Contempt of Parliament. Mr. Norton's Explanation
THERE was an air of expectation and of suppressed excitement in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon owing to the possibility of Mr. John Norton, the member for…
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Politics & elections, 1901
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Our State Parliament. Leadership of the Opposition
THE Sydney correspondent of the Australasian writes:-It is an open secret that the Liberals are by no means satisfied with their all too amiable and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Federal Parliament. Division on the Vote of Censure
The division on Mr. Reid's motion of censure on the Barton-Turner Government took place shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday last-the House having sat on…
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VERY little interest was taken in the Municipal Election proceedings yesterday. The Returning Officer and Council Clerk were there of course, so were the candidates and two…
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The House of Representatives has passed the items ale, beer, and cider without alteration. In the House of Representatives yesterday the Treasurer announced that duties on…
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MR. T. T. EWING, speaking on the Bill, Nov. 6, as reported in " Hansnrd," said: Apart from the representatives of Queensland, there are but two monibors in this assombly who…
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To say that very little interest was shown by the ratepayers in the election on Saturday is putting it yery mildly. An ontsider would certainly not have known of it, to judge from…
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THE Postmaster-General moved the second reading of the Pacific Islands Labourers Bill. He claimed that the measure was a fulfilment of Mr. Barton's promise to the electors, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"The Northern Star." Wednesday Morning, November 27, 1901. the Galway Election
THE electors for Galway, when they returnod the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Commonwealth Parliament. Pacific Islands Labourers Bill. Speech by Mk. T. T. EWING, M.H.R. [From the "Parliamentary Debates."]
MR. EWING: Apart from the represenatatives of Queensland, there are but two members in this Assembly who represent men in the growing of sugar cane, the honorable…
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