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Politics & elections, 1893

2,650 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 133

Parliament. Tuesday, February 28. Legislative Council. the Electoral Bill

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 3

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. THE ELECTORAL BILL. The consideration of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Bill was resumed…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, February 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 5

Mr. PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. BILLS ASSENTED TO. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of messages…

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The Victorian Parliament. the Penny Postage Movement. the Governor's Salary

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In the Legislative Assembly last night the Premier said that no consent had been given on behalf of the colony for the initiation of a penny postage, although…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 8

In the Legislative Council to-day, after considerable debate, the second reading of the bill to construct a railway line from Allansford to Nirranda, in the Western district, was rejected by 24…

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Civil Service Appointments. the Question in Parliament. a Government Comparison

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 7

The Opposition members, who a fow weeks ago were levelling wild charges against appointments by the present Government to the civil service, have had the…

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Imperial Parliament. a Government Local Option Bill. Its Principal Provisions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--In the House of Commons last night the Local Option Bill was introduced by Sir William Vernon- Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer…

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News by Cable. Imperial Parliament. the Navy Estimates. Garden Island Naval Depot. Local Option

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 28.—Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, in submitting the Navy Estimates in Parliament, stated that good progress was being made with…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, February 28. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Bills Assented To

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 5

Messages were received from the Governor intimating that the Goulburn Water Supply Charges Bill and Supply Bill had been assented to…

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The "Silver King." More Questions in Parliament. the Minister's Definite Answer. Mr. G. D. Clark Is Positive. What Is the Truth?

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 3

The case of the alleged appointment of a man known as the "Silver King" to a £400 a year situation in the Department of Public Works, to which attention was drawn by Mr. Neild last…

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Transit Commission. The Surry Hills 'Buses. Disinfecting Cab. The Annual Elections

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Transit Commissioners was held to-day. The Mayor, Alderman W. P. Manning, presided, and there were…

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Purity of Elections

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 2

IN our issue of Saturday last apperaed a letter of Saturday last appeared “ Purity of Election,” and signed by Mr. JOHN THORPE. This communication…

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Imperial Parliament. BIMETALLISM

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 1.—In the House of Commons last night Sir H. Meysey-Thompson, Bart., M.P. for the Handsworth Division of Staffordshire, moved a resolution in favor of…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 1

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 6

The President took the chair at 7.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, Mr. O'CONNOR, in reply to Mr. HOSKINS, said the evidence taken by the Civil Service…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 5

Mr. PRESIDENT took the Chair at half-past 7 o'clock. THE STEEL RAILS CONTRACT. Mr. DAVIES asked the Minister of Justice:—…

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Victoria. Parliament. Deadlocks Over the Village Settlement and Mallee Bills

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day a number of measures were dealt with and finished. The Villages Settlements Bill was lost owing to the…

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Parliament of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 8

In the Legislative Council to-day, Dr. Dobson drew attention to the Indian nuisane, Mr. Wynne, in reply, said the Indian Government had been communicated with. They had replied…

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The Parliament and a Dissolution. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 4

Sir,—It is astonishing how persons can and will endeavour to bring a political opponent's writing or speech into contempt, and often for an object so thinly veiled as to be patent to any intelligent person…

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Sir Henry Parkes and Dissolution of Parliament. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 8

Sir,—In my letter published in your issue of Tuesday last I stated that whenever Sir Henry Parkes ventured to give an opinion on constitutional law he was sure to be 19 times out of 20 absolutely in the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, March 1. Legislative Council. the Steel Rails Contract. Civil Service Commission. Suppression of Larrikinism. the Electoral Bill

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 3

The President took the chair at 7.30 p.m. THE STEEL RAIL CONTRACT. Mr. R. E. O'CONNOR, in reply to Mr. Davies, said that no decision had been come to with…

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The Coming Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1893 · page 3

Sir,—Not only should the freetraders of New South Wales be up and doing, in regard to the coming election, as suggested by Mr. James Johnson, but associations should be formed in each electorate…

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