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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1889

179 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 9

The Farmers and the Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

PERHAPS no other class in the community do politics affect so much as the agricultural. Yet farmers, as a rule, are not the most prominent in electioneering, nor so united in their action as they…

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Selected Lines. The Candidate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 6

"Father, who travels the road, so late?" "Hush, my child, 'tis the candidate;" Pit example of human woesEarly he comes, and late he goes;…

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Maclean Aldermanic Elections. Declaration of the Poll

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 8

OK Wednesday, at noon, the result of the poll was formally declared at the School of Arts. Prior to reading out the numbers, one of the candidates (Mr. J. M. Kelly) handed in a protest against the…

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Ulmarra Municipal Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 8

THE official declaration of the poll took place at the Council Chambers on Wednesday in the presence of a few of the ratepayers, three of the candidates being also present…

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The Crien Innes Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 8

THE Glen Innes Examiner, hitherto holding to Free-trade principles, gives the following cogent reasons for supporting two of the Protectionist candidates for the representation of the electorate,…

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The General Elections. Saturday's Polling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

SYDNEY, MONDAY. — Saturday being the last day of the elections, great excitement was manifested as the returns from the various electorates were announced, which gave the Free-traders a…

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THE Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Tuesday Morning, 19Th February. 1889. Election Results and Probabilities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 2

THE skirmishing in the constituencies is now over, wit[?] the result of an evenness of numbers, as upon the questions of Free-trade and Protection, rather disappointing to the leaders of the former cry…

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Maclean Municipality. Meeting for Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

MACLEAN, MONDAY.—The Aldermen met this afternoon for the election of Mayor. All of the Aldermen were present, and immediately upon taking their seats, Alderman M'MAHON moved that…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

ON Saturday the Aldermen met for the purpose of electing their chairman for the ensuing twelve months. The Mayor (Mr. Goodger) was in the chair, and all the Aldermen were present…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

ON Saturday the Aldermen met for the purpose of electing their chairman for the ensuing twelve months. The Mayor (Mr. Goodger) was in the chair, and all the Aldermen were present…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner. the [Established 1859.] Tuesday Morning, 19Th February, 1889. Election Results and Probabilities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 2

THE ski[?]ishing in the constituencies is now over, with the result of an evenness of numbers, as upon the questions of Free-trade and Protection, rather disappointing to the leaders of the former cry…

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Maclean Municipality. Meeting for Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

MACLEAN, MONDAY.—The Aldermen met this afternoon for the election of Mayor. All of the Aldermen were present, and immediately upon taking their seats, Alderman M'MAHON moved that…

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The Macleay Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

IN few parts of the colony during the recent electioneering campaign were there such peculiar phases presented as in adjoining constituency, The Macleay. No less…

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The Good Templars and the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

THE Elections Committee of the Independent Order of Good Templars held a meeting on Monday evening, and presented their report. The substance of the report was that the Order had maintained its…

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Result of the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

THE Free-trade papers claim that the elections have given their party a majority of five, but the Star asserts that the majority ia only one. It would appear that both are in error. As a matter of fact…

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Another General Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

THERE is good reason for believing that this is contemplated by the Free-traders, for a wealthy member of the party is reported to have said that they intended to force another general election,…

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THE Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Saturday Morning, 23Rd February, 1889. The Elections: Results and Prospects

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

THE Sydney Morning Herald has done its utmost during the election to hound down the DIBB'S Ministry, and to broom back the waves of that advancing change which it looks upon as…

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Election of Mayor of Maclean

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 8

ON Wednesday evening the adjourned meeting for election of Mayor was held. There was an unusually large attendance of ratepayers and general public. Owing, no donbt, to the fact of some…

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The Macleay Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

IN few parts of the colony during the recent electioneering campaign were there such peculiar phases presented as in our adjoining constituency, The Macleay. No less…

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Result of the Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

THE Free-trade papers claim that the elections have given their party a majority of five, bat the Star asserts that the majority is only one. It would appear that both are in error. As a matter of fact…

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