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Politics & elections, 1880

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The Elections

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 December 1880 · page 1

THE progress of the elections in New South Wales (observes the Australasian) affords much matter of interest to Victorians. In one sense the elections in…

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District Election Telegrams. [From Our Own Correspondents.] the Polling for the Upper Hunter. Scone

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1880 · page 5

Following is the full return for the Upper Hunter. M'Elhone. M'Laughlin. Clendining. Scone................ 121... 128... 110 Aberdeen......... 25... 20... 46…

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The General Election. List of Members Returned

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1880 · page 5

We publish below for the information of our readers a list of members already returned to the new Parliament. To-day the elections will conclude with the following—Balranald, Monaro, The Murray, New…

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The General Election. List of Members Returned

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1880 · page 4

The elections concluded on Thursday. Below will be found a list of the members returned to the new Parliament. Those names marked with an asterisk were members of the late Assembly:…

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The General Election. List of Members Returned

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1880 · page 4

The elections concluded on Thursday. Below wil be found a list of the members returned to the new Parliament. Those names marked with an asterisk were members of the late Assembly:…

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Gunnedah Election. Declaration of the Poll. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1880 · page 6

Monday being the day appointed by Mr. Dight, the Returning-officer for Gunnedah electorate, for the official declaration of the poll, a goodly number of people assembled at…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, December 14, 1880. the Meeting of Parliament

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1880 · page 4

TO-MORROW, the first Parliament elected under the Electoral Act of 1880 and the tenth since the introduction of responsible government, will meet for the despatch of…

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The Opening of Parliament. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1880 · page 5

The first session of the tenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened by Commission at the Legislative Chambers at noon this day. There was comparatively little public interest in the event, which…

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Opening of Parliament. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 2

PARLIAMENT was opened at noon to day by the swearing in of new member the ceremony occupying an hour and a-half. Ninetynine members were present, thirty-four…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thuraday, December 16. Legislative Council. The address in reply was passed without division. Legislative Assembly. the Address in Reply

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1880 · page 3

On the motion of Mr. Pigott, a select committee was appointed to frame an address in reply to the opening speech. The committee retired for a short time and brought up a…

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New South Wales Parliament. (S. M. Herald.[?] Wednesday, December 22. Legislative Council

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past 4. The PRESIDENT reported to the House the receipt of a commission authorising the Chairman of Committees to administer in the absence of the President, the oath required to be taken…

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