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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1845

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Local Intelligence. Election of District Councillors

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 4

Tuesday last being the day fixed by the charter for the yearly nomination of members to supply the vacant seats in the District Council, the Warden convened a public meeting…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, May 10, 1845. the District Council Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1845 · page 2

THE District Council elections throughout the colony (with the exception of Parramatta) appear to have been most "stale, flat, and unprofitable" affairs. Our own…

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Original Correspondence. Newcastle District Election. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1845 · page 3

GENTLEMEN—On Friday last, the 9th instant, Messrs. Alexander Brown and Henry Usher were elected members of the District Council, in place of William Brooks and Launcelot…

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Election Meeting. East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1845 · page 4

A meeting of the electors of the Northumberland Boroughs, called by the friends of Mr. Patrick Grant, for the purpose of affording that gentleman an opportunity of expressing his…

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Election Meeting. West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1845 · page 2

A second meeting of the electors, to afford Mr. Grant an opportunity of expressing his political sentiments, took place at the Waterloo Inn, West Maitland, on Wednesday last, at…

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Election Meetings. West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1845 · page 4

Pursuant to advertisement a meeting of the electors of the Northumberland Boroughs was held in the Northumberland Hotel, West Maitland, on Monday last. The attendance was…

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Election Meeting. Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1845 · page 4

On Wednesday week Mr. Ogilvie proceeded from Maitland to Newcastle for the purpose of making a personal canvass of the electors. During Thursday and Friday he waited upon…

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The Maitland Mercury[?] Saturday, September 6, 1845. the Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1845 · page 2

THE nomination of candidates for the representation of the Northumberland Boroughs takes place to-day, at twelve, at the Court-house, East Maitland; and the…

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The Election. Nomination of Candidates for the Northumberland Boroughs

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1845 · page 1

On Saturday last, being the day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the representation of the Northumberland Boroughs in the Legislative Council,…

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The Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1845 · page 4

On Tuesday last, although it was the day fixed for polling for the candidates (Messrs. Grant and Ogilvie) for the representation of the Northumberland Boroughs in Council, there…

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The Maitland Mercuey. Saturday, September 13, 1845. the Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1845 · page 2

THE general belief as to the result of the election was, after all, the correct one, Mr. Grant has been returned as member for the Northumberland Boroughs by a…

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Government Gazette. Friday, October 3. Writ of Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1845 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified for general information, that William Foster, Esq., having, in due form, resigned his seat in the Legislative Council, for the electoral…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 18, 1845. the County Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1845 · page 2

MR. GEORGE BOWMAN has complied with the wish expressed at the meeting of electors held at Singleton last week, and offered himself as a candidate for the…

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Northumberland Election. the Nomination

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1845 · page 4

On Wednesday last took place, in the court house, East Maitland, the nomination of candidates for the seat in the Legislature, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Foster, late member…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 25, 1845. the County Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1845 · page 2

A change has taken place in the candidates for the representation of the county of Northumberland since our last. Mr. Bowman has retired because he found…

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Northumberland Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1845 · page 2

Yesterday being the day appointed for the official announcement of the poll for the election of a representative in Council for the county of Northumberland, the Returning Officer, E. C…

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Government Gazette. Friday, October 31. Writ of Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1845 · page 4

With reference to the notice from the Colonial Secretary's office, dated the 19th day of September last, in which it was intimated that a writ had been returned to his Excellency the…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 8, 1845. the Election for the Boroughs

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1845 · page 2

THERE is certainly some fatality hanging over Major Wentworth's connection with the Northumberland Boroughs. Here we are, six months after the Major…

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The Election. the Nomination

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1845 · page 2

Thursday last was the day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the representation in Council of the Northumberland Boroughs, vacant in consequence of the recent election of…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 22, 1845. the Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1845 · page 2

THE election of a representative for the Northumberland Boroughs, on Thursday last, resulted, as was anticipated, in Mr. Grant being returned without opposition…

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