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Politics & elections, 1900

2,733 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 137

The Transvaal Surrenders to General Hunter. 3348 Boers Capitulate. Many Horses Given Up. General Baden-powell Hard Pressed. Advance of General Ian Hamilton. Enemy Active at Honing Spruit. Indiscreet Members of Parliament. London, Aug. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 August 1900 · page 8

A further surrender of 750 Boers has been made to Lieutenant-General Sir A. Hunter near Fouriesburg. Immense supplies of cattle, sheep, and…

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Parliament by Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 4

The Premier is considering a suggestion, made in all earnest, and very widely favoured, that in future the business of Parliament should be done by day and not by…

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This Week's Parliament

Evening News · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 6

Private members will have an opportunity of pushing on with their bills in the Assembly to-night. They will not have much opportunity in future, as the Premier proposes to…

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Federal Elections. Candidates Getting Ready

Evening News · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

Members of Parliament are now anxiously awaiting the publication of the plans of the proposed federal electorates. These are to be laid on the table of the Assembly to-night…

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Innovation in Parliament Proposed Day Sittings. to Push Business Through. a Suggestion That Is Being Considered

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 5

What is an Innovation, as far as regular Parliamentary business is concerned, has been suggested, and may he acted upon. it has been frequently proposed that the…

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Candidates' Expenses. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

Sir,--As it will be Impossible for a man of limited means to address meetings throughout the colony when a candidate for the Senate, it he has to pay his own fares, I…

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The Federal Electorates. Opinions in Political Circles. Candidates for Commonwealth Honours

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 5

The provisional report of the Electoral Commissioners relative to the subdivision of the colony for the purposes of the first election of representatives of this colony to the popular…

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Limiting Election Expenditure

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 4

It is announced that the Attorney-General has under consideration a proposal to limit, the expenditure of candidates for election to the Federal Parliament. The purpose of…

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Our San Francisco Letter the Presidential Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, July H.--There is 110 disputing the fact that the reiteration of the fret silver resolution in their platform has placed the Democrats at a disadvantage in the great Eastern…

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In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 8

Sir William Lyno laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last evening the electoral maps which we published yesterday, and explained that they illustrated the…

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When Parliament Should Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 6

If the amount of legislative work that it is necessary to do this session is to have any chance of being accomplished, the proposal to hold day sittings of Parliament will have…

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Questions in Parliament. the Federal Capital

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 7

Sir William Lyne, replying to questions asked by Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Sleath in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, as to whether he would instruct the commissioner…

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Discussion in Parliament. the Question of Command

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick asked the Colonial Secretary if it was within his knowledge that Captain Hixson was going only as far as Hongkong in command of the naval…

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Parliament. Tuesday, August 7. Summary of Business

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly, On the motion for the third reading of the Municipalities Act of 1897 Amending Bill, Mr. Watson moved that the bill be re-committed, and…

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The Selected Officers. a Discussion in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 7

Reference was made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday to the officers chosen in connection with the New South Wales Contingent for China. Mr. J. C. L. FITZPATRICK asked the Minister…

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Business of Parliament. Last Night's Waste of Time

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 5

The waste of time which the Legislative Assembly indulged in last night is regarded by the more serious members of both sides of the House as quite sufficient to justify the…

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Questions in Parliament. Site of the Federal Capital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Premier, in reply to Mr. Fitzgerald, who wished to now if it was the intention of the Government to [?]struct Mr. Oliver to visit the northern portion of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, August 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 5

The Speaker took tbe chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, in answer to Mr. Nielsen, and that a sum of money would be…

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Parliament. Tuesday, August 7. Legislative Assembly. Naval Contingent Officers

Evening News · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 7

Mr. J. C. L. FITZPATRICK asked the Colonial Secretary whether Captain Hixson would only go as far as Hongkong with the Naval Contingent. If so, was there any justification for…

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Federal Electorates. Objection to the Names. Views of Members of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 7

The Premier states that it is quite possible the proposed names of the Federal electorates will be referred to a committee of the House. No doubt there is, he says, objection to some of the names,…

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