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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
156 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 8
On Thursday last the result of the poll in the late election for New England and M'Leay, was declared by the Returning Officer, at noon, in front of tbe courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—I beg leave, through the medium of your columns, to call tho intention of the electors to several gross breaches of the Electoral Act, committed at the late election, and which I believe will invalidate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday a public meeting was held at the Court house, East Maitland, pursuant to notice, for the purpose of electing two members for the District Council, in place of Messrs, Kingsmill and Evans, whose term of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It has already been announced that the election of Speaker will not be used as an occasion for testing the Parliamentary strength of the Ministry. The House, we may expect, will maintain an attitude of dignified…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE first Parliament Of New South Wales meets on Thursday, but, as will have been anticipated by most observers, and as is now announced semi-officially…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1. Unlil the members have been sworn, and the Legislative Assembly shall have chosen and presented their Speaker, it is not deemed to be in accordance with Parliamentary usage that the Governor General should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day being set apart for the meeting of Parliament under the now constitution, at an early hour in the morning slight demonstrations were made amongst the shipping by a profuse display of bunting. The staffs at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In answer to Mr. Layard, Mr. Peel entered into some particulars relating to the lists supplied of officers who had distinguished themselves in the Crimea,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. COUNCIL PAPERS. Mr. DONALDSON laid on the table the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The council having met at four, the President intimated that the Governor General had named one o'clock on Thursday as the hour when he would receive the address…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, when there were present Messrs. Donaldson, Macarthur, Nichols, Parker, Arnold, Egan, Jamison, W. Macleay, Russell, Irving, Faucett, Holroyd,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER, took the chair at half-past three o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. JOHN HAY took the oaths and his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The PRESIDENT took the chair. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES. On the motion of Mr. WARRIN, Mr. Allen was elected Chairman of Committees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The President took the chair at four o'clock. THE LATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Mr. E. DEAS THOMSON rose to explain the circumstances of his retirement from office, which indeed h[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Donaldson ministry are now on their preliminary trial by the country, having passed safoly the first trial by the Assembly. In the course of Friday's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is to be hoped Mr. Nichols will, in his election speech or speeches, give the country at large some grounds to believe that the ministry are not all so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. NICHOLS was yesterday elected without opposition member for the Northumberland Boroughs once more, and we trust he may live to be re-elected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At twelve o'clock yesterday the nomination and election for the Northumberland Boroughs took place, at the Coart-house, East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting was held at Mr. Brackenreg's, the Australian Inn, on Saturday evening, for the purpose of arranging matters to [?]cure Mr. Nichol[?] election if necessary. It was thi[?]ly attended, no doubt in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The adjourned meeting of the Committee of Elections and Qualifications was held on Tuesday, when the question was asked of Mr. Templeton, Mr. Russell's solicitor, what course that…
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