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Politics & elections, 1880

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Dissolution of the British Parliament. London, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 5

A Royal Proclamation formally dissolving Parliament was issued to-day. The proclamation, which is brief, alludes to the relations between Great Britain and the European…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table an abstract of…

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Telegraphic News. [By Submarine Cable.] Dissolution of the British Parliament. London, March 24

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 3

A Royal proclamation formally dissolving parliament, was issued to-day. The proclamation, which was very brief, alludes to the relations of Great Britain with the other Powers,…

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Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 10

THE House was counted both on Friday and Tuesday. WEDNESDAY, March 24. In the Legislative Council…

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Sketches in Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 612

The privileges debate in the Council last week occupied that body for nearly six hours. The motion of Mr. Samuel, "That the first reading of the Stamp Duties Bill No. 2 stand an order of the day for the…

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The Late Imperial Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 7

THE Parliament which, according to our cable messages, was dissolved on Thursday, had existed for six years and 20 days. It first assembled on March 5,1874, on which day the writs had…

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PARLIAMENT Progress of Legislation

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 612

In order to keep our readers, especially in the country, conversant with the progress of the legislation of the present session of Parliament, we have compiled the following tables, which will show at a…

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The British Parliament. London, March 19

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 606

At the conclusion of to-day's sittings, the House of Commons adjourned till Wednesday, when Parliament will be prorogued previous to the dissolution, which will take…

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Cable Messages. The British Parliament Dissolved

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 4

LONDON, March 24—Parliament was dissolved to-day by Royal Commission. The Queen's speech alluded to the favourable prospects of peace being maintained in…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 24

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 12

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, and reported that his Excellency the Governor had assented to the Temporary Supply Hill, No. 4. A bill to provide for the water supply and sewerage of the city of…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, March 25. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Official Information

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 5

Mr. SUTTOR, in reply to Mr. Barbour, stated that the land on which it was intended to build the Wandock public school, near Domliquin, had not yet been obtained from the Lands Department. Inquiry was being made is…

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The Election for the Clarance

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 4

GRAFTON, Thursday.—Mr. John Mitchell Purves held his first meeting at the School of Arts last night. There was an overcrowded and an influential audience. Mr. George Foot,…

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The Coming Elections. London, March 24

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 616

More contests will take place over the approaching elections than at previous elections. The publicans and English Catholics, from Norfolk downwards, support the Tories…

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The British Elections. London, March 24

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 616

The Times, in a leader to-day on the subject of the forthcoming elections and the prospects of parties, says that it expects the result will be an equal balance of Liberals…

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The Result of the Victorian Elections. London, March 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 606

The Morning Post, in a leader to-day on the result of the elections in Victoria, expresses satisfaction at the defeat of Mr. Berry, whose administration the Post strongly condemns…

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The Coming Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 16

LONDON, March 24.—THE TIMES expects that the Tory majority will be decreased, and may, perhaps, be extinguished by the general election. The excitement…

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The Clarence Election

Evening News · Monday 29 March 1880 · page 2

LAURENCE, Saturday.—Mr. S. G. Davison, one of the candidates for the Clarence, arrived on Thursday, and was met at Palmer's Island by a large number of electors, whom he addressed at…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Ouh London Correspondent.) Continental Views of the English Elections. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1880 · page 5

Deep interest is taken on the Continent in the actions of the Liberals in regard to the approaching elections. The eagerness of French sympathy is, however, damped…

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Are Our Electioneering Principles Philosophical? to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1880 · page 5

Sir,—Without pretending to be master of the science of eleotioneeeing principles so as to secure the representation of minorities, scientifically in a full sense, which I think is a degree of perfection in the discharge of these important…

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Election for the Clarence

Evening News · Wednesday 31 March 1880 · page 2

ST. LAWRENCE, Wednesday.—Mr. S. G. Davidson addressed the largest political meeting ever assembled at Brushgrove, on Tuesday evening. John F. Small, Esq., was in the chair. A…

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