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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1869

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Items of Election News

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1869 · page 2

The Williams—Mr. E. N. O'Brien, a miner, one of the defeated candidates for Northumberland, is said to he coming forward. —Captain Watson is a candidate, and his…

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Election Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1869 · page 4

Mr. Dangar held a meeting on the evening of 9th inst., at Cousins' hotel, Narrabri[?] A MUNR[?], [?] being voted to the chair, passed high e[?]log[?]ms Mr. Dangar, on introducing him to the…

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East Maitland Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1869 · page 2

On Thursday evening, at eight o'clock, the RETURNING OFFICER (J. N. B[?]ker, Esq.,) announced the result of the poil that had been taken tha[?] day for the election of one member to serve in the new Parliament. There was a large number…

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Election for Morpeth. Declaration of the Poll

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1869 · page 2

The polling for the electorate of Morpeth took place yesterday. Afer the close of the poll at the chief polling place, viz., at the Morpeth Court house, some excitement was shown amongst the crowd assembled, and a man named Styman,…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, December 18, 1869 the Progress of the Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1869 · page 2

THE progress of the general election shows once again that it is a mistake to attribute any very large amount of influence upon country constituencies to the decisions of Sydney electorates…

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The New England Election. (From our old Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1869 · page 2

I mentioned some weeks ago that it was a rather strange proceeding for New England to be so quiet (as it was then) in electioneering matters, but things have altered materially in the mean time, and now we are as bad in electioneering matters…

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West Maitland Election. Polling Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1869 · page 2

Yesterday, the polling for the election of a member to represent the Borough of West Maitland in the new Parliament, took place, the polling places being the School…

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Parramatta Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1869 · page 1

[Herald.]—RESULT OF POLL.—Byrnes, 468; Furnall, 455; Taylor, 274; Oakes, 270. Byrnes and Farnell were declared elected…

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Election for the Northern Gold-fields. the Nomination, (From the Armidale Express.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1869 · page 2

We have been favoured by a correspondent with a full report of the proceedings at the nomination, at the Rocky, on Wednesday last. The polling takes place on the 10th January…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, December 25, 1869. Christmas and the Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1869 · page 2

CHRISTMAS comes upon us this year in the midst of somewhat peculiar circumstances. An Australian Christmas is always more or less of an anomaly to people from the old world; for…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, December 28, 1869. Abuses at Elections

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 2

CONSIDERING that during the general election now drawing to a close, there have been influences at work peculiarly adapted to bring about excitement, disturbance, and even breaches of…

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The Bogan Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 1

[Herald.]—Lord: Dubbo, 85; Yamma, 37. Manning: Dubbo, 77; Tamma, 4. Ardill: Dubbo, 5; Tamma, 4…

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Queanbeyan Election

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 1

[Herald.]—The returns are all in, and the official declaration of the poll will take place to-morrow. The following is the result:— Hon. W. Forster, 334; Mr. Campbell, 325…

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Gwydir Election. Narrabri

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 1

[Herald.]—The result of the polling here to-day stands:—Dangar, 98; Sharp, 2. The returns from the other polling places have not yet been received…

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