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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1860

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Victorian Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, December 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 December 1860 · page 1

The PRESIDENT took the Chair at twenty minutes past three o’clock. THE REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. The PRESIDENT announced that he, with…

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The Elections and the Land Bill. [Communicated.]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 December 1860 · page 4

The all prevailing topic at the present moment is that of the Laud BUI and the approaching Elections. Certain clauses of the former occupy alike the thoughts of the capitalist and the squatter, the…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the Elections. December 7th. BATHURST

The Border Post · Saturday 8 December 1860 · page 1

The nomination took place on the 5th, polling on the 6th. Result as follows :— Hart . . . . . . . . . . 341 Rotten . . . . . . . . . . 113…

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The Hume Election

The Border Post · Wednesday 12 December 1860 · page 2

As the sporting man looked to “Vales” and other Derby prophets for a “tip” concerning the probable result of a race, even so doth the elector about to exercise “the great and…

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West Sydney Election

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 14 December 1860 · page 2

Messrs. Lang, Wyndeyer, Daglish, and Love have been returned…

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Sydney. the Elections

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 14 December 1860 · page 3

THE nomination for East Sydney took place on the 5th instant, and the polling occurred this day week, with the result of placing Messrs. Cowper, Parkes, Caldwell, and Stewart, at the top of the poll. The…

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Murray District Election. Mr. Willoughby’s Meeting on

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 14 December 1860 · page 2

A MEETING for the purpo[?] of enabling Mr. James Willoughby, the second candidate for the representation of the above district, to make a public exposition of his political principles, was held last…

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The Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 1

The following are the arrangements for the Southern Districts, issued by his Excellency the Governor's command:— ARGYLE (1 member). Returning-Officer: F. R. L…

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Our Candidates. to the Editor of the “ Banner.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 2

SIR,—In your last issue I read a letter signed “Glaucus,” who is evidently an admirer of Mr. John Roper, as from the tenour of his correspondence he was extremely anxious that that gentleman should be…

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Hume Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 2

According to announcement, a meeting of the electors took place last evening, at the Exchange Hotel. Alderman ROPER occupied the chair, and called…

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Democracy and Free Election

The Border Post · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 2

IT may seem almost superfluous to say that the tendencies of the present age are towards democracy, but the progress of the Australian colonies in that direction are so remarkably…

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Local Intelligence. the Murray Election

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 21 December 1860 · page 2

As was generally expected, the opposition .to our late representative, Mr. Hay, came to a premature decease. .Foolish, in its origin , and ridiculous in its progress, no other fate would have…

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Mr. Hay’s Re-election

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 21 December 1860 · page 2

THE hope we expressed last week as to the withdrawal of the opposition to our late representative was realised by the public announcement of such a determination last…

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Results of the Elections

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 21 December 1860 · page 2

IT is already abundantly clear that Ministers will make a large majority by the election. They calculated truly on the effect of a good cry. It matters not that the…

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Deniliquin. the Murray Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 December 1860 · page 3

As was generally expected, the opposition to our late representative, Mr. Hay, came to a premature decese Foolish in its origin, and ridiculous in its progress, no other fate would have been…

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