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

Politics & elections, 1899

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The South Ward Election. to the Editor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 17

Sir,—The election of an alderman for South Ward is to take place on Saturday next. We have two candidates in the field—Mr. W…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination Proceedings

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 6

The public nomination of candidates for the municipal elections was held at noon on Tuesday in the School of Arts. Ald. Bennett, returning officer, presided. and the attendance numbered about ten…

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Katoomba Municipal Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 4

Nomination day for the municipal election was Tuesday last, when a good number of electors attended at the Council Chambers. Punctually at 12 o'clock the Mayor. Mr. W. F. Goyder announced…

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The Municipal Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 4

Polling for the local municipal elections will take place to-morrow (Saturday) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ald. Bennett is returning officer. Polling for Lithgow Ward will lake place at the Council Chambers,…

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Polling Day

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

Polling day in connection with the municipal elections, which came off yesterday, passed off verr quietly. After the announcement made on Tuesday that ex-Alderman…

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Municipal Election

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 7

TO DAY, Saturday, the election of three aldermen, to serve in the Municipal Council, for the ensuing three years takes place. There are four candidates, namely:—Messrs…

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Municipal Election Nomination Day. Five People Present

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 4

LAST Tuesday was nomination day. At high noon there were assembled in the Town Clerk's office, Messrs. Geo. Packham (Mayor), J Stuart Taylor, William Carroll, son., D. M. M'Callum…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

Tuesday last was nomination day for the municipality of Blayncy. Beiwesn 40 and 50 ratepayers were prescat. Punctually at noon the Mayor (Alderman Russart) look…

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City Auditors. Annual Election

National Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

The annual election of two auditors for Bathurst Borough Council took place yesterday. There being no elections of aldermen this year caused the number of votes polled…

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Blayney Municipal Election. Blayney

National Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

The election of three aldermen took place to-day, the results of the polling being:— Mr. Michael Watson ... 89 Mr. Arthur Shakespeare ... 70…

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Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Town Hall this afternoon for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing Municipal year. The choice fell…

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Federation. The Progress of the Movement Parliament Meets at Once. Another Referendum

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

Those who desire to see the union of Australia consummated have received with undisguised satisfaction, the news that the conference…

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The Cudgegong Election

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

The Cudgegong election took place on Saturday. The contest in South Ward excited a good deal of interest and from an early hour…

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The Municipal Election

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

The municipal elections are now [?] and our forecast of the results [?] quite correct. In the Mudgee Borough the effort to defeat…

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Election of Mayors

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

[?] (Monday) evening there [?] be a meeting of the Mudgee [?] for the purpose of electing [?] layer. It is certain that…

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Bathurst Council Election of Mayor

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held yesterday afternoon, when there was a fall attendance of aldermen, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the…

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Municipal Elections. Election of Mayor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was bold yesterday for the election of the Mayor, There wor0e present: Alderman Kenny (in tho chair), Craig, Webb, Simmons, Ennis…

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Municipal Elections. Cobar

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

For Aldermen: Messrs, Musgrove, Hogan, and Duffy, elected. Auditor, Mr. William Fallick…

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Cowra Items. Cowra, Monday. Municipal Elections

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

At noon today the official declaration of the poll for the aldermanic elections took place, when Messrs. P. Links, H. Hawby, and C. T. Deeley were declared…

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Dubbo Mayoral Election. Dubb

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

Aldermen R. J. J. Ryan (Taylor Ward), E. G. Adams (Booth Ward) and Jas. A. Ryan (Muller Ward) having been re-elected unopposed…

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