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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 2

The Premier moved, in the Assembly on Tuesday night, as a matter of urgency, that the Parliamentary Elections (Amesdment) Bill, which was…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 6

The debate on the Address in Reply was resumed. Mr. Bruce Smith said the House had not sufficiently considered the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 6

The debate on the Address in Reply was continued. Mr. Hedges said the Government wanted shaking up in regard to wireless…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

Mr. Wade gave notice in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday afternoon of his intention to move on Tuesday next a vote of censure…

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Scene in Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

On Tuesday evening a disgraceful riotous scene occurred in the Legiolstive Assembly, when several members of the Opposition persistently badgered…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 2

Mr. Wale moved iu the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night,—"That the statements of the Honorable the Premier with regard to the public business of this House…

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Federal Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 6

In the House of Representative on Tuesday the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Deskin) moved,-" That, in the opinion of this House, the preferences…

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Federal Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 6

In the House of Representatives the debate was [?]med on the censure motion submitted by the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Deakin, relating to…

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Federal Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 6

Prime Minister informed Sir John Forrest that he expected to be in a position to deliver his Budget speech at the end of next week or early…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 2

The Liverpool Plains seat has been declared vacant. In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, Mr. Dacey presented the report of the…

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Federal Parliament. Nation[?] of [?]

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 6

In the House of Representatives Mr. Frank J. Foster moved a relation which set out that in order to abolish the waste of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 6

A resolution, was received from the Assembly forwarding a resolution for amending schedule 2 of the Industrial Disputes Act by adding certain boards…

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Unique Act of Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 3

Claims amounting to £2179 were allowed by the Northwich Compensation Board for subsidence of property due to brine-pumping in connection…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Federal Capital

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 5

In reply to Mr. Higgs, the Minister for Homo Affairs said that he had no intention of retreating from the position he had taken up with…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly' Teachers' Colleges Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Education moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide for constructing, maintaining, and governing a college for the training of…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 2

Further consideration was given in committee to the Naval and Military "Decorations Bill relating to the disposal of medals and other…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Railway Management

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 6

The Premier, In reply to Mr. Kelly, said complaints that bad been made about overcrowding in second-class cars on the railway would, be brought under…

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Federal, Parliament. "The Senate. Government Estaulishments

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 6

Senator M'Dougall moved,—"That in the opinion of this Senate all Government establishments for the manufacture of supply of goods for the…

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To Purify Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 3

With the object of purifying federal election in the United States, the Senate has passed a Bill putting the expenses of a Congressman at an average…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 6

The debate on the second reading of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Amending Bill, and the amendment moved by Mr. Deakin, was…

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