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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections
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MR. EDITOR: With the approach of the Municipal elections, the attention of ratepayers is as usual being more pointedly directed to certain Municipal questions. On this occasion the Grafton ratepayers are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE change that has recently been made in the law with respect to the annual election in connection with Public Hospitals is one that should commend itself to subscribers to those institutions, to those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. EDITOR.—The question of Free-trade or Protection is one of very great interest, and by many it is thought, should be settled once and for ever, so that our Legislature could get on with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Friday evening Mr. Price addressed a large meeting of the ratepayers from the verandah of the Maclean hotel. Dr. YOUNG was voted to the chair, and after a few remarks with reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE nomination of candidates for the vacancies the Borough Council took place on Tuesday at the Fisher Park pavilion. There was an attendance of about 60 ratepayers. Punctually at noon the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TO-DAY the ratepayers of the North and South Wards have to decide which of two candidates in each case shall represent them in the Borough Council. The responsibility is greater than some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE election of Mayor for the ensuing 12 months took place on Wednesday. All the Aldermen were present, with the exception of Ald. Napper, who was prevented by illness from attending…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE election of Aldermen to fill the vacancies in the North and South Wards of the Borough of Grafton took, place on Tuesday last. A good deal of interest was manifested in the South Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LAST evening there was a special meeting of the Council to elect a Mayor for the earning year. There were present Aldermen Campbell, Sanders, Wadge, M'Kittrick, Trent, M'Guren, Schaeffer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—The Legislative Council Chambers presented an animated spectacle yesterday, on the occasion of the opening of Parliament. Every inch of space was taxed to the uttermost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Vice-Regal speech, as usual, is largely crowded with promised measures. That those promises will be realised during the present session there is little probability, although, from present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Council's address congratulating Lord Jersey on his appointment as Governor of the colony was agreed to. Dr. Creed's motion to elect a Select Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Parliament cams into existence in February, 1889, Mr. Dibbs holding office when it was elected. The election followed the Ministerial crisis which occurred in January, 1889, when the Parkes Ministry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Electoral campaign has begun in[?]earnest, and during the enening week the first batch of elections will have been fought out. Both the Opposition and the Government pe[?]ty appear to the more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALL efforts having failed, so far as we can gather, to induce another candidate to come forward, the result of the Grafton election will probably be a "walk over" for Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. M'FARLANE opened his campaign at Maclean on Friday evening, when he met with a most enthusiastic reception, the Court-house being filled with electors. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. EDITOR,—By all whose wish for welfare of the country's future in the sphere of politics is paramount to that of party and persons, the result of the elections in East Sydney, the premier…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MR. EDITOR.—The general election is on, and it is the duty of every elector to record his vote; but in doing so he should not be influenced by a shake of the hand, or by a few kind words put forward for a blind; nor yet by any amount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CASINO, TUESDAY.—Mr. G. Martin addressed a large meeting here last night. He supports Protection and Local Government, one man-one vote, and elections all on one day, but is opposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE result of the elections, as far as they have gone, would indicate that the Party in power are likely to have a continuance of their lease of office. The success of Mr. M'MILLAN in East Sydney,…
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