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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with His advice of the Executive Council, to cancel the appointment of Gulligal, Kickerbil, mid Kerewally Reserve, as polling places for taking the poll at the election of members to serve in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A question of some interest has lately been mooted, at Bathurst, in connection with the preparations for the election of municipal councillors for that town, which is now incorporated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Referring to your report of the nomination of alderman for this municipality on Tuesday last, I beg to call your attention to the gl[?]ering inaccuracies and misrepresentations with regard to myself on the occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We subjoin tho state of the poll, obligingly furnished us by the Returning Officer (Philip Gidley King, Esq.), up to the present moment, by which it will be seen that Mr. Burdekin has a majority of fifty-four votes over his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The poll for the above election conoluded on Tuesday evening. The election caused considerable excitement in the town, although not nearly so many electors vote[?] as might have been expected The number of ratepayers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A proclamation under the seal of the Governor-in-Chief appears in the Government Gazette, declaring that the election of Marshall Burdekin, Esq., to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The nomination of candidates for the representation of the northern Gold fields took place to-day. Mr. James Leece proposed and Mr A. Fremlin seconded. Mr. James Macnamara, and Mr. R. C. Cooper proposed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Within the last few days the Supreme Court has set aside one municipal election—that of the supposed mayor of Mudgee. It is qnite probable that there are many other elections equally voidable, if any questions were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Lords, on the 27th February, Earl Stanhope moved for a copy of the memorial presented by a deputation from the colonists of Western Australia to the Duke of Newoastle, praying for an extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following proclamation appears in the Gazette of Wednesday:— Whereas, the Parliament of New South Wales now s'ands prorogued to Friday, the twenty-ninth day of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE electors of East Maitland will know tomorrow within what limits their choice of a representative must bo confined; and their duty will obviously be to choose the best man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOUSE OF LORDS, April 26th.—The Lord Chancellor introduced a bill empowering the sale of 320 small livings in his gift, and proposing that the amount realised by the sale should be applied to the augmentation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At noon, yesterday, the RETURNING OFFICER (Mr Alex. Dodds) officially declared the rasult of the poll taken on Thursday. He said he had carefully examined the ballot papers taken at East Maitland, and also the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We anticipated receiving the Sydney papers last evening by the Paterson steamer, which was advertised to leave Sydney yesterday morning, for Clarence Town. Being disappointed in this, we are unable to furnish a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament was opened at noon on Tuesday, the 23rd June, by his Excellency the Governor. The attendance of visitors was extremely numerous, the Council Chamber being crowded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Council met at the usual hour, and proceeded to Government House to present the Address in reply to the Speech. After a short absence, the President returned to his seat, and the house resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Parliamentary campaign has now fairly commenced. The "outs" and the "ins" have taken up their ground, and the attacking party, anxious to avoid unnecessary loss of time, have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock, QUESTIONS ANSWERED. Amongst the replies to questions put to Ministers, Mr. COWPER stated—in reply to a question put by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at twenty-three minutes past four o'olook. NEW MEMBER. Mr. EDWARD LLOYD was sworn a member, and took…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In reply to questions, Ministers stated that it is intended to introduce a Drainage Bill this session;—a vote will be asked from the Assembly for £2000, for the enclosure, planting, and ornamentation of certain vacant…
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