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Politics & elections, 1856

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1856 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following members—introduced by Messrs…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, September 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 September 1856 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. Mr. WEEKES, seeing the Colonial Secretary in his…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons. — Thursday, June 26Th. Postal Communication Between England and Australia

Empire · Thursday 18 September 1856 · page 1

Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Sectretary to the Treacury, whether [?]er Majesty's Government have completed arrangements for postal communication between England and Australia; and if so, what is the nature of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, September 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 September 1856 · page 2

THE SEPTEMBER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. HOLT rose to a breach of privilege. In the…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons.—thursday, June 26Th. Postal Communication Between England and Australia

Empire · Friday 19 September 1856 · page 6

Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether her Majesty's Government have completed arrangements for postal communication between England and Australia; and if so, what is the nature of…

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Parliament of New South Wales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 September 1856 · page 3

The new ministers, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Martin, Mr. Murrey, and Mr. Campbell, having been reelected during the adjournment, were sworn in and took their seats…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday, September 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 September 1856 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. RAILWAY EXTENSION. Mr. NICHOLS withdrew the following motion…

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Sketches in Parliament. " Mr. Speaker, I think I see a Stranger in the Gallery." Mr. ARNOLD (in posse). Ix.—hay Mowing and Straw Splitting

Empire · Monday 22 September 1856 · page 4

Dante peoples the topmost crater of his hell with these souls whom we call purposeless. And the noble old Florentine—fighting out his life so manfully; carving his way through envy, infamy, scurrility;…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 23Rd, 1856

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1856 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. STEAM COMMUNICATION. Mr. COWPER laid upon the table a despatch…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 September 1856 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following gentlemen having been duly introduced to the House, took the necessary oaths and their…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, September, 25Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 September 1856 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. GEORGE MACLEAY presented a petition from Stephen Henry Marsh, Esq., asking for…

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Parliament of New South Wales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 September 1856 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly root on Tuesday at half-past three o'clock. The adjourned debate on Mr. Hay's motion was resumed by Mr. Willium Macleay, who contended…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, September, 26Th. the President took his seat at 10 minutes past 4 o'clock. DESPATCH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 September 1856 · page 7

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL laid upon the table a despatch received by his Excellency the Governor-General, having reference to steam postal communication with England. The paper stated, that a countract had been entered into, and under what terms. He…

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Collingwood Election. (From the Melbourne Herald, September 25.)

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 2

The election of two members for Collingwood, considered by the electors the second most important constituency in the colony, came off yesterday; and if peace and quietness are advantages in connection with…

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South Melbourne Election

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 2

This contest has terminated, as generally expected, in the return of the Surveyor-General by an overwhelming majority. Tho polling came off at Emerald Hill and Sandridge, and the day's procoadings were…

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{From the Melbourne Herald, September 2[?].) Election for Ricihmond

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 2

The election of representatives for the important suburban district of Richmond took place on Thursday, and the result was the return of Dr. Evans and Mr. D. S. Campbell, the former gentleman heading the poll…

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Progress of the Elections in Victoria. (From the Melbourn Herald, September 24.) the Election for the City

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 2

The events so auxiously lookod forward to—the election of members to represent the citizens in the first Legislative Assembly, under the New Constitution, came off yesterday. A general holiday had been…

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St. Kilda Election

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 2

The polling for the electoral district of St. Kilda and Prahran terminated last evening in the return of Messrs Sargood and Fellows. There were four polling places, viz., South Yarro, Windsor, St. Kilda and Elsternwick,…

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The Melbourne Election

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1856 · page 4

THE result of the election for the city of Melbourne, which was decided by the ballot box on Tuesday last, has taken us very much by surprise Looking on from this point of…

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Decorations for the New Houses of Parliament at Melbourne

Empire · Wednesday 1 October 1856 · page 3

We had an opportunity on Monday of inspecting two of the figures (typical of Liberty and Wisdom) which have been modelled by Mr. Summers., and are intended to from part of the internal decorations…

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