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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1891

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 5

THE debate on the Redistribution of Seats Bill was continued at great length last night in the Assembly, when the Government, at the repeated desire of a large sootion of…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1891 · page 2

IN the Assembly this evening Sir Henry Parkes, replying to a question, said that the disturbance which had taken place among companies trading in the Exchange had…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly a number of small bills were passed through their final stages. The Treasurer laid on the table of the House a return showing the liabilities…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly to day the Premier, in reply to a question by Mr. Houghton, said that the whole subject of the establishment of a State Labor Bureau in…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1891 · page 3

IN the Assembly to-day, in replying to a question, Sir Henry Parkes said that £5 per head in addition to the naval reward, had been paid for the capture of deserters from…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

In the Assembly to-night, replying to a question, Mr. Gould, the Minister of Justice, said that the question of giving depositors in building societies and companies more…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1891 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Sir Henry Packcs was absent. Mr. Bruce Smith stated that he had recesved a letter from His Excellency the…

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The Ministerial Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1891 · page 2

ON Tuesday Mr. Kidd, the PostmasterGeneral, was returned for Camden unopposed. Yesterday the Premier, Mr. Dibbs, was re-elected for The Murrumbidgee. Mr…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Tuesday, November 10, 1891. the Ministerial Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 2

IT is evident the plain straightforward utterances of the Premier and other Ministers, as to the intentions of the Government have had the effect of…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Tuesday, November 17, 1891. Re-assembling of Parliament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1891 · page 2

PARLIAMENT will re-assemble to-morrow for the transaction of business, with a new set of men occupying the Treasury benches. Sir Henry Parkes and his…

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Parliament. Ministerial Statement. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1891 · page 2

A caucus meeting of the Opposition to-day was largely attended. A letter was received from Sir Henry Parkes, giving his reason for not being able to take the…

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Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 3

THERE was a large attendance at the re-opening of the Assembly on Wednesday. The ministers were sworn in. Mr. Dibbs, Premier, stated that the first…

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Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 6

THE newly formed and nominally styled Protectionist Government met the Assembly on Wednesday, when the Premier made a statement of their…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 3

In the Assembly this evening, replying to questions, Mr. Copeland, the of Lands, said that it was not his intention to propose any interference with the Crown…

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Re-opening of Parliament

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly resumed business on Wednesday afternoon at the usual time, when the new Ministry for the first time took possession…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Saturday, November 21, 1891. Parliament in Session

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 2

THE ministerial statement by the Premier on Wednesday evening differed in no respect from the information already vouchsafed to the country by…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 2

IN the Assembly to-day the questions only numbered six, and were all unimportant. Mr. Sheldon brought up a bill to-restrain the importation or…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 3

In the Assembly this evening the viceregal assent to the Supply Bill, the Law of Evidence Amendment Bill, the Bankers' Books Evidence Amendment Bill, and the…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly this evening, replying to a question. Mr. Slattery explained that an artesian bore was being put down three miles from Hay on the Booligal-road,…

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The Bourke Election. a Capitalistic Conspiracy

The Hummer · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 1

For the vacancy caused in the representation of Bourke by the resignation of J. P. Howe, there are two candidates: Mr. Thomas Waddell, Protectionist, an…

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