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Politics & elections, 1892

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The Meeting of Parliament. On August 30

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 6

A LOT of speculation has been raised during the last few days on the question of the date of opening Parliament. The proclamation, which calls Parliament together for August…

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New Zealand. Parliament. Futile Attempt to Amend the Land Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday. -- In the House of Representatives to-day the debate was resumed on the second reading of the Land Bill. A private member of the Opposition,…

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News by Gable. Imperial Parliament. Want of Confidence Debate. Me. Gladstone's Policy. Reply by Mr. Balfour. the Irish Party. the Petition Against Davitt

Evening News · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, August 9. Mr. Gladstone, addressing the House of Commons today in the debate on Mr. Asquith's motion of want of confidence in the Government,…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Imperial Parliament. the No-confidence Debate. Mr. Gladstone's Speech. Reply by Mr. Balfour. London, Aug. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 5

Mr. Gladstone, addressing the House of Commons to-day in the debate on Mr. Asquith's motion of want of confidence in the Government, complained that the…

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Imperial Parliament. the No-confidence Motion. Important Speech by Mr. Gladstone. Home Rule His Last Link to Public Life. a Reply by Mr. Balfour

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night. -- In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Gladstone resumed the debate on the want of confidence in the Government, moved as an…

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East Macquarie Election. Mr. Boyd's Candidature. Mr. Hoyle, M.L.A., at Kelso. BATHURST

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 8

A meeting was held last night at Kelso, when Mr. Hoyle, M.L.A., addressed a very large meeting of the electors of East Macquarie in support of the candidature of Mr…

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Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- In the Assembly today nearly the whole sitting was occupied in discussing a motion for the adoption of a new standing order, the chief point of which was…

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South Australia. Parliament. the Land Values Assessment Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Land Values Assessment Bill passed its third reading by 26 to 14. Mr. Playford denied the contention of…

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Parliament Oat of Doors. the Ex Premier at St. Leonards

Evening News · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 5

Sir Henry Farkes's long looked forward to fed dress to his constituents was delivered at the Centennial Hall, North Sydney, last night Alderman N. M'Burney presided and among those…

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Hews by Cable, Imperial Parliament the No Confidence Debate. a Crowded House

Evening News · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, August 11. In view of the pending division, the House of Commons was crowded tonight long before the time fixed for the resumption of the debate on Mr. Aaquith's want of confidence…

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Imperial Parliament. the No-confidence Debate. Efforts to Reconcile the Irish Sections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--It is expected that the division will be taken in the House of Commons to-night on the motion of want of confidence in the…

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East Macqarie Election

Evening News · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 5

BATHURST Friday. Mr. Sydney Smith, M.L.A., addressed a meeting of the electors of East Mac[?] at Kelso last night in advocacy of the candidature of Mr. Tonkin. Mr. Smith spoke…

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Echuca Borough Elections. Moama

The Australian Star · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 7

The Echuca borough elections have caused some stir, and party feeling is very high…

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Parramatta Parliament

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the political atmosphere lacked the electric air which tells you by some mysterious process of intuition that a Ministry's fate hung trembling iu the balance, it could be…

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New Zealand. Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.--In the House of Representatives to-night a bill providing for district courts of conciliation and for a court of arbitration for the colony generally was…

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Our Parliament. Ministerial Preparations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 16

MINISTERS remained in Cabinet on Tuesday from 3 until shortly before 7 o'clock. Amongst other proposed legislation considered were the Mining on Private Property and the Coalmines…

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British Politics. Opening of Parliament. Election of Speaker. Arrangement of Business

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 11

LONDON, August 4. — Parliament assmbled at noon to-day, when the Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel was reelected Speaker unopposed…

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Opening of the Imperial Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 16

PARLIAMENT was opened at noon on Monday last. The speech from the Throne declares that it will be unnecessary at this period of the session to transact business. Parliament will meet again…

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The Opening of the Imperial Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 357

The opening of the Imperial Parliament on Monday was the great event of the week. Seldom has a session begun amidst conditions of greater interest. The…

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The British Parliament in Harness. No Confidence Motion. the Home Rule Demand

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 16

IN the House of Commons, on August 9, the Address-in-Reply to the Queen's Speech was moved by Mr. D. P. Barton, the newly-elected Conservative member for Mid Armagh. Mr…

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