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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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We anticipated receiving on Tuesday evening a full report of the nomination for toe Upper Hunter, at Scone, on Monday, but did not; our correspondent having, we presume, been unable to write it out in time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—I beg to point out, in reference to the late East Maitland election, that an error occurred, by which Mr. Chambers lost 24 votes, and Mr. Dickson 2 votes. The actual number of voters polled for Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of the eleotors was held on Monday evening last at the Hinton Hotel, Hinton, for the purpose of nominating a fit and proper person to represent the electorate of Morpeth in the new Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nomination of candidates for the Northern Gold Fields Electorate took place on Monday, June 13th, according to published notice, at the Mount Welsh G[?]lly Bridge, Rocky River. The morning was rainy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The polling for the electoral district of Morpeth took place yesterday. The proceedings at the three polling places were marked by the prevalence of good order. At Morpeth much interest was evinced by a crowd—a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I beg leave to inform you, for the information of the public, that R. L. Jenkins, Esq., has been returned for the district of Gwydir, and most enthusiastically received. On the 14th instant, the day of nomination, he was proposed by C. J. Lloyd,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have reoeived from a business correspondent the following brief note of the poll at Armidale, on the 30th June. The final result will probably not be known for some days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—At the declaration of the poll for the Upper Hunter the honorable secretary of Lands and Works is reported to have said "that a large squatter had gone from public-house to public-house, telling the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Armidale Express of Saturday reports that Mr. T. G. Rusden has been elected for New England, beating Mr. Hart by a small majority. It says:—So far as we could learn last night, the following was the polling at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From the subjoined letters, received yesterday from a correspondent at Wingham, and another at Port Macquarie, it will be seen that Mr. Flett is probably the successful candidate for the Hastings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Tamworth Examiner of Wednesday last adds but little information to our previous knowledge of the polling for Liverpool Plains. Out of fifteen polling places, only three had then been heard from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The state of the poll for the Hastings, although not yet officially declared, is reported to be as follows:- Flett. Andrews. Panton. [?]21 278 281…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the following report of the declaration of the poll at Armidale, on Saturday, the 2nd, taken from the Armidale Express of Saturday last, It will be seen that Mr. Rusden did not protest against the legality of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Returning Officer, Captain Brownrigg, R.N., had appointed the 7th instant as the day on which he would declare the state of the poll. A day or two preceding that date, a request was made to him, on behalf of Mr. Flett, to postpone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Augustus Morris has been elected. The returns from the Darling are not yet received…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The polling for the election of councillors for the various wards took place on Thursday—and a most fearful day it was. Vessels were blown from their moorings, and the roofs torn off houses; several buildings in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—With reference to the latter part of your Port Macquarie correspondent's statement, in giving you the state of the poll of the Hastings election, he has thought fit to indulge most unwarrantably in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GENTLEMEN—My attention has been called to an article which appeared in your issue of the 19th inst., from your Port Macquarie correspondent, and headed "The Hastings Election," in which he states that the friends of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JULY 16TH.—This day, at noon, the official declaration of the poll was made at the Court House, Drayton, by F. N. Isaac, Esq., Returning Officer, in the presence of a body of the electors, and was as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 7th o[?]ne [?]st session of the new Parliament practically began. Several days had previously been occupied with the swearing in of the members. The Queen went in state to fulfil the constitutional duty of…
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