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

Politics & elections, 1895

351 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 18

The Election

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 2

On Wednesday next the polling for the whole of the electorates of the colony will take place. At Yass only two candidates will go to the poll, Mr. William Affleck, the late…

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The Coming Election. (To the Editor of Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—Your correspondent, "Bushman," appears to belong to that faction of politicians who are crying out "rest" when there is no rest, preferring to daily in the quiet nooks of…

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Election News Yass Electorate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

A correspondent writes:—Mr. Affleck held a meeting at Grabben Gullen Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. Cummins in the chair. He told the audience it had come about as he predicted when…

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The British Elections. London, July 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

The following is the relative strength of parties in the new House of Commons up to the present:—Conservatives and Liberal Unionists.. 348 Liberals ........... 104…

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Mr. Short at Bannaby and Taralga.—an Electioneering Trick. Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

Mr. Short addressed a splendid meeting at Bannaby on Saturday forenoon, and was accorded a great reception. In the evening he addressed the largest meeting yet held in Taralga, and succeeded…

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Election News. Mr. Barrett's Candidature

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 2

A MEETING in the interests of Mr. Barrett was held last evening in the Academy of Music. The weather was bitterly cold, and the attendance only numbered about 500, including a sprinkling of…

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The Elections.—good Roarers. (To the Editor of the Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

SIR,—The squatters and big landowners have, during the past week, been very busy distributing the National Ass political tracts, which are untrue and misleading, and roaring as they go by "vote…

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The General Election

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 2

THE results of the various elections co far is we have received telegrams will be found in our usual telegraphic column. Unfortunately this year, as last, the…

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The Elections

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 3

So for the election are proceeding very quietly. The majority of business place are closed. The voting was very brick all the morning…

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The General Election. Latest Polling Returns. Great Ministerial Majority

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 2

Now that the dust and heat of the elections are over a calm perusal of the list of returned candidates shows how well the issues placed before the country have been understood by the electors, and how, in…

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Goulburn Election. (To the Editor of Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 2

SIR,—I trust no wrong impression will be circulated by the press or otherwise in reference to the above by making it appear to have a political significance it does not possess. The vote was given…

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British Elections. London, July 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

The following is the relative strength of parties in the new House of Commons up to the present:—Conservatives and Liberal Unionists.. 354 Liberals .......................... 116…

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Goulburn Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 2

THE Goulburn electors made their choice of a representative in a quiet and orderly manner. The same unsatisfactory conditions prevalent elsewhere as far as weather was concerned were experienced…

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Election News

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

THE Liberal leader on the eve of the fight:—"He had a premonition that the meeting was only an index of the grand victory which would crown their cause on the morrow. All over this country the…

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The Queanbeyan Election

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

At the declaration of the poll at Queanbeyan to-day, the returning-officer, who declared Mr. O'Sullivan elected, read a pretest from Mr. Palmer on grounds of gross irregularities by…

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Goulburn Election

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

THE contest for this electorate ley between Dr. Hollis (M), and Mr. Barrett (O). Both those candidates in addition to Mr. Ball contested the election last year, and Dr. Hollis…

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Argyle Election

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

THE voting for Argyle electorate was again seriously interfered with by bad weather. It will be remembered that last year snow and sleet were falling continuously…

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Local & General News. Yass Election

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

THE polling for Yass took place on Wednesday. The weather was wretched, snow falling from a very early hour in the morning until after noon. Notwithstanding the weather a…

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An Ex-Goulburnite in Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

MR. J. Chas. Fitzpatrick, the Ministerialist who succeeded in defeating Mr. Wall, protectionist, for Rylstone, was for some year a resident in Goulburn and is well known to many persons here. For some…

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The Elections in New South Wales. London, July 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 6

The Times this morning contains an article commenting on the results of the elections in Now South Wales. It expresses regret that the majority of the Reid…

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