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The "father of the Legislative Council," the Hon. G. H. Cox, yesterday celebrated his 75th birthday. Though he has never taken a very prominent part in politics, no person in the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Queensland Legislative Assembly sat till half-past 4 o'clock this morning. The want-of-confidence motion tabled by Mr. Dawson was, after a prolonged discussion,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The debate in the Legislative Assembly last night with regard to the forwarding of military forces to the Transvaal was taken purt in by five members only, who all spoke at length. A large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, October 18.—The Government is asking for a vote of £10,000,000 on account of the supplementary army estimates. The debates on the Address-in-Reply to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Imperial Government has asked Parliament to grant a sum of £10,000,000 on the Supplementary Army Estimates for the conduct of the campaign in the Transvaal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The special session of the Imperial Parliameut was opened to-day. The Speech from the Throne, which was extremely brief, stated that it was necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday Mr. HUGHES resumed the debate on the proposal to send a New South Wales contingent to the Transvaal. It would have been well if they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The question of dividing the colony into electorates for the purpose of returning members for the Federal House of Representatives was mentioned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the supporters of Mr. T. Bavister was held at the Ashfield-hall, Ashfield, last night, for the purpose of further considering the proposal to present that gentleman with a testimonial. Mr. J. A. Lyttle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, October 19.—The House of Commons by 279 to 48 has decided to restrict autumn sittings of the Imperial Parliament to the consideration of Government bills…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After some formal matters had been disposed of in the Legislative Council, the Vice-President of the Executive Council moved the resolution of which he had given notice in favour of sending a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One of these days a member, perhaps a new member, will be detected in the act of behaving himself in a perfectly decent manner, and an old hand will get up and direct the Speaker's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- In the Legislative Assembly tills evening a bill to authorise the dispatch of the contingent, and provide £30,000, passed its second reading, on the motion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A number of queries were addressed, without notice, to the Premier in the Legislative Assembly last night, in reference to the Transvaal contingent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS IO QUESTIONS. The VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, in answer to Mr. Watson, said all the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The House of Commons by 279 to 48 decided to restrict the autumn sitting of tho Imperial Parliament to the consideration of Government bills…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Writes a "True Britisher:" "The reiterated statement by Mr. Holman, M.L.A., last night, during his speech on the motion to dispatch troops to the Transvaal, that he hoped the Boers would…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Legislative Council, Leave was given, on the motion of Dr. Cullen to bring in a bill tp declare the trusts of certain property passing under the will of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Assembly sat till after l a.m. to-day debating the Premier's original motion for the despatch of Queensland troops to the Transvaal. The labour members are arguing that there is no justification for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A series of questions respecting the Public Service Board wore asked in the Legislative Assembly last night. Mr. Willis addressed the Attorney-General with the object of…
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