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Politics & elections, 1888

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 2

A TRIAL survey has been made for a railway from Nyngan to Cobar, a distance of 267 aad a quarter miles, and the Premier has promised to include a line from Culcairn to…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 2

THE agitation so persistently carried on against the plan of distribution proposed by the Bulli Relief Fund Committee was revived in the Assembly to-day, when the bill…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1888 · page 2

IN the Assembly to-day, in calling attention to the agitation in Victoria concerning the action of the New South Wales Government [?] stopping net fishing in the Lower Murray,…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 2

IN the Assembly to-day it was decided not be send the pictures now hung in the Assembly Chamber to the Melbourne Exhibition. The matter was brought under notice by an…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 2

The Government propose to close the session by Friday week if possible, and with a view of pushing on business will ask the House to sit on Monday and Friday next week. The…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 3

IN the Assembly to day, after a short debate in which the necessity of introducing a Local Government Bill was strongly urged, the Land Tax Bill was read a third time…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day, the Municipal Loan Bill passed the third reading. The Local Government Bill's second read ing was postponed until next Tuesday, when…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 3

IN the Assembly to-day an announcement by the Premier that the Government intended to arrange for a prorogation next Tuesday was received with every indication of…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 2

IN reference to the technical difficulty referred to by Mr. W. J. Lyne, that the railway proposals have to be reported on by the Commissioners—who have not yet been…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1888 · page 2

IN the Assembly to-day messages were received from the Governor announcing his assent to the following bills:—Bankruptey Act Amendment Bill, Mining on School…

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Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1888 · page 4

THE word standing at the head of this article should be the synomyme for a body or assembly of gentlemen. What a piece of irony it is to apply it to the Legislative…

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Prorogation of Parliament. The Governor's Speech

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 3

THE long-expected and hoped for prorogation of Parliament, which took place at noon on Tuesday, occurred uuder conditions of an almost unique character. Up till almost the…

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The Republican Candidate for the Presidency of America

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 2

GENERAL Benjamin Harrison was on June 25 nominated by the Convention as the choice of tho Republican party for the Presidential chair. Mr. Blaine…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, Aug. 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.) a Vernon Candidate

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1888 · page 2

Arthur Quay was charged with that, being under the age of 16 years, to wit, of the age of eight years, he was found wandering about, having no visible lawful means of…

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Redfern Election

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 4

At the meeting of the Waterlon Council last Thursday evening the Mayor (Alderman Peter House) intimated thut he was a candidate for the vacancy in…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, mayspeak free." Milton. Thursday, September 13, 1888. the Redfern Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1888 · page 2

ANOTHER by-election has resulted in a victory for the Protectionists, which that party very naturally hail as a satisfactory indication'of the improved…

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Hints of the Coming Election

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 3

Speaking lit Mr. W. J. Allen's meeting on Wednesday night. at W[?] Mr, Fletcher paid that Mr. Alien bad invariably supported protection, which be…

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Election of Officers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 October 1888 · page 2

The following gentlemen were appointed to their respective offices, who promised to do their utmost for the club's benefit:—Dr. Brown was first unanimously elected…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 3

Parliament opened to-day with the usual ceremony. The work of the session will be confined principally to financial business. Bills will be introduced to promote…

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Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 5

THE following notices of motion of interest have been given for the present session of Parliament:— Mr. Carruthers to move—That this house…

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