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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1898

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The General Election. What Will the Harvest Be? Stability of Government—or Another Change?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 1

"Directly the acrimony of one election is over, the acrimony of the next begins."—CHARLES DICKENS. AND here we now are in the throes of a general appeal to the electors-to the men who to-day are…

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The Candidate. Mr. Brinsley Hall

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 4

MR. BRINSLEY HALL is ft scion ot one of the oldest families on the Hawkesbury, and his progenition are still remembered, and the memories revered, by many a man whom…

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The Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 10

THE result of Wednesday's battle once more demonstrates that the Hawkesbury is essentially a freetrade constituency, and it further proves that not even the…

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Result of the Hawkesbury Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

IT gives another majority for the old Member; but one of the LOCAL MEN was well up, and made a very creditable show for a first attempt, and while on the subject of local men, do not…

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The Election. Declaration of the Poll

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

AFTER the official declaration of the poll by Mr. J. B. Johnston, Returning-officer, on Wednesday last, the several candidates addressed those assembled…

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Result of the Hawkesbury Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 6

IT gives another majority for the old Member; but one of the LOCAL MEN was well up, and made a very creditable show for a first attempt, and while on the subject of local men, do not…

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The Late Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 11

THE Windsor correspondent to the "Catholic Press" writes as follows:—Now that the election is over, the excitement which has prevailed in this district for the past…

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Result of the Hawkesbury Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 9

IT gives another majority for the old Member; but one of the LOCAL MEN was well up, and made a very creditable show for a first attempt, and while on the subject of local men, do not…

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The First Windsor Election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 7

THE recent shelving of the Convention Bill suggests the advisability of looking backwards to some of the political struggle of early days, and the irrepressible…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 12

ON Wednesday night, the Premier, in reply to Mr J C L Fitzpatrick, said that if the state of public business permitted the would introduce a bill this session to provide for an amendment of the libel…

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In Parliament. LAST week, when the Address-in-Reply had been moved in the Legislative Council

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 9

The Hon W Walker said: I have no doubt it will be considered somewhat presumptuous on my part to offer any remarks on an occasion of this kind; but I could not refrain from doing so…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 12

IN the Assembly on Tuesday last, Mr J C L Fitzpatrick brought in a bill to amend the Municipalities Act so as to empower municipalities to let, lease, or sell lands within their boundaries on…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 6

IN the Assembly last week. Mr J C L Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Public Instruction,—Will have placed upon the estimates for the present current financial year a reasonable sum of money with…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 9

IN the Assembly last week, on the Censure motion, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick said:—After the very interesting discourse we have…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 6

SPEAKING on the motion for adjournment, moved in the Assembly last week, in complaint of the action of Hon. J. H. Young in being absent from his office on an electioneering, tour,…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 12

ON Tuesday, in the Assembly, in answer to Mr J C L Fitzpatrick: The Premier said he was not in a position to answer the hon. member's question as to whether or not Mr Barton had made his…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 12

AT the sittings of the House on Tuesday, the following business was dealt with.—MUNICIPALITIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick moved that the…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 6

IN the Assembly last week, during the debate regarding Hon. J. H. Young's action in supporting Mr. S. Smith at the Hastings and Macleay. Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick said: A number of hon…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 9

SPEAKING in the Assembly last week on a proposal to the effect that the Federal Capital should be in N.S.W.:—Mr. J.C.L. Fitzpatrick said: In view of the…

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In Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 6

IN the Assembly last week Mr. Copeland attacked the Public service Board on account of their appointment of Mr. Williams as Registrar General, and asserted that it was essentially a political appointment…

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