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Politics & elections, 1884

1,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 84

Fatal Accident to a Member of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 November 1884 · page 4

A Central News telegram, from New York, on September 24, announces that the Honorable Gilbert Henry Chandos Leigh, M.P. for South Warwickshire, who has been on a visit to the United States on a hunting expedition, has been…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 4 November 1884 · page 2

LONDON, November 3.—The municipal elections throughout Great Britain have resulted in the return of the majority of the Liberal candidates…

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Municipal Elections in England

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 November 1884 · page 5

London, November 3.--The recent Municipal elections throughout Great Britain have generally [?]raved favourable to the Liberal party…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 November 1884 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Jury Bill was read a third time, and passed. The debate on the Land Bill was resumed in committee, and clauses 91 to 97, which complete Part VIII. of the bill, were passed,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 November 1884 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly, to-day, the Chief Secretary stated that Parliament would probably prorogue on Friday or Saturday week. The Willunga Railway Bill was negatived on its second reading by…

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A Side Election

Evening News · Wednesday 5 November 1884 · page 4

LONDON, November 4.—The election of a member to represent Scarborough in the House of Commons, in the place of Mr. J. G. Dodson, who has been raised to the peerage, resulted…

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South Australian Parliament [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Legislative Council to-day carried the second reading of the Taxation Bill. In the Legislative Assembly the Government…

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Parliament of Queensland. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier, in reply to Mr Archer, said that it was not intended to utilise the river frontages of the Government House Domain or the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Service, in replying to Mr. George Hall, said that he was not aware that the New South Wales Government had appointed a Commission to consider the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the consideration of the Land Bill was resumed in committee. Clauses 105 to 112 were passed without material alteration. A new clause was moved, providing that the lesses or…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, it was decided to send back the Reform Bill to the Legislative Council to have reinstated the clauses relative to the retirement of one-fourth of the members of the Council each year…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 7

The Legislative Council to-day passed the second reading of the Taxation Bill almost without opposition, and then took it nearly through committee. They will resume the consideration of the measure to-morrow,…

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Presidential Election

Evening News · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 2

NEW YORK, November 5.-The contest between James Gillespie Blaine, the Republican candidate, and Graver Cleveland, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United…

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The Presidential Election in the United States. London, Nov. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1884 · page 7

It is believed that Mr. Grover Cleveland has carried the New York State for the Presidential election…

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Queensland Parliament. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday the Land Bill was recommitted for the consideration of certain clauses. Clause 3 was amended so as to brine the bill into force in March instead of January. The definition of…

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South Australian Parliament [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--In the Legislative Council, to-day, the Taxation Bill passed the third reading. The Payment of Members Bill was further discussed, and strongly opposed, finding only four…

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TELEGRAMS. South Australian Parliament. Adelaide

Evening News · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 2

The Payment of Members Bill was killed by the Legislative Council yesterday by a majority of seven votes. The Land and Income Tax Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council yesterday,…

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Parliament of Queensland. the Government Charged with Corruption. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday,--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the report of the committee on the Land Bill was adopted. The bill was recommitted to consider the Government amendments…

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

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

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, the Land Bill was recommitted, and a number of amendments were made, the principal being the alteration of clause 3, so as to bring the Act into operation on the…

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

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

The Legislative Council to-day refused, by a large majority, to reinsert the clauses in the Constitution Act Amendment Bill relative to the retirement of one-fourth of the House every year. An opinion is…

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