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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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The PRESIDENT intimated that the Governor General had granted twelve months' leave of absence to the Hon. A. Lang. MAITLAND GAS HILL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER, took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past three. VACCINATION. In answer to questions from Mr. JENKINS, Mr. COWPER…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A large and influential meeting was held at the Glen Innes Hotel on the evening of the 16th, at which Mr. Randolph Nott addressed the electors, and gave expression to his political opinions, which were on the liberal side. No questions were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHETHER the last scene in Parliament, under the old Electoral Act, is over yet, or whether the Assembly will survive till Monday, the latest day the law gives it, that scene will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The President took the chair at half-past four; but a quorum not being present, the house was adjourned till Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The President took his seat shortly after four o'clock. SANITARY MEASURES. Dr. MACFARLANE moved a series of resolutions for the purpose of impressing upon the Government the necessity for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By his Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison Knight, Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor-General in and overall her Majest's Colonias of New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday, the formal proclamation dissolving the Assembly was issued by the Governor General, and a copy of it will be found below. No intimation has yet appeared as to the time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday evening, a public meeting of the election of the above ward was held [?] Mr. Ros[?] Union Inn, Maitland Road Above 100 persons were present. Mr. J. Rogers having been moved to the chair he [?]ted th[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We were favoured last evening, by our Newcastle correspondent, with a full report of the important election meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday evening. We regret exceedingly that we are unable to publish it in this issue, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In pursuance of a requisition forwarded to Dr. Stacy, Warden of the district, a public meeting was held at the Court House, on Thursday evening, to consider as to the selection of a fit and proper person to represent the city in the ensuing Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queen Victoria opened the session of 1859 in person on the 8rd of February. The weather was clear and cold. Crowds lined the route from Buckingham Palace to St. Stephen's, and her Majesty was every where received with acciamations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN order that our readers may have some idea of the kind of men likely to compose the new Parliament, we take the following list of candidates yet spoken of from the S..M. Herald of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE observe that already several candidates have addressed constituencies in very brief terms. It is, of course, for the electors to judge for themselves whether they will put faith in candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Excellency the Govenor General hereby notifies that he has been pleased, with the advice of the Executive Council, to appoint the following places to be Polling Places for taking the Poll at the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE proclamation summoning the Legislative Assembly under the new Electoral Act, has now been issued, as well as the writs for the election of the members. The following table…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting was held at the Court-house on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of affording A. Hodgson, Esq., an opportunity of addressing the electors. As soon as the door was thrown open, the building became crowded in every corner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting of the Morpeth constituency was held at the Globe Inn, Morpeth, on Tuesday afternoo[?] pursuant to advertisement, for the purpose of nominating a fit and proper person to represent the electorate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON has addressed the electors of the Lower Hunter electorate; Mr. E. C. Madgwick the electors of the Williams; and Mr. W. W. Bucknell the electors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—I regret to notice that Mr. E. C. Close has been thrust forward, much against his will (to speak the truth), by individuals, for sectarian purposes. The requisition, got up, NOT at a public meeting, but in a hole-and-corner manner, has…
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