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

Politics & elections, 1885

30 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 2

The Metropolitan Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 2

At the close of a week of excitement such as Sydney has not often experienced the leven Metropolitan Electorates have made their choice of members to represent…

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The Elections. West Macquarie Polling

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

THE polling for West Macquarie took place on Thursday, and resulted in the return of Mr. L.Lloyd, the old member, by a majority of 79 over Mr. Fitzpatrick, as the subjoined returns…

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BATHURST. The Polling

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

The polling at Bathurst took place yesterday, and was the occasion of greater excitement than has been witnessed at any previous election. At an early hour vehicles of every…

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The Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

Morpeth-Wisdom. Gundagai-Want. Argyle - Holborrow and Tait. Grentell-Vaughn…

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East Macquarie—polling

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 2

The poll for tho election of two candidates for East Macquaric was taken, on Monday Rather more excitement than ordinary existed in the more populous parts of the…

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The Elections. Bathurst—official Declaration

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 2

The official declaration of the Poll was made on Saturday at noon, by the Returning Officer, Mr. J. B. Dulhunty, who read the figures given in our last issue, namely, Suttor 866, Meagher…

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The Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 2

Mudgee—Sir John Robertson, Taylor, and De Courey Browne. Gwydir—Campbell. Queanbeyan—O'Sullivan…

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The Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 3

THE following have been elected:— Balranald—Wilkinson and Cranisie. Eden—Garvan and Clarke. Central Cumberland—McCulloch, Bull and…

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The Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 3

The last batch of elections was held on Saturday and resulted as follows:— Murrumbidgee—Dibbs, Gormley, and Bolton. New England.—Proctor and Inglis…

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Parliamentary Candidate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 November 1885 · page 3

As showing the calibre of some of the candidates who sough. A seat in Parliament at the recent general election, we reprint from the Herald the following report of the speech of one…

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