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Politics & elections, 1868

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 31St

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 4

THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. NO QUORUM. There not being a quorum, Mr. Speaker adjourned the House till 3 o'clock on the following day. The members…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 1St

Empire · Thursday 2 April 1868 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes after 4 o'clock. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1868 · page 2

THE President took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock. H.M.S. GALATEA. Mr. PRESIDENT intimated to the House that he had received an invitation from his Royal Highness to visit the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 2Nd April, 1868

Empire · Friday 3 April 1868 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 8 o'clock. WESTERN RAILWAY EXTENSION. Mr, STIMPSON asked the Secretary for Public…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 2Nd April

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1868 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3 o'clock. RAILWAY CONTRACTS. Mr. STIMPSON asked the Secretary for Public works:…

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Parliament. Monday, 30Th, Tuesday, 31St March

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 3

ON both these days there was no business transacted in the Legislative Assembly, in consequence of there not being a quorum on either day. WEDNESDAY, 1ST APRIL…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, April 3

Empire · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty minutes after 4 o'clock—There being only seven members present; viz., Messrs. Docker, E. Cox, Lord, Blaxland, Chish[?]lm, Allen, and Hay, the PRESIDENT…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock, and there not being a quorum present, adjourned the House until 4 p.m. on Tuesday next…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, 6Th April, 1808

Empire · Tuesday 7 April 1868 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 3 o'clock. RESIDENCE FOR THE COMMODORE. Mr. LORD asked the Colonial Secretary. — Is it the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1868 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3 o'clock. COMMODORE'S RESIDENCE. Mr. LORD asked the Colonial Secretary,—" Is it the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, April 7th

Empire · Wednesday 8 April 1868 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty minutes after 4 o'clock, and there being only eight members present, viz., Messrs. Docker, Blaxland, Lord, Thomson, Gordon, [?]ussel], Allen, and Day, the President…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1868 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his scat at half-past 4 o'clock. There was not a quorum present, and the PRFSIDENT adjourned the Council until 4 p.m. on Wednesday…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 8

Empire · Thursday 9 April 1868 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes after 4 o'clock. THE PRESIDENT SUMMONED. The PRESIDENT informod the House that since…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1868 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seal at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. DOCKER laid upon the table a number of papers, teturns to which were ordered to be printed…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Empire · Friday 10 April 1868 · page 3

The debate, which was proceeding yesterday morning when we went to press, continued, with occasional interruptions by calling attention to the state of the House, &c., until half-past 8 o'clock, at which time the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 9Th April. the Spea[?] took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. Sheep Directors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 April 1868 · page 2

Mr. LUCAS asked the Secretary for Lands,—"[?] Whether G. P. Bowman, james Glass, James Davis, John [?] bridge, jun., and Alfred Coberoft, Esqs., were, during the first weekin February last, elected by the…

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Parliament. Friday, 3Rd April

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 3

IN the Legislative Council. There were only seven members present yesterday, viz., Messrs. Docker, Allen, Cox, Hay, Chisholm, Lord, and Blaxland, and the President adjourned the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, April 14. Legislative Assembly

Empire · Wednesday 15 April 1868 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes post 8. FLAGSTAFF HILL. Dr. LANG asked the Secretary for Lands.—…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1868 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. DOCKER laid upon the table several documents, which were ordered to be printed…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1868 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at twenty-six minutes past 4 o'clock. ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY. Mr. DOCKER moved,—"1. That an humble address be…

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