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Politics & elections, 1890

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Municipal Matters. St. Leonards. Election of Mayor

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the St. Leonards Council was held on Tuesday night. The principal business was the action to be taken with reference to the resignation of…

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Queensland Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--In the Assembly to-day a long debate took place on a motion for adjournment by Mr. Anner to draw attention to the arbitrary action of the Railway…

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The Imperial Parliament

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

London, June 26. —Mr. "W. H. Smith, leader of the House of Commons, has appealed, to the members of the Conservative party to be constant in their attendance…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Treasurer moved the second reading ot the Amending District Councils Bill (No. 1), which was carried and the bill taken into committee. The Payment…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 26

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SIMPSON, on behalf of Mr. W. H. Suttor, said, in answer to Mr. STEWART, that the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PASTEUR'S VACCINE OF ANTHRAX. Mr. SIMPSON, in answer to Mr. Stewart, said it was true that the Government had agreed to permit a…

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Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Council. Cultivation of Anthrax Vaccine. the Party Processions Question

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 3

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. LAID ON THE TABLE. Several papers were laid oh the table,…

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Members of Parliament Bankruptcy. Mr. Hawthorne's Estate Sequesteated. Haynes and Hurley Still on the List

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday the following petitions against members of Parliament were called on for hearing, before Mr. Justice Manning:…

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Parliament. Thursday, June 26. Legislative Council. The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Pasteur's Vaccine

The Australian Star · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 3

Mr. SUTTOR, in reply to a question, said that Rodd Island was being used by M. Loir for the cultivation of anthrax vaccine. He was bearing the expense…

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Balmain Election

The Australian Star · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

THE Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has issued a writ for the election of a member to represent Balmain to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of…

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Victorian Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the Assembly yesterday, the Marriage Act Amendment Bill was considered in committee. The clause prohibiting clergymen celebrating marriage if guilty of…

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The Imperial Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 6

LONDON, June 26.— Mr. W. H. Smith, leader of the House of Commons, has appealed to the members of the Conservative party to be constant in their attendance at…

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Queensland Parliament. the Opening

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 39

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Parliament opened yesterday. The following is an epitome of the Governor's Speech:—The unanimity which was displayed by the various…

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The Imperial Parliament. London, June 19

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 1418

Clause 1 of the Local Taxation Bill has been carried in the House of Commons by a majority of four. Mr. W. H. Smith declares that it is a match vote…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 19. Divorce Bill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 1422

The whole sitting was devoted to the consideration, in committee of the whole, of the Divorce Extension Bill. In the course of the discussion it transpired that & compromise had been arrived at between Sir Alfred…

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POLITICAL. Parliament in Session. Council. Thursday, June 19

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 13

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. MOLONG-PARKES RAILWAY. A similar petition to that brought to the Lower…

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Queensland Parliament. the Address in Reply. the Federation Question

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 12

BRISBANE, Thursday.—In the Legislative Council yesterday the debate on the Address in Reply was continued and farther adjourned. Only three members, including the…

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A Dramatic Incident. Mr. Parnell Signing a Banner for the Next Irish Parliament House

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 6

The Cloak Room of the House of Commons (says the Dublin FREEMAN, May 17) was early the other morning, after the House had risen, and most of the members had departed, the scene of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Railway Extension. Molong to Parkes and Forbes. Carried on a Division

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 12

In the Assembly, a little after midnight on Thursday, the House divided on Mr. Wright's amendment to refer the question of the railway from Molong to Parkes, via Forbes, back to the…

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South Australian Parliament. Compensation for Improvements. Startling Disclosures. £3,000,000 Owing. a Bottomless Gulf. the Transcontinental Railway. a Losing Job

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 12

ADELAIDE. Thursday.—A panic was caused in the Assembly yesterday by the Commissioner for Crown Lands, Mr. Howe, informing the House that the contingent liabilities in connection with…

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