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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1872

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Parramtta Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

THE following, taken from the Cumberland Mercury,is the address of the Hon. Jaines . Byrne[?] at the declaration of the poll:— The Hon J. [?]:—I appear before you…

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Election News

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 3

At She[?]haven election, Mr. Warden, Mr. Re[?]by, and Mr. Smith were [?]ted to-day. Mr. Smith [?]. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Warden, [?]…

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The Bathurst free press "Magna Est Veritas Rt Preyakbit."wednesday, March 6, 1872. the Progress of the Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 2

WHATEVER maybe the final issue of the elections as to the members returned in favour of Sir JAMES MARTIN and Mr. PARKES respectively—for the scenes…

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The Mudgee Election. (From the Western Post March 8.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 2

THE election for this Electorate, yesterday, was marked by a total absence of the excitement which was apparent when Mr. Parkes opposed one of the present candidates a couple of months…

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Western Goldfields’ Election. Mr. J. F. Plunkett’s Meeting

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 13 March 1872 · page 2

PURSUANT to notice Mr. J. F. Plunkett addressed a large meeting of miners, numbering about 2200, from the balcony of Selff’s Hotel on Friday evening last…

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The Bathurst Free Press. Magna Eat Varitas at Prrvalebtt. Wednesday, March 20,1872. Election Results

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 March 1872 · page 2

FROM the election returns we find that there are only four constituencies remaining to be contested, before the fall number of members will be in a position…

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Westers Cold-fields Election. Mr. D. Buchan’s Meeting

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last Mr. David Buchanan addressed the largest election meeting ever held on the gold-field (numbering about 3000) in front of Foreman’s All Nations Hotel. Mr…

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Westers Gold Fields' Election. Polling Day

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 2

THE long expected struggle for deciding who should represent the miner’s of the Western Gold Fields’ in Parliament came off on Monday last, and created on Gulgong intense interest…

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Western Gold Fields Election

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 2

THE Exciting November [?] facts [?] with the [?] the Western [?] are rear [?] be worth [?] There were [?] than…

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Borough Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 2

YESTERDAY at have the Entering Office (Dr. [?], Mayor) [?]lly named the [?] payers [?] with the interesting [?]. Only there [?] had been…

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Borough Election. Declaration

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 April 1872 · page 2

YESTERDAY (Tuesday) being the day appointed for the nomination of an Alderman for each of the three wards of the Borough, the Returning Officer (The Mayor) pu[?]suant to…

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Opening of Parliament. Legislative Council

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 4 May 1872 · page 2

THE Council met at 12 o’clock, noon, on Tuesday, April 30. As is usual on such occasions, the space allotted to visitors was occupied by a number of…

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Parliament of New South [?]ales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 May 1872 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Friday, Upon the motion of Mr. Innes, a petition presented by him from certain miners of Gulgong, relative to the abolition of the present Court of…

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The Bathurst free Press. "Magna Est Veritas E[?] Prevale[?]." Saturday, May 11, 1872. the Parliament

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

THE position of our public affairs is at the present time anything but satisfactory. After the country had undergone the throes of a general election, and a…

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The Orange Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

THE follow is a copy of a petition which was lodged with his Excellency, the Administrator of the Government, on the 29th ultimo, against the return of Harris, Levi Nelson, Esquire to serve…

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Election for Mudgee. the NOMINATION.(Abridged from Western Post.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 2

THE nomination of a member to represent the electorate of Mudgee in the Legislative Assembly (in consequence of the seat of the Hon. J. G. L. Innes having been rendered vacant…

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Parliament of New South Hales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 June 1872 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday [?] the members of the new Ministry—Mr. Parkes Mr. Piddington, Mr. Farnell, Mr. Sutherland Mr. Butler, Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Innes—took the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, 11Th June. Ministerial Statement

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 15 June 1872 · page 2

Mr. PARKES gave an explanation of the circumstances under which the present Administration had come into existence. He would endeavour to avoid going beyond the region of…

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Election for Kast Sydney. Declaration of the Poll

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 June 1872 · page 3

YESTERDAY was the day appointed for taking a poll for the election of a member to the vacant seat in the East Sydney constituency. The contest proved a close one, the friends of both…

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[?] Parliament of New South Males. [?]

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 June 1872 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly, of Tuesday. In reply to questions put to Ministers, the following information was elicited.—That it was flot compatible for a gentleman holdings…

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