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Politics & elections, 1893

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Parliament. Thursday, April 6. Legislative Council

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

The time of the Legislative Council on the final flitting night of the week was taken up by the consideration of private business. A BATCH OF BILLS…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, Avril 6

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 5

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. On the motion of Mr. TRICKETT leave of absence was granted to Mr. Walter Lamb…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. TRICKETT moved,—"That leave of absence…

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Public Opinion. Election of Transit Commissioners. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 7

Sir,--On next Monday the owners and drivers of all licensed vehicles will be called upon to elect a commissioner to-represent them on the Metropolitan Transit Board,…

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Parliament or Legislature

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 3

The Home Rule Bill of 1886 spoke of the proposed house in Dublin as a " parliament." The present bill confines that title to the British Parliament…

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Reporters' Gallery. Press and Parliament

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 9

Accident did more to call public attention to the desirability for establishing a gallery to which reporters alone should go, and wherein they should not have to compete…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 5. MISCELLANEOUS

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 706

Mr. O'Connor informed the House that since members last sat Dr. MacLaurin had accepted the position of Vice-president of the Executive Council…

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New South Wales Parliament. Points of Proceedings. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 10

The Legislative Council met at the customary hour on the 30th ultimo, when the Royal Agricultural Society's Bill was received from the Assembly, and after a short…

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Mr. J. P. Hogan, M.p. His Election for Mid Tipperary

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 19

WITH reference to the election of Mr. J. F. Hogan as member of the House of Commons for Mid-Tipperary, the London correspondent of the Mel­bourne ARGUS writes:—At a convention of clerical…

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Political. the Murrumbidgee Election. Re-election of the Premier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 16

SIR George Dibbs arrived at Wagga on Thursday morning. The nomination took place at the Oddfellows' Hall. Mr. H. B. Fitzhardinge, the returning: officer, presided. About 120 people…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the General Election. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 9

Nominations will be received to-morrow for 54 seats in the House of Assembly. The number of candidates who may be named for the honour is about 120, or a falling…

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Horsham Election

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 7

The following address to the electors of the Horsham Division of the County of Sussex was issued by the Committee of the Protestant Alliance:--…

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Public Opinion. Election of Transit Commissioner. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 3

Sir,--In your issue of April 7 appears a letter re the above, signed "A Licensee," which for misrepresentation beats all I have ever read. Your correspondent leads off by…

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Central Cumberland Election

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 3

During the holidays a goodly number of the electors came to see Mr. M’Oredie, and promised him their support at the next election…

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Sir G. Dibbs's Resignation and Re-election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 18

Sir G. R. Dibbs, who, as mentioned in our issue of last week, resigned his seat as a representative of the electors of the Murrumbidgee in the Legislative Assembly of New South. Wales, owing to…

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Parliament and Rabbits

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 6

We gave A note on Friday about a rabbit-killing exhibition, arranged to be held on the grounds of Parliament House, and on Saturday received the following from Sir J. P. Abbott, Speaker of the…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Nominations for the General Election. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 8

At noon yesterday the nominations were received for all districts represented in the House of Assembly. 129 candidates were nominated, of whom 50 sat in the last House. The members of…

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Queensland Elections. Sir Charles Lilley's Address. Attack on Colored Labor. And Land Grant Railways. Public Works and Co-operation-- One Man One Vote-- Village Settlement-- Land Blocks for Workers. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 6

Sir Charles Lilley issued his address to the electors of North Brisbane to-day. It contains a powerful attack on the kanaka labor and land grant railways. He styles…

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The Queensland Elections. Sir Charles Lilley's Address to the Electors. a Denunciation of Monopoly and Colored Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Sir Charles Lilley has issued his address to the electors of North Brisbane. The following are the chief points of his policy: -- Retrenchment…

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