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Politics & elections, 1857

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Thursday, November 26. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1857 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took tho chair at ten minutes past four. The house went into committee for the further consideration of the District Courts Bill…

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New South Wales Parliament. [Abridged from the Sydney Papers.] Wednesday, December 2. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1857 · page 2

The President took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. The report of the committee on the business of the Supreme Court was brought up, and ordered to be…

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[?] Wales Parliament. [?]ridged from the Sydney Papers.] Thursday, December 3. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1857 · page 4

The President took the chair at twenty-five [?]utes past four. On the motion of Mr. LUTWYCHE, the house resolved inself into committee on the Main…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, December 4. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1857 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. A petition from a meeting in Wynyard Square on the land question, against the…

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New South Wales Parliament. [Abridged from the Sydney Papers.] Wednesday, December 9. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1857 · page 2

The President took the chair at three o'clock. The members appointed as managers of the Conference on Federation met the managers appointed by…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) TUESDAY, 8th December. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1857 · page 6

The President took his seat at ten minutes past four. Some routine business was disposed of. A petition relating to Sabbath observance…

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New South Walks Parliament. [Abridged from the Sydney Papers.] Thursday, December 10. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1857 · page 4

The President took the chair at eighteen minutes past four. In answer to questions from Captain TOWNS, Mr. LUTWYCHE said that bills, based on the…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Friday, 11Th December. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1857 · page 2

The President took the chair ot ten minutes past four. Mr. HOLDEN moved for returns in reference to denominational schools, with a view to…

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The North Cumberland Election. Declaration of the Poll. [Abridged from the Sydney Papers.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1857 · page 2

The official declaration of the poll for the North Riding of Cumberland took place on Monday, at Parramatta, in presence of about 150 electors…

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New South Wales Parliament. (Abridged from the Sydney Papers.) Tuesday, 15Th December. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1857 · page 7

The PRESIDENT took the chair at ten minutes past four. The PRESIDENT announced that a bill would be submitted at an early day for giving effect…

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New South Wales Parliament. {Abridged from thE S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, December 16. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1857 · page 2

The President took the chair at half-past four; but as there was not a quorum present, the house adjourned till Thursday…

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New South Wales Parliament. Prorogation of Parliament. Proclamation. (Government Gazette Extraordinary, December l8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1857 · page 2

By his Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor General in and over all her Majesty's Colonics of New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria,…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, December 22, 1857. Dissolution of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1857 · page 2

THE Cowper Ministry, after all, have had to dissolve Parliament much sooner than they intended, or indeed than we expected. We have had to differ from…

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Dissolution of Parliament. (From On Government Gazette Extraordinary, Saturday, Dec. 19.) PROCLAMATION

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1857 · page 2

By His Excellency SIR WILLIAM THOMAS DENISON, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Buth, Governor General in and over all Her Majesty's Colonies of New South Wales, Tasmania,…

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New South Wales Parliament. [Abridged from the Sydney Papers.] Thursday, December 17. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1857 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-five minutes past four. The Masters and servents Act Amendment Bill was road a second time, an amendment by Mr…

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Election Proceedings. (From the Empire, December 22.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1857 · page 2

All manner of rumou[?] are rife in reference to the approaching elections, but as yet very little can be relied on as fact. To-night the late members for Sydney will meet the C[?]ns in the Prince of Wales Theatre…

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Election Proceedings. (From the Empire, December 2[?].)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1857 · page 2

The late members for Sydney [?]e[?] their constituents last night. We perceive that meetings are called to propose other candidates, which are to include Mr. T[?]bor[?], the…

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The Maitland Mercury, Saturday, December 26, 1857. the General Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1857 · page 2

IT seems to us that the people will make a lamentable mistake if they throw away on one topic all the opportunity given to them by the general election. Under…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, December 29, 1857. the New Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1857 · page 2

THE writ announcing the new Parliament was issued by the Governor General on Wednesday last, in a Gazette Supplement, and the following day…

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Subjects for Candidates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1857 · page 2

IN our last we endeavoured to call the attention of the electors to some of the more important subjects on which, as it seems to us, they should take advantage…

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