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Politics & elections, 1875

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Earwigging Members of Parliament. Extraordinary Charges of Bribery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 9

MR. SCHOLEY, the member for East Maitland, made some extraordinary statements, which created some sensation in the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday, while the House was in committee of supply, debating an…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, July 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 6

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at halt-past 4 o'clock. SYDNEY WATER. Mr. HOLT moved the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to some remarks made by Sir E…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, July 9

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 6

Mr. DOCKER laid om the Table the by-laws of the municipality of Tenterfield. An abstract of Crown lands reserved for water supply, and other documents. On motions by Mr. WHITE, the Upper Hunter Pastoral…

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The Upper Hunter Election

Evening News · Monday 19 July 1875 · page 2

By an advertisement in our last issue, we see that Mr. John Eales, of Duckenfield Park, Morpeth, has consented to be put in nomination for this electorate. A new local candidates is in the [?] in the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday, July 19

Evening News · Tuesday 20 July 1875 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. GARRETT, in answer to Mr. Fitzpatrick, said there…

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Members of Parliament—arrest. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1875 · page 7

SIR,—The second Constitutional question Which I desire to Examine is the alleged freedom of legislators from arrest on civil process. The absurdity of the opinion recently given by the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday July 20

Evening News · Wednesday 21 July 1875 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. DE SALIS complained that the HERALD had attached him as if he had insulted the chair last Friday. He explained that when hon members greeted his rising with…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1875 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. PERSONAL EXPLANATION. Mr. DE SALIS wished to make a personal explanation…

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Mr. Walter H. Cooper on the Privileges of Parliament. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1875 · page 8

SIR,—In a long letter in your issue of this morning, which fairly bristles with quotations, foot notes, asterisks, and other typographical references, which have an alarming look of l[?]eaming, Mr.Walter H. Cooper addresses himself to an…

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Parliament. Legislative Council [?]

Evening News · Thursday 22 July 1875 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half pat [?] o'clock There being no quorum, present, the President adjourned the House to 4 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday), The following members were present: Messrs. G. Allen, C. Campbell, E.K…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 July 1875 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. There being only twelve members present, the House stood adjourned until the following day. The hon. members present were Mr. Allen, Mr. C…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 July 1875 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. MONTHLY SURPLUS REVENUE. Mr. MONTFFIORE asked the Representative of the Government,—"Whether the Government intend to divide…

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The Drafting and Framing of Acts of Parliament. (From the Pall Mall Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 July 1875 · page 7

MR. J. Fitzjames Stephen, Q.C., gave evidence before the select committee appointed by the House of Commons to consider the mode of drafting and framing Acts of Parliament. Mr. Stephen said that he had acted as legal…

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Upper Hunter Election

Evening News · Friday 23 July 1875 · page 2

Mr. Bales, of Duckenfleid Park, according to the MAITLAND MERCURY,-denies that he consented to contest the election. Mr. Oliver Sau ders has refsed to be nominated as he considers the question at issue is…

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Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 4

The Land Acts Amendment Bill, as amended by the Legislative Council, was transmitted to the Legislative Assembly last night by message from the Council in the usual form, and it was decided that the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday. July 23

Evening News · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 4

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past [?] o'clock. THE CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY. Mr. PARKES [?] THE instant the Speaker came to the…

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Parliament. Summary of Proceedings. Thursday, July 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 114

IN the Legislative Council, A message was received from the Assembly, notifying agreement with the Council's amendments in the Dedicated Crown Lands Resumption Bill, and the…

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PARLIAMENT. Friday, July 16. Strangers in the Lobby

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 8

IN the Legislative Assembly, The Speaker called the attention of the House to the statement made on the previous evening by the member for East Maitland (Mr…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 7

Mr. HOLT moved the adjournment of the House, for the purpose of referring to the George's River water and pollution of the Sydney watershed No one would doubt but that the Sydney water had been contaminated with n[?], and…

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