Election of Member for the Clarence. Official Declaration of the Poll
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1875 · page 2
ON Wednesday last, at about 3.30 p.m., the poll for the election of a Member to represent The Clarence in the Parliament of New South Wales was declared by Mr. A. Lardner, J. P. There…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1875 · page 4
THE following appeared under the heading of "Town Talk" in the 'Empire':--"There will be a considerable injection of new blood in the next Assembly, and for…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1875 · page 3
RUMOUR has it that our late Mayor (Mr. T. Fisher) is to be nominated for the East Ward; Mr. W. Kinnear for the West Ward, in the room of Mr. T. Bawden, M.P.--who retires…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1875 · page 3
YESTERDAY at about a quarter to one p.m., Mr. Alderman F. Layton, the Returning-Officer appointed by the Council, attended at the Court House for the purpose of announcing the…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1875 · page 2
ON Saturday last, at noon, the official declaration of the poll was made by Mr. Alderman F. Layton, the Returning-Officer. The attendance was not large. The Returning-Officer…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 3
As soon after noon, or Tuesday, as the Court House was available, Mr. Alderman F. LAYTON, the Returning-officer according to advertisement, made the official announcement of nominations received by him…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 4
ACCORDING to announcement, the polling for the election of an Alderman to represent the South Ward, took place at South Grafton, on Friday last and considerable interest was manifested in the matter of…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 4
AT noon, on Tuesday last, Mr. JOHN CARLTON, Mayor and Returning-Officer for the Municipality of Ulmarra, met the rate payers at the Council Chamber, in order to read the nominations of candidates for the office of…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 2
SHORTLY after 3 p.m. the Council met, when HIS Worship the Mayor (Mr. T. Fisher, J.P., in the chair), Aldermen J. Foley, J. J. Cassidy,…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 4
ON Friday last, a meeting of the new Council was held at five p.m., for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing Municipal year. Present—Alderman Bachanan, Watt, Davidson,…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 4
ON Tuesday last the pull for the election of an Alderman to represent the North Ward, in the Ulmarra Municipal Council, took place at the Council Chamber, Ulmarra, between the hours of eight a.m. and three…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1875 · page 3
The 'Herald's' correspondent sends the following report of the proceedings at a meeting of the Windsor Municipal Council, which were of a discreditable character: -- A special meeting was called at the School of…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1875 · page 4
THE West Sydney nomination took place on Tuesday last. The weather was very wet, and the attendance in front of the hustings was small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[From the Press Telegram Company.] Sydney, Tuesday, Noon. Parliament will meet this afternoon
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1875 · page 3
Messrs. G. Lord, E. Butler, and R. B. Smith have been appointed as commissioners to administer the oath to the newly elected members of the Assembly…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1875 · page 3
The 'Bunyip' (South Australia) writes:-- "We have reason to believe that a novel trick in election tactics was practised in Gawler recently. A son of the Emerald Isle, who by some means had…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1875 · page 2
GULLY's history is extraordinary. He was taken out of prison twenty-five or thirty years ago by Mellish, to fight Pearce, surnamed "the Game Chicken, "being then a butcher's apprentice…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1875 · page 7
Mr W. Forster laid on the table of the House the annual report of the Board of Audit, and abstract of bank accounts. The documents were ordered to be printed…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1875 · page 2
SIR,--This question I see has just been discussed again in our Sydney Parliament, and again a majority has decided in the negative. The arguments of Mr. Terrywho…
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Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1875 · page 6
THE President announced the receipt of a message from his Excellency the Governor, notilying that assent on behalf of her Maje ty, has been given to the Temporary Supply Bill,…
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The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1875 · page 2
FROM our files, of the 'Herald' to hand, we gather that Mr. T. Bawden has been making himself heard on various matters: -- On the occasion of Mr. R. B. Smith moving…
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