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Politics & elections, 1888

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The Election Campaign

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 8

BRISBANE, This Day.--The Minister for Railways leaves on Friday next for Rockhampton, to begin the election campaign…

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Election of General Boulanger. Paris

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 5

General Boulanger has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Dordogne, a department in the Southwest of France…

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The Tasmanian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.—A proclamation to-day appears in the Gazette further proroguing Parliament till May 29…

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Notes in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 4

The Ministry were all back in their places yesterday, albeit there, was no Government business on the programme. When they had heaps of work surrounding them last…

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The Government and Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 4

At Wagga on Monday night Sir HENRY PARKES spoke at some length and to some purpose on the subject of the respective functions of Government…

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Payment of British Members of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A ballot has been taken of the members of the Miners' Association. with the result that the majority was in favor of continuing the payments made…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, April 20. The Speaker took the chair at 3.80 p.m. Answers to Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 5

Mr. W. CLARKE, in answer to Mr. LEVIEN, for Mr. Chanter, said he would communicate with the Chief Justice, recommending the immediate appointment of a commissioner for…

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Parliament. Tuesday, April 10. Legislative Assembly. The House met at 3.30 p.m. mineral Lease at Captain's Flat

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 3

In answer to Mr. O'SULLIVAN, the MINISTER OF MINES said with regard to the mineral lease granted to Garland and party at Captain's Flat, so much of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, April 10. The [?] took the chair as half-[?] 3 o'clock. Answers to Questions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 5

[?] ABIGA[?], in reply to Mr. [?] for Mr. [?] said—1. The Mines Department has as means [?] bowing whether the application of Mr. Gasland and [?] for a mineral lease at Captain's Flat included a…

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Latest Cables. General Boulanger's Election. a Great Event. London

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 4

General Boulanger's candidature for the Department of the Nord, the poll for which wilt be taken on Sunday next, resembles in importance Mr. Gladstone's…

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The Queensland General Election. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Of 170 candidates announcing themselves for the 72 seats in the Assembly in the new Parliament, 78 avow themselves protectionists, aud only 10 declare…

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Notes in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 4

Last night a full House assembled ready and willing to knuckle down to hard committee drudgery on the Land Bill, Considering the almost intolerable heat and…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Wednesday, April 11

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 5

The President took the chair at half-past 4 P.m. NEW MEMBER. The PRESIDENT read a letter from the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, April 11, Legislative Assembly. The House met at 3.30 p.m. Agricultural Someties Subsidy

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 3

In answer to Mr. BARBOUR (for Mr. Chanter), Mr. BURNS said that the subsidy to Agriculture Societies was being paid in accordance with the vote…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 11. The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. New Member

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 3

The PRESIDENT announced that he had received a communication from his Excellency the Governor intimating that Mr. P. Faucett had been appointed to a seat in the Legislative Council…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Election of General Boulanger. London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 7

The election of General Boulanger to the French Chamber of Deputies for the department of Dordogne was mainly brought about by the support of the Bonapartists…

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The Queensland General Election. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Sir Thos. M'Ilwaraith, in speaking at an election meeting at The Valley to-night, received an enthusiastic reception. He received the past policy of the Griilith…

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Notes in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 4

Before going into committee on the Land Bill Mr. M'ElPhone moved the adjournment of the House. His grievance was a somewhat novel one. He had been told by Mr…

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Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Parliament will reassemble about the second week in June. The Government stale that although the session will principally be devoted to the revision of…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, April 12

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 5

The President took the chair at half-past 4 p.m. PAPERS. The following papers were laid upon the…

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