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Politics & elections, 1876

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The Coming Presidental Election

Evening News · Thursday 20 July 1876 · page 3

General Hayes went into the war for the Union a major. He figured conspicuously in the battlee of Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, and Winchester. Phil Sheridan commanded at Winchester;…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, July 20

Evening News · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 2

Mr. GARRETT, in answer to Mr. W. Browne, said-(1 The Government are not aware that Messrs. R. and A. Landale, Deniliquin Run, have purchased under the improvement clause of the Amended Land Act of 1875 portions of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, July 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 3

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. IMPROVEMENTS ON RESERVES. Mr. GARRETT said, in answer to Mr. W. C. Browne, [?] that…

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Our Parliament on the Vote of Censure. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 6

SIR,—The scenes which have lately taken place in our Parliament will cause us youths of this colony to look upon our Ministers of State with mingled feelings of disgust and shames When we see on ancient Wi[?]tenagemot (a council of…

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Parliament. Summary of Proceedings. Thursday, July 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 106

IN the Legislative Assembly, Ministers answered questions respecting the amount of deposits in the Savings Bank on the let of July, and other matters connected with that institution;…

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Parliament. FRIDAY, July 14. In the Legislative Assembly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 10

When we went to press on Friday morning the House was still engaged upon the Want of Confidence motion After the motion for the adjournment of the debate which has been moved by…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday. July 19

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 8

The PRESIDENTtook his seat at half-past 4 o'clock, The PRESIDENT reported that his Excellency the Govornor had assemed to the Murrumbridge Turf olub Bill relating to lands at Wagga Wagga for public recreation,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, July 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 30 minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE MEYMOTT. Mr. LACKEY said in answer to Mr. M'Elhone, [?]hat inquirty had been made as to whether Mr. Judge Meymott,…

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Election Riots in Belgium. [Further Particulars.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 8

Brussels, June 13.—The result of the elections is that the Catholic majority in the Chamber of Deputies will be twelve instead of fourteen, as it was in the last Chamber. Many of the electoral contests were…

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The Coming Presidential Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 32

General Hayes went into tne war for the Union a major. He figured conspicuously in the battles of Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, and Winchester. Phil Sheridan commanded at Winchester; he…

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Parliament and the Colonies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1876 · page 8

THE question of the relation between the Home a[?] Colonial Legislatures (writes the Home News) has been brought prominently forward in the course of the last few days. On Friday, May 26, there took place a…

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Parliament. [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 26 July 1876 · page 2

[?] questions put down [?] of the [?] if not [?] against public…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, July 25. the Speaker took the chair at 29 minutes past 4 o'clock. Selections on Bella Leppa Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1876 · page 2

Mr. GARRETT said, in answer to Mr. M'E'hone, that no report on the subject of the read applied for by Messrs. Tuite and others at Billa Leppa Creek had yet been received from the district surveyor, to whom reference had…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 26

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1876 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4. The Consolidated Revenue Fund Bill for July was read a first time. The Standing Orders were suspended pro forma, and the Bill was then read a second time…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 July 1876 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past four o'clock. TEMPORARY SUPPLY BILL, No. 7. The PRESIDENT reported this bill from the Legislative Assembly…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, July 27

Evening News · Friday 28 July 1876 · page 2

Mr. LACKEY, in answer to Mr. Driver, for Mr. Lloyd, said-(1) The average quantity of coal consumed per trip between Newcastle and Murrurundi by each engine is-for passenger engine, 36cwt; for goods engine, 23cwt. (2) The number…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 27. the President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. the Unpaid Magistracy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 July 1876 · page 2

Mr. SAMUEL presented a petition from Mr. William Lyndhurst Vardy, barrister-at-law of the province of South Australia, and attorney and solicitor of New South Wales. He deemed it right, in doing so, the inform the House that…

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Our Parliament

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 2

The House of Assembly are now sitting down to business in earnest; as much work is got through in hours as hitherto would take weeks to…

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Parliament. FRIDAY, July 21

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly, On the motion of Mr. GARRETT, a bill to authorize the resumption of certain dedicated Crown lands was read a first time…

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