Parliament
IN the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, January 15, Mr. Watson, in justifying the proposed duties, explained that his estimate of the deficiency at…
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Politics & elections, 1880
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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 21
SIR JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table, Abstract of Crown lands reserved from sale for water supply; returns under Real Property Act for 1879; returns in reference to the instructions issued to the Inspectors…
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MR. THORNTON presented a petition from Roman Catholic inhabitants of the Richmond River against the Public Instruction Bill. The petition was received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 4
THE House went into committee for the consideration of the Lands Act Further Amendment Bill. Sir John Robertson submitted a now clause to the effect that, except under the 21st and 22nd clauses of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament. Legistative Assembly. Tuesday, February 10
MR. WATSON stated, in answer to Mr. Long, that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill for the amalgamation of the Government Savings Bank and the Post Offices Banks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Clarence Election. Meeting of Mr. John See's Supporters
A MEETING was convened by bell announcement of the friends and supporters of Mr. John See, and was held in Attwater's large room, Market Reserve, on Tuesday evening. The attendance numbered fully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming Election. to the Editor of the Examiner
SIR,—I fully agree with the opinion expressed in your leader of Saturday as to the desirability of either Mr Parves or Mr See retiring from the present contest, in order to afford the Clarence electors a chance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clarence Election. Mr. Purves's Meeting at Ulmarra
MARCH 25.—According to announcement Mr. Purves addressed the electors here this evening at Browne's Hotel. The large room was crowded to excess by a most intelligent, orderly, and appreciative audience,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electioneering Tactics. to the Editor of the Clarence Examiner
SIR,—Apropos of elections, Punck gave an account a short time back of the proceedings at a certain election —somethign analogous to what is going on in our midst. Amongst the members of one of the committee of one…
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SIR,—I listened on Tuesday evening last, at Brushgrove, to Mr. S. G. Davison—who is one of the present aspirants to Legislative honours—and I must say, from what I have seen and heard, that it seems…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Election. Mr. Fawcett's Meeting
BETWEEN 400 and 500 people assembled on Thursday evening in the building on the Market reserve to hear the candidate from the Richmond—Mr. Faweett. After some difficulty in obtaining a chairman, Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Clarence Election. the Nomination
PUNCTUALLY at noon the Returning-Officer (Mr. Alfred Lardner, J.P.) commenced the proceedings by reading the writ issued by His Exfcellency the Governor, authorising the election of a member to fill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Clarence Election. Mr. John See's Meetings. Southgate
A CROWDED meeting of the supporters of Mr. John See was held at Arnold's Hotel, Southgate, on Monday night last. E. W. S. Hayley, Esq., J.P., in the chair…
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SIR,—As A firm supporter of Mr John See I must confess to a feeling of disappointment at his resignation. A little calm reflection convincea me has adopted the most manly course he could have done under the…
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MR. S. G. DAVISON'S MEETINGS.—As advertised, Mr. S. G. Davison addressed the electors at Mr. Creighton's hotel, Ulmarra, on Saturday last, at 10 a.m. A large number of electors attended to hear…
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THE town was all astir on Wednesday, and thronged with electors, whose errand was to record their votes. Business was to a great extent suspended, and the majority of the voters remained in the vicinity of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clarence Election. (From the Telegraph, Appril 8.)
THE election for the Clarence electorate took place yesterday, ami resulted in the ruturn of Mr. Fawcett. According to the latest returns received hist night, the numbers polled were—For Mr. Fawcett 1345, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Election. to the Editior of the Clearence Examiner
SIR,—I Find by the metropolitan papera the teonsequent upon the sayings and linings here, a very false impression has gone forth relative to the late election. In the first place it is said that Mr Davison received…
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WE have been favoured by a correspondent with an interesting account of the election for the Clarence. We regret, however, that its length, and the late hour it has reached us, preclude us from giving it in extenso…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Borough Council. Election of Mayor
AT the special meeting of the aldermen, held in the Council Chamber on Monday last for the election of Mayor, there were present Aldermen Murray, Attwater, Selman, Beatson, Morrow, and Hawthorne…
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