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

Politics & elections, 1889

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The British Parliament. LONDON, March 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 4

The Address in Reply to the Queen's speech has been adopted in the House of Commons…

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Humours of the Election Campaign

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 3

A candidate for parliament must be able to command a sense of his own importance and worth, a number of friends who will vote for him, and 50 to be placed on…

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The Argyle Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 4

We (Crookwell Gazette) understand that an additional informality in the recent Argyle election has been discovered. It is alleged that the front door of one polling booth was locked while the…

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Parliamentary Election. LONDON, March 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1889 · page 2

Earl Compton, a Liberal, has been elected to the House of Commons for the Barnsley Division of Yorkshire in place of Mr. Courtney S. Kenny (who resigned), defeating Mr. Wentworth, the…

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News by Cable. Parliamentary Election. LONDON, March 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1889 · page 4

THE election for the vacant seat for Kennington in the House of Commons, caused by the resignation of Mr. R. Gent-Davis, took place yesterday. It resulted in the return of Mr…

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The General Election in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The nominations for the Legislative Assembly took place to-day. About 230 candidates are nominated for 85 seats. About 130 of the candidates are in favour of the…

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Parliamentary Election. LONDON, March 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 4

The election for the vacancy in the House of Commons for the Gorton division of South East Lancashire took place to-day, and resulted in the return of Mr. Mather, the Home Rule candidate,…

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The General Elections in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 3

THE general elections in Victoria took place on Thursday throughout the colony. The proceedings at the polling-booths were of an orderly character. In several…

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The General Elections in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday,—The final returns for two electorates are not yet in, leaving the final result in doubt. In the election for Borung Mr. Phillips was previously…

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Re-assembling of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 2

THE Legislative Assembly will meet at half-past 4 o'clock on Monday. After the questions have been answered, the first business on the paper is the election of a Chairman of…

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Parliamentary Election. LONDON, March 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 4

Captain Bowles, the Conservative candidate, has been elected as member of the House of Commons for Enfield by a majority of 1500, defeating Mr. Fairbairn…

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A Parliamentary Candidate. LONDON, April

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 2

Mr. Albert Bright is a candidate for the seat in the House of Commons for Birmingham, vacant through the death of the late Mr. John Bright. Ho comes forward as a Liberal Unionist…

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The Election for Central Birmingham. LONDON, April 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 4

The election for Central Birmingham to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late John Bright took place yesterday. Mr. John Albert Bright, a son of the late member, was returned…

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Election for Rochester. LONDON, April 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 2

The election for Rochester to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Colonel Hughes-Hallett took place yesterday. The candidates were the Hon. E. Kuatchbull-Hugessen, a son…

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Re-election of Ministers

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1889 · page 2

DR. HEARN, in his book on the Government of England, writes as follows on the above subject :— The servants of the Crown form two great classes, the efficiency of each of which is essential to the public…

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Election of Churchwardens

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1889 · page 2

THE Ester meeting of St. Saviour's parish was held on Tuesday last, under the presidency of tile incumbent. Mr. G. Harris was re-elected people's warden; Mr. H. B. Monkley was…

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Thursday’s Parliament. an All Night Session. Stonewalling Tactics. Sydney, Friday, 2.10 p.m

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday, the Postmaster-General assured the House that the Government would never subsidise any mail steamer m[?] by Chinese…

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An All-night Sitting of Parliament

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 2

THE DARLING ISLAND PURCHASE DEBATE, THE Legislative Assembly (says the S. M. Herald) sat from half-past 4 o'clock on Thursday until nearly 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon,…

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The Hastings and Manning Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 3

THE Elections and Qualifications Committee of the Legislative Assembly presented, on Thursday evening, their report with reference to the Hastings and The Manning election. The…

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A Parliamentary Election. LONDON, June 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 4

Mr. Murrough, a Home Ruler, has been elected unopposed for the vacancy in the House of Commons for South East Cork…

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