The Presidential Election
As was expected with all confidence beforehand, Generaf Grant has been elected President of the United States. The Northern States generally have supported him. In New York…
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Politics & elections, 1869
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The English Elections
THE new constituencies have pronounced. We now know the worst. We have "shot Nigara," and are "alter." The revolution has raged ; the storm is over ; the wreeks…
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The public reading of the nominations of candidates for the office of Aldermen and Auditors took place on Tuesday, but the proceedings excited little interest, there not being more than a dozen persons…
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The polling for two Aldermon for this Municipality, owing to the retirement by rotation of Aldermen Brennan and Shipp, took place on Saturday. During the morning there were very few electors present…
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The election for Aldermen to serve in the Shellharbor Council came off yesterday. A great deal of interest was manifested in this event, as the number of votes will shew, in fact, at no other previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Municipal Council. Election of Mayor
A meeting took place at the Council Chamber, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of electing of Mayor for the Municipal year 1869-70. All the Aldermen were present, viz., Aldermen…
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ALTHOUGH a more than usual amount of interest has been taken in this election, a quieter and more orderly one never took place in Shellharbor…
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A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Saturday last, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and a chairman of committees for the current year…
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The Parliamentary proceedings of the last week have consisted. with the exception of some matters noticed elsewhere, of the further consideration of the Estimates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bribery by and of Members of the Victorian Parliament
THE case of Alexander v. Jones, lately tried in Melbourne, has developed a more extended system of corruption among some of the members of the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Woman Bayoneted at an Election Riot
AN inquest was held at Newport, Monmouthshire, before Mr. Brewer, coroner, on the body of Mrs. May Grant, who was killed by a bayonet charge of a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News by the Last Mail. the Election Petitions
The excitement of the elections has been succeeded by election petitions, which three judges are busily trying The first accused gentleman escaped, but two members have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parliament Summoned
OUR readers will see by a notice which we quote in another column, that the Governor has at length summoned Parliament for the despatch of business on the 28th of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Election Riots in France
Great excitement has lately prevailed among the population in various parts of France. In Paris, on the evening of June 8, considerable crowds assembled on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of Parliament
THE session of Parliament proper to the year 1869 was formally opened on Tuesday, by his Excellency the Governor, who arrived in the Chamber of the Legislative Council about…
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PREPARATIONS for the coming struggle are beginning to be very active. Several meetings of the loading politicians have been hold, but outsiders have little accurate knowledge of…
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The conflicting parties have not as yet made their arrangements, and both somewhat reluctant to put forth their manifestoes. They are not however, pressed for time, and will wait for further…
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Never previously has the Polling-day of a metropolitan election been characterised by so much public excitement, enthusiasm, or earnestness, as that which prevailed yesterday in East Sydney. Business in all…
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Overwhelming majority, by show of hands, for Opposition candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Election. the Polling
The process of balloting for the respective candidates was carried on at the various polling places in the electorate on Tuesday lost, for the most part on an orderly manner, The…
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