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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1883

20 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Buckley's Crossing Police Court. Wednesday, 10Th January. Before Messrs, A. Blomfield (chairman) James Thompson, and W. Hepburn, J's.P. Personation at Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 3

Half-caste Brooks, who personated C. H. Brooks, a resident of Cooma at the recent election, during the polling at Gegedzerick, appeared to answer the…

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Household. Card Etiquette. New Style and Forms, with Some Changes in Elections and "At Homes." (London Letter to the chicago Inter-Ocean.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 2

CARDS are a moat important factor in social life the world over, but in London the rule of the bit of pasteboard is really autocratic. The laws governing die form of a visiting…

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Telegrams. Ministerial Elections. [Through Greville's Telegrams Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 3

STUART, Cohen, Dibbe, and Wright have all been re-elected unopposed. Elkington was nominated against Reid for East Sydney; the show of hands was…

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Opening of Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 3

THE official opening of the Parliament of New South Wales took place by his Excellency the Governor, at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock on Wednesday…

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West Sydney Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 4

WE are informed that the validity of the late election for West Sydney is to be tested, a petition have been preparted on the subject. It will be remembered that…

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Personation at Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1883 · page 3

AT the declaration of the poll, after the East Sydney election, it was stated by the Returning-Officer that nol[?] than five men had been handed…

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Election of Commons Trustees. Stock Branch, Department of Mines, Sydney, 2nd February, 1883

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that communication have been received informing the Government that the undermentioned gentleman have…

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Municipal Election. the Polling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

ON Monday, a little interest was taken in the Municipal election. Everything was well conducted., The Mayor (Alderman Solomon…

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Election of Mayor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 3

ON Thursday night, at 7.30, a special meeting was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, to elect a Mayor for the Municipal District of…

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"Challenge" Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

MUDGEE, Tuesday.—Mr. A. G. Taylor's meeting last night wa the largest and most orderly ever held in Mudgee, fully 1500 persons being present. The Mayor of…

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Upper Hunter Election. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 3

McElhone has a majority of 56 over Fitzgerald, but more returns are to come in…

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Telegrams. Mudgee Election. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 3

FOR the Mudgee election, the returns so far are:—A. G. Taylor, 1178; John McElhone, 573…

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Prorogation of Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1883 · page 3

PARLIAMENT was prorogued on Wednesday with all the [?] and ceremony [?] on such occasions. His Excellency mentioned to the Licensing…

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Telegrams. Meeting of Parliament. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

PARLIAMENT has been called together by proclamation for Tuesday, the 29th May, in consequence of the Full Court deciding that steam train ways…

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Opening of Parliament. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 3

Parliament was opened at noon to-day by Royal commission. A short speech was delivered by Sir John Hay, which stated that…

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Telegrams. Parliament Prorogued. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney, Saturday, 2.26 p.m

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 June 1883 · page 3

TO-DAY who gazetted a proclamation which prorogues Parliament until the 10th of Haly…

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Victorian Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor who attended in the Legislative Council with a body guard. The…

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The Wexford Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 4

LONDON, July 18.—The election for the borough of Wexford, the vacancy for which seat was created by the resignation of Mr. T. M. Healy, took place to-day, and…

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Opening of Parliament. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1883 · page 2

The Governor opened Parliament at noon to-day. The speech, which was unimportant, states that the Land Bill will be submitted at once ; also, that the following…

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Opening of Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

THE following speech was delivered on Thursday:— H[?]ble gentlemen of the legislator Council, and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly.—…

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