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Politics & elections, 1905

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Home Rule in the Federal Parliament. Anticipations Regarding Mr. Higgins's Motion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 27

The Orange protest against the Home Rule motion shortly to be submitted to the House of Representatives beans evidence of concerted concoction. The resolutions adopted by…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. the Senate. (From Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 14

The President took the chair at half-past 10 a.m. A MILITARY MATTER. The MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, in answer…

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Duty on Harvesters. Increase Determined On. Action of the Minister. CHALLENGEb in Parliament (From Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 12

Members of both Houses are still under the influence of the recent crisis, and Mr. Deakin is the central flgure of interest. For a while to-day, however, the fierce light that has been…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Debate on the Policy Speech. "A Ministry Conceived in Shame." a Breeze with Sir William Lyne. Melbourne, Friday. The House of Representatives met at 10.30 a.m. the Federal Capital

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 13

Mr. GROOM, in reply to Mr. Brown, said that the Home Department was preparing copies of correspondence between the Federal and New South Wales Governments relating to the…

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General News. the State Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 4

There are only five questions on the business paper of the Assembly for to-day, but it may be expected that queries without notice will greatly exceed this number. While Ministers…

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Imperial Parliament. No Dissolution This Year. London, July 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph" states it has authority for declaring that there will be no dissolution of Parliament this your unless the Government is defeated before…

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Burst Rifle Barrels. Cause of the Mischief. Questions Asked in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 5

The mystery surrounding the bursting of several military rifles during the past few weeks has been partially elucidated by the finding or inverted bullets in the barrels of two of the…

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Chamber of Commerce Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 9

The first meeting of the newly-elected council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce was held to-day, when Mr. J. P. M'Arthur (W. and A. M'Arthur, Ltd.) was elected…

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Federal Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 16

In the House of Representatives last week, Mr. Deakin announced the policy of the Government, which is the same as that contained in the Governor-General's speech in March,…

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Victorian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-night consideration was resumed of the Surplus Revenue Bill, which proposes the expenditure of half a million of money on…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Motion of Censure

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 16

In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly last wook a Supply Bill for two months was passed. Mr. Carruthers moved the second reading of the Local Government Bill, making…

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Dawn of a New Era. Czar Revises a Constitution. St. Petersburg to Have a Parliament. Elections Probable in October

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Czar presides to-day over a meeting of the Russian Council of Ministers, which has been called to finally revise the Constitution…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, August 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Mr. HENLEY asked the Minister for…

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Imperial Parliament. Session Nearing the Close. London, Aug. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 7

In the House of Commons last night the motion by Mr. Arthur J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, for the suspension of the remainder of the sessions of the 12 o'clock…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. House of Representatives. (From Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at hall-past 2 o'clock. UNION LABEL IN TRADES MARKS BILL. Mr. FOWLER (W.A.) presented a petition…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Debate on the Policy Speech. the Capital Question. Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 8

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. BURSTING OF MILITARY RIFLES. Mr. PAGE (Q.) asked a number of questions relating to the bursting of military rifles at…

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Russian Freedom. Promulgating a Constitution. (Elections in October. London, Tuesday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 1

The Russian Council of Ministers will meet- to-day, under the presidency of the Tsar. The object of the meeting is the final revision of the Constitution…

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In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1905 · page 6

The members of the Legislative Council assembled at the usual hour yesterday afternoon, when the Vice-President of the Executive Council, following the ususal formula in…

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N.z. Parliament on Parade

Evening News · Thursday 3 August 1905 · page 6

A letter from Mr. Hayward, manager of the West Brescians, now touring New Zealand, has been received at the Palace Theatre. The epistle conveyed an item Of news to anyone…

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Essence of Parliament. Second Censure Motion

Evening News · Thursday 3 August 1905 · page 6

Everybody—excepting the Opposition, of course—must have been surprised at the feeble report made by the gun which Mr. M'Gowen fired in the Legislative Assembly last evening…

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