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Politics & elections, 1882

1,527 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 77

Opening of Parliament

Evening News · Tuesday 22 August 1882 · page 2

THE third session of the tenth Parliament under responsible Government was commenced to-day at noon, with all the pomp and ceremony customary on such occasions. At about 11 o'clock the Legislative…

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Opening of Parliament

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 3

The third session of the tenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened yesterday with the usual formula, and more than the usual amount of celat--a very considerable amount of interest being…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 22

Evening News · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 8

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Heread a letter from John Stanley Bawden, private secretary to the late President Garfield, acknowledging the receipt of the letter of condolence…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Bent said he would confer with the Postmaster- General on the desirableness of extending the telegraphic communication throughout the colony…

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Parliament of New South Wales. the Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 2

Probably never since the introduction of responsible government has the opening of a new session of Parliament been witnessed by such a number of people as that which assembled in and around the Legislative Chambers yesterday…

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Parliament of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, to-day, the Vaccination Bill was passed, Mr. Hening inquired of the Government whether their attention bad been directed to the flooded condition of the…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 5

In the Legislative Council today the debate on the motion for the second reading of Mr. Cuthbert's Tramway Bill was resumed, and further adjourned. In the Assembly a lengthy discussion arose on…

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Parliament of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Out Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 5

The Legislative Council passed the Vaccination Bill. In the Assembly, Mr. Newlands notified his intention of bringing forward again the resolution negatived last week respecting, the site of the contemplated Parliament…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 23

Evening News · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 3
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past 3 o'clock. Mr. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL moved that the House proceed to Government House to present the…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day a committee was appointed to inquire into the relative merits of the line from Yea to Tallarook, authorised in the Railway Bill, 1880, and a line from Yea to…

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Parliament of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the exercise of the Governor's prerogative of mercy was discussed. Mr. Tomkinson moved for the production of all papers relating to the release of several…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 21 minutes past 3 o'clock. ADDRESS IN REPLY. On the motion of Mr. A. CAMP[?]ELL, the mombers in…

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Parliament of Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day an Appropriation bill for £100,000 for a mouth's supply was passed through all its stages. Notice of motion was given for the production of correspondence between the Australian…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, a lengthy discussion arose on a motion by Mr. Anderson for the appointment of a select committee to consider the case of one Shuttleworth, who was heavily fined by the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, August 24

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS, NOTICES, AND PETITIONS. A number of questions were asked by hon…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister of Education said he would have the tanks erected in the school yards in the Northern dry districts placed in the ground deep, so that the water could…

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Parliament of South Australia. [By Telegraph,] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Turner asked whether the Government proposed introducing a Bill to repeal the Pension Act, The head of the Government replied in the negative…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, August 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 2

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. LACKEY, in reply to Mr. J. P. Abbott, said that…

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Parliament of Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 6

The Legislative Council yesterday, in committee on the Immigration Bill, rejected the clause introduced in the Assembly by Mr. Griffith, giving shipowners a £10 bonus on every approved immigrant brought to…

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