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Politics & elections, 1885

1,571 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 79

Tasmanian Parliament. [By Cable.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday.--In the Assembly this evening the Government announced that they had abandoned the idea of proposing a joint committee of both Houses…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Kerferd, replying to Mr. Laurens, said that Sir Alexander Stuart was mistaken in his recent letter to Mr. Service, in supposing that the Federal Council would interfere…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, resolutions were passed approving of the plans and sections of the proposed Isis branch railway, and also the proposed extension of the Western Railway to Charleville, and the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Treasurer mentioned that the balance of the loan money—£530,000—has been deposited with the E. S. and A. C. Bank, the Commercial Bank…

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Parliament of New Zealand. No Confidence Motion. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 8

In the House of Representatives to-day, Major Atkinson, the leader of the Opposition, gave notice of motion travorsing the policy of the Government. The Premier said that he considered the motion to be one of…

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Central Cumberland Election

Evening News · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 6

Mr. C. E. Fuller Addressed over sixty electors of Central Cumberland at Dural on Tuesday. night Mr. John Bant prodded. Mr. Fuller spoke for upward of an hour, and touched upon the various local…

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Queens Land Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- In the Assembly this afternoon the debate on the Estimates dragged on. The speakers were few, and little real opposition was made to the…

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South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- In the Assembly to-day a question by Mr. Rees elicited the Ministerial statement that the present was not regarded as a favorable time to incur expense…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 8

The House went into Committee of Ways and Means for the consideration of the Treasurer's proposals for increased taxation, being subsidary proposals to these passed last night. The following are the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 8

There was a very noisy sitting the Legislative Assembly to-night, and only the two first clauses of the Licensing Bill were passed in committee. Early in the discussion an amendment was proposed by…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the AttorneyGoneral introduced a bill to amend and consolidate the Real Property Acts, to be called the Torrens' Act. A long discussion arose informally upon the matter of…

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Parliament of New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 8

The debate on Mr. Atkinson's no-confidence motion was commenced in the House of Representatives to-night, and is likely to last for several nights…

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Tasmanian Parliament. [By Cable.]

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 7

HOBART, Friday. -- In the Assembly today the motion that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the question of payment of members was…

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Parliament of Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 481

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, the bill to amalgamate the legal professions was read a second time and passed by 37 votes to 8. The bill was then passed through committee without amendment…

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Parliament of Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 481

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, resolutions were passed approving of the plans and sections of the proposed Isis branch railway, and also the proposed extension of the Western Railway to Charleville, and the…

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Parliament of New Zealand. Auckland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 481

In the House of representatives to-day, Major Atkinson, the leader of the Opposition, gave notice of motion traversing the policy of the Government. The Premier said that he considered the motion to be one of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 14

In the Legislative Assembly to-night a long discussion took placw on the subject of payment of members. On a motion that the House resolve itself into committee to present an address to the Governor, requesting…

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Parliament of New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 14

Mr, Atkinson's no confidence motion was defeated in the House of Representatives to-night. The House is now engaged in disqussing a motion proposed by Mr. Hislop, implying a want of confidence in thd Ministry,…

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The University Election

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 12

THE question which the Convocation is called upon to decide at the next election is not—who will make the best Fellow, Sir James Martin or Dr. Barry?—but whether the…

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N.Z. Parliament. AUCKLAND

Evening News · Monday 31 August 1885 · page 4

The vote of confidence in the Government moved by Mr. Hislop, in the House of Representatives, was rejected by a majority of four…

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