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Politics & elections, 1884

1,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 84

Parliament of Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 174

The Council to-day passed the Bills of Exchange Bill through committee, LATER. The second reading of the Polynesian Labourers'…

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Parliament of New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 184

THE sitting of the Legislative Council on Thursday did not extend over half an hour. The President announced that the Governor had assented to the Fire Brigades Bill, and that the Assembly had forwarded…

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Parliament Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 23

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 179

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. There not being a quorum present, the House was adjourned until 4 o'clock the following day. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, January 24

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 12

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of the Metropolitan Butchers' Sunday Closing Bill from…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday, January 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 9

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'olock. QUESTIONS. Mr. STUART, in reply to Mr. Melville, said that instructions that no children were to be punished for not…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, January 25. Mr. SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. the Validating Bill

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 5

The Constitution Act Amendment Act was read a third time, and sent to Council with the usual message. LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS FOR TRESPASS BILL…

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Anderson Ward Election. to the Editor of the Mercury

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 4

SIR,—I am certainly surprised to hear that a few persons have been engaged during the past week in canvassing the above ward in the alloged interest of Mr. Byrnes, as against the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, January 24

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1884 · page 6

The President took the chair at hall-past 4 o'clock. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of the Metropolitan Butchers' Sunday dosing Bill from…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly Tuesday. January 29

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30. PETITIONS. Mr GRIFFITH'S presented a petition from residents of Sydney and suburbs, praying that the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 6

Mr. SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. FARNELL, in reply to Mr. Young for Mr. R. B. Smith, said that on many occasions representations and…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 10

In the Legislative Council to-day the Bill of Exchange Bill was read a third time and passed. The Railway Company's Preliminary Act Repeal Bill was read a second time after some debate…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 10

Parliament was reopened to-day after an adjournment since November 30, The Hon. G. W. Colton gave notice of motion for the production of a report explaining fully the circumstances connected with the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 29 The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. the New Tariff

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 8

Sir JOHN ROBERTSON asked the Colonial Treasurer without notice whether the latter would lay upon the table the old and new tariffs for comparison, and for the information of members of the House…

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Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1884 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the House went into Committee of Supply and passed a resolution voting £681,000 for the public service for the month of January, which included…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 30

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1884 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. SUPPLY. Mr DALLEY gave notice to move next day that so much of the standing orders should be…

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Disgraceful Scene in the Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1884 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr Morehead moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to a breach of faith on the part of the Government…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1884 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 o'clock p.m. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE. Mr. DALLEY laid on the table of the House the certificate of the resumption of certain land resumed in connection…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1884 · page 10

In the Legislative Council to-day, the Railway Preliminary Act Repeal Bill passed through oommittee. The debate on the second reading of the Indian Labourers Act Repeal Bill commenced, and was…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1884 · page 10

The Legislative Council met again to-day, and adjourned until Tuesday, after sitting for two hours. The Commissioner of Public Works stated that the attention of the Government had been called…

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The Devil in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 4

The doctrine of demoniacal possession is a convenient one to fall back upon when human nature exhibits itself in its most unlovely aspects A hideous exhibition of what men…

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