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Riverina · Politics & elections
24 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 2
Ministers, in answer to questions, said, that information relating to the revenue for 1867 and 1808, and to the Treasury Bills now in circulation, would be answered when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINISTERS, in answer to questions, said:— That no communication had been received from the Victorian Government inviting this Government to co-operate in the mail service…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. J. STEWART resumed the adjourned debate on the Collector of Customs' Superannuation Bill. He had had so little expectation of the bill passing into law, that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINISTERS, in answer to questions, said that there was £3734 unexpended of the trial survey vote, and steps were taken for a survey from Bathurst to Orange, but not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINISTERS, in answer to questions, said that a fee of one guinea was paid on the apprenticing of children from the Roman Catholic though not from the Protestant Orphan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Committee of the Whole, and on the motion of Mr. Wilson, a resolution was agreed to affirming the expediency of introducing a bill to limit the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. R. STEWART moved that, on Tuesday next, the House would go into committee, to consider the propriety of compensating country members of future Parliaments, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE resolutions of Mr. J. Stewart, affirming the desirability of repealing the Newspaper Postage Act, were ordered to be restored to the paper for Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. MACLEAY rose to move a series of resolutions based upon the report of the select committee on the reputed existence of a conspiracy for purposes of treason and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. BRIGHT'S speech was of a more personal character, and fully explained the circumstances under which he had reluetantly taken office. Mr. Gladstone had asked him, soon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN Committee of the Whole, a resolution affirming the desirability of introducing a bill to continue and amend the Cattle Disease Prevention Act was agreed to and the bill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN Committee of Supply for Courts of Petty Session, the sum of £311,357 was asked. Mr. LUCAS said that the amount could be reduced by £9600 without detriment to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the motion of Mr. Byrnes, the House went into committee, for the consideration of the amendments of the Legislative Council in this matter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Willes were examined before the Municipal and Parliamentary Elections Committee. The former learned judge detailed his experience at the election assizs in the present year,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE conflicting parties have not as yet made their arrangements, and both seem to be somewhat reluctant to put forth their manifestoes. They are not, however, pressed for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. EAGAR and Mr. W. Speer have issued their addresses to the electors of West Sydney, and are therefore fairly embarked in the contest. For some days past a requisition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →E.G. Brown's a very nice man, He Lives at case at Blowering station, He sells his cattle whenever he can, And don't regard the affairs of the nation;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEVER previously has the Polling-day of a metropolitan election been characterised by so much public excitement, enthusiasm, or earnestness, as that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I do not ask thy politics—I seek not to inquire;— To know if thou'rt for Jack or Parkes, I've not the least desire;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Bourke correspondent of the Dubbo Dispatch gives the following amusing account of a meeting held by Mr. Billyard, a candidate for the Bogan Electorate:—The…
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