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Politics & elections, 1899

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The Hume Election. Mr. J. J. Miller Explains the Causes of His Defeat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

As some interest may attach to the reasons why Mr. J. J. Miller opposed the Premier for the Hume, and also the causes of the former's defeat, a representative of the…

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Latest Sporting. Cup Candidates. Sydney, Monday, 3 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

At Flemington on Saturday, Mora, at weight-for-age, defeated Soor[?], Coos, Le Var, Wait-a-Bit, Veneda and Dewey in the October Stakes. As she meets all…

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Cable News. the Transvaal. Boers Massing Near Mafeking. a Threat to Invade the Town. British Mobilisation. the Meeting of Parliament. Mr. Hofmeyr's Mission to Pretoria Abandoned. Boers Behaving Like Frenzied Savages. London, Oct. 6

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. F. W. Reitz the Transvaal Secretary of State, decares that the prospects of peace are vanishing. President Kruger, in the course of an…

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Federation and the Imperial Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. Lyne's proposal that the Federal, Enabling Bill should be dealt with by the Imperial Parliament during the forthcoming short session met with…

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Imperial Parliament. the Special Session. London, October 10

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 2

The session of parliament which has been gammoned to meet on the 17th stant will, like the session of 1878, be adjourned on the conclusion of the…

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The Candidate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 5

The melancholy days are come When men for office seek, And [?]morow statesman mount the stump And speak and speak and speak…

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The Late Dr. Trotter. The Return of Labor's First Direct Representative in the Imperial Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 6

A Newcastle friend sends us a copy of the Morpeth Herald (Eng.) containing the obituary notice of Dr. James Trotter, the father of direct Labor representation…

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Parliament Tuesday, October 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

MR. Lyne's Ministerial team was put into official harness when the Legislative Asembly met yesterday, and it commenced its [?]areer under pleasant auspices. The House…

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Cable News. Later Cables. the Imperial Parliament London, October 17

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

The special session of the Imperial Parliament, summoned to vote a war credit, was opened to-day. The Speech from the Throne was extremely…

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Parliament. Statement by Mr. Lyne. the Ministeral Programme. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

When the Assembly met this afternoon the Speaker reported that he had issued writs for the return of members in pace of the Ministers whose seats…

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Debate in the Imperial Parliament. Practical Unanimity. British Paramountcy Asserted. Vote of Ten Millions Sterling. London, Oct. 18

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

The British Government asked Parliament to-day for a supplementary grant of £10,000,000 for the army estimates. The debate on the address in reply to…

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N.S.W. Parliament. the Transvaal. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 3

Parliament opened in a very ordinary way on Tuesday. The Premier made the Ministerial Statement, which Mr Reid good naturedly criticised. Formal business was…

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The Federal Elections

The Junee Democrat · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 3

MR. LYNE has announced that he will take an early opportunity to bring in a bill to empower the division of the colony into electorates for the purpose…

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Parliament. the Transvaal Contingent. All Night Sitting. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 4

After an all-night sitting of the Assembly the resolution sanctioning the dispatch of a New South Wales contingent for service in the Transvaal was carried by 7s to 10…

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The New South Wales Contingent. Debate in Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. Mackay, the Vice-President of the Legislative Council, moved, at the beginning of the sitting "That this House is of opinion that we should equip and despatch…

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The Latest. Heated Debate in Parliament. Lyddite Mines. Heavy Boer Losses. Sortie by Col. Hore. a Spy Shot. London, Oct. 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

President Kruger reports that Lieut. Nesbitt and seven of his men were seriously wounded in the recent engagement near Mafeking…

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The Union Parliament

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 2

This is the name given to he amalgamated Debating Soc eties Union of Sydney and suburbs. Each debating society sends a few represntatives to the weekly…

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British Reinforcements. the War Vote. Debate in Parliament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 2

Five transports left Southampton to-day for South Africa. There was great enthusiasm at the embarkation of the troops. Lord Wolseley, the Commander-in-chief,…

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Debate in Parliament. the £10,000,000 Voted. Mr. Redmond Expelled. London, October 21

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 2

In the House of Commons last night Mr. George Wyndham, Under-Secretary for War, moved a resolution sanctioning the embodying of the militia and…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 October 1899 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Hayneas asked the Premier whether it was a fact that the conditions of the tender for 40,000 or 50,000 insulators at present going…

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