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Blue Mountains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1889

6 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Lithgow Municipal Election

Katoomba Times · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 2

LITHGOW.-- Polling for the first municipal elections took place to-day. Very little excitement was manifested. Nine candidates were up for the six [?] in the two contested wards. The polling…

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Parliament House. Sydney, 2nd August, 1889

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 3

Mr. Chas. James, Secretary, Progress Committee, Dear Sir,--I send you copies of the Bill for proposed gas works for Katoomba, as passed by the Select Committee to-day, the only alteration being…

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Parliament House. Sydney, 1st August, 1889

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 3

The Chairman Progress Committee, Katoomba. Dear Sir,-- Herewith please find reply from Department of Public Works in reference to gas works at Katoomba, laying down conditions for…

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French General Elections

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 September 1889 · page 4

LONDON, September 23. -- MM. Say, Perrier, Dillon, Shutter. De[?]sle, and Cassagnae have been returned to the new French Assembly. M. Jules Ferry had defeated. MM. Clemenceau…

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Proposed Municipality for Katoomba. Election of Returning Officer

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 2

A LARGE number of residents assembled in the Odd Fellows Hall, Katoomba, on Monday night, to choose a gentleman to [?] as first Returning Officer for the Municipality that is to be established…

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Opening of Parliament

Katoomba Times · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 4

THEES were the usual crowd and excitement outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday and Macquitric-street presented an [?] appearance. The balconies of all the private residences and…

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