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Politics & elections, 1893

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, June 2. Segenhoe Irrigation Bill

Evening News · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 5

Despite the heavy weather that prevailed last night, there was a good master of members when the summons bell of the Assembly rang. After some routine matters had been dealt with,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Points of Proceedings. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 12

The introduction of the Current Accounts Depositors Bill into the Legislative Council on May 25 caused a larger number of members than usual to attend. The bill was introduced by Mr…

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Intercolonial News. Queensland. the New Parliament. the Governor's Speech

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 14

The first session of the eleventh Parliament of Queensland was opened by commission on May 25. The only business done was the swearing in of members of the Assembly and the election of…

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Attempt to Limit the Powers Op the Irish Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 16

LONDON, June 1.-In the House of Commons lost night an amendment was moved by Viscount Wolmer, M.P. for West; .Edinburgh, in clause 3 of the Home Rule Bill, in committee, limiting the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, Juen 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 7

The House was sitting when we went to press with yesterday's edition of the Herald, Thursday's meeting being continued. The following in the conclusion of our report:-…

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Parliament of Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 9

In the Legislative Council to-day the Treasury Bills Bill, the Treasury Notes Bill, and the Treasury Notes Advances Bill were received from the Assembly and passed through all their stages…

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England. Sexton and the Home Rule Bill. a Great Speech in Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Sexton's speech on the third reading of the Home Rule Bill was the special feature of the debate in Parliament on April 20 One of the Pading Tory London dailies thus describes…

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Home and Foreign. Ireland. Mr. Davitt, M P. Driving Him Out of Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 5

A representative of the Press Association (says the Dublin FREEMAN, April 22) has interviewed Mr. Michael Davist with reference to the bankruptey notice upon him at the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Friday, June 2. The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 6

Sir GEORGE DIBBS, in answer to Mr. M'GOWEN, said that the amount paid to or charged by Colonel Spalding for cab hire during the three months ending April, 1893,…

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The Macleay Election. Defeat of Mr. Dangar

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 16

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.-The election for the Macleay took place yesterday, the candidates being Mr. O. O. Dangar, ex-member, and Mr. Frank Clarke, both protectionists. The election created very…

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The Macleay Election. (From Our Correspondent.) Official Declaration of the Poll. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 9

The official declaration of the poll for the Macleay election took place yesterday, when Mr. Frank Clarke was declared elected by a majority of 190 votes. Mr. Clarke returned thanks briefly, as also…

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The Macleay Election. Kempsey

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 1150

The election for Macleay took place to-day, the, candidates being Mr. O. O. Dangar and Mr. Frank Clarke. The political views of both candidates are practically the same. Mr. Clarke emphasised…

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Election of Directors and Auditors, A.m.p. Society. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 10

Sir,--Doubtless Mr. George Christie will admit that there is room for difference of opinion in the matters he writes about in your columns of to-day. From my point of…

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Elections in Belgium. Voting to Be Made Compulsory

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.--The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has approved of a proposal making voting at political elections compulsory on the part of electors…

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New Zealand. the Difficulty Over the Election of a Bishop

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Friday.--The Archbishop of York and the Bishop of Durham have been appointed a delegation to nominate a successor to the Bishop of Wellington, a…

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The Macleay Election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Friday.--Yesterday the official declaration of the poll took place, when Mr. Clarke was declared elected by a majority of 190 over Mr. Dangar…

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The Macleay Election. Mr. Dangar Defeated

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 14

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.—The election for the Macleay took place yesterday, the candidates being Mr. O. O. Dangar and Mr. Frank Clarke, both protectionists. The election created very…

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The Recent Election in Central Cumberland

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 6

"THE Worker" thus up the recent Central Cumberland election:— "Nobbs was a prominent member of a land-grabbing syndicate. Why, under…

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Auburn Borough Council The Extraordinary Vacancies. Seven Candidates Nominated

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 6

THE nomination to fill the extraordinary vacancies in the Auburn Council caused by the resignation of Aldermen Thomas and Furnival took place at the Council Chambers last…

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Parliament. the Banking Bills

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--In the Legislative Assembly on Friday, the four Banking Bills were read a third time and transmitted to the Council, where they were pressed…

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