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

Politics & elections, 1880

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The Elections. the Nomination for Yass Plains

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 November 1880 · page 2

LAST Friday, shortly after noon, the nomination for Yass Plains electorate took place in the court-house. There were about 150 persons present…

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Argyle Election. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1880 · page 4

SIR,—At the last election for the County of Argyle it was found necessary to have a second polling room, and the same want is likely to occur again on the present occasion. I trust the…

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Election for Yass Plains

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 2

Last Friday the nomination for Yass Plains electorate took place in the court-house. There were about one hundred and fifty persons present. The returning officer…

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The Election for Argyle. the Nomination

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 2

ON Monday last a meeting of the electors of Argyle was held at Crookwell for the purpose of nominating two candidates to represent them in the ensuing parliament. The day was a beautifully fine one, but…

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Irregularities in Elections

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 3

Delay has been used in the final declaration of the poll for the [?]ectoral district of Queanbeyan through the non-receipt of the ballot-box at Duck's Flat. It would…

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Young Election

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 2

THERE was considerable interest manifested on Monday on account of the election. As early as eight o’clock, the hour for commencing the poll, people began to gather in front of the…

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Local and General. the Yass Election

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

ON Tuesday last the poll for Yass Plains electorate took place. There was considerable excitement in town, and vehicles were running all day conveying voters to the court-house. The…

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Queanbeyan Election

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 5

THE lack of interest shown in the present election for Queanbeyan extended itself to the day of polling, as will be gathered from the fact that out of upwards of 1700 electors only scarcely 750 voters polled on…

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Election for Argyle

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 2

YESTERDAY was the day for polling at the sixteen polling-places for Argyle. According to law the poll takes place between the hours of eight a.m. and four p.m. The returning-officer makes the official…

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Election Foe Argyle

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 3

THE polling for the above electorate took place yesterday, and from nine in the morning till about five in the afternoon knots of persons—some having votes, others not—were…

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The Election for Argyle. the Declaration of the Poll

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 2

ON Saturday the state of the poll was officially declared by the returning-officer at Crookwell. The day was beautifully fine, which made the journey of those who had to proceed from Goulburn to…

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The Approaching Elections

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 4

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30. POLLING DAY—The Bogan—Bourke—Gundagai—The Gwyuir— The Upper Hunter. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1…

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The Local Elections

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 4

GUNDAGAI—Returning officer, Mr.Robt. McKillop, J.P. Place of nomination, Gundagai. Polling places—Adelong Crossing ; Clorendon; Coolac; Cootamundra; Gundagai;…

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CROOKWELL. (From a Correspondent. )ELECTIONS

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 8

Our town during the past week has been in the very height of excitement. Nominations and elections have been the order of the day, almost every other thing having given way to this all-absorbing…

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The Country Elections

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 December 1880 · page 4

THE country constituencies are continuing to chose sensible and substantial representatives, and are sending to the right about the adventurers and empty windbags who seek their…

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Mr. Slattery's Election

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 December 1880 · page 4

ONE of the most satisfactory features of the present general elections has been the considerable number of active men who have been introduced to public life, and from whom…

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The Argyle Election. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 December 1880 · page 3

SIR,—In order to shew the interest taken at this election I have from the electoral rolls made a return of the number of votes polled, as against the number polled three years ago,…

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Burrowa Election

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 December 1880 · page 2

[Through great scarcity of papers last week we are obliged to re-publish the following particulars of the Burrowa election:—…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 16

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 December 1880 · page 4

THE Legislative Council met shortly before noon, when there was a large attendance of members present, as well as a considerable number of ladies and other visitors, amongst…

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Parliament

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 December 1880 · page 3

THE first session of the tenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened, by commission, at the Legislative Chambera, Macquaric-street, at noon on…

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