An Old English Election Dodge
IT was in the year 1768, when the political pot was boiling furiously in England and when there was much pulling and hauling throughout the realm for the securing of…
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Politics & elections, 1884
9 stories in Illawarra's papers
Wollongong Municipal Election
The pulling for three aldermen in room of Messre. Patrick Lahiff, George Osdorne, and J.P. Galsin, who retired the Council by rotation, took place Friday last, and passed over very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disgraceful Proceedings at the Election of a Mayor
The election of Mayor took place on Friday afternoon, Alderman Pyne proposed that the retiring Mayor. Mr. Ralph Halls, fill the chair for the ensuing year…
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The Municipal Council met on Wednesday evening for the purpsse of electing a Mayor. Present—Full Council, loss Alderman Cochrane. The retiring Mayor (Mr. P. Lahiff) occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. East Sydney Election. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—I hope I shall not be thought impudent if I say that, though I claim to be honestly opposed to the present Government, I am perfectly satisfied with the verdict given on Friday last by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scene in Parliament
FOR the first time the new standing orders recently adopted from the rules of the English Parliament, were put in force in the Legislative Assembly on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic Intelligence. SYDNEY. Wednesday, 11.30 a.m. Gundagai Election
Mr. A. G. Taylor again took his seat in the House yesterday, but was removed by the sergeant-at-arms. The report of the committee on Handsakar's case was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gundagai Election
Gundagai, Tuesday.—The polling for the electorate of Gundagai took place to-day. Up to midday everything went very quiet, and to casual observer nothing out of the ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. the Butter Company Election. Kiama, Wednesday evening
The scrutineers for the election of two Directors for the Managing Board of the Butter Company went through the voting papers here to-day, finding the result to be as…
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