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Politics & elections, 1894

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1894 · page 5

The retiring aldermen in the borough of Concord--Alderman F. A. Oatley (mayor) and Alderman Pringle--have announced their intention of seeking re-election, and there…

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Electoral Matters. Revision Courts and Polling Places

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 6

The last of the revision courts was held on Saturday, and the official lists of the electors for the different electorates and divisions of the colony…

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The "Opening Scene" of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 4

References to the Parliamentary episode which projected tho Minister for Lands so suddenly into the fierce light of public criticism were continually cropping up at the…

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Local Option League. the Annual Meeting. Comments on Parliament

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 3

The annual meeting of the New South Wales Local Option League was held at the Temperance Hall yesterday afternoon. The chair was occupied by the Rev. F.B…

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Local Option League. Preparing for the Elections. Censure of the Ministry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 3

The eleventh annual meeting of members and representatives of the N.S.W. Local Option Leagur was held at the Temporance Hall yesterday afternoon, the Rev. F. B. Boyce presuded.The meeting…

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Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Municipal Elections. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 5

The annual municipal elections are now taking place.The nominations for the City Council were declared to-day Only three seats were contested, two of the retiring aldermen being…

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The Municipal Elections. Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 6

At least two of the retiring aldormen for this borough will meat with opposition Alderman Denis Brown, the representative for the Glanmore Ward, will be opposed by Mr.F.Cranes, and Alderman J…

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Waverley Municipal Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 6

A very large open -air meeting of the ratepayers of Waverley Ward was held on Saturday evening at Punch's Tea Gardens Hotel in support of the candidature of Mr…

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Arrangement Between Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 5

GOULBURN, Monday.--Mr. Convoy and Mr. M'Innerney, candidates for Queanbeyan, met in consultation this morning to come to some arrangement for one to…

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The Coming General Election. a Labor Organiser on Revolutions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 5

MOLONG, Monday.--Mr. Price, a labor organiser, addressed a large public meeting here on Saturday night. He said that strikes as a medium for workers to improve their…

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Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 4

Mr. G. E. H. Sanders, one of the candidates for the Waverley Ward at Waverley, addressed a numerous meeting at Bomli Junction on Saturday evening. Mr. James…

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In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

For a private members' night, the opening proceedings in the Assembly yesterday were of an unusually lively character. Mr. Neild, as is always the case when he has a grievance to…

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The Removal of Strangers From Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly last night the Speaker (Sir Joseph Abbott) laid on the table the joint opinion of Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. Cecil Stephen on the powers of the Speaker and the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, January 30. Legislative Assembly

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at half past 4 o'clock. "QUESTIONS. Mr. SLATTERY, in reply to Mr. FEGAN,…

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Municipal Matters. the Coming Elections. Marrickville. Speeches by Candidates

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

A largely attended meeting of the residents of Marrickville was held at the Excelsior Hall, Marrickville, last night, for the purpose of selecting candidates to run…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. NEILD said he desired to raise a question of privilege affecting the House, and he desired first to…

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PARLIAMENT. Tuesday, January 30. Legislative Assembly. Resurrected Bills. Formal Business

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 6

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. REPLACED BILLS. A number of bills introduced last session but interrupted by the prorogation were reinstated on…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 30. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 6

Sir GEORGE DIBBS, in answer to Mr. CARRUTHERS, said that under the Railway Act of 1888 all railway employes were appointed by the Railway Commissioners,…

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A Fractious Parliament. Refreshment Room Recreations. Indignant Politicians. the "Evening News" Speaks Out. the Editor Cited to Appear at the Bar

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 6

When the Assembly met yesterday afternoon Mr. Neild said he wished, as a matter of privilege, to draw attention at the earliest opportunity to certain paragraphs appearing in the…

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Morality of Parliament. Its Power Over Offenders. An Editor Summoned. Motion In the Assembly-- Alleged Gambling and Drinking --A Press Paragraph

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 2

When the Legislative Assembly met last, night business was opened with a somewhat extraordinary debate. Mr. NEILD, on a question of privilege,…

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