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Politics & elections, 1884

1,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 84

South Australian Parliament. the Prorogation. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Adeldide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 16

IN the Legislative Council to-day the Commissioner for Lands mored tho suspension of the standing orders to enable Lands Act No. 2 to be carried through. The motion, after a slight…

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She East Sydney Election

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 16

The nomination took place on Tuesday afc the hustings, Hyde Park. The orderly character of the gathering was probably in some measure due to the excellent precautions taken by the…

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Parliamentary Election. East Sydney Electorate. Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 8

The polling for the election of a member to represent the East Sydney Electorate took place yesterday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The hustings were erected on the usual spot in Hyle Park, and, although crowds gathered…

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Parliamentary Elections. Nomination for East Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 415

Tuesday was nomination day in connection with the election of a representative of East Sydney in the Legislative Assembly. For some time previous to noon, at which hour it had been announced that nominations…

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East Sydney Election. Mr. Burdekin Elected

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 6

The Cou[?] for the representation of East Sydney in the Legislative Assembly, between the Hon. G. H. Reid and Mr B. Burdekin resulted in the return of the latter by a majority of 40 votes. To most people the…

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The East Sydney Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 13

DTRECTLY the now historical letter from the Hon. G. H. Reid was read in the House by the Premier, meetings were held by the different parties in the electorate for the purpose of deciding upon the…

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The East Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1884 · page 3

Sir,--As the East Sydney election is now over, and has resulted in the defeat of our late worthy member, I think that it would not be an ungraceful act on the part of his late constituents to present the…

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A Lively Election Meeting in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1884 · page 8

At a recent Harbour Board election meeting at Wellington (reports a contemporary), while Mr. M'Keever, one of the candidates, was addressing a meeting, a lump of road' meal was thrown at…

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Queensland Parliament. BRISBANE

Evening News · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 4

In the Legislative Council last night, the Auditor-General's Salary Bill and the Pacific Island Labourers' Bill were read the third time. The Chinese Immigration Bill was passed in…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 4

Evening News · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 8

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. NEW MEMBER. Mr. SYDNEY BURDEKIN, the newly elected member for East Sydney, subscribed his name in the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. EAST SYDNEY ELECTION. Mr. SPEAKER informed the House that the writ which he had issued for an election in connection with East…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 8

In the Legislative Council to-day, the Auditor-General's Salary Bill, and the Pacific Islanders' Bill, were read a third time and passed. The Chinese Immigration Bill was passed through committee, with…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PRINTING REPORT. Mr. DOCKER brought up a further report from the Printing Committee…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 8

The Assembly were again occupied throughout the sitting in discussing the estimates for the Works, Mines, and Railway Departments. The Council read for the third time and passed…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. "Wednesday, March 5. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Printing Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 6

A report from the printing committee was laid on the table by Mr. Docker. PAPERS. MR DALLEY laid on the table various abstracts…

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Disorderliness in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 5

Shortly after midnight the Legislative Assembly went into committee of supply for the purpose of considering the estimates of expenditure for 1884, and had it not been for the singular forbearance…

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Queensland Parliament. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

The Legislative Council sat until midnight in order to finish the business of the session. The members did not insist upon the amendment in the Chinese Immigrants Bill, which was objected…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. HUTCHINSON'S ESTATE BILL Mr. President stated that he had received a message [?]om the Governor intimating that his Excellency had…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 8

In the Council, after a long debate in committee, it was decided to insist upon the amendment in the Chinese Bill, and another division was taken on the question whether the committee's report should be…

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Imperial Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 9

LONDON, February 29.—The County Franohise Bill provides for a uniform qualification, not only in England and Scotland, but in Ireland, and also in London. The Government has…

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