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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1899

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, September 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on the above date. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), and…

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The Ministerial Elections. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, September 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

The Premier left last night to tour the upper portion of his electorate. He returns on Sunday next. Speaking at Ashfield last night Mr. Reid…

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The Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

THE election for the Hume took place on Saturday. The returns so far are as follows :-- Lyne, 511 ; Miller, 372. There are 11 more returns to come, which, it…

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The Elections. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

The final returns give Mr. Lyne a majority of 179 over Mr. Miller, and Mr. Neilson 61 over Colonel Waddell…

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Burrowa Election

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. Neilson was elected for Burrowa…

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The Candidate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 4

The melanoholr days are come When men for office [?] And jimorow statesmen mount the stump And speak and speak and speak…

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, October 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the Municipal Council was was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, (in the chair), Ald. Gow, Langwell, Warmoll, Davis, Kane, and…

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Re-assembling of Parliament

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

THE Legislative Assembly met again on Tuesday afternoon, after a recess of six weeks, rendered necessary for the re-election of Ministers. The policy for the session, as…

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Ministerial Statement in Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 4

ON Tuesday evening, when Parliament reassembled, the Premier (Mr. Lyne) made a statement as to the policy of the Government. He said the events of the last four or five…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 17

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, The new Ministers were sworn in, as also was Mr. Neilson, the member for Burrowa…

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Our Local Parliament

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present: The Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, October 24

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1899 · page 4

The Premier stated that the question of representing the colony at the Paris International exhibition had not been considered by the present Government. The Postmaster-General said it would cost £60,000…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 24

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, A message was read from the Governor, recommending that provision by made for deraying the expenses of the various…

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The Latest Telegrams. Parliament. the Coonamble Railway. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 5

The House agreed to the construction of a line front Dubbo to Coonamble…

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The Cape Parliament

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 3

Roughly speaking, the Cape Parliament consists mainly of lawyers, doctors, and farmers, with a sprinkling of merchants, three journalists, and two or three…

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, November 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on the above date. Present; The Mayor (in the chair), and…

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Parliament. Tuesday, Nov. 7

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

ON the motion of Mr. Affleck, leave was given to introduce a bill to regulate the hiring, employment, and hours of work of female domestic servants, and the bill was…

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Parliament. Tuesday, November 14

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. O'Sullivan moved the second reading of the Dubbo to Coonamble Railway Bill…

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Contempt of Parliament. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 5

Mr. Parker, publisher of the AGE, and Mr. E[?]sworth, publisher of the AUSTRALASIAN, arrested early yesterday on account of Contempt of Parliament, were by…

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Scene in Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 November 1899 · page 2

ONE ill-advised observation led to another when Mr. Copeland was speaking in the Assemble on Thursday night on the Gold Dredging Bill, and resulted in a scene. The member for Phillip…

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