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Politics & elections, 1866

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Prorogation of Parliament

Empire · Monday 9 April 1866 · page 5

The following is the substance of the proclamation issued in a Government Gazette Extraordinary on Saturday last, whereby his Excellency the Governor has prorogued Parliament until the 8th of May…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Saturday, April 7Th

Empire · Monday 9 April 1866 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes after 4 o'clock. The following members were present:—Messrs. Docker, Allen, Icely, A. Campbell, J. Campbell,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Saturday, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1866 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at ten minutes past four o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. The POSTMASTER-GLNERAL brough: down a…

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Parliament. Saturday, 7Th April

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 3

In the Legislative Council, The PRESIDENT took his seat at ten minutes past 4 O'clock. The POSTMASTER-GENERAL, brought down a…

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Punch in Parliament. Thursday, April 5Th

Sydney Punch · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 2

MR. SPEAKER entered gleefully at 29 minutes past 3. This being the last day but one of the parliamentary session, the proceedings were conducted with even more than their usual éclat, and in that recherche style for which the Macquarie-streeet tribunal is so justly celebrated…

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Election of Churchwardens

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 3

ACCORDING to the custom of the English Church, vestry meetings were held at the different churches on Easier Tuesday, for the purpose of electing gentlemen to act as churchwardens far the ensuing year…

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The Opening of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1866 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, the new session having been formally opened by the reading of the Governor's Procalmation, his Excellency the Governor entered the Council Chamber, and, after the usual formalities,…

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Queensland. Opening of Parliament. (From the Daily Guardian, April 11.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1866 · page 2

PARLIAMENT was opened yesterday, at noon by proclamation, by his Excellency the Governor in person. For some time before the hour appointed a large crowd assembled in Qeen-street, lining both sides of the street for a…

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Imperial Parliament. Opening of the Session

Empire · Tuesday 17 April 1866 · page 3

In consequence of the general election and the assembling of Parliament, the session was formally opened on February 1. The awearing in of peers and commoners, to as to constitute both Hourse before the delivery of…

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The Queen Meeting Her New Parliament. (from the Illustrated London News, February 10.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1866 · page 3

HER Majesty was, happily, enabled to fulfil the promise which gave so much gratification to her subjects, and on Tuesday last the Queen opened Parliament in person. The scene in the House of Lords on that day will long abide in…

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The Williams Election—the Nomination. (Abrid[?]ed from Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1866 · page 5

THE nomination of candidates for the seat in the Assembly, for the electorate of the Williams vacant by reason of the resignation of Mr. Manton, took place at Dungog on Saturday last. Considerable interest was manifested in the…

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Queensland. Opening of Parliament

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 6

PARLIAMENT was opened yesterday, at noon, by proclamation, by his Excellency the Governor in person. For some time before the hour appointed a large crowd assembled in Queen-street, lining both sides of the street for a…

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The Queen Meeting Her New Parliament

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 11

HER Majesty was, happily, enabled to fulfil the promise which gave so much gratification to ber subjects, and on Tuesday last the Queen opened Parliament in person. The scene in the House of Lords on that day will long abide in…

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Habits of the Business-member of Parliament

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 3

The Business-Member of Parliament is one who gets into Parhament for his own business, and not for the business of the country. A lavish distribution of promises previous to election,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 6

On Thursday, 22nd March, Dr. MACFARLANE brought up the bill for the regulation of common lodging-houses. The bill was read a first time.— Mr. DEAS THOMSON brought up the report of the…

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The Irish Question. Important Debate in the English Parliament. Great Speech of the O'donoghue

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 246

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, FEB. 8. On the order of the day for the adjourned debate on the address, The O'Donoghue rose and said—Sir, I am…

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The Williams Election—the Nomination

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 2

The nomination of candidates for the scat in the Assembly, for the electorate of the Williams, vacant by reason of the resignation of Mr. Manton, took place at Dungog on Saturday last. Considerable interest was manifested in the…

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Further Prorogation of Parliament

Empire · Wednesday 2 May 1866 · page 4

Yesterday's'Govornment Gazette contains a proclamation further proroguing Parliament as follows:— "Whoreas the Parliament ot New South Wales, now stands prorogued to Tuesday, the eighth day of May…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords.—saturday, February 17

Empire · Wednesday 2 May 1866 · page 2

At twenty nunutes to 5 o'clock Sir G. Grey appeared at the bar, holding in his hand the bill for the suspension of the Habens Corpus Act in Ireland, which had just passed through…

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The Progress of the Irish Question in Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 316

There is not an Irishman who will not feel proud of the vigorous and manly way in which the cause of our suffering country was pleaded in the debate on The O'Donoghue's amendment…

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