Cable News. a Parliamentary Election
LONDON, Thursday. -- A parliamentary election took place yesterday at Southampton to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Admiral Sir J. Commerell,…
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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 17
The early part of the meeting was devoted to private members' business. The St. Thomas's Church Enfield Lands Sale Bill was read a third time and passed. The North Shore, Manly, and Pittwater Tramway…
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Dr. Creed again asked for more military information, and was again disappointed. Dr. Garran fared better in his inquiries as to the arrivals of the Chinese here from 1882 to the present…
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The Summons Division of the Central Police Court was densely crowded on the 17th inst., in connection with a remanded case in which the police authorities, at the instance of Mr. Wall, M.L.A., proceeded against three well-known…
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TO-DAY will see the result of a contest for two seats in the Senate of the University of Sydney which seems likely to be memorable in the history of that institution. Hitherto…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--The general election will be completed to-day. Three stands are to be contested…
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HOBART, This Day.-- The Tasmanian Parliament will be opened to-morrow, but nothing is known of the Ministerial proposals…
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The Clerk of the Queensland Assembly has received an official letter from the clerk of the Sydney Assembly, asking whether, in the event of a mob entering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Elections. a Further Majority for the Nationalists. BRISBANE, This Day
The general elections were brought to a close on Saturday. Three seats were contested, all of which were secured by Nationalists, namely, Carpentaria, Mr. E…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.--The results of the [?] three elections held on Saturday gave the return of three Nationalists as follows:--The Donaldson beat R. Hampton (Ministerialist)…
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In characteristic fashion the BRISBANE COURIER, which has always advocated the Foreign-trade policy, rives a statement of the reasons that led to the…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.--The scrutiny of the votes polled in connection with the election of two members for the northern district in the Legislative Council has now been concluded…
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When Mr. Dibbs came into the House last night it was evident that the light of other days had somehow Faded. He stalked past his old place at the head of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Tasmanian Parliament. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Hobart
Parliament was opened to-day. The Governor's speech was long, but vague on most points. It refers to the urgency of public affairs, necessitating an early meeting of Parliament. The season is not so bad as…
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WE understand in connection with the case of a woman committed for trial to the Quarter Sessions, now sitting, on a charge of keeping a disorderly house, and in which…
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HOBART, Tuesday.--Parliament was opened to-day with the usual [?]nies. The Governor's speech expressed sympathy with those who have suffered on may yet suffer from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Thursday, May 29. Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER took the chair at 3.30 p.m. Tho Bankruptcy Act
Mr. FRANK SMITH asked the COLO[?], TREASURER-- (1) Into what bank to the Colonial Treasurer directed all [?] to be paid under section [?] of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, May 23. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. Answers to Questions
Mr. BURNS, in reply to a question put by Mr. FRANK SMITH with reference to the Bankruptcy Act, stated that the bankruptcy estate account rotates quarterly between the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, May 29. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock, Answers to Questions
Mr. BURNS, in reply to Mr. Frank Smith, said the Bankruptcy Estate Account rotated qunrtorly between the Associated Bank's. The accounts of the Registrar were audited in April last, and his accounts would be examined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Central Cumberland Election. to the Editor of the Mercury
SIR,—I have been a constant reader of newspaper leaders on fiscal and other questions for over thirty years ; but never in the whole of my experience have I read such an…
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