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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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There is a general feeling of relief abroad that the elections are over in this city and district. Of course to those who lire on the game a general election is their harvest. So far as Newcastle was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →So far as Singleton is concerned the Dolling yesterday was satisfactory in the extreme, and amply demonstrated the sounduess of the Position as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ANTICIPATION, it is said, often exceeds realisation. Certainly in connection with the working of the new Electoral law, the most lugubrious prophecies were indulged in by all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I trust you will allow me, as one of the candidates for Willougby at the late election, to offer a brief explanation in reference to my candidature. In compliance with requisitions from all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE election is over, at any rate for the present. The majority obtained by Mr. Fitz-Gerald is small indeed, but large enough to make him the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The full results of the polling show that the new parliament will consist of 60 freetraders, 40 protectionists and 25, labour members. Of the 125…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discussing the necessity which now exists in the House of Commons of governing with the consent of "groups," the Spectator says:—As Prince Bismarck said, "Do ut des"—"I give in order…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The writs for the new Parliament are returnable on the 3rd August, and miller the Act parliament must meet within seven days after the return of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many military officers are rejoicing over the circumstance that the new Parliament will represent in a much larger degree than did its predecessor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following the Greta corresponded of the Maitlauln Mercury gives a rather bitter view of the election from one of the losing sides…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I must certainly object, through your columns, to the uncalled for remarks put forth by your Greta correspondent regarding the recent election in Singleton. The great bulk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last evening the committee of Mr. Jas. Thomson (one of the unsuccessful candidates for Newcastle West) and other friends met at Cameron's Family Hotel. Mr. J. Selby presided. The main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Every intelligent and disinterested man will look upon the return of a freetrade majority to the Legislature as the greatest calamity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Everyone seems to think that the new Parliament will he better than that which preceded it. What everyone thinks ought to be right, and so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The greatly exaggerated importance attached by your correspondents to formalities and technicalities in Parliamentary elections prompts one, as an old contributor to your journal, to write…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Now that the first act of the political struggle is over, it is extremely interesting to analyse the figure. Freetrade has come out on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although there were a groat many more votes polled here than at the previous election, there was very little excitement on polling day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The letter appearing over the signature " Horny Handed" in your last issue is probably meant as a reply to my own, which you kindly inserted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A proclamation has been issued calling Parliament together on August 7th for the swearing in of new memhers nad the election of Speaker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is understood that Parliament will meet on Tuesday, August 7. That is the most convenient day of the seven days after the return of the writs within which it must assemble. The members of…
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