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Illawarra · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1894

93 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 5

Correspondence. the General Election. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

Sir,— Tuesday next being the day upon which the electors of this constituency will decide who shall be their representative in the next Parliament, I feel it my…

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The Woronora Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

SIR.—We cannot complain of lack of candidates, five having been nominated. There is plenty of ch[?] for electors. Classified properly, thera are two…

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The Illawarra Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—In your last issue "A Simple Child" takes occasion to make some philosophical observations on the candidature of Mr. Lysaght. The nom de plume is a…

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The Polling

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 2

Polling will commence punctually at 8 o'clock this morning, and it is very desirable that electors should attend and record their votes as early as…

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The Woronora Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—Mr. J. Wynn, rejected nomince of the labor and freetrade leagues, is not with his usual parcel of nonsense miscalled a letter. Mr. Wynn cannot see how…

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The Woronora Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—At a meeting of the Helensburgh L.E.L. held to-day, it was announced that Mr. George henderson, general secretary of Illawarra A.M.A., had decided to support…

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The Illawarra Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me to nay just a few words to my fellow-electora on this day of national duty. We must decide between Messrs. Lysaght and Campbell as to who is…

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Election Points

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 3

In the electorate of Woronora there are five candidates to choose from, but as the nomination of one of these is not to be taken seriously, being nothing…

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The Elections. Mr. Campbell Returned for Kiama

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 2

FROM an early bear yesterday morning she whole electorate was astir recording their votes at one or other of the polling places Matters in Kiama…

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The Elections. Illawarra Declares Unmistakably for Freetrade. Return of Mr. Campbell

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1894 · page 2

Despite the fears of many people to the contrary, the polling throughout the electorate of Illawarra on Tuesday last was conducted without the slightest hitch. The…

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Election Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 2

Mr. W. M'Millan is of opinion that a refusal by Sir George Dibbs to resign before a vote of Parliament in taken will involve serious delay in legislation,…

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The General Election. Local Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 2

Over 60 old members (some of the members for the lost ten to twenty years) will be missed in the Legislate Chambers next August…

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The Woronora Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—Great dissatisfaction is felt at the result of the election in this electorate on Tuesday, when the nominee of the so-called Labor League, who got what you…

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Election Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 2

Four hundred and seventy-six electors on the Kiama roll didn't record their votes. Five hundred and forty-eight electors on the Shoalhaven roll this time did not…

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The General Election

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 2

The National Association and Licensed Victuallers Association are- making loud pretences of having scored great success in the recent elections. Twas like the…

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The Worosora Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—Now that the fric[?]ion and heart burning of the general election is over and the miners have carried their man to the front, let one who has no vote, as yet, say…

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The Woronora Election. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

SIR,—A few of the doctors out Balgownie way are sore over the faithlessness of some of their neighbor fellow-electors who should have supported Mr. Bissell…

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Opening of Parliament. Press Mixture

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1894 · page 2

The Daily Telegraph of yesterday published a very good diagram of the Legislative Assembly Chamber and the respective benches therein, with the names of the…

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Opening of Parliament. Press Mixture

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 4

The "Daily Telegraph" on Wednesday published a very good diagram of the Legislative Assembly Chamber and the respective benches therein,…

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Woman Suffrage and the New Parliament

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1894 · page 4

At a meeting of the Woman's Suffrage League of New South Wales, on Wednesday, reports were read on the results of the late general election…

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