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Politics & elections, 1865

465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 24

New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 13Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-six minutes past 4 o'clock. PETITION. Mr. PLUNKETT presented a petition from parties in…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Wednesday, June 14Th, 1865

Empire · Thursday 15 June 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minuted after four o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. SCOTT asked the Solicitor-General—Whether…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 14Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. SCOTT asked the Solicitor-General, "Whether the Government are aware that a practice is becoming prevalent in the Post Office, Sydney, and various other post-offices in…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Thursday, June 15Th, 1865

Empire · Friday 16 June 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes after four o'clock. REPORT. Mr. ALLEN laid on the table of the House, a…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 15Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-sevea minutes past 4 o'clock. PRINTING. Mr. ALLEN brought up a report from the Printing…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Friday, June 15Th, 1865

Empire · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-six minutes after four o'clock. QUESTION. Mr. BALXLAND asked the Solicitor-General…

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Punch in Parliament. Friday, 9th June, 1865

Sydney Punch · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 7

THE meeting of the Acclimatization Society--that is, Mr. Speaker took the chair at half-past three, and after a few trifling matters of no value to any hut their owners had been disposed of, Mr. R. DRIVER rose for the purpose of suggesting the conversion of New South Wales to a…

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Parliament. Friday, 9Th June. in the Legislative Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 3

Mr. Johnson put a series of questions (seven in number) to the Solicitor-General in reference to the law expenses, Graham and others v. Berry; Berry v. Graham, and the appeal to the Privy Council…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 6

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in reply to Mr. Scott's question as to the abstraction of foreign postage stamps, read a portion of a communication from the Postmaster-General exculpating…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, June 16Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-six minutes past 4 o'clock. ELECTION EXPENSES. Mr. BLAXLAND asked the Solicitor-General,…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Sydney, June 17, 1863. Prorogation of Parliament

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 2

His Excellency the GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF will prorogue Parliament on the afternoon of Tuesday next. A Melbourne telegraph informs us that "that first…

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Parliament of New South Wales. the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 6

On Thursday, 25th May, the Stamp Duties Bill was brought up from the Assembly and read a first time and stands for a sceond leading for Tuesday next.— Mr. DOCKER moved the second reading of the bill…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Tuesday, June 20Th, 1865

Empire · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes after three o'clock. ASSENT TO BILLS. The PRESIDENT announced a message from his…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 390

A Ministers in answer to questions stated, that a sum of £300 was voted for a monument to Dr Leichhardt in 1859 on the reclaimed land in Farm Cove but that no design had yet been…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, June 20Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3 o' clock. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. The PRESIDENT reported that he had received a…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Empire · Thursday 22 June 1865 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Yesterday afternoon his Excellency Sir John Young prorogued the Parliament of New South Wales. Long before half-past 3 o'clock a large concourse of people had assembled in front of the legislative chambers to…

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Sketches in Parliament

Empire · Friday 23 June 1865 · page 3

Before now opinions have been expressed that the present parliament had acquired a bad eminence as compared with most of its predecessors. It was supposed that its bad…

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The Prorogation of Parliament

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 June 1865 · page 4

The first session of the fifth Parliament of New South Wales was prorogued on the afternoon of Wednesday. 21st instant, by his Excellency Sir John Young. Probably owing to the unusual hour at which the ceremony took…

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Parliament of New South Wales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 June 1865 · page 397

The first session of the present Parliament was brought to a close on Wednesday afternoon at half past three by his Excellency the Governor who prorogued it till August 1st. The attendance of…

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