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Politics & elections, 1880

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 7Th May

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 6

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. CARRIAGE OF FLOOR BY RAIL. Mr. LACKEY informed Mr. Bennett (for Mr…

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TELEGRAMS. Cable Messages. Engelish Political. Opening of Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 9

LONDON, April 29.—The new Parliament waa opened to-day by Royal Commission. There was a very large attendance of members, and the utmost interest was…

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Dissolution of the Italian Parliament. Rome, May 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 878

In consequence of the impediments placed in the way of the Government in carrying out the measures recently announced in the King's speech, Signor Cairoli (President of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday. May 4

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 12

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, and reported that the Government had assented to the Supply Bill for April. Archibold Thompson's Trust Ewtate Bill on motion by Mr. GOUDON, was read a third time, passecd…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LACKEY informed Mr. Bennett, for Mr. Greville, that 50 tons of flour were conveyed from Newcastle to…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, May 7. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.2[?] p.m. Official Information

Evening News · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 5

Mr. LACKEY, in reply to Mr. Badgerv, stated that if the surveys were sufficiently advanced to admit of the route being determined, and an cotimate made of the cost, provision would be made on the next [?] estimate for the…

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The Northumberland Election. Newcastle, April 30

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 879

To-day being the day of polling for the election of a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the county of Northumberland, in the place of Mr. T. Hungerford resigned, the usual excitement attending political…

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Election Manifestoes

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 7

Amongst the political manifestoes received by the mail may be found the following extracts:--"Mr. W. E. Forster denies that the Conservatives have maintained the supremacy of Great Britain in the…

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Election for Northumberland, Cfbom Our Cojbbesfondent.) Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 17

THE returning-offiser (C. B. Ranchland, Esq.) made a declaration of the state of the poll last evening at Waratah. There was an immense gathering, but everything passed off very quietly. There must have…

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Ministerial Re-elections in Great Britain. London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 5

The re-election of those members who accepted office in the new Administration are now being held. Sir Vernon Harcourt, who accepted the office of Attorney-General, failed…

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Election for Leeds. London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 5

Mr. Herbert Gladstone, son of the Premier, and who was defeated at the general election for Middlesex, has been returned without opposition for Leeds, the constituency…

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(Reuter's Telegram.) the British Ministerial Elections. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 5

The elections rendered necessary by the acceptance of office in the new Liberal Administration were completed on Saturday night. All the Ministers have been re-elected…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 11

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 3
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ARCHIBALD THOMPSON'S TRUST BILL. The PRESIDENT read a message, stating that the…

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New Victorian Parliament. MeLBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 2

PARLIAMENT was opened yesterday by Sir "William Stawell, C.J., and Sir Redmond Barry, at Commissioners. There was a large muster of members of the Assembly. The members were…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 3

[?]e PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ARCHIBALD THOMPSON'S TRUST ESTATE BILL. The PRESIDENT read a message from the Governor…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 3

Parliament was opened to-day, by Commission, by Sir Win. Stawell, C.J., and Sir Redmond Barry at noon. The members of the Assembly present were summoned to the bar of the Council, and, the…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 6

Parliament was opened by commission, at noon today, by the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Barry. The Governor's proclamation and letters patent having been read, the members of the Assembly adjourned to their…

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Parliament. Legislative Council Wednesday, May 12

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 May 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. MESSAGE. The PRESIDENT read a message, stating that the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 12

Evening News · Thursday 13 May 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock and reported a message received from the Assembly announcing that the Assembly did not insist on its amendments of the Council's amendments. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON moved…

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