Mr. J. Weller As a Candidate
On Thursday evening Mr. Weller addressed the ratepayers of the borough from the balcony of the Freemasons' Hotel. There was a large attendance. Mr, H. Robson presided. Mr. Weller spoke…
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Politics & elections, 1890
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Kiama Council. Election of Mayor
A SPECIAL meeting of this Council was hold on Saturday last for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current year, and transacting the ordinary business of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gerringong Municipal Election
THE above election took place yesterday with the following result:— A. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . 130 R. Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . 101…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election of Mayor. Wollongong
The election of Mayor took place at the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening, at 8 p.m. Present—Full Council. A number of ratepayers were present, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proxy System. Proposal to Abolish It by Act of Parliament
AT a meeting of subscribers to the Newcastle hospital last Tuesday night the question of voting by proxy was discussed. It was considered by those present that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Illawarra. Election of Mayor
The report in last issue of the business named above was necessarily short, and the unpublished portion of the proceedings appear herewith The Mayor-elect, in returning thanks for his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shellharbour Council. Election of Mayor
THE election of Mayor for the Shellharbour Council took place on Friday last, when the following members of the council were present:—The Mayor (Mr. John Fraser) in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The County Councils. Are Women Eligible for Election
LONDON, Wednesday.—The question of eligibility of women to sit as members of the English county councils, as to which an adverse decision was given last year by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Election
The election for the West Ward, occasioned by the disqualification of Alderman Wiley, took place yesterday, at the residence of Mr. J. Boulton. The returning-officer announced the state of t[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protection Meeting. Preparing for the Campaign. Two Candidates Selected for Next Election. Messrs. John Young and John Richards
The adjourned meeting of district representatives of the protectionist party was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Tuesday night. The room was crowded, all the available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wollongong Protection Union and the Coming Election. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR,—It was with no small amount of surprise and amusement that I read in your paper about the off-handed and self-satisfied manner in which a few people in Wollongong settled the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of Parliament
The third session of the fourteenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened at noon on Tuesday, with the usual pump and ceremony. Lord Carrington delivered the speech from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of Parliament
THE third session of the fourteenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened last Tuesday. The Governor's speech was read by him as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir Henry Parkes' First Election
IT was 36 years last Friday since Sir Henry Parkes was first returned to the Legislature, he having been elected as member for Sydney on May 2,1864, to the seat vacated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Dibbs and the Balmain Election
Mr. G. R. Dibbs, loader of the Opposition, has written the following loiter to the Herald:—"I believe I speak the view of the bulk of the National Protectionist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Imperial Parliament
London, Monday night.—The Imperial Parliament was formally prorogued to-day. In the Queen's speech reference was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Goulburn Election
SIR HENRY PARKES has sent the following letter to the newly elected member for Goulburn, Mr. C. B. Teece:—"My dear sir,—Though I have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Election Case. Refusal to Pay a Retiring Candidate's Expenses
A somewhat remarkable case, and one which from its novelty is likely to create a considerable amount of interest if it should come before a jury, was brought under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament and Petitions
MR. W. H.SUTTOR, M.L.C., has addressed a letter to the Forbes Times in reply to some strictures on his railway policy, in which he says:—"My experience of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir Henry Parkes' Return to Parliament
ON Wednesday last Sir Henry Parkes entered the Legislature, supported by the Sergeant-at Arms and an attendant. His arrival was greeted with cheers from…
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