The Meeting of Parliament. Sydney, Wednesday 9 p.m
The following was the division on the question that Sir Wigram Allen be selected as Speaker:—Ayes: Messrs. Abigail, Brown, Badgery, Brunker, Burns, G. Campbell, H…
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Politics & elections, 1883
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Opening of Parliament
PARLIAMENT opened at noon on Wednesday, and was marked with but [?]tle ceremony. The interest fell by the public in the event led a number of people to assemble in…
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Through some mysterious miscarriage of bur Parliamentary telegrams on Wednesday evening the following, which were not delivered up to midnight, were found in our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News. Opening of the New Parliament. Mr. Barton elected Speaker. Strong Language used by Some of the Members. Resignation of the Government. SYDNEY
The Assembly met to-day at noon, 105 members were sworn in, the rest being absent; after which Mr. J. F. Burns proposed…
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SIR George Wigram Allen and Mr. Edmund Barton were nominated for the Speaker's chair in the Assembly; and after speeches had been made, the motion in favour of Sir…
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The Hons. A. Stuart, H. E. Cohen, G. R. Dibbs, and F. A. Wright have all been re-elected unopposed. Mr. Elkington was nominated against Mr…
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This being the month for the triennial election of Trustees for Town Commons, we publish for the benefit of our readers two sections of the Commons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[Through Grevillr's Telegram Co.] Opening of Parliament. Sydney, Wednesday 4.30 p.m
His Excellency the Governor opened Parliament to-day. There was a large attendance of members and the public. The speech states that it will be necessary…
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THE programme, put before Parliament by Mr. Stuart and his colleagues on Tuesday is not reckless in its promises, and it is not likely to give satisfaction to…
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HIS Excellency the Governer attended the Legislative Council to perform the ceremony of opening Parliament shortly after noon on Wednesday. There was a large concourse of…
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THE Dunedin correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says:—"Bishop Moran, in his published address to the electors of the Peninsula, after referring to the…
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THAT darkly peculiar phase of corrupt political life, to which we have frequently referred in these columns as having its origin in the connection between Parliament and…
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THE Ministry to-day advised his Excellency the Governor to prorogue Parliament, with a view to a dissolution, on the ground that Parliament had done nothing in the…
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FULLY 300 persons attended in the Assembly Hall on Monday night, to complete the work commenced on the previous Monday night se'nnight—that of electing the…
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The addresses from both Houses in reply the Vice-Regal Speech was presented to his Excellency the Governor on Thursday…
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SMITH was a generous man, and generous men usually get on in the world. So Smith had got on in the world. So well indeed had he prospered, and so much was he…
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ON Monday evening next the present Progress Committee will render an account of their past doings, and nominations will be received for their…
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The Australian Churchman says:-- " Why should profound secrecy shroud the work done by the Joint Committee ? Such matters should be officially reported for…
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THE public meeting convened for the purpose of receiving the report of the outgoing Progress Committee, and to nominate candidates for a new Committee, took place in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News. Election of Progress Committee
THE election of the Progress Committee far the current year took place on Saturday last, when the poll was taken at Mr. Byrom's Australian Hotel in the afternoon…
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