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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1869

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 January 1869 · page 3

The financial statement made by the Treasurer on the 7th instant has been summarised as follows by the Herald :—A brief and general statement showing the nature of the Budget will, perhaps, be interesting to…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 2

In the Assembly on the 14th inst., Mr. Josephson, the Solicitor-General, moved the second reading of the Collector of Customs Superannuation Bill. He explained the mode in which the Government…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 3

In the Assembly on the 21st instant, various [?] of money were voted on the Supplementary Estimates for the services of the year 1869. The following sums were voted, only [?] or two items calling for…

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Open Column. Municipal Election. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 3

Sir.—Allow me to express the pleasure I feel in the manner the municipal movement has been received by ray fellow townsmen. There is now no danger, through lassitude or any…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 2

In the Assembly on the 27th ultimo a sum of £124,041 was voted for salaries, &c., for the month of January. Mr. Martin moved a vote of censure upon the…

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Borough Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 3

On Tuesday last, the Returning Officer, Mr Lewis Jones, attended at the Court-House, for the purpose of receiving nominations for Aldermen for the ensuing year. The retiring Aldermen are Messrs. Mott,…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 3

3rd February.—In view of the fact that small pox has broken out in Victoria, the Government is having a Bill prepared to render vaccination compulsory. Mr. Martin presented the Albury memorial against…

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Election of Sheep Directors. Deniliquin District

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 4

The meeting of sheep owners for the election of Directors for 1869 took place at the Court-house, Deniliquin, on Tuesday, 9th inst., at noon. The HON. P. A. JENNINGS took the chair and…

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Open Column. Municipal Election. To the Electors, per favour of the [?] Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 2

SIR,—My attention having been [?] article in a Deniliquin journal signed by [?] to the Poll,” I had intended to pass it [?] contempt it merits, were it not that [?]…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 February 1869 · page 3

February 10th.—In the Council Mr. Docker moved the second reading of the Police Regulation Extension Bill. The object of this Bill is to extend the operation of the Town Police Act, so as to include the…

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Election of Mayor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 February 1869 · page 2

The Borough Council, including the three new Aldermen, met on Monday lest for the purpose of meeting a Mayor for the current year. The Returning Officer, Mr. Lewis Jones, declared the state of the…

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The Polling

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 4

AFTER the candidates, eighteen in number, had been pretty well scrutinized, and after a majority of them had addressed the Municipal electors on various occasions, the excitement…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 2

Mr P. L. Smyth lately called the attention of the Minister of Railways to the circumstance that a railway was about to be constructed in South Australia at the cost of £3,750 per mile, and asked if it was the…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 2

The resolutions moved by Mr [?] on the 16th inst., were as follows:— First, that there was no evidence to show that the Government were aware of a plot to murder the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Election

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 4

The first Municipal election at Deniliquin having terminated, we congratulate the townspeople on the result. We have returned five really efficient aldermen out of six. Messrs…

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New South Wales Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 March 1869 · page 3

GRASS RIGHTS.—In the Assembly the Minister of Lands has stated, in reply to an inquiry, that it is not the intention of Government to introduce any Bill, during this session, to make better provision for the…

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Parliament of Victoria

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 April 1869 · page 2

THE Victorian Parliament has just expelled Mr. C. E. Jones and Mr. Butters ; and Mr. M‘Culloch is now face to face with the ultra-democracy of the colony. This is…

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The Election Derby

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 3

Here’s Jock Robertson’s colt a coming out, The “Favourite” colt that we’re “sweet” about; A nice bit of blood, too, he is no doubt, With splendid points and paces…

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Re-opening of Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 October 1869 · page 2

The Parliament in Sydney was re-opened on Tuesday by His Excellency the Governor, with the usual ceremony. There was a large number of strangers present. The speech…

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Qualifications of Members’ of Parliament. (From the Goulburn Herald.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 October 1869 · page 2

THE present parliament will expire by effluxion of time in January next; and it is possible that there may be a dissolution still earlier, since there is no reason to doubt…

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