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Illawarra · Politics & elections
43 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 3
The inhabitants of and in the vicinity of the Sweeps' Paddocks, Shoalheaven, met on the 8th instant, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Thompson give an address to them. MR. W. WAY was voted into the chair, and proceeded at once…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE exercise of what seems to us, and really is, one of the most important rights and privileges of the citizens of a free state, namely the election of members to represent thier interests in Legislative Councils, has by custom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The official declaration of the poll for the city of Sydney, was made by the Sheriff on Thursday, as previously intimated. There was a very large attendance, numbering several thousands. The prevalent feeling was anxiety to hear the state of the poll, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AFTER a delay, as provoking as it was unnecessary, the owners of land in this locality are called upon to select four gentlemen to fill the responsible office of dispensers of the rates that they, the landholders, will have to raise, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The election, for this division of the Country of Camden, took place on Monday last at the different polling places, [?]ely, Wollongong, Kiama, Shoalhaven, and Bumedary Point. In Wollongong the Returning Officer opened the poll at the hour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE write not of the "coming election." No longer have we to raise the warning voice; no longer, at the risk of offence to parties whom we otherwise respect, to reiterate the principle of good government, or to question…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hugh Gordon, Esq., Returning Officer for the county of St. Vincent, having opened tho proceedings, the following candidates for the county were nominated and seconded. Richard Sadlier, Esq., nominated by Mr. J. W. Bunn, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR—Having taken a deep interest in the contest now brought to a close, in the return of Messrs. Osborne and Marks, and the rejection of the other candidates, you will, perhaps, favour me with the insertion of a few parting words…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This election took place on Thursday. We have received information of the numbers polled for the respective candidates, at Numba, and Jervis Bay. At the close of the election at Numba, Dr. Alley attempted to address the electors, but he could not get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The English Parliament was opened by the Queen in person on 31st January. The Times speaking of the event, and the interest that is usual v shown on such occasions, remarks—"But if it be so in the usual course of events, how much more strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To thee! kind friend of my affection I write these lines about th' election. St. Vincent County, as you know, Is a county now so low…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR—After waiting some time for the second edition of rhymes from your picked-up poet, the first edition of which appeared in the Illawarra Mercury of May 5th, and, finding it not forthcoming, I write this as a stimulus to revive his (through great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE New Constitution has been fairly set in motion. The two Houses have met and proceeded to business. The Governor's speech has been delivered, and an address carried in reply thereto. A ministry has been formed; and those constituting that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nomination of the two candidates for the suffrages of the electors of the Sydney Hamlets took place yesterday at 12 o'clock, at the hustings, Redfern, in the vicinity of the Cleveland Paddocks. Five or six hundred people assembled to listen to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following we believe to be as nearly as possible the correct state of the poll when it closed for this election, on Thursday last. At any rate no trivial difference which might be discovered upon a review of the voting papers could in any way affect the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY meet to-morrow, after an interval of several weeks requested by the Ministry to enable them to prepare their plans and mature the policy by which they will be guided in conducting the government of the colony, so long as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE whole of the new Ministry have been re-elected by their former constituencies, and Parliament will resume its duties again to-morrow. Thus the country has unmistakeably, and in the only possible manner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I've called you together lads!—Stand back, Scott! You've no occasion to be proud, though they do always put you on Select Committees. If you've a gift that way, its nature, and no merit of your own surely. I've called you all together—to give you a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The nomination of a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of the Sydney Hamlets, one of the seats for which constituency had become vacant on the acceptance of the office of Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The polling for the Parramatta election commenced at 9 o'clock on Saturday, morning last, in the Court-house, and the interest manifested by numbers of people in the town was something extraordinary. Mr…
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