District News. Muscle Brook. (From our own Correspondent.) ELECTIONEERING
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 3
Mr. James White addressed the electors in the court-house on Tuesday, at two p.m. The Major occupied the chair on the occasion. The meeting was large and orderly, and gave Mr. White a patient…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1872 · page 3
The polling for the Paterson took place on Saturday, the result being as follows: Arnold 144, Townshend6. Our Paterson correspondent has forwarded us a report of the declaration of the poll yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, February 20,1872. the General Election. the Wollombi Electorate. the Nomination (From out own Reporter.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1872 · page 2
On Saturday the nomination of candidates for the representation of the Wollombi took place in the Court-house in that township, at noon. There were about one hundred and twenty or one hundred and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The General Election. Electorate of East Maitland. Mr. S. Scholey's Meeting
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 2
A meeting of the friends of Mr. Stephen Scholey waa held at the Esst Maitland Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening. The hall was crowded to excess, and the meeting was of the most noisy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Paterson Election. Declaration of the Poll. (From our Paterson Correrspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 2
On Saturday last the poll for the election of a member to serve in the, Legislative Assembly, for this electorate, was taken at the Police Office, Paterson, at Gresford, and E[?]leston, as announced on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter Election. Meetings at Murrurundi. (From a Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 2
Mr. James White held a meetingof the electors at the Court House, Murrurundi, on Thunsday last, and although the hour, two o'clock p.m., was rather an inconvenient one, there was a very fair attendance of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 3
On Monday evening a special meeting of this Council was held in the Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. The following members were…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 5
A meeting of the electors of West Maitland was held on Thursday evening in the School of Arts for the purpose of hearing Mr. B. Lee, the late member for the Borough, give an explanation of his views…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Patrick's Plains Electorate. the Polling. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1872 · page 2
The polling for a member to represent this electorate took placo on Tuesday, the 27th February. Three candidates had been proposed at the nomination, namely—Messrs. W. C. Browne, Alexander…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The maitland Mercury. Thursday, February 29, 1872. the Progress of the Elections
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 February 1872 · page 2
THUS far, at any rate, the voice of the colony at the elections has been given chiefly against the ministry. With some few exceptions the electorates already polled have either condemned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Upper Hunter Electorate. the Polling. (From our Muclebrook Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2
The polling took place here on Thursday, at the Court-house. The greatest excitement prevailed throughout the day; 346 votes were polled, the highest number ever polled at…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 5
The nomination of candidates for the representation of the Hunter Electorate in the new Assembly took place on Thursday, in Mr. Sawyers Paddock, next the Bank of New South Wales, West Maitland…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1872 · page 3
On Saturday the polling for Newcastle took place, and we learn that great excitement was shown, both parties using the [?]most exertion to bring voters to the polling booths. The result was that Mr. Lloyd…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1872 · page 4
On Saturday evening about eight o'clock, the Returning-Officer, John Lee, Esq., officially declared the result of the poll which had taken place that day to determine the representative of the Hunter…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1872 · page 2
The nomination of candidates for the representation of West Maitland took place yesterday in Mr. Sawyer's Paddock, next the Bank of New South Wales. About two hundred persons had assembled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter Election. Declaration of the Poll. (From a Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1872 · page 2
The official declaration of the poll in connection with the election of a member of Parliament for the Upper Hunter electorate, took place at noon on Monday, the 4th instant, outside the Scone…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1872 · page 2
A WEEK ago we remarked that so ar, the voice of the country at the elections had been given chiefly against the Ministry. The elections since that date have told the same tale. On all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Upper Hunter Election. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 4
SIR,—In your issue of March 2nd, your Muswellbrook correspondent (evidently a Creedite), claims the result of the Upper Hunter Election as a victory for the working portion of the community. Well, it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The General Election. the Gwydir Election. Mr.d.m. Jones at Bingera. (From a correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 2
On Saturday, the 9th instant, Mr. Jones met the electors at the above place, and Mr. Mallon being voted into the chair, the candidate addressed the meeting in a speech of two hours' duration,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2
AMONGEST the facts connected with the general election which have attracted attention, and been made the subject of comment, is the large number of new men returned. In some…
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