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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1881

65 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 4

The Municipal Election From the [?] Adenine [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 2

An eight o’clock next Friday [?] contest for [?] [?] for the position are Mr G. [?] Mr T. Tyrer. At the [?]…

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Prorogation of the New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 3

Both Houses met at half-past 11 to-day. In the Council the Liquor Licences Suspensory Act Continuation Bill was read a second time, passed through all its stages,…

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Municipal Election—public Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

Mr J. Jacka addressed a full meeting of the ratepayers on Monday evening at the Masonic Hall, On the motion of Mr Bentwitch seconded by Mr Saunders, Mr H. E. Best…

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The North Melbourne Election

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 3

The election of a member for North Melbourne in place of the late Mr J. Story was held Friday, and, as was generally anticipated, resulted in a decided victory to…

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Municipal Candidates

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

A meeting convened at Sabine's Bijon Theatre, for the purpose of giving expression to the views of candidates on municipal matters was held on Monday night…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 14

The Conference of Committees of the two Houses to inquire into the constitution of the Council, with the view of suggesting an alteration in the law, was held on…

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The Western Province Election

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 3

Hamilton, 20th April.—Mr Alexander Wilson, Mount Emu, and Mr Thos. Forest Cumming, Stony Point, have been nominated for the Western Province…

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The Municipal Election

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 3

[?] official nomination of candidates for the [?] additional seats in the Deniliquin Municipal [?]cil was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday [?] at noon. The Mayor (Mr Evans) presided,…

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Victorian Parliament. the Want of Confidence Motion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1881 · page 15

The debate on the vote of want of confidence motion last Tuesday night was opened by Mr. O’Callaghan, who professed almost slavish adulation for the Government. Dr. L. L. Smith and…

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Municipal Election

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 2

A MEETING was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday, at noon, for the purpose of reading the nomination papers sent in to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Sabine…

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Victorian Parliament. Defeat of the Ministry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 15

In the Legislative Assembly, at 2 o’clock on Friday morning, the division was taken on the motion of want of confidence, which was carried by a majority of three votes. From the time of…

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Opening of the Parliament of New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 15

Parliament was opened at noon on Tuesday by His Excellency the Governor, with the usual ceremony. There was a very numerous attendance of spectators, a large proportion of whom were…

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Parliament of New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 3

[?] of both Houses of Parliament assem[?] Council Chamber on Wednesday and [?] to Government-house, for the purpose of [?] His Excellency the Governor with the…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 8

The O’Loghlen Ministry was completed on Saturday morning, and was sworn in at half-past 4 in the afternoon. Mr. C. Young arrived from Sydney overnight, and on his accepting a post,…

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Victorian Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 14

The following is a précis of the Ministerial policy, as announced last Wednesday night at Lance field by Sir Bryan O’Logblen. The hon. and learned gentleman, after briefly referring to…

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The Ministerial Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

THROUGHOUT the electorates of West Bourke, Moira, and Ararat the question as to whether the present Ministry shall have a fair trial, or, contrary…

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The Moira Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

IT is almost a matter for certainty that every elector in this portion of Moita having heard both the candidate's for the district express…

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The Ministerial Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 2

THE Ministerial elections passed off very quietly in this district, the result of the Moira elections being generally regarded as a fore-gone conclusion for Mr. Bolton…

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The Ministerial Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 2

THE elections have resulted just as everyone imagined they would, in the return of all the, Ministers with the exception of Mr. GAUNSON who found…

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Victoria. Victorian Ministerial Elections. Melbourne, Wednesday, noon

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 30 July 1881 · page 2

West Bourke—O'Loghlen, 1540; Reid, 1449; majority for O'Loghlen, 91. Ararat—Wilson, 613; Gaunson, 410; majority for Wilson, 203…

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