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Politics & elections, 1889

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Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 3

[?] SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 [?] TANKS AND WELLS. [?] ABIGAIL laid on the table a report of…

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PARLIAMENT Legislative Council. Wednesday January 9

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 70

Mr. Simpson laid upon the table a return to an address of the Legislative Council dated 20th December of copies of all papers, letters, minutes or other documents relating to the demand made to Lieutenant…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, January 11

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 6

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. The following papers were laid upon the…

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Parliament in Session. Council. Wednesday, January 9

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 13

The Council sat for a few minutes, and only transacted formal business. The Newcastle Pasturage Reserves Bill was received from the Assembly, and read the first time; and the House adjourned until…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Friday, January 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 7

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4. PAPERS. Mr. SUTHERLAND laid upon the table of the House notification regarding the resumption of land required…

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Attempt to Arrest Mr. Sheehy, M.p., at Parliament House. One of Balfour's Bobbies Puts His Foot in It

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 6

We had a capital instance last night (says a London paper, Nov. 27) of the way in which, quite suddenly and unexpectedly in a dull House, up crops come trifling incident which, in…

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The Elections

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 4

THIS year things municipal are decidedly flat, and up to the time of our going to pross there was nothing def nite in the matter of new aspirants. For the…

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Synod Election. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 7

SIR,--Are the Protestants awake to the importance of sending good mon into the Church of England Synod, who will attend regularly until the end of each session ; and who will be organised…

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Balmain Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 6

SOME slight excitement is now being occasioned by the near approach of the municipal elections, which take place early in February. Four seats -- one in each ward…

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The National Party. Mr. C. A. Goodchap a Protectionist Candidate

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. C. A.,Goodchap, the ex-commissioner of Railways, left for Europe he intimated in writing to Mr. James Fletcher, M.L.A., that in the event…

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Smithfield-Fairfield Municipality. the First Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 5

IT is officially notified that the first election in the new municipality of Smithfield and Fairfield, will take place at the public hall, Smithfield on February 11th. Mr. J. Simpson, an…

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Parochial Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 5

A meeting of seatholders, members of the congregation, and residents of the parish of St. Peter's, Woolloomooloo, was held yesterday evening in the schoolroom, Forbes-street, for the purpose of electing…

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The Seine Election. Intensely Bitter Feeling. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 7

An intensely bitter party feeling has been imported into the election to the French Chamber of Deputies for the Department of the Seine (Paris), for which General…

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The Nationalists and the Coming Elections. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 3

Sir,--In view of the fact that we are almost on the eve of a general election, I think this is a very suitable occasion to urge the thousands of people in the colony who have Australian…

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The Coming General Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 4

Without any announcement to that effect, the feeling throughout the country is that a general election is very near at hand. Electioneering has therefore begun already-- It not in actual…

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The Imperial Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 5

LONDON, January 15.-It is expected that the Imperial Parliament will meet on February 21…

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Tasmanian Parliament. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.--The Assembly met tonight, but merely routine business was done. To-morrow the vote of Supply comes on. The rumor is that Ministers will propose 12 months'…

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Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 3

The House met at half-past 4 o'clock. THE PROSPECT DAM. Mr. SUTHERLAND laid upon the table a report of the Engineers appointed to examine into the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 15

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 3

THE Legislative Assembly met at half-past 4 o'clock, when the Speaker took the chair. Prospect Dam…

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Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) the Imperial Parliament. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 7

It is expected that the Imperial Parliament will meet on February 21…

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