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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1856

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Election for Argyle.—the Right Man at Last

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 4

THE Electors of the country of Argyle [?]length beginning to bestir them[?] to look round with some [?] have for a fit and proper…

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The Election for St. Vincent

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 4

MR. G. F. PICKERING has withdrawn from the contest for this constituency, in favour of Mr. Roberts. There are, therefore, only "three Richards in the…

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Electioneering Matters

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1856 · page 6

THE following articles are from various correspondents:— KING AND GEORGIANA. Mr. Isaac Shepherd, the only candidate for…

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Election Meeting for Argyle.—marulan

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1856 · page 6

The public papers having announced that J.W. Chisholm, Esq., purposed meeting the electors of the district on the 10th inst., to give an exposition of his political views was opinions…

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Elections for the First Australian Parliament

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1856 · page 6

THERE have been a great many rumours driving about the country, and published in the various newspapers of the metropolis, respecting the several…

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Election Mems

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1856 · page 4

Since our election article, vide another column, we have heard that Mr. Gideon S. Lang is going to contest the representation of King and Georgiana.—Mr. R…

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The Elections. (To the Editor of the Goulburn Herald.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1856 · page 6

SIR,—On perusing your journal of the 12th instant, I was sorry to see your much respected townsman had declined contesting the election for Argyle, in consequence of indisposition…

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Rumoured Dissolution of Parliament

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1856 · page 4

A rumour of a dissolution of Parliament was rife. The difficulties of Lord Palmerston were increased by a split in the Cabinet…

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Election for St. Vincent. Public Meeting at Braidwood

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1856 · page 4

A MEETING of the electors of St. Vincent, residing in Braidwood, was held pursuant to placarded announcement from our office, at Mr. Draper's Inn, at 2 P.M. on Monday last, in order…

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Election for King and Georgiana

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1856 · page 6

ON Monday, 4th inst., a considerable number of the electors of the above districts, assembled at Mr. Coghlan's inn, at Burrows, to meet Mr. Faucett…

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Election for St. Vincent. Mr. W. Roberts' Tour

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1856 · page 4

MR. William Roberts has been most successful in his canvass throughout the Braidwood district. On the 7th of the present month, he appeared before the electors residing at the Irish…

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Election for the Country of Murray

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1856 · page 4

A Public Meeting of the Electors of the County of Murray was held at Mr. Tress's inn, Queanbeyan, on Thursday, the 7th of February, in pursuance of a notice from the Warden, who…

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Original Correspondence. Election for the Country of Murray. To the Editor of the Goulburn Herald

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1856 · page 5

SIR,—You will oblige me by inserting the following facts in your next issue. A public meeting of the electors of the county of Murray was held at Mr. Breen's Inn, on the…

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Public Meeting. Election for St. Vincent

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1856 · page 6

MR. WILLIAM ROBERT met a numerous body of the electors at Mr. McCarthy's inn, Shoalhaven, on the evening of the 18th of February, and inn clever address expounded his political…

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The Elections

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 4

THE Governor-General has at length issued writs for the General Election, which are advertised in the Government Gazette of the 1st of March…

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Queanbeyan. Electioneering Affairs

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 4

On Thursday the 28th February ult. Mr. W. Forster-met the electors for the county of Murray, at Mr. Breen's, Harp Inn, Queanbeyan.—It being court-day, little could be done until…

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Sydney Election. Thursday, half-past 4, p.m

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 4

THE following is the official statement, as delivered by the Sheriff this afternoon:—…

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County of Argyle Election. Nomination Day

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 4

YESTERDAY (Friday, the 28th of March), at great assemblage of the electors, amounting to between five and six hundred persons, assembled in front of the hustings, crected at the…

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Bathurst. Election for the County

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 3

IN pursuance of an announcement made during the day, a preliminary meeting was held on Tuesday evening at Mr. Manning's for the purpose of taking…

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Argyle Election. Official Declaration of the Poll

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1856 · page 4

IN pursuance of the announcement made at the close of the poll on Monday, the Returning Officer ascended the lastings, at Woodward's Hotel, at eleven o'clock on Thursday last…

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