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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1902

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Federal Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 4

The Electoral Bill came in for considerable handling in the House of Representatives during the week. The various clauses were discussed in committee and several…

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The Walesian Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Griffith asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly during the week whether he would bring in a Bill to have the sum now standing to the credit of the…

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Members of Parliament and Subscriptions

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

A curious request was made early this week to Sir William Lyne, Minister for Home Affairs, by a number of members of the House of Representatives, in…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Sir John See, in reply to Mr. Levy, said that when the Government was called upon to act in connection with the rejection of the…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 2

The Logislative Assembly spent most of the sitting on the second reading of the Capital Punishment Abolition Bill. Mr. Haynes, who introduced the measure…

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The State Parliament, Abolition of Capital Punishment. Treatment of Returned Soldiers. Railway Passes for Shearers. the Council Agrees to Women's Franchise. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly spent most of the sitting on the second reading of the Capital Punishment Abolition Bill. Mr. Haynes, who introduced the…

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Federal Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

The Tariff formed the chief topic for discussion in the House of Representatives during the past week. Mr. Kingston presented a petition from the New South Wales…

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The Walesian Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

The chief interest in State politics during the past week has been centred in the fate of the Women's Franchise Bill in the Upper House where the second reading of…

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The Redfern Tragedy. Statement by a Member of Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Broughton asked if the Government hart heard a report to the effect that the two men who committed the murder of Constable…

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Opinions of Members of Parliament

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 3

Says Mr. Scobie, M.P.: —"I have known a teamster leave Broken Hill an who get £50 a ton for carrying fodder to Wileannia. He loaded one waggon with fodder…

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Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1902 · page 2

The legislative Assembly to-night spent nearly the whole sitting in discussing a resolution by Mr. Law, denouncing the action of the Australian Gaslight Company for…

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The State Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 August 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. Mr. Edden asked the Premier if it was not desirable to recall the Export Agents…

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State Parliament. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 3

The State Treasurer has confirmed the rumour of the contemplated Government retrenchment. He says it is absolutely necessary to economise all round; that the…

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Federal Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

Since the final consideration of the Tariff, in. which the suggestions of the Senate were fully thrashed out, the time of the House of Representatives has been…

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The Walesian Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

Putting aside the fodder duties, on which there has been a. considerable amount of discussion in the State Parliament during the past week, the chief matter of interest…

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Cape Parliament Opened. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

The Cape Colony Parliament was opened yesterday by the Governor, who announced the introduction of indemnity bills, covering the proclamation of…

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Parliament. Municipal Bill. Adult Suffrage Proposed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Ashton moved, as a matter of urgent necessity, that the House should have an opportunity of…

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The Cape Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

In the Cape Colony House of Assembly the indemnity bills covering all acts done under martial law and all un­authorised expenditure by the…

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Parliament. Railway Commissioners' Report. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ending June 30 was presented to Parliament to-nighi. It shows the earnings of the railways as £3,668,686, and the…

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State Parliament. a Succession Suggestion. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-night Sir John See, in reply to Mr. Levy, said the necessary alterations to the buildings secured for the State clothing factory…

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