New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council
The President took the chair at half-past 11 o'clock yesterday, and with members and officials preceeded to the State Government House, and presented the Address in Reply…
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Essence of Parliament. the Motion of Censure
Mr. Griffith resumed the debate on the motion for the adoption of the Address-in-Reply. His opening remarks were congratulatory upon Mr. M'Gowen's definite enunciation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Old Stories Retold. the "Freeman's Journal" Criticised by Parliament
Now that the "Freeman's Journal" has reached the verge of its diamond jubilee, one's thoughts wander back to the early years of its long, brilliant, and honourable…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →The Fruits of Becoming a Member of Parliament. to the Editor
Sir,--As a British subject, a lover of fair play, and a firm believer in a free and independent press, I ask you to publish the enclosed correspondence for the information of the public. When a man's honor honesty, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Sudden Division. Empty Benches in Parliament. Attempt to Adjourn Censure Debate
Shortly before the tea adjournment in the Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday evening, an unexpected position was created by a move made by Mr. Kelly, an active Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australian Parliament To-day's Opening Ceremony the Governor's Speech Disposing of the Surplus Adelaide
The State Parllatrient of South Australia will be opened to-day. The Governor, in his speech, will announce that last year closed with a surplus of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australian Council Election. Petition for Unseating
PERTH (W.A.), Wednesday.--At the recent Legislative Council elections, Messrs. Henry Carson (Ministerialist) and Bartholomew O'Brien (Laborist) polled 564 votes each, for the Central…
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On taking his seat in the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Speaker announced that he had appointed Messrs. Nielson, Fitzpatrick, Meagher, Gilbert, and Scoble to act as…
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The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p m. yesterday. THE CENSURE MOTION. Mr. LONSDALE resumed the debate on the…
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Mr. LONSDALE asked, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, whether the Premier had seen a report in the newspapers that a portion of Moore Park had been leased to Sports and…
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Parliament was opened on Tuesday by the governor in person. In the legislative council the twelve new members recently appointed were…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The following paragraph appeared in the Governor's Speech at the opening of Parliament yesterday:-"The approaching visit of the American fleet…
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Yesterday the Chief Justice commenced the hearing of a petition by Henry Carson under the Electoral Act of 1907 in the matter of the recent Legislative Council election for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"New South Wales Against the World !" Next Election Cry Member for Vass Drops Into Poetry
Another night of the censure motion--and the thirds--some good speeches: some bad. Up to the present the debate has been characterised by an absence of acrimony. A…
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Signor Nasi, ex-Minister for Education in Italy, who was recently released from imprisonment for peculation of public funds, has been overwheliningly re-elected by his constituency in Sicily to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. L J. Harnett. the Sergeant-at-arms. Thirty-five Years in N.s.w. Parliament
Friends of Mr. Laurence Joseph Harnett, Sergeant-at-Arms in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, will regret to hear that his condition of health or some time past has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General News. the State Parliament
The Assembly meets to-day, and the Council on Thursday. The suddenness and severity of the tramway strike has made people forget for the time that Parliament is in session and that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, July 28, 1908. the Position of Parliament
Perhaps the most significant thing about the present crisis in connection with the tramway service is the failure to recognise the position and claims of Parliament. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Parliament This Evening Statement by the Premier. the Way to Settlement. If Men Return, No Further Proceedings
The public galleries were filled before members flocked into the Chamber in answer to the bell. There were 60 members present when Mr. Speaker took the chair. The Premier, on…
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There was an unusually large attendance of members in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, and the galleries were crowded with visitors. References to the strike were…
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