Notes in Parliament
Friday night is always an off-night with the Assembly. Private business has precedence then, and private business is rarely interesting. Most of the country members go back to their…
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Opening of Parliament
AFTER, a more than usually protracted recess, the opening of the sixth session of the 1th Parliament of NewSouth Wales took place on Tuesday, 9th September, with the usual ceremonies. The speech of his…
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IN the Legislative Council on Wednesday, the principal business was with reference to the Public Health Bill. In order to be abundantly cautious with regard to the power of the House to deal with a measure of this kind…
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SIR CHARLES DUFFY urges Lord Carnarvon, in a long letter, to settle the Home-rule question by giving Ireland the freedom of a colony. That is just what Lord Randolph Churchill would probably like to do (observes the…
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THE Rev. Dr. Jefferis lectured in the Pitt-street Congregational Church, on Sunday on "Conversation and Gossip." In dealing with the second division of his subject, Dr. Jefferis said, "Alas! you have not…
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THE debate on the address in reply to the Governor's speech was resumed by Mr. Cameron, who went straight off to discuss the Soudan expedition, repeating the arguments that he had…
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The following letter from Mr. Davitt has been published:— " Ballybrack, Co. Dublin, July 30th "MY DEAR FATHER O'HARA,—Absence; in the…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the House considered the Legislative Council's amendment in clause 4 of the Local Government Act Amendment Bill. The clause provides for the discretionary extension of…
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In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Shackell gave notice of motion for a progressive poll tax on bachelors between , 25 and 50 years of age. In reply to Mr. Connor, Mr. Gillies said that it was utterly impossible to find time to…
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The Legislative Council sat to-day, and then adjourned for a week. A discussion arose on a formal motion relative to the absconding of H.A. Wood, the Public Trustee, and emphasis was given to the…
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The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m., and immediately announced the receipt of a commission from the Governor, authorising Mr. Angus Cameron to administer the oath in the…
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This was the only day the Council sat this week. Mr. A. Camphell took the earliest opportunity of explaining the action taken hy him in obtaining the release of Graham Bennett, one of the Wantabadgery…
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The Legislative Assembly to-night agreed to a clause in the Redistribution Bill making it to come into force when the Royal assent is given to the Constitution Act Amendment Bill. The proposal of…
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When the House met on Friday a sense of relief was apparent as spreading itself over everybody. There have been so much doubt and indecision of late us to when the dissolution would take place that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australian John & Country Journal Sydney, Saturday, Sep. 26, 1885. The Talking Parliament
WHEN, in the fulness of time, the historian comes to write of the political affairs of our own epoch, he will have no difficulty in describing the present Legislative Assembly, as the "talking…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday, September 25. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. PETITION
Dr. Ross presented a petition from Mr. John Rocho Ardill, L.S., complaining of his having been given into custody and wrongfully treated by an official at the Lands Office…
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MR. Varney Parkes has defeated Mr. Bull in the contest for the Parliamentary representation of Central Cumberland. Only one return— Peat's Ferry—was lacking on Thursday night,…
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On Friday, the 18th instant, the nomination of a member to represent the electorate of Central Cumberland, in the room of the Hon. John Lackey, whose seat had become vacant in consequence of bis appointment…
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