Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, 1St March
The PRESIDENT took the chair at seventeen minutes past four o'clock. RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. The SECRETARY FOR WORKS rose and said:…
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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 29th
A message was brought down from the Governor-General, covering a despatch relative to the separation from this colony of a portion of territory which the Government of South Australia are desirous of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Election. [From Our Correspondent.]
A PUBLIC meeting of the electors of Windsor and Richmond was held on Saturday evening last, at Mr. Marsden's, Fitzroy Hotel, for the purpose of nominating a fitting candidate to fill the seat lately vacated by Mr. W. B. Dalley. The meeting was announced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 6
THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-two minutes past three o'clock. SEAT VACANT. The SPEAKER read a letter from Andrew Loder, Esq.,…
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THE President took his seat at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES, on behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Montifiore's New Freight Bill Now Before Parliament. to Merchants, Importers, and Others. (Per favour of the Herald.)
By the ship North Wind I received 164 boxes of goods, 160 of them are endorsed at the back of the bill of lading to measure 748 feet 6 inches, at 45s. per ton measurement. Finding they were considerably over measured, I waited on…
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THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past four o'clock. EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEYS. Mr. JOHNSON gave fresh notice of his motion,…
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A sufficient number of persons did not meet in the Legislative Council to form a quorum. Before the President declared the House adjourned, however, Mr. Eagar stated that negociations were still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonial Parliament. New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday, March 9
THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes past your o'clock. ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBER. The PRESIDENT reported to the House that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Windsor. [From Our Correspondent.] Election Matters
MARCH 7—Mr. Walker addressed a large meeting of the electors of Windoor at Mr. S. Freeman's, Cricketers' Arms Inn, on Tuesday evening last. The room was crowded…
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THE UPPER HUNTER.— Place of nomination, Sco[?] date of writ, 9th March, 1860; date of nomination, 19th March, 1860; polling day, 24th March, 1860; return of writ, 2nd April, 1860…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Windsor Election. the Nomination
ON Friday last, the nomination for this electorate took place, at 12 o'clock. Mr. ASCOUOH, J.P., the returning-officer, after some appropriate remarks, read the writ of election…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Election for the Upper Hunter. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—As it has been to-day intimated to me that, notwithstanding my declining yesterday an overture, by telegram, on behalf of various parties in the electoral district of the Upper Hunter to bring me…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Windsor Election. (From Our Correspondent.)
RETURN or MR. WALKER.—The final state of the poll was declined on the evening of Monday last. We immediately despatched a messenger to Parramatta, hoping to forward you the result by telegraph, but, owing to the arrangement for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Portraits in Parliament
THE great council of the Nation is closed. Our readers miss in the columns of the daily papers the flashes of eloquence and wit that were wont to set their breakfast tables in a roar. If they meet with a legislator now,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland Election. Re-election of Mr. Weekes. [From Our Special Reporter.]
THE nomination of a candidate for the representation of West Maitland, vacated by the acceptance, by the Hon. E. C. Weekes, Esq., of the office of Colonial Treasurer, in Mr. Robertson's administration, took place yesterday, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →By Electric Telegraph. [From Our Special Reporter.] West Maitland Election. Newcastle, Friday, 6.30 p.m
THE nomination was held to-day, at noon, and Mr. Weekes re-elected without opposition. Cheeter made a laughbale speech, but was not a candidate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ministerial Elections
THE success of the first Ministerial election is entirely attributable to the activity and liberality of Weekes, who months ago had Twank's measure and resolved to defeat him. Accordingly, while Twank was l[?]rking about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Portraits in Parliament. Mr. Black
THE honorable member for East Sydney, Mr. Black, has tasted the bitter sweets of office: indeed, running down the entire catalogue of men of even moderate abilities in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland Election
WE take the following from Saturday's Mercury, racording the unopposed return of E.C. Weekes, Esq., for West Mai[?]and, on Friday last:— Mr. WEEKES (who rose [?]midst cheers and hisses) then…
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