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The Premier of New South Wales and those of the other colonics do not seem to be able to agree on anything connected with federation arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The result of the polling showed that Wentworth and Bland were returned by a large majority—1280 votes to 750 for Captain O'Connell. Not more than three-fifths of the electors had recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament was opened by the Governor this afternoon. The only subject dealt with in the speech was an amendment of the Enabling Act, validating…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →PERTH, Friday.--The special sitting of Parliament was concluded to-day. The only business done was the adoption of the following motion, proposed by the Premier, and seconded by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the last meeting of the Sydney Council of the Churches it was resolved that an effort should be made to secure the embodiment in the preamble of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Good order on the whole was the note of the polling day in Sydney. During the hours for voting, if anything, matters seemed to proceed rather slowly. The only…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sir,—I regret that I cannot join fully in the general feeling of pleasure expressed through the leading organs of the press at the result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →" THERE are quarrels," says one of our most vigorous English writers, " in which even Satan bringing help, were not unwelcome ; in which even Satan…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Captain O'Connell proclaimed himself in his address a decided enemy to ail intolerance, either in civil polity or religion; and there was no apparent reason to believe that he held any extreme or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five candidates took the field for Sydney. First on the list stood Wentworth and Bland, who ran together; then came Captain Maurice O'Connell,' son of Sir Maurice, a relative of Count Daniel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIXTY-FOUR years, nearly, have passed away since the first general election took place in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE defeat of the Cardinal-Archbishop at the Federal Election was a great surprise to the Maitland people, who were almost sure of his election. The results of the poll were posted up at the MERCURY…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The regular fortnightly meeting of Auburn Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. The Mayor, (Ald. Dyer) presided, and the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →There was never a period in the history of this colony when greater interest was manifested in political elections than has been manifested in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The following have been elected sheep directors of the Glen Innes district:—John Campbell (Pendari), D. S. Anderson (Newstead). Thomas Black (Furrocabad), Cecil Boxsome (Glen Innes), Hugh…
Continued on Trove, page 536 →Whether the 4th of March, 1897, is to become one of those days which future generations will look back upon as the milestones of history cannot, of course, be foretold now. Coming events do not…
Continued on Trove, page 538 →Four out of the five colonies participating in the present Federal movement have now held their elections, and chosen the 40 men to whom they have…
Continued on Trove, page 543 →To-day West Australia will elect its delegates to the Federal Convention. Then the whole 50 delegates will have been chozen, and the way will be clear for the Convention to go into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Leichhardt Council's circular asking cooperation in an endeavor to have Mayors elected by the ratepayers was before the Hurstvllle Council on Thursday evening. Alderman Bull…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The elections to the Federal Convention, which took place last week, mark another stage, and a most important one, in the march towards the union of the Australian…
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