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Illawarra · Politics & elections
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In this district the electors have been very active during the week. In the early part of the week a meeting was held in Wollongong, to take into consideration the present aspect of affairs, and to deliberate on the necessary steps to be taken for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OFTEN as we have urged the claim of Electoral Reform to precedence among the present political topics of the colony, we must do so again, and must not be prevented by a fear of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In pursuance of notification, a meeting of the electors of Wollongong was held on Monday evening last at Elliott's Family Hotel, to hear Mr. Robt. Owen, Solicitor, expound his political principles, he being a candidate for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE quality of the forthcoming Parliament remains yet very doubtful. Those who have been commonly looked on as the best men on either side are but little zealous for their own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →T. G. GREGSON v. THE COURIER:—This trial was brought to a close for the present session of the Supreme Court, on Thursday morning. The jury being unable to agree in a verdict, his Honor discharged them. And…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Metropolis, the contest will lie between the late members and Mr. Thornton. We (EMPIRE) do not think there is any possibility of the return of Mr. Allen, who has entered the field as we gather from his speeches, as the special exponent of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For East Camden the contest is becoming more earnest every day. The candidates and their friends are straining every nerve for success. Mr. Osborne, having been in the field ever since the dissolution, has nearly completed his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. H. Osborne took place on Monday last in the large room of Mrs. Hethorington's Commercial Inn. Previous to the commencement of the proceedings, Mr. W. Irving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY HAMLETS.—The nomination for this, the second constituency in the colony, took place on Tuesday last. The candidates were, Sir Daniel Cooper and Mr. John Campbell, the old members, and Mr. Robert Tooth, the great brewer and squatting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IF the assertion of Sir DANIEL COOPER be correct respecting bribery and treating as the prevailing practice of one party at the Sydney Hamlets election, it is high time the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The different portions of this constituency have been already almost thoroughly canvased by the candidates for its representation. From all we can learn, the return of Mr. Owen is certain, whilst the struggle for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday last the polling for two monitors to represent the Eastern Division of the County of Camden, took place at the respective polling places throughout the electorate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nomination for the county of St. Vincent took place at Braidwood, on Tuesday last. The only candidate placed in nomination was Andrew Aldcorn, Esq., better known as Dr. Aldcorn. This gentlemen was accordingly declared duly elected. We have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR HOLROYD.—If one were asked what is the great element this gentleman introduces in order to secure his return, he would rightly answer by—not that his mother was a Catholic, as Mr Fowler's was—nor that his first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE elections, so far as they have gone,—and they have reached one third of the number of representatives—have very decidedly preponderated against Old Toryism. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday last, in pursuance with proclamation, Charles Throsby Smith, Esq. the Returning Officer, declared officially the state of the poll for the election of two members to represent East Camden in the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The electors of Maitland are determined to have some fun out of the present crisis. Accordingly, they nominated a Mr. Cheater, who, during a mock candidature of several weeks, burlesqued the usual proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nomination for the united counties of Northumberland and Hunter took place on Friday last. The candidates were Mr Scott and Mr Piddington, the old members and Mr. Clark Irving and Mr. G. B. White…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Northumberland Boroughs Mr E. C. Weekes and James Dickson were nominated on Wednesday last, and returned without opposition. Mr Cheater and Mr Russell were also nominated, but Mr Cheater at the close…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The contest for this election was one of the closest, if not the closest, during this electioneering campaign. It came off on Thursday last. On Friday incomplete returns were published in both the Sydney papers, by which Mr…
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