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Politics & elections, 1874

198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10

General Election. Election Rumours. Declared Candidates. Members Returned. Election Items

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1874 · page 2

Not many changes have occurred since our last, except the clearing up of doubts as to individual candidates contesting the election. For West Maitland, we have lost one supposed…

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Election Meeting. Electorate of the Paterson. MR. H. H. Brown's Candidature. (From our own reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1874 · page 2

Mr. H. H. Brown, one of the candidates for the electorate of the Paterson, addressed a meeting of electors at Mrs. Puxty's Royal Oak Inn, Paterson, yesterday, at noon. Although there had only been…

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General Election. Election Rumours. Declared Candidates. Members Returned. Election Items

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 2

Our Sydney special correspondent writes as follows, under date Thursday evening:— The result of the East Sydney election has not. altogether taken people by surprise. It was a…

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East Sydney Election. Declaration of the Poll (From our Sydney Special Correspondent.) Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 7

The result of the polling for the election of four members to serve in the new Parliament for the constituency of East Sydney, was declared from the hustings, Hyde Park, by the returning-officer (Mr…

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Election Meetings. West Maitland Electorate. Mr. Henry Cohen's Candidature

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 4

On Wednesday evening Mr. Henry Cohen, one of the candidates for the representation of the electorate of West Maitland in the Legislative Assembly, addressed a large meeting of the electors in the Albert…

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Election Meeting. Upper Hunter Electorate. Mr. Francis White's Candidature. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1874 · page 4

Mr. Francis White, one of the candidates for the Upper Hunter electorate, addressed a large meeting of electors at the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Fnday evening last. Mr. John H. Keys was voted…

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General Election. Election Rumours. Election Items

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1874 · page 2

We have but a few notes to add to those published in previous issues, of candidates out, and candidates rumoured. For East Maitland (nomination this day,…

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Election Meetings. Electorate of West Maitland. MR. A. S. Hamilton for West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1874 · page 2

Mr. A. S. Hamilton, one of the candidates for West Maitland, addressed a meeting of the electors in the Albert Hall, West Maitland, on Friday evening. The atendance was a moderate one at the…

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The Election for Patrick's Plains. Nomination Day

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1874 · page 2

THE nomination of candidates contesting the election for the representation of Patrick's Planuns, took place on Monday last at the courthouse. There were about 180 electors…

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General Election. Election Rumours. Members Returned. Election Items

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1874 · page 2

We have a few notes to add to our previous publications. At the nomination for West Miitland to-morrow (Friday),it is certain, we presume, that Mr. Henry…

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Election Meetings. Upper Hunter Electorate. MR. T. Hungerford's Meeting. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1874 · page 4

Mr.T. Hungerford, one of the candidates for the Upper Hunter Electorate, addressed a large meeting of electors in the School of Arts, at Muswellbrook, on Monday evening. Mr. W. J Gardiner was voted…

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Polling day

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 2

The contest for the election of a representative for the district of Patrick's Plains was decided on Wednesday last. THE polling in Singleton took place at…

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Patrick's Plains Election. the Polling. Return of Mr. W. C. BROWNE. (From our Singleton correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 4

The polling for the election of a member to represent the Patrick's Plains electorate, took place on Wednesday, 16th instant. The principal interest, as usual, was centred in Singleton, where a large…

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West Sydney Election. Declaration of the Poll. (From our Sydney Special Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 7

The result of the polling for the election of four members to represent the electorate of West Sydney in the new Parliament was declared from the hustings, Wynyard-square, shortly before eight…

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General Election. Election Rumours. Members Returned. Election Items

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Dodds has been asked if he will stand, on requisition, for the electorate of the Lower Hunter. Our Sydney special correspondent, writing on…

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Election Meetings. West Maitland Electorate. Dr. Brookes's Candidature

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 2

On Wednesday evening, Dr. Brookes, one of the candidates for the representation of West Maitland in the new Parliament, addressed a meeting of electors in the West Maitland School of Arts. There…

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Morpeth Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 2

The polling for the election of a member to lepresent the electorate of Morpeth in the new Parliament took place on Thursday, at Morpeth, Hinton, Largs, and Clifden. The friends of the…

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The General Election

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 2

THE following are the candidates returned to Parliament. Those marked with as asterisk held seats in the late Assembly. Paddington-Hon. J. Sutherland. un…

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West Maitland Election. Polling Day. Mr. Henry Cohen Returned

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1874 · page 2

Yesterday the polling to determine the choice of a member to represent Wett Maitland in the Parliament took place. There was very moderate excitement during the day, the principle sign of the election being the presence of buggies and…

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General Election. Election Rumours. Members Returned. Election Items

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1874 · page 2

Our Sydney special correspondent, writing on Saturday night, says:— Electioneering news is pretty well exhausted now in the city, and there is little or nothing flesh to…

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