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Politics & elections, 1891

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Parliament Adoption of the Address-in-reply

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed this afternoon by Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, who deprecated the omission from the speech of any…

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Parliament of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 5

In reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier said that individual payments had been made to the delegates who attended the National Australasian Convention in…

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The Election Foe Canterbury

Evening News · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 6

Mr. James Eve has written to us denying the statement published in a Sydney paper to the effect that he had deposited £100 and a protest with the returning officer respecting the election…

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The General Elections

Evening News · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 5

The central committee of the Local Option League met at the Temperance Hall on Monday afternoon, when the general secretary reported that up till Saturday 81 members had been…

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The General Elections. The Polling. a New Freetrade Seat

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

The polling in the New, England electorate yesterday resulted in the return of Messrs. Inglis and Copeland, the old members for tie district, and also of Mr. E. Lonsdale, a freetrader, who…

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The General Election. New England Polling. the Parties Contrasted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

There only contest yesterday was in the New England electorate, and the result was the distinct gain of a seat for the Ministry. New England is one of the constituencies which has had its representation…

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South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 6

In the House of Assemlby to-day Mr. Playford announced that the colony would not be officially represented at the Tasmanian Exhibition. Notice was given of the Commonwealth resolution, which…

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South Australia. Parliament. the Governor's Report on the Northern Territory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- In the Assembly to-day Mr. Parsons draw attention to that section of the Governor's report on the Northern Territory which referred to the…

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Australasian Parliaments. the Victorian Parliament. Debates on the Address in Reply. the Federation Question. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

In the Legislative Council, last evening, Dr. Dobson was reappointed Chairman of Committees. The debate on the Address in Reply was resumed by Mr. Zeal, who cordially concurred in the…

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The General Elections Sir Henry Parkes

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 6

Sir Henry Parkes' reached Sydney yesterday afternoon, having completed his week's tour in the border district of New South Wales. Sir Henry was met at Redfern station by Mr…

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The Canterbury Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 6

Sir,—Having learned that certain rumours are current in the city to the effect that it is my intention to endeavour to upset the Canterbury election, I desire to state that such is not the case, and that no one…

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Labour Candidates Wrongly Designated. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 3

Sir,—As a working man, and once a unionist, I with thousands of others object to the designation of labour candidate in the various lists appearing in the nowspapars, and it has been a great mistake all along…

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Bogus Labor Candidates. (To the Editor of "The Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 3

Sir,--Seeing in the press that Mr. Haynes, the senior member for Mudgee, intends to join and sit with the labor party in the coming Parliament, I, as a humble member…

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The Elections. New England (3). ARMIDALE

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 6

A telegram was received this afternoon by Mr. H. Tennent Donaldson, secretary to the National Party Elections Committee, from Mr. Dibbs, reporting that he addressed a…

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Canterbury Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 3

Sir, -- Having learned that certain rumors are current in the city to the effect that it is my intention to endeavor to upset the Canterbury election, I desire to state that such is…

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To-day's Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

The only elections to-day take place in the Namoi district. This constituency at the last general election returned one member. It now returns two. The old member is…

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The General Election the Position of Parties. the Fight for New England

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

The interest yesterday was centred in the New England electorate, where for the three seats there were six candidates, three Ministerial and three supporting the…

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The General Election. Yesterday's Polling. the Position of Parties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 10

There was but little stirring yesterday in political circles, and the only event which has to be recorded is the election for the Namoi. In this case, as in the New England election on the previous day, the…

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Tongan Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 1427

THE following translation of the speech of the King of Tonga at the opening of Parliament on the 8th June, 1891, has been sent us by Mr. J. G. Smith, Agent for the Government of Tonga :—…

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Tongan Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 1422

The Royal Speech at the opening of the Parliament in Tonga is a model of lucidity, and in many another particular it might be taken, as a pattern for such official manifestos. As a rule, it may be…

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