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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Assembly. the Crisis. Sir George Dibbs's Motion

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 3

When the Assembly met yesterday afternoon a motion by Mr. Reid to the effect that all business on the paper be postponed until Sir George Dibbs's motion…

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In Parliament

The Australian Workman · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

MR. JOHN NORTON is on the rampage--not too much rampage, but just rampage enough to push him prominently again before the public eye…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Tuesday, February 26

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 434

The House simply met to adjourn. The Attorney-General, who has charge of the Government measures in the Council, is absent from the colony, and the Vice-President of the Executive Council proposed…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Tuesday, February 26. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 16

The President reported the death of Mr. John Smith, M.L.C., which occurred during the Christmas adjournment. Messages were received from the Governor…

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Political. Re-opening of Parliament. a Knock for the Government

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 16

THE Reid Government received. " a good hard knock" when Parliament met on Tuesday in the shape of a defeat on ne of the clause of the Land and Income Tax Assessment Bill. The Government…

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The London School Board Catholic Candidates

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 19

Last night, at London Bridge Hotel (writes the London correspondent of the Dublin FREEMAN; January 12), a complimentary dinner was given to the Catholic candidates in the recent School Board…

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A Municipal Election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 6

MUDGEE, Friday.--Henry Wallace Albert Howard was nominated for the vacancy in the Hill End Council, created by the death of Alderman Kay…

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Rook Wood Municipal Election

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 6

Consequent upon the resignation of Mr. Alban, Gee, J.P., from the Rookwood Council, an election [?] be field shortly to fill the vacancy; and; as Alderman Gee was the last;…

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Australian Cup Candidates. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Truth · Sunday 3 March 1895 · page 6

Sternchaser, whose temper gets worse as he grows older, and who savaged his boy last week, never looked as well as at present, and if in the honor next Tuesday, he might run…

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London County Council. the Annual Elections

Evening News · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 2.—The elections to the London County Council took place to-day. There was a severe struggle between…

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London County Council Elections. Severe Struggle Between Parties. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 5

The elections to the London County Council took place to-day. There was a severe struggle between the Moderates and Progressists, or…

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The Loss of the Ketch Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 4

Captain Kingsford, pilot at Port Macquarie, was a passenger by the steamer Rosedale, which arrived on Saturday. Captain Kingsford has come to Sydney to give…

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Our Special Cables. the London County Council. the Annual Elections. a Majority for the Progressives

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The elections for the London County Council took place yesterday. The Progressives, who are in favor of the municipal control of…

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2.30 Edition. Late Cables. British Politics. the Irish Land Bill. Introduced in Parliament

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, March 4.—Mr. John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, introduced the new Irish Land Bill into the House of Commons this evening…

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Marine Board. the Wreck of the Candidate

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 3

A meeting of the Marine Board was held yesterday to inquire into the wreck of the ketch Candidate on the Fort Macquarie bar, on February 16, when all hands…

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News by Cable. London County Council. The Annual Elections. Progressists' Heavy Loss

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 4.—The returns of the election to the London County Council, which took place on Saturday, show that the Moderate Party…

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The Wreck of the Candidate. Marine Board Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 3

At the usual meeting of the Marine Board of New South Wales held yesterday under the presidency of Captain Hixson, R. N. (president), an inquiry was instituted into the circumstances attending the…

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London County Council Elections. Heavy Loss by the Progressists. London, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 5

The returns of the election to the London County Council, which took place on Saturday, show that the party known as the Moderates gained an increase of 5000…

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Municipal Councils. Balmain. Mode of Mayoral Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 6

The Balmain Council had an extended meeting on Tuesday. Several hours were taken in the discussion of a motion by Alderman George Clubb,—"That a circular letter be forwarded by this council to city…

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Ministerial Candidates. Discussion at the Wesleyan Conference

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 6

A discussion took place at the sitting of the Wesleyan Conference to-day respecting candidates for the Ministry. The result of the debate was that the following…

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