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Politics & elections, 1890

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Cricket. the Australian Election. Australia V. Cambridge University

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1890 · page 2

THE Eleven played their ninth match on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last. Cambridge went in first and put together 189 runs, to which the Australians responded with a total…

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Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Assembly only sat for a little while to-day. Mr. Gillies gave notice of his intention to move for leave to introduce the Railway Construction Bill on…

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South Australian Parliament. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day the debate on the Address-in-Reply was continued and Messrs. W. Copley, R. C. Baker, H. Scott and Dr. Campbell Scott…

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Parliament. Wednesday, June 11. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE FEDERATION PROPOSALS. Mr. O'CONNER continued the…

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Imperial Parliament. the Work of Obstruction

Evening News · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 4

London, June 11.—With a view to overcoming the system of persistent obstruction carried on by several members of the House of Commons on the Tithes Purchase…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, June 11

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 6

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.80 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. M'MILLAN, in answer to Mr. BURNS, stated that the amount expended on the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. W. H. SUTTOR laid upon the table the "Blue Book for 1889" and the annual report of the Fire…

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Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Council. Federation Debate Resumed. Not Afraid of Chinese

Evening News · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11. The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. FEDERATION DEBATE RESUMED…

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New Parliament Buildings

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star

Mr. Bruce Smith, in reply to a question in the Assembly yesterday, said that as soon as the new arrangements in connection with the working of the Colonial Architect's Department…

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The Imperial Parliament. London, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 5

With the view of overcoming the strong obstruction of the opponents of the Tithes, Irish Land Purchase, and Local Government Bills, the Government proposes that…

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Parliament. Thursday, June 12. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 2

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. DIVORCE BILL. The consideration of the Divorce Bill in…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. DIVORCE EXTENSION BILL. The House went into committee to further consider in detail the Divorce Amendment and extension…

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Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Council. Divorce Bill in Committee. Obstruction and Divisions

Evening News · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 3

The President toot the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, and immediately afterward vacated it, and the House went into committee on the DIVORCE AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION BILL…

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South Australian Parliament. the Debate on the Address-in-reply. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--In the Assembly the debate on the Address-in-reply was continued. Mr. R. Caldwell spoke at considerable length, making a general examination of the policy of…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 12. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Divorce Amendment and

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 6

The Divorce Amendment and Extension Bill was farther considered in committee. Sir ALFRED STEPHEN announced at the onset that he was suffering from ill-health and…

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The Central Cumber Land Election Case. (To the Editor of the " Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 3

Sir,--I daresay you and your readers remember that at the last general election--at a time when most men's ideas about the decalogue become rather confused--four…

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Victorian Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 1319

IN the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Gillies submitted the resolutions of the Federation Conference. He made an interesting speech for upwards of an hour, in which he sketched the…

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South Australian Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 1319

The South Australian Parliament was opened on the 5th. In his speech the Governor viewed with much satisfaction the growth throughout the colonies of public opinion in favour of…

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Imperial Parliament. the Obstruction Difficulty

Evening News · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 4

LONDON, June 12.—At a meeting of the supporters of the Government, held at the Carlton Club, the Marquis of Salisbury proposed that, with the view of…

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