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Politics & elections, 1896

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New Zealand Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Thursday. — The bill repeating the Contagious Diseases Act was thrown out of the Legislative Council to-day. A bill amending the Wesleyan Methodist Church…

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Parliament. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 2

The Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon at half-past 4 o'clock. STATE CHILDREN'S RELIEF BILL. Petitions from the Moderator of the…

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Those Commissions. Questions in Parliament

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 3

In the Assembly yesterday afternoon Mr. Nicholson asked the Premier if he would see that a fair scale of charges for professional gentlemen and those appointed to…

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The "Caucus" and "Solidarity" in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 4

Since the advent of "the solidarity" labor party to the Parliament of this country we have been familiarised with a method of political procedure which, if it could be…

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PARLIAMENT. Thursday, June 25. Legislative Council

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. STATE CHILDREN'S RELIEF. Sir ARTHUR RENWICK moved the second reading of the State Children's Relief Act…

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Victorian Parliament. 'Queensland's Attitude on Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the Assembly to-day Sir John M'Intyre called attention to a statement in a telegram from Brisbane concerning Sir Hugh Nelson's speech in the Queensland…

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Queensland Parliament. Increasing the Payment to Members

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Officials in Parliament Bill was passed through committee. There was a long discussion in committee on…

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Parliament. Thursday, June 25 Summary of Business

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

In the Legislative Council, Petitions were received from Cardinal Moran and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales in…

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South Australian Parliament. Australian Representation on the Privy Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day. Mr. Hourigan gave notice at a motion in favor of abolishing the Customs duties on tea, cocoa, kerosene, and sugar…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, June 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. Goodchap presented a petition from the…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. General Election in Canada. Remarkable Change in the Parliament. Defeat of the Government. Four Ministers Rejected. Protest Against Clerical Domination. London, June 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

The Liberals have obtained a majority of 36 as the result of the general election in Canada. A remarkable change has taken place…

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Canada. the General Election. Defeat Of the Government. Four Ministers Rejected

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

LONDON, Jane 25.—Farther telegrams from Canada regarding the elections to the Dominion Parliament state that four of the Ministers have been defeated…

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The Canadian Elections. The Liberal Majority. Quebec Turns the Seale. The Manitoba School Question--A Protest Against Clerical Domination. LONDON, June 25

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 3

The majority secured by the Liberals at the Canadian Parliamentary elections was due to the remarkable manner in which Quebec went against the Government. The…

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The Canadian Elections. Defeat of the Government. How it was Brought About. The Manitoba School Question--The Late Political Developments

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

The defeat of the Tupper Government in Canada adds interest to the following article, which appeared in a recent issue of the Times:--…

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Canadian Elections. The Education Question. London, June 24

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

The elections in Canada show a remarkable change owing to the bitter controversy over the religious education question. The Liberals show at…

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Municipal Election at Woollahra

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

The election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the Woollahra Council caused by the resignation of Alderman J. T. Gannon, one of the representatives of Piper Ward, took place yesterday, resulting in…

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Ministers Re-election Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 6

Mr. Hogue introduced a bill similar in its wording to that brought in by Mr. Fegan In 1894 to provide that Ministers of the Crown on their acceptance of office shall not be compelled to seek…

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The Canadian Elections. Majority for the Liberals. the Education Question

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The Liberals have obtained a majority of 36 as the result of the Parliamentary elections in Canada…

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Echoes From Older Lands. From England. the United Synagogue Elections in London

The Australasian Hebrew · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 13

On Sunday, May 10th, the annual elections of WARDENS and BOARD of MANAGEMENT was held at the thirteen Constituent Synagogues of the United Synagogue with the following results: GREAT (Mr. A. Rosenfeld presiding)— Wardens, Lord…

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The Victorian Parliament. the Opening Ceremony

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The third session of the sixteenth Parliament was opened this afternoon by his Excellency the Governor. The Governor's speech made reference to federation, and held out…

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