were passed with a reduction of £3000 Mr. Hynes condemened the action of the Government in having suppressed a certain report bearing…

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Labor and Parliament

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 5

IN a recent address Mr. M'Millan said:—"Labor has aspired to Parliament—and this is the only natural outcome of manhood suffrage. Nobody objects to…

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The Coming Parliamentary Election

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 8

SIR,—The Premier promises that the elections shall he held as soon after the, machinery is completed for doing so as possible. The Chief Electoral Officer…

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The Glen Innes-Inverell Railway Before Parliament

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 4

ON Thursday, before the dinner adjournment, was devoted to the consideration, in Committee of the Whole, of the expediency of bringing in a bill to sanction the construction of the…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 3

In the Assembly Mr. M'Court moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the action of the authorities in disrating Senior-constable Andrews, at Byron Bay, for alleged improper…

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The Case or Constable Andrews before Parliament.—strong Criticism

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 4

As soon as the formal business was completed in the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. M'Court moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the papers laid upon the…

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The Case of Constable Andrews Before Parliament

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 4

In the Assembly on the 11th instant Mr. M'Court moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of calling attention to the case of Constable…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 3

The Assembly was counted out on the bill for makings trial by jury optional. A motion for adjournment, introducing discussion on the bonus given for buttor export, ocuupied the greater part…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 3

In the Assembly to-night Mr. Copeland gave notice to move the suspension of the standing orders to-morrow for the purpose of passing the Mining on Private Lands Bill through all stages in one sitting…

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Transit Commission Election

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 4

THE election of two representatives for the Transit Commissioners Board has just taken place, when the municipalities and the licensed drivers were respectively…

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The General Elections

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 7

SIR,—Usually at the approach of the general [?]lers qualified, [?] appear before the public to take part in the contest for the…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 7

In the Assembly on Wednesday, night, the new Mining on Private Lands Bill was introduced and passed the second reading. It was considered up to clause 7, when further…

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Parliament of N. S. Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 May 1894 · page 3

This afternoon Mr. Rose moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the change of attitude of the Ministry towards the policy of protection as illustrated by their conduct in the House…

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The Dailry Farmers' Parliament

Northern Star · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 2

THE following, which appeared in the Shoa[?]en Telegraph, from "Onlooker." we have been asked by subseribers to republish, which we do in a shghtly abridged form:—…

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