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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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The following information was given by Ministers, in their replies to questions put by hon. members:—That one of the warders of the Parramatta gaol was lately fined at the instance of the chief warder; that the charge was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following information was given by Ministers in reply to questions put by hon. members:—That no decision had been arrived at by the Government with reference to the repayment of the dishonoured cheques drawn by the late official postmaster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE was a time when the Tasmanian Legislature might have been termed the bear-garden of the colonies, so frequent were the discreditable "scenes" got up by a certain few of its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council sat only a few minutes. Questions on the paper were postponed. Mr. Hargrave's bill to amend and consolidate the Criminal Law was read a first time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In reply to questions put to Ministers, the following information was elicited:—That there was not safficient accommodation for the Mudgee Post-office on the site originally Intended, and that as soon as provision was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. PLUNKETT laid upon the table of the House the Statistical Register for 1864, and other papers, which were ordered to be printed. Mr. JOHNSON gave notice of motion for leave to bring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. EAGAR, in reply to Mr. J. Buchanan, said that no error had been discovered in the Government accounts with the Bank of New South Wales, except the omission on the 8th of April last, to credit a sum for interest on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified for general information, that writs have been issued, addressed to the Returning-officers of the several electoral districts throughout the colony, for a general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHEN our neighbours in Victoria were mildly revolutionising their electoral system, one of tue most objectionable of the proposed changes, to which we called attention at the time, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Now that a general election is certain, I would suggest to the Returning Officer of the Lower Hunter electorate, that he should desist from continuing a practice adopted by him at late elections—that of appointing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THERE are a select few amongst us whose little game would seem to be to cast contempt upon the working of our representative institutions. Impregnated with the notions of the past, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the last four or five days notices were posted up through the town calling a public meeting, to take into consideration the propriety of calling upon a fit person to represent the electorate of the Williams in the coming election. The meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To ADOPT the language of the ring—after the precedent established by a reverend and successful candidate at the West Sydney election— the Cowper party has unmistakeably drawn first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR words of warning were not ill-timed. In pointing out the danger of adopting a single test as the means of ascertaining a candidate's fitness or unfitness for election we had little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apublic meeting of electors or the Hunter was held yesterday at the West Maitland Court-house, for the purpose of nominating a repressentative for that constituency. About fifty persons were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE electors of West Maitland have long complained of the want of a local representative. They have had some experience of the disadvantages that may attend the election of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN ONE respect, at any rate, Mr. Eagar is one of our most original statesmen. He is ever throwing new light on the theory of the constitution and the working of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday the poll for the election of a member for the Morpeth electorate took place at Morpeth, Hinton, Largs, and Clifden. At Morpeth, where the great majority of votes were polled, there was not much stir until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday the polling for the election of a member to represent the constituency of West Maitland took place at the hustings and at the Court-house. The day was marked by unusual bustle and activity, vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Just as we were going to press, we ascertained, through the kindness of Mr. W. T, Lee, whoso messenger had then returned from the Paterson, that Mr. Arnold had beaten Mr. Eagar by 84…
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