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Politics & elections, 1863

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Parliament. Tuesday, 24th NOVEMBER

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. FORST[?], Mr. EAGAR, Mr. HOLROYD, Mr. FAUCETT, AND Mr. COWPER, jun, took oaths and their seats upon their re-election…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Friday, November 27

Empire · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair it twenty, three minutes after three, there being thirty members present. GOVERNMENT CASH BALANCES. Mr. PIDDINGTON asked the Colonial Treasurer—…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, November 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-four minutes past three o'clock. GOVERNMENT BALANCES. Mr. PIDDINGTON desired to ask the Colonial Treasurer—…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Nov. 25

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 4

The following new members were sworn in:—John Blaxland, E. D. S. Ogilvie, and Robert Johnson, Esqs.—The President announced the resignation of the Honorable Edward Butler as a…

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Municipal Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 6

During the past week the different candidates for Municipal honours have been addressing the citizens of the various wards on the topics most interesting to them. Mr. Renny and Mr. Aitken…

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Municipal Election Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 5
Also in Sydney Mail

MACQUARIE WARD.—A large number of the ratepayers of Macquarie Ward assembled at the Bathurst Hotel, corner of Pitt and Market streets, yesterday evening, for the purpose of hearing from Mr. Alderman Macintosh an account of his proceedings as…

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Municipal, Election Meetings

Empire · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 5

BOURKE WARD.—A camber of the friends and supporters of Mr. Aliken assembled at Mr. Mann's, Prince Alfred Hotel, George-street, last evening,. Shortly after 8 o'clock the business of the meeting commenced by Mr…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, December 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1863 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past three o'clock. THE NEW COMMISSION. Mr. GARRETT asked the Colonial Secretary. "[?] s it…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Tuesday, December 1,1863

Empire · Wednesday 2 December 1863 · page 8

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. NEW COMMISSION OF THE PEACE. Mr. GARRETT asked the Colonial Secretary—1. Is…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 December 1863 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his s[?]at at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. PAP[?]RS. Mr. PLUNKETT laid upon the table a report on the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council, Wednesday, December 2

Empire · Thursday 3 December 1863 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock. DOCUMENTS. Mr. PLUNKETT laid upon the table the following…

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Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 December 1863 · page 5
Also in Empire

A [?]OUT two thousand persons assembled in front of the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, yesterday, to hear the declaration of the poll. The concourse was very orderly, the principal manifestation of feeling being one of good…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 3Rd

Empire · Friday 4 December 1863 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. SLAVE TRADE. Mr.PLUNKETT laid on the table a despatch from…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1863 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock. PAPER. Mr. PLUNKETT, by command of the Governor, laid…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 1St December

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 December 1863 · page 9

IN the Legislative Assembly, Numerous questions were put to Ministers, of the replica to which the following is the substance:—That it was the intuition of the Government, in compliance…

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Bell's Essence of Parliament. Tuesday, December 1St, 1863

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 5 December 1863 · page 3

Ministers were put to that worst kind of torture known as the "Question;" the "son of his father" being peculiarly ardent in the pursuit of knowledge under difficulties. He wanted to know everything, and…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 2

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 December 1863 · page 4

The Cardiff Coal Company's Incorporation Bill was brought up from the Assembly and read a first time.—Mr. Plunkett made a brief statement in reference to the intentions of the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, December 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1863 · page 2

THE SPEAKER look the chair at twenty-eight minutes past three o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. SPEAKER said that some of the questions on the…

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