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Politics & elections, 1881

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 15. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.29 p.m. Carriage of Produce

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 3

In reply to Mr. Myers, Mr. LACKEY stated that the quantities of the following kinds of agricultural produce which have been trucked to the metropolis from places beyond 150 miles of Sydney during the…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 6

BOROUGH OF ST. LEONARDS.—Mr. William Tunks, J.P., has been elected Mayor for the fifteenth time consecutively. GLEN INNES.(Tuesday).—Edward Jones and John…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 16

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. A petition in favour of the No Liability Mining Companies Act, was presented by Mr. G. B. Cox from certain miners of Braidwood,…

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Parliament. Legislative, Council. Wednesday, 16Th February

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. G. H. COX presented a petition from a number…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. The PRESIDENT read a message from the Governor, giving the Royal Assent to the Supply Bill for January…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, February 17

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, OFFICIAL INFORMATION. Sir HENRY PARKES, 'in reply to Mr. Poole, stated that Government intended to introduce a bill for the reduction of Chinese immigration…

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Opening of the German Parliament. Berlin, February 16

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 3

The German Reichstag (Parliament) opened to-day. The Emperor William's speech from the throne alluded to the difficulties still remaining to be settled between Turkey and…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, February 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-pat 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Sir HENRY PARKES, in answer to Mr. Poole, said that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, February 17. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.29 p.m. Chinese Immigration

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 3

Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr. Poole, stated that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill to restrict Chinese Immigration; but the Government was anxious to act concurrently…

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The Camperdown Mayoral Election

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1881 · page 3

With reference to the manner in which the election of Mayor of Camperdown was conducted, Me. Pidcock, council clerk of the borough, writes to say that the facts of the case are aa follows.-The retiring…

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Scenes in Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 314

London, January 13.—In Parliament the debate on the Irish question continues. Nothing startling was evolved. The Liberals and Conservatives issued urgent whips to their supporters to attend the House of Commons to-night, in…

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PARLIAMENT Political Chit-Chat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 306

"Come, there is no more tribute to be paid; our kingdom is stronger than it was at that time."—CYMBELINE. "I do defy him, and I spit at him; Call him a slanderous coward and a villain."—RICHARD II…

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Parliament. Friday, February 11. IN the Legislative Assembly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 9

Mr. BUCHANAN moved the second reading of the Contempts Punishment Bill, the object of which was to ensure that contempts of Court in certain cases should be tried like other offences,…

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New' South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, February 11

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 8

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. Mr. LACKEY, in reply to Mr. Levin, stated that the Victorian Government had offered to pay halt…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday, February l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 7 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Sir HENRY PARKES, in answer to Mr. J. P Abbott, for Mr. Reid, said that there would be no objection…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, February 18. Plans of Free Public Library

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 6

Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr. Abbott, stated that there would be no objection whatever to laying these plans upon the table as exhibits. ROAD FROM GUNNEDAH TO BARRABA…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 18th FEBRUARY, 1881. The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-seven , minutes past 7 o'clock. Official Information

Evening News · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 5

Sir HENRY PAPKES, in reply to Mr. Joseph P. Abbott, stated that there would be no objection to lay the prans for the proposed Free Public Library on the table of the House…

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The Goultburn Municipal Election. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 39

SIR— In your municipal news from this town, you have a misleading paragraph, which I am certain would not have been put in your valuable paper if the feets of the case were known to you. " Mr. Martin the retiring…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 22

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. Mr. BAKER, in reply to Mr. T. G. Dangar, stated no decision had been arrived at with reference to the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly Tuesday, February 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1881 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BAKER, in reply to Mr. T. G. Dangar, said no decision had yet been arrived at with regard to the road from…

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