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Politics & elections, 1856

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Election for Clarence and Darling Downs. Nomination of the Candidates. (From the North Australian, April 1.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1856 · page 2

At one o'clock a.m., an express arrived from Drayton furnishing notes of the proceedings in that town yesterday, but from the lateness of the hour we cannot possibly ' do more than publish an outline of the report sent to us…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, April 10, 1856. What Will Parliament Do?

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1856 · page 2

MR. MANNING'S speech at the nomination for the South Riding for the county of Cumberland is in many respects one of thE best nomination speeches we…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:- Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney—Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa. Election of Mr. Sandeman

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1856 · page 2

The North Australian of the 1st Instant, in reporting the proceedings at Ipswich, on the 29th March, at the nomination of a member for the united pastoral districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:— Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Syndey—Messrs, Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Durham Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 2

Yesterday, at two o'clock, the Returning Officer, Gilbert Cory, Esq., officially declared the state of the Poll for the county of Durham, at the court-house, Paterson, the numbers being as follows: Jones 660,…

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Phillip, Brisbane, and Bligh—the Polling

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1856 · page 2

We have reports from two different correspondents of the result of the polling for this constituency, so fur as was known at Scone on the 11th and 12th April. Combining the two together, the following is the…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:- Sydney Hamlets—Messrs Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney-Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Gloucester and Macquarie.—the Polling

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1856 · page 2

The following return, sent us by our Raymond Terrace correspondent, on Tuesday, leaves little doubt that Mr.Barker has been returned the member for Gloucester and Macquarie, as the…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:- Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney—Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:- Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney—Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Tamworth. Election for [?] Plains and Gwydir

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1856 · page 2

Last evening a monster meeting of the supporters and friends of the three candidates for these distriets took place, in the commodious booth adjoining Mr. G. Cohen's Hotel, Mr. P. G. King was…

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Imperial Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1856 · page 3

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.— In the House of Commons, on the 14th February, Mr. Baxter asked the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department if her Majesty's…

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The Address—parliament and the Peace Negociations

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1856 · page 3

The Speaker then read the royal speech from the chair, and called upon Mr. Byng, who moved the address in answer to it…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1856 · page 1

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:- Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney—Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Annual Election of District Councillors

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1856 · page 1

As our readers will see from the report elsewhere, the time for the annual election of District Councillors is close at hand, the day of nomination being…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:— Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney—Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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Elections Already Decided

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1856 · page 2

The following is a list of the elections yet reported as decided, with the names of the successful candidates:- Sydney Hamlets—Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson. Sydney—Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Campbell, and…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, May 1, 1856. the New Ministry and the New Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1856 · page 2

OUR first responsible ministry then consists of Mr. Donaldson, Mr. James Macarthur, Mr. G. R. Nichols, Mr. Manning, and Mr. Darvall Whatever…

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The Northumberland Boroughs Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1856 · page 2

THE supporters of 'Mr. —Weekes in the recent election for the Northumberland Boroughs have, as was stated at the time, sent in the necessary petition to…

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