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Illawarra · Politics & elections
12 stories in Illawarra's papers
On Tuesday last, at noon, Mr. C. T. Smith, the Returning-Officer for this electorate, made the official declaration of the poll taken throughout the district on the previous day. There were not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nomination for East and West [?] took place to-day. The nomination for East [?]quarie was held at Kelso. Four candidates were proposed. Mr. W. H. Suttor was nomination by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The writs for the general election have been issued. The following grouping of the nominations and polling days will show how the elections have been arranged:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The first session of the eighth Parliament of New South Wales under responsible government was opened at the Parliament House, Macquarie-street, on Wednesday last. The proceedings of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday, at 4 p.m., the full Council met to elect a Mayor. On the motion of Aldermen Lahiff and Clarke, the Town Clerk (Mr J. S. Wood) took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present—Aldermen W. Brown, O'Donnell, J. Brown, Tighe, Spence, and Jenkins. On the motion of Aldermen Tighe and W. Brown, the Cleric was voted to the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE nomination took place on Tuesday, the 2nd instant; when Messrs Wilson and Barrett were re-elected auditors for the now current year. The following were nominated for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Canard mail steamer Algeria arrived off Cork harbor on Saturday evening with papers to the 4in of November, containing the result of the elections of the previous day. At Eufaula, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A TELEGRAM in the New York Herald (dated London, February 18), gives the following summary of the debate on the motion of Mr. Disraeli for declaring the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Parliamentary legislation has a decidedly retrograde tendency. Many enactments of past sessions are being steal thily determined, and the liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Edward White (on bail) was charged with having attempted to bribe Stephen Scholey, a member of of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, by offering him the sum of £20 to secure his vote in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY'S Evening News says:—His Excellency the Governor opened the next session of the eighth Parliament of New South Wales to day in the Legislative Council Chamber,…
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