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Politics & elections, 1890

2,213 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 111

Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Council. Amalgamation of Legal Peofessions. Protection of Laborers

Evening News · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 3

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. COURTS OF CONCILIATION. Dr. GARVAN'S motion for a Royal Commission…

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Legislative Assembly. Federation to Conclude on Wednesday. A. G. Taylor Defies Parliament. Several Hours Talk

Evening News · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 O'clok. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. THE CENSUS…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday September 4. the President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Notices of Motion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 6

On the motion of Mr. JACOBS for Mr. Lucas the motion for certain information to be given with reference to several municipalities in the county of Cumberland. Sydney excepted…

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A Scene in Parliament. A. G. Taylor at the Bar. Defies the Speaker. "Snaps His Fingers" at the House

Evening News · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 4

On the business paper for Thursday's meeting of the Assembly the first order of the day was the consideration of the statement that bribes had been offered to and asked for by members of…

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Tasmanian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 6

HOBART, Friday.--In the Assembly this afternoon Mr. Nicholas Brown raised a constitutional question on the proposals of Ministers to recommend the expenditure of £1,745,624 on…

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New Zealand Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--The House of Representatives will sit to-morrow to discuss the federation resolutions. Probably the Government will introduce a bill to legalise the…

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Return of the Premier to Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 538

Our readers will have gathered from our Parliamentary records of last week that the event of Wednesday evening (27th ultimo) in the Assembly was the reappearance in the Chamber of Sir Henry Parkes. The…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Thursday, August 28. MISCELLANEOUS

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 528

The Crown Rents Bill was received from the Assembly and read a first time. The Transfer of Mining Stock Duty Exemption Bill and the Mount Keira Tramway Bill were also read a first time…

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POLITICAL. Parliament in Session. Council. Thursday, August 28

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 14

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock PROTECTION OF LABORERS. A bill was brought in by Sir Alfred Stephen,…

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Bribes to Members of Parliament. Serious Charge by a Newspaper

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 9

As soon as the Legislative Assembly met last Wednesday night Mr. Traill brought under the notice of the Speaker a weekly periodical, TRUTH, in which an article appeared assorting that…

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Validating an Election

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Saturday.--A Gazette notice has been issued validating tho election of Mr. John Hoolan for Burke, notwithstanding that the writ was not returned within the…

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The Federation Question. Discussion in the New Zealand Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 September 1890 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Sunday.--The debate on the federation resolutions was initiated in the House of Representatives on Friday night. The resolutions propose the appointment to the…

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The Federation Resolutions. Debate in the New Zealand Parliament. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland, Saturdat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 September 1890 · page 5

The debate on the Federation resolutions has commenced in the House. The Colonial Secretary said that although the colony was not pledged to any particular…

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The Trades Congress. Election of Secretary. London, September 5

The Australian Star · Monday 8 September 1890 · page 5

At the sitting of the Trades Congress today Mr. Fenwick, M.P., was elected secretary of the Parliamentary committee by a majority in the second ballot of 16 votes…

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An Election Case. Free-traders in Trouble. The Full Court Speaks Out

The Australian Star · Monday 8 September 1890 · page 6

THE Full Court this morning delivered judgment in the case of Taylor against Taylor. This was a demurrer to the plaintiff's declaration, which stated that in…

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The Trades Congress. Election of Officials. Blacklegs to Be Boycotted. Legalising the Picket System

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 September 1890 · page 4

LONDON, Friday Night.--Mr. Charles Fenwick, M.P. for Wansbeek Division of Northumberland, has been elected secretary of the Parliamentary Committee of the…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the House of Assembly to-day Mr. Solomon presented a petition from 119 people in the northern territory for the establishment of a diamond…

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Parliament. Tuesday, September 9. Legislative Assembly

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUCE SMITH, in reply to a…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in answer to Mr. O Sullivan for Mr. [?] said that no complaints had been made…

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Parliament Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 9. The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 6

Mr. BRUNKER, in answer to Mr. O'SULLIVAN, for Mr. Hassall, said no complaints had been received that a reserve on the Barwon was being constantly grazed by sheep the property…

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