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Politics & elections, 1868

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Maitland District Council. Election of Councillors

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1868 · page 2

A meeting to nominate two members to serve in the District Council, in the room of Messrs. Scholey and Noble, who retire by rotation, was held in the Court House, East Maitland, on Tuesday last, at noon…

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Maitland District Council. Election of Councillors—declaration of the Poll

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

The result of the poll taken for the election of two members for the Maitland District Council, in the room of Messrs. Scholey and Noble, retiring by rotation, was made known by the Warden at the East Maitland…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, May 16, 1868. the Parliament and the Supreme Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 4

THE proceedings in the Central Criminal Court, in the Parliamentary contempt case, are regarded by some as a sort of child's play. They think that the Assembly, in attempting to maintain…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail. News to 9th May. the Abyssinian War Over. the British Completely Victorious. the Attack on Prince Alfred Caused Immense Sensation. Gladstone's Resolutions Passed. Disraeli Tendered Resignation. Parliament to Be Dissolved. the Prince of Wales Visits Ireland. Grand Banquet. Attempt to Fire Buckingham Palace. Sydney, Monday morning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1868 · page 3

The branch steamer Alexandra arrived at Glenelg last night. The Avoca arrived at the Sound on the 3rd June; she left Galle on the 19th May…

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Election of a Member for the Upper Hunter. (From the Muswellbrook corrapondent of the Singleton Times.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1868 · page 2

The eleotion for a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly, in the place of James White, Esq., resigned, took place at the differont polling-places in the electorate. There was great excitement here, but it was all on…

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Latest English News. Disra[?]li to Remain in Office—the Cabinet Unchanced—parliament to Be Dissolved. London, May 4—P.M

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1868 · page 2

The Disraeli Cabinet will remain in office. It is now known that when the Premier had audience of the Queen this morning, as announood in the first telegram to the Herald, and tendered his resignation,…

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The Northern Gold Fields Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1868 · page 2

In our last we published the telegraphic returns of the polling for the Northern Gold Fields, from six places: Uralla, Moonan, Puddledock, Hanging Rook, Nundle, and Peel River, giving the following total figures:—Hoskin[?]…

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Upper Hunter Election. (From the Government Gazette, Aug. 21.) PROCLAMATION

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1868 · page 2

By his Excellency the Right Honorable Somerset Richard, Earl of Belmore, a member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council in Ireland, Governor and Gommander-in-Chief of the colony of New South…

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Election of an Alderman for the Borough of West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 4

Yesterday at noon a meeting was held of the ratepayers of the borough of West Maitland, for the purpose of receiving the nominations of candidates for the office of alderman, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation…

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Prorogation of Parliament. the Queen's Speech

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1868 · page 2

On the 31st July the last session of the existing Parliament was terminated by prorogation. There were present scarcely a dozen peers, all of whom sat on the Government side of the house, and the Opposition side…

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Election for Northumberland. the Nomination. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 6

On Thursday, at noon, a meeting of the electors of the county of Northumberland was held at the court-house, Newcastle, for the purpose of nominating a member to represent that electorate in the Legislative Assembly, in…

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Northumberland Election. Polling Day. (From our Newcastle Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1868 · page 2

Saturday last being the day appointed for the polling in connection with the Northumberland election, a more than ordinary amount of interest was manifested by the friends and supporters of each candidate, in order to…

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Opening of Parliament. Tuesday, October 13, 1868

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1868 · page 2

On Tuesday, Parliament was opened by the Governor, Earl Belmore, with the usual formalities. We have two letters from our Sydney correspondent as below, describing tbe proceedings; and we have also taken a full report…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, October 13. [We complete, from the S. M. Herald's summary, the brief report of Tuesday's proceedings given in our last, to as late an hour as possible.] Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1868 · page 6

When the Council again met, at four o'clock, Mr. T. HOLT moved, and Mr. DABLEY seconded, the adoption of the Address in reply to the Speech of the Governor, which was adopted unanimously…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, October 20, 1868. the Explanations in Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1868 · page 2

THE explanations in Parliament, and the papers in Mr. Duncan's case published in Friday's Herald, show plainly that whilst Mr. Eagar's conduct in most respects justifies the low estimate…

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New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, Oct. 20. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1868 · page 3

Mr. PLUNKETT gave notice of a series of questions as to "Orange Societies" in the colony, and as to the intention of the Government with respect to them. MR. DOCKER'S EXPLANATION…

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Parliament and the New Ministry. (From our usual Sydney correspondent.) Tuesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1868 · page 3

When Parliament met to-day, Mr. S. C. Brown announced that Mr. Robertson had formed a Ministry, with the exception of the Attorney Generalship, which was at present vacant. The Ministry consisted of—…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, November 12, 1868. the First Ministerial Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1868 · page 2

The first of the Ministerial elections took plaee on Tuesday, when Mr. Sutherland was returned unopposed for the Paddington electorate. Although there is not any very great significance…

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The Wellington Election. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald, Nov. 16.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1868 · page 2

The nomination to fill the vacancy in the electorate of Wellington, caused by the acceptance on the part of Mr. Saul Samuel of the office of Colonial Treasurer, took place on Monday, the 9th instant. About one hundred…

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Arrival of the the Suez Mail Per Avoca. Destructive Earthquake at San Francisco. the Spanish Revolution Successful. the Ex-queen Going to England. Potato Riots in Ireland. Liberal Majority in Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1868 · page 2

Yesterday, at half-past one, we received the following important mail telegram from our Sydney correspondent:— The Alexandra arrived at Glenelg at eight this…

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