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

Politics & elections, 1891

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The Political Situation. Mr. Kidd’s Arrival. the Dibbs Manifesto. Opposition at Elections

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1891 · page 2

MOST of tho new Mini-ters put in an appearance at their respective offices this morning, and settled down to work. The Premier, Mr. Dibbs, from an early hour was besieged with visitors, political and…

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The North Kilkenny Election

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 November 1891 · page 2

THE NORTH KILKENNY ELECTION.—London, October 29.—The McCarthyite candidate for the North Kilkenny seat, in succession of the late Sir J. Pope Hennessy, has been returned…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 1. p.m. Murrumbidgee Election

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 3

MR. DIBBS has been returned unopposed. SYDNEY, Wednesday, 4 p.m. MINISTERIAL ELECTIONS. MESSRS. Slattery, Copeland, Lyne, and Suttor…

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The Cork Election. LONDON, Nov. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 November 1891 · page 2

Nominations took place to-day for the parliamentary representation of Cork City, the seat having become vacant by the death of Mr. C. S. Parnell…

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Burrowa Election

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 2

THE nomination for Burrowa took place at noon on Wednesday, Mr. F. W. Hume, J.P., Returning-officer, presiding. The only candidate nominated was…

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Cable News. The Elections in the United States. LONDON, Nov. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 3

Mr. Flower has been elected Governor of New York by a majority of 40,000 votes. The democratic candidates have carried the elections for Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland,…

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Ministerial Re-elections

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 November 1891 · page 2

ON Saturday Mr. Sec, the colonial treasurer, was re-elected for Grafton without opposition. (From the Echo.) The proceedings on Saturday in connection…

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East Sydney Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 4

AFTER noon matters at the East Sydney polling booth assumed a busier air, and between 12 and 1 o'clock a large number of votes were recorded. The crowd gradually collected round the…

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Election to the House of Commons. LONDON, Nov. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 November 1891 · page 4

The election for South Molton (Devon), in the House of Commons, has resulted in the return of Mr. Lambert, the Home Rule candidate, who defeated Mr. Buller, the Unionist candidate, by…

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Business In Parliament

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 November 1891 · page 2

The Legislative Chambers will to-day resume their work, and a good deal of interest surrounds the opening day. Mr. Dibbs and his colleagues have come to a…

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Preparing for the Meeting of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 November 1891 · page 4

A meeting of the new Cabinet was held on Tuesday, and it did not terminate until after 11 o'clock that night. Ministers were engaged in the earlier hours of deliberation in the…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 3

BOURKE, Thursday.—New developments in election matters are taking place daily. There were originally seven candidates, but at present it is likely they will dwindle to four, or less, on…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 November 1891 · page 2

The nominations for the vacant seat in this electorate took place to-day. Mr. T. Ilbery was the returning-officer. About 200 people were present. The proceedings generally…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 4

A contributor of yours lately pointed out the desperate mistake the Bourke electors had made in rejecting Mr. Waddell in favour of J. P. Howe. They now have the…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 6

A communication was on Wednesday night received by the central committee of the Labour Electoral League from the Bourke branch of the General Laborers'…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 December 1891 · page 4

BOURKE Saturday.—At Dorrington's hall last night Mr. A. Rae addressed a fairly largo meeting upon the labour question and in support of Mr. Donald McDonnell's candidature for this…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 December 1891 · page 4

THE pending for the Bourke election was taken on Friday. The returns to hand give Mr. Waddell a majority of 222, and though 31 more returns have yet to arrive it is not thought…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 December 1891 · page 3

THE returns at present to hand in connection with the Bourke election give Mr. Waddell a majority of 240 votes, and the remaining returns cannot alter the result…

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The Bourke Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 December 1891 · page 4

THE returns at present to hand in connection with the Bourke election give Mr. Waddell a majority of 240 votes, and the remaining returns cannot alter the result…

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Bourke Election

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1891 · page 3

THE additional returns to hand concerning the Bourke election give Mr. Waddell a majority of 259 votes over Mr. McDonell. Two small returns have yet to come in…

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