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Politics & elections, 1883

1,428 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 72

Parliament of Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1883 · page 8

The representative of the Ministry in the Council has given notice of a motion to resoind the motion passed last week rejecting the Railway Bill. The subject will be brought forward on Friday…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1883 · page 8

In the Council, the Mining on Private Private Property Bill was considered in committee. On the motion of Mr. Campbell, it was resolved to validate existing contracts between landowners and miners for a period…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1883 · page 8

In the Assembly to-day, Mr. J. H. Symons' bill, abolishing oaths in Courts of Justice, passed its second reading by 16 votes to 9, the Government voting in the minority. It is understood that the limitation of…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the amendments of the Council on the Railway Management Bill were further considered in committee. The principal discussion was on the amendment sent by the…

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Parliament of South' Australia. [By Telegraph.]adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, in reply to Mr. Bean, the Government intimated having tried Spagnoletti's system of communication between guard and passengers carriages on a railway train…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, October 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 5

Mr. SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH. Mr. SPEAKER announced the receipt of a commission from his Excellency the Governor authorising Mr. Augus…

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Parliament of Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 8

In the Legislative Council to-day, the Hon. Walter Gellibrand, member for Derwent, asked whether the Government would take stops to vindicate the privileges of that House, which had been outraced by the riotous…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly, this evening, the debate on the Council's amendments in the Railway Management Bill respecting the power of removal of the Commissioners, was resumed. The House divided on the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 8

In the Assembly, this evening, the Treasurer mentioned that a new war vessel, intended for the defence of the colony, was now being constructed and would probably be finished and leave for Adelaide in January…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday October 11. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30. Sydney Waterworks

Evening News · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 3

Mr. A. G. TAYLOR asked the member for South Sydney (Mr. Poole) the following questions:—1. Did he during his recent minute inspection of the waterworks in conjunction with Mr. Moriarty give any…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, October 11. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4,30 o'clock. Oaths to Members

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 3

The SPEAKER announced that he had received at letter from his Excellency the Governor authorising the Chairman of Committees' to administer the oath, to members…

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Parliament. Opening Ceremony

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 707

Shortly after noon en Tuesday the third session of the 11th Parliament of New South Wales since the establishment of responsible government was opened by his Excellency the Governor. There ia generally a crowd in and outside the…

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Opening of Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 8

PARLIAMENT was opened on Tuesday, on which occasion his Excellency the Governor delivered the following speech:— "HONORABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE…

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Punch on Parliament

Sydney Punch · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 6

ON Tuesday, Mr. PUNCH attended at Macquarie Street, with a posse of his fair belongings, to welcome His Exeellency, Lord Loftus, and assist him in opening Parliament. Giving Mr. P. a dig in the middle of the waistcoat, the Governor orated…

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New South Wales Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 11

THE third session of the eleventh Parliament of New South Wales was opened on Tuesday by his Excellency the Governor. The weather was everything that could he desired; and while there was a con…

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The Meeting of Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 704

Parliament met for business on Tuesday last. The first session closed on the 2nd May, so that, allowing for the few days occupied by the Tramway session, the Government had…

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Parliament of Tasmania. Hobart

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 706

The representative of the Ministry in the Council has given notice of a motion to rescind the motion passed last week rejecting the Railway Bill. The subject will be brought forward on Friday…

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Parliament of Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 706

In the Assembly, Mr. Deakin moved for leave to introduce a bill to extend the Water Conservation Act, which would increase the loans to water trusts ; irrigation also would be thereby encouraged. Mr. Gordon,…

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Parliament of South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 706

In the Assembly to-day, Mr. J. H. Symons' bill, abolishing oaths in Courts of Justice, passed its second reading by 16 votes to 9, the Government voting in the minority It is understood that the limitation of…

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Parliament of South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 687

In the Legislative Assembly, the Colonial Treasurer mentioned that no decision had yet been arrived at between the Government and the Associated Banks with reference to the loan of £750,000 which the…

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