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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1897

28 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

Once more the season has come round for the annual election of three members of the Kempsey Borough Council and also two auditors. The…

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The Federal Convention. Mode of Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 11

THE Australasian Federation Enabling Act of 1895 being proclaimed law on and after Monday week has marked the first step towards the holding of the…

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News by Wire. the Imperial Parliament. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 12

The Imperial Parliament was opened by Royal Commission on Wednesday. Mr. John Dillon has been elected leader of the Irish Nationalist party…

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The Federal Convention. Date of Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 12

THE Premiers of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and West Australia met at Melbourne on Monday to arrange the dates for the election of delegates to…

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 6

THE Mayor (Mr. S. Bond) has received the following nominations for the position of aldermen rendered vacant by the retirement through effluxion of…

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The Federal Elections. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 12

Mr. J. H. Carruthers, Minister for Lands, delivered an address on Federation yesterday. He says that the federal machinery should provide for…

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Municipal Election. Official Nomination

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 9

THE official nomination of candidates for the three vacant aldermanic seats took place at the Good Templars' Hall on Tuesday last, about a dozen…

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Kempsey Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 10

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Thursday last for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. The retiring Mayor (Ald. Bond)…

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Federal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 7

Much greater interest is now being manifested throughout the whole colony over the Federal elections than was at first thought would be the case…

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The Federal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 7

Mr. G. H. Reid, Premier, delivered an address on Federation to a large audience last night. He is opposed to federating the railways and also the…

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The Federal Election. Polling day, Thursday next, March 4

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 7

All persons holding an electors right will be eligible to vote at any polling place within the colony. The mode of voting differs from that of…

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The Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 8

THE result of the Federal Election on Thursday cannot fail to give complete satisfaction to the community. The ten men returned to represent this…

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Meeting of Parliament. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 12

The Parliament of New South Wales will be summoned to meet about April 27 to decide the question of the Premier's visit to England. Supply…

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Meeting of Parliament. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 12

Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on Tuesday next. The Premier and Mr. Carruthers have arrived in Sydney and will attend the…

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Opening of Parliament

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 12

THE third session of the seventeenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened by the Government at noon on Tuesday. Following we give the full…

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Local News. Aldermanic Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 8

Nominations of candidates for the vacancy in the Borough Council, caused by the retirement of Mr. S. Bond, must be in the hands of the…

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 8

Yesterday was the last day for lodging nomination papers for the aldermanic vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. S. Bond. On…

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 8

The official nomination of candidates for the vacant aldermanic seat will take place at noon on Monday next. As intimated by us last week,…

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 8

THE election of aldermen for the seat rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr. S. Bond took place yesterday. The polling was very small, owing to…

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Our Next Freetrade Candidate and Other Matters. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 10

SIR,--It would be a good thing if the Freetraders in this district would hold a meeting or two, and decide who is to be their candidate at the next election…

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