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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 6

The vice President of the Executive Council moved the second reading of the Old Age Pensions and Invalidity and Accidents Pensions (Repeal) Bill,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 6

The Old-age Pensions and Invalidity and Accidents Pensions (Repeal) Bill and the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill were read the third time…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 6

The Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) B II was further considered in committee, the clause under discussion being clause 6 "Occupier to fill in…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday the Industrial Arbitra-tion Bill was considered in committee…

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Farmers Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 6

The 18th annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Walse was commenced in Sydney on Tuesday. The gathering…

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Farmers' Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 6

Mr. H. P. Miller Parkes, moved, and Mr. Nicholas (Dubbo) Seconded "That in view of the fact that a large amount of money derived fom…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 6

Consideration of clsure 4 of the Industrial Arbitration Bill, in committee. The clause proposed the repest of the Industrial Disputes Act of 1908 with…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Conversion Act

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Linde, in reply to Mr. Wade, sade any holding converted into a conditional purchases or conditional lease carried with it all the…

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Peers and Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 2

Lord Stanmore, writing to "The Times," suggests that the Lords still possess the power to discharge a new Peer from the service of the…

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Federal Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 6

The Federal Parliament will reassemble on Tuesday, September 5. The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, stated that this date, had…

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The Mudgee Election

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 6

On Tuesday night the Acting Premier, Mr. Holman, addressed a large meeting at Mudgee, and was warmly applauded throughout. He diagnose…

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The Two Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 6

At Qairindi Mr. Wads referred to the present contest as one fraught with most vital issues. The present Government bad made a holy snow of itself…

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Scene in the Reichstag. Woman's Interruption. Forcible Election

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 3

From quite an unexpected quarter refreshing relict was to-day afforded to a Reichstag bored and Jaded by the arid technicalities of the State Insurance…

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The Bye-Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 2

Polling took place on Wednesday for the by-elections at Mudgee and Liverpool Plains. Mr. F. W. Dunn, Labor…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 6

Parliament was opened by Commission at noon on Wednesday. In the Assembly the first business was the election of the Speaker…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

Many disgraceful scopse occurred in the Legislative Assembly during the debate on the election of Mr. Hy. Willie as Speaker, owing to the Opposition objecting to that…

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Accident at Parliament House

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

A serious accident happened to Mr. John Meehan, M.L.A., at Parliament House, on Thursday morning. Mr. Meehan was walking down the staircase connecting the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday pandemonium reigned owing to the tactics of the Opposition, who made a determined attack on the…

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Federal Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon the second session of the fourth Federal Parliament was opened by the Governor General, Lord Denman. The speech,…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Address in Reply

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 6

Mr. Glynn said an Act which prevented a Chinese keeping his wife in Australia was not worthy of the Federal Parliament. It was a pity…

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