New South Wales Parliament
In the Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Lands moved the second reading of the Closer Settlement Act Amendment Bill. He stated that during the past five years 1,208,000 acres…
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Politics & elections, 1909
128 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 7
New Parliament Houses
Sir,—Our legislator! in Macquarie-st. are just now elevating a large part of their intelligence and energy to the question of building new Parliament…
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The Senate discussed the Standing Orders all yesterday afternoon, and private members business all the evening. In the House of Representatives Mr. Frasor…
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The number of eligible bachelors in Parliament is considerable. Only yesterday, says "a political lady" in the "Daily Mail," of June 26, I had it seriously…
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SIR--Our legislature in Macquarie-street are just now devoting a large part of their intelligence and energy to the question of building new Parliament Houses, while from the inability of…
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The ordina fortnightly meeting of the Council of thmunicipality of Bourke was held on Mo[?]y, September 13. Present: [?] Mayor and Aldermen Gale,…
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The Assembly, after a prolonged debate, parsed a series of resolutions, surrendering certain territory, intended for the capital site to the Commonwealth. s…
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IN the House of representatives on Thursday, Mr. Fuller, in reply to Mr. Tudor, said the Commonwealth public servants had not taken the place of the strikers in Queensland…
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The last time Senator Warner passed through St. Louis he explained what had therefore been a great political mystery (says the St. Louis…
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J. S. Collings, Labor candidate, while addressing a meeting at Toombul, Queensland, jumped from the platform and seized an…
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The Legislative Council has passed in committee the Improvement Leases Declaratory Bill…
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The Public Wooks Committee has decided to recommend the complete reconstruction of Parliament House buildings at a total cost of £146,000. The first section, costing £65,900, is…
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At the last meeting of the Wellington hospital Mr. W. W. Lorton was elected to the vacancy on the committee caused by the departure of the…
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The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Bourke was held on Monthly, September 27. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Bloxham, Rice,…
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At the general election, the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain will stand for West Birmingham. The Liberals have insisted, as a mark of sympathy, that Mr. Chamberlain…
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On Wednesday night last a special meeting of subscribers to the Bourke District Hospital was hold in the Council Chambers, for the purpose of electing Trustees…
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In the Council the Forestry Bill was taken through Committee. The Assembly negatived Mr. Trefle's amendment of the Closer Settlement Act to extend…
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The Budget debate concluded in the Assembly this morning, a formal resolution being carried on the voices, a quorum being maintained with the greatest difficulty…
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The usual fortnightly meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on the above date. Present: The Mayor (Ald Tull) and…
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The Seat of Government Bill was read a third time in the Senate. Senator Russell presented a petition in favor of unification…
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