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

Politics & elections, 1889

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Opening of the Canadian Parliament. LONDON, Feb. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 4

The Parliament of the Dominion of Canada was formally opened yesterday by Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General. The Governor-General, in his speech, directed…

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Parliamentary Elections

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 4

Mr. T[?]ECE addressed a meeting of electors in St. Nicholas' schoolroom, North Goulburn, on Thursday evening. About two hundred persons, including several ladies, were present. Mr. J. E. P. Walker…

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The Goulburn Election. the Nomination

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 3

Tan nomination of candidates for the representation of Goulburn took place at noon on Thursday last, in the academy of music. There was a large attendance, numbering probably at one time about six…

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Murrumbidgee Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 3

MESSRS Gormly, Dibbs, and Copland have been elected for the Murrumbidgee by a large majority over the freetraders…

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The Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 4

ON Thursday and Friday evenings the local candidates held their final meetings. Mr. Teece spoke in the Church of England School-room at North…

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The Argyle Election. the Polling

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 2

FOR Argyle also took place on Saturday last, and Goulburn being the largest polling-place this combined with the city election made things somewhat lively. There were seventeen polling-places, at…

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The Goulburn Election. the Polling

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 2

FOR Goulburn took place on Saturday last. There were three polling-booths, presided over by the following gentlemen: At the courthouse, A to L. Mr. John Davidson (returning officer): M to Z, Mr. H…

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The Argyle Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 2

IN order to correct some false impressions which are abroad we may state that the returns for Marulan, the absence of which prevented Mr. Finlay from officially declaring the poll…

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Hospital and Municipal Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 2

"RAMBLER," in the Yass Courier, says:—The Goulburn people have a way of their own of conducting elections, and it is only a question if it is not the best way after all. Last week at…

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The General Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 2

The polling for seven electorates, representing altogether a dozen seats, took place yesterday. Most of the constituencies were known to be protectionist strongholds, and it was only to be…

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Election for Goulburn and Argyle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 4

IT is a very long time since Goulburn was in such a state of excitement as it was on Saturday. The principal interest of course, centred in the Goulburn election. In the vicinity of…

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Municipal Elections

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 2

THE public nomination in connection with the annual election of aldermen and auditors of the borough of Goulburn took place at the town-hall on Tuesday last at noon, in the presence of about fifty…

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Parliamentary Elections

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 2

IN respect to the Argyle election the returning officer advises having received yesterday morning from the presiding officer at Marulan the official declaration of votes recorded there, which should have come to hand…

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The General Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 4

ALTHOUGH both political parties were busily employed on Tuesday in the work of organisation, there is very little of public interest to be recorded in connection with the day's proceedings…

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The General Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 2

A CIRCULAR letter has been issued by the Parliamentary Freetrade Elections Committed to a number of the electors of the Macleay, asking them to support Messrs. C. E. Jeanneret and E…

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The Argyle Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 4

THE Returning-officer (Mr. A. G. Finlay) advises having received on Wednesday morning from the presiding officer at Marulan the official declaration of the votes recorded at that place…

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Election Items

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 2

The freetraders anticipated that Monday's elections would be a victory for the other side, but expect to gain 20 seats on Saturday next. For the 12 seats there…

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Municipal Elections

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 3

THE annual Municipal Elections for the nomination of three aldermen for the three wards in Yass, in place of the three retiring aldermen, took place at the Council Chambers at noon,…

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Thursday's Polling

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 3

The Polling for Monaro took place on Thursday. The returns to band are incomplete, but it is expected that Messrs. Dawson and Stephen will be returned. The return so far give the…

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Parliamentary Elections

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Richmond states that Colonel Holborow returned home from Argyle on Tuesday night, and was met at the railway station by the mayor and aldermen, and heartily congratulated on…

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