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Politics & elections, 1895

3,233 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 162

The Election Campaign. South Sydney Protection League. Meeting in Devonshire-street

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

Another public meeting under the auspices of the South Sydney Protection League was held at the schoolroom, Devonshire-street, last night for the purpose of forming a…

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Our Special Cables. the British Cabinet. Re-election of Ministers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--Sir Michael Hicks-Beach (Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Mr. Joseph Chamberlain (Secretary of State for the…

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The Election Campaign. the Freetrade Council. the Parliamentary Members. Country Protectionist Seats Unsafe. Mr. Wise and His Electors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 5

It is not improbable that the country will be plunged into all the excitement of a general election a few days earlier than was anticipated. The rejection by the…

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In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 4

The first duty of the President of the Council yesterday was to announce the death of a member, the Hon. Robert Burdett Smith, and the House at once passed to the next business, which was the…

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General News. Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 4

Both Houses of Parliament will meet again to-day, the chief interest being in the proceedings of the Council, which will have the continuation of the debate on the second…

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Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

Mr. MOLESWORTH asked the Colonial Secretary in the Assembly yesterday whether, in view of the wholesale disfranchisement that would take place at the coming…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

The Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon at half-post 4 o'clock. THE LATE MR. R. BURDETT SMITH. Mr. PRESIDENT announced the death…

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Victorian Parliament. Amending the Tariff

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day the second reading of the Voluntary Conveyances Bill was moved by Mr. J. M. Davies, and the…

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 3. Legislative Counncil

Evening News · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. THE LATE MR. R. BURDETT SMITH. The President announced the death of…

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South Australian Parliament. Limiting Legislative Loquacity

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Commissioner for Public Works said that the Government were trying to dispose of some…

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Queensland Parliament the Co-operative Land Settlements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day the debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed. The Minister for Lands, in the course of a long…

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 3. Summary of Business

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

In the Legislative Council, The President announced the death of Mr. Burdett Smith, a member of the Chamber. The Parkes to Condobolin Railway Bill…

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New Zealand Parliament. Sir George Grey's Resignation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--It was announced in the House of Representatives to-day that by the advice of the law officers of the Crown the Government had decided…

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Review of the Session. the Business of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 5

The business of the first session of the sixteenth Parliament virtually concluded yesterday. In a few days there will be a dissolution, and the country will be in the throes of a general election…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. DEATH OF A MEMBER. Mr. PRESIDENT announced the decease of the…

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The Election Campaign The Free-Trade-Labor Party. The Unholy Alliance. To-Night's Meetings -- Latest An-[?]ements--Candidates Coming Forward

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 5

An the arrangements for the general election are becoming better known it is evident that the labor party is running this election consistently with its attitude in…

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The Election Campaign. Ministers to Speak Next Week. the St. Leonards Seat. Freetrade Candidates Selected. the Premier's Elector's Right

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 5

Several Ministers will address their constituents next week. Mr. Carruthers will speak in his own electorate. Before the polling day, however, he is to take the…

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The Elections

Evening News · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 5

MOAMA, Thursday.-A meeting of Mr. Chanter's friends was held here last night to take steps to, secure his return. Active canvassing is taking…

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The Elections

Evening News · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

platform, and on all such questions, and especially on questions affecting the fate of a Government, to vote as a majority of the labor party may…

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The Elections

Evening News · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

The-Chief Electoral Officer reports that a large number of persons who have lost their rights, are making applications in the hope of 4 having them…

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