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Politics & elections, 1909

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Parliament Buildings. "A Standing Disgrace."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 8

The Public Works Committee yesterday further considered the expediency of carrying out a scheme for the remodelling of Parliament Buildings…

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Farmers' Parliament. a Great Gathering. Their Political Aims. President's Fighting Speech

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 5

The sixteenth annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was opened yesterday morning at the Royal Exchange. Mr. R. Patten, M.L.C…

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Organising for Elections. Rev. D. H. Dillon Explains. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 7

At the local annual Orange celebrations the principal speakers were the Revs. W. Woolls Rutledge and D. H. Dillon. The latter gave an explanation of the statement brought up…

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In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 8

During the debate on the Temporary Supply Bill, to which the Legislative Assembly assented last week, several members urged the Government to set its face against the…

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Farmers' Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 10

The sixteenth, annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales opened on July 19 in the wool room at the Royal Exchange, Bridge-street, Sydney, and…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. The TREASURER, in answer to Mr. Beeby, said that the Railway Commissioners had…

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Above the Speaker. Sketches in Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 15

Quite unconsciously, the Legislative Assembly last week furnished very strong evidence in favor of day sittings of Parliament. Whenever the advisability, of the House meeting in…

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Farmers' Parliament. Opening of the Conference

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 13

The sixteenth annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association commenced on Monday in the wool auction room of the Royal Exchange, with an attendance of about…

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Parliament House. Council Chamber Badly Ventilated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 14

The Public Works Committee heard further evidence yesterday concerning the scheme for the remodelling of the Parliamentary-buildings, Sydney…

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Motor-car Legislation. Bill for Victorian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Motor-car Bill, which is to be introduced into the State Parliament this session, provides that every…

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Norfolk Island. Bill in the Federal Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to-night to provide for taking over, of Norfolk Island as a country of the Commonwealth. The…

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The Northern Territory. Bill in the Federal Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. Groom introduced, in the House of Representatives to-night, the bill for giving effect to the agreement with the South Australian Government to take over…

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Norfolk Island Bill. Before Federal Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 9

The Norfolk Island Bill was road for the first time in the House of Representatives to-night. It provides that Norfolk Island is to be a territory. The executive of the Island…

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Farmers' Parliament. Settlement Problems. Lands Administration. Political Organising

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 12

The conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association was resumed yesterday at 9.30 a.m. at the Royal Exchange, Mr. Robert Patten, M.L.C., presiding…

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Sydney Post-office. Questions in Parliament. Melbourne

The Star · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 6

The Sydney Post Office formed the subject of questions in the House of Representatives this afternoon. Sir John Quick, replying to Mr. Johnson…

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Mr. Fisher Ai)id Mr. Deakin. the Opening of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the House of Representatives this evening, Mr. Fisher read the correspondence which took place, between himself and Mr. Deakin, When, Mr. Deakin…

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Farmers' Parliament-- Annual Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 27

Delegates to the Sixteenth. Annual Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. There were about 150 delegates present at the 16th annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, which opened in the wool room at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, on July 19. The president, Mr. R. Patten, M.L.C., presided a in opening the proceedings expressed pleasure at seeing many new faces, as it showed that the work of organisation was progressing. The…

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Invalid and Old-age Pensions Bill. Discussion in the Federal Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The, Standing Orders were suspended in the House of Representatives this evening, to allow the invalid and Old-age Pensions Amending Bill to pass through all its…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, July 21, 1909. the Federal Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 8

The promptness with which a vote was taken in the House of Representatives yesterday upon the Prime Minister's statement of policy is in refreshing contrast to…

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