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Politics & elections, 1872

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly". Tuesday. December 10

Evening News · Wednesday 11 December 1872 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SUTHERLAND, in answer to Hr. Macleay, said…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, December 10

Empire · Wednesday 11 December 1872 · page 3

The SPEAKER, took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SUTHERLAND, in answer to Mr. Macleay, said…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday. December 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1872 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 4 o'olock. PUNT AT NARRANDERA. Mr. MACLEAY asked the Secretary for Public Works,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December ll

Empire · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-six minutes after 4 o'clock. THE CARL CASE. Mr. DOCKER asked the Vice-President—1. Whether…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday. December 11

Evening News · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twent-six minutes after 4 o'clock. THE CARL CASE. Mr. DOCKEE asked the VicePresident—l Whether…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. MURRAY AND THE CARL AFFAIR. Mr. DOCKER asked the Vice-President of the Executive…

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Parliament Legislative Assembly. Thursday, December 12

Empire · Friday 13 December 1872 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 4. ANSWERES TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LLOYD said, in answer to Mr. Lucas, for Sir…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 December 1872 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 4 o'clock. MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. The further consideration of this bill in Committee of…

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Telegarms This Day Severestorm and Loss of Life by Lightning in Victoria New Discovery of Coal in Gippsland. a Burglar Nearly Killed at Sandhurst. Election of Sir Francis Murphy. Latest Victorian Wool Sales. the Crops in South Australia. Condemnation Op Polynesian Slave Traders. Railway League Meeting at Grafton. Scene in the Victorian Assembly. Escape of Prisoners From Pentridge. the Railway Action at Brisbane. Excitement at Wellington. Latest Mining and Commercial, &c., &c., &c. GEAFTON. Friday, 12.36 p.m

Evening News · Friday 13 December 1872 · page 2

The largest public meeting held in Graf ton for many years, was held last night. It was presided over and convened the Mayor, at the request of the Railway League…

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Parliament, Legislative Assembly. Friday, 13Th December

Empire · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr, PARKES, in answer to Mr. Watson, said the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. THE LATE SERGEANT SUTHERLAND. In reply to Mr. Watson, Mr. PARKES said that before…

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The Parliament. Summary of Proceedings. Thursday. December 5

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 758

In the Legislative Assembly, SIR JAMES MARTIN said he felt called upon to notice statements made by members of the Government, and repeated out of doors, to the effect that the public…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 6Th December

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 4

Mr. FARNELL laid on the table a return of Crown lands reserved from sale for water supply and other purposes. Sir J. MARTIN rose to move for leave to bring in…

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Parliament and Press Cricket Match at Melbourne. Questioned Stability of Port Darwin Telegraph Line. Commission of Inquiry at Adelaide. Jervis Bay Shipping. Prorogation of Victorian Parliament. the Intercolonial Conference. Whitebait Dinner at Mel-bourne. Wilful Murder of an Infant. Death From Gymnastic Arrival of the Yacht Linda. the Petroleum Discovery in South Australia- Latest Commercial, &c, &c, HAY

Evening News · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 2

A public meeting was held here to-day, the Mayor in the chair, and a, vote of censure was passed on Mr. Pearce, the police magistrate, for insulting the ratepayers. house, the present buildings being inadequate to the requirements of the place. The Governament are also to be asked for £2000 for a public wharf, and to cancel the existing wharf…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 13Th December

Evening News · Monday 16 December 1872 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. PARKES, in answer to Mr. Watson, said the…

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Breach of Promise—action for £5000. a Publican Stabbed by a Jealous Husband. Frightful Floods at Bathurst. Delay of the Mails. Kelso Submerged. Anticipated Destruction of Crops. Opening of the Melbourne Woollen Factory. Apprehension of the Pen-tridge Escapes. Parliament and Press Cricket Match, Melbourne. Railway Accident in Victoria. Ministerial Dinner at Mel-bourne. Severe Floods at Mudgee. Locusts in the Streets of Adelaide. Sales of South Australian Wheat. Latest Commercial, &c., &o., &c. MELBOURNE. Saturday, 7.55 p.m

Evening News · Monday 16 December 1872 · page 2

The Melbourne woollen manufactory was formally opened to-day. The escaped prisoners from Pentridge were found on the roof of the police station…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, December 17

Empire · Wednesday 18 December 1872 · page 3
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THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. PARKES, in answer to Mr. Forster, said inquiry…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, December 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1872 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. POST OFFICE, DAPTO. In reply to Mr. Forster, Mr. PARKES said that…

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Prorogation of the Victorian Parliament. Valedictory Address to the Governor. Extraordinary Hallucination of Mr. Aspinall, the Barrister. Gale in the Bay. Suicide Through Jealousy. Betting on the Sydney Cup. Overland Telegraph Line Interrupted. the Queensland Loan. the Kidnapped Islanders. Mr. Todd and the Overland Line. Latest Commercial, &c., &., &c. MELBOURNE. Tuesday, 10.40 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 18 December 1872 · page 2

Parliament was prorogued to-day with more than the usual formalities, valedictory addresses from both Houses being presented to his Excellency Viscount Canterbury in view of…

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