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Politics & elections, 1890

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Tasmanian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 6

HOBART, Friday,--In the Assembly to-day Colonel St. Hill introduced a bill to amend the Constitution Act for establishing triennial parliaments, which he described as the natural…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Thursday, September 11. MISCELLANEOUS

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 640

The Crown Rests Bill was read a third time and returned to the Assembly. The order of the day for the resumption of the debate on the Labourers' Protection Bill was, at the…

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POLITICAL. Parliament in Session. Council. Thursday, September 11

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 14

The President took the chair at the usual hour. CROWN RENTS BILL. The Crown Rents Bill was read a third time and returned to the Assembly…

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Banquet to Members of Parliament at Lismore. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 9

The banquet last night to the members for the district passed off very well. The usual loyal toasts were proposed by the Mayor, Mr. O'Flynn. "The Parliament" was proposed by Mr. G. Larkin, J. P., and…

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Banquet to Members of Parliament at Ballina. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 5

On Saturday night, Messrs. Ewing and Perry, with Mr. Bogan, M[?].L A., arrived from Lismore. The two former received a deputation tram all the river towns, and at night were banquetted, about 40 being…

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A Disabled Officer. Ex-Constable Slater's Case. The Police Pension. Unable to Work--A Hard Case-- Troublesome Wounds--The Matter in Parliament

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 3

INTEREST in the Glenmore-road shooting case, when on a morning in June, 1889, Constable Slater was shot, was revived a few days ago by a question in the…

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Election Riots. Seventeen Persons Shot

Evening News · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 4

LONDON, September 22.— Intelligence has arrived of exceedingly serious election riots at Goa, the capital of the Portuguese possessions in India. During the…

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Shipping Strike. This Morning. Removal of Wool. Selection of Specials. Ministerial Discrimination. Union and Non-Union. The Landing of Marines. A Promising Time in Parliament. Great Discussion Expected

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 5

THERE is perfect quietness throughout the whole of the city this morning. The men have become accustomed to the police escorted wool procession through the streets,…

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The Great Strike the Strike in Parliament. There are somewhat well founded rumors that at least one Opposition member proposes to call attention to the strike in the Assembly this

Evening News · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 5

Despite the fact that the draymen and trollymen are sticking to their colors and refusing to cart the wool from Darling Harbor, a large number of Mr. M'Mahon's…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Assembly today the Premier said the Government had found that the land at Venus Bay was fit for agricultural purposes. Mr. Holder resumed the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, September 23. Legislative Assembly

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. MR. BRUCE SMITH EXPLAINS. Mr. BRUCE SMITH said he desired, as…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, September 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past o'clock. Mr. BRUCE SMITH and Mr. WILLIS. Mr. BRUCE SMITH said he desired, as a matter of privillege, to mention to the House a matter which…

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Scene in Parliament. Mr. Bruce Smith Opens the Proceedings. Other Matters Follow

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 2

The announcement that the strike was to be referred to in Parliament yesterday afternoon directly the Speaker took the chair drew an un-usually large attendance of the general public…

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The Recent Ministeriel Rupture. the Premier and Mr. M'millan. Both Explain in Parliament."forget and Forgive."

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 2

Directly after Mr. Willis had concluded his "personal explanation" in reply to Mr. Bruce Smith, in the Assembly on Tuesday evening, Sir HENRY PARKES asked the indulgence of the…

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The Great Strike. Proceedings in Parliament. by Sir Henry Statement. Statement by Sir Henry Parkes. a Long Debate

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday evening, immediately after the usual formal business had been disposed of, the matter of the present labor troubles, which had been the subject of…

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Election Riots at Goa. Seventeen People Killed. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 5

During the progress of an election at Goa, the capital of the Portuguese colony of that name, on the west coast of India, serious riots occurred. Before peace…

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The Strike. Actions of the Employers' Unions. Prospect of a Conference. Continued Efforts for a Settlement. Important Discussions in Parliament. Trades-unionism and the Causes of the Strike. Views of Sir Henry Parkes. Dissension As to the Shearers' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 5

A season of peace and good order seems to have set in once more in strike matters, and the city yesterday presented no exceptional features other than the guarded processions of union…

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Tasmanian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 4

HOBART, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council yesterday Mr. Audley Foote tabled a notice protesting against Mr. Braddon, Agent General for the colony, disregarding…

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Queensland Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly yesterday the debate on the Treasurer's financial statement occupied the whole evening. The debate was adjourned. A return was…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly yesterday the Vermin Bill was taken up to its third reading on an amendment being inserted that the simultaneous destruction of rabbits…

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