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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1894

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The Victorian General Elections. Ministerial Programme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 7

THE policy of the Ministry is disclosed in the following paragraphs extracted from the programme:-- "This increase in production,…

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Election Petitions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 29

A supplement to the Government Gazette contains a petition presented b[?] Mr. J. B. Kelly, of Byron Bay, against the return of Mr. John Willard for the electorate of the…

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The Victorian Parliamentary Elections. the Opposition Programme From Our Special Reporter Melbourne

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 2

Mr G. Turner, the leader of the Opposition, addressed about fifteen hundred people in the St. Kilda Town Hall last night. He said the Patterson…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 17

In the Assembly to-day, the Minister of Mines moved the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulations BUI, The measure, besides improving the regulations for working mines, provides…

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The Victorian General Elections. Wangaratta and Rutherglen Electorate. Mr. J. S. Butters at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last Mr. J. S. Butters addressed a meeting of the electors in the Town-hall, Rutherglen. The hall was packed, and the…

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The Victorian Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

THE electoral position in Victoria is now being gradually developed, and although no "nativity" of the forth-coming election can yet be cast "the…

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Wangaratta and Rutherglen Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 8

Nominations and deposits were lodged with the returning officer here today for the four candidates as follow:--John Bowser, J. S. Butters, Thomas Martin and…

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The Benambra Election. Mr. Craven At. Yackandandah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 25

Mr. Craven, the retired member for Benambra, who is seeking re-election, addressed a well attended meeting at the Shire Hall on Friday evening. Dr. Muller J.P., occupied the chair…

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A Lunatic Aspirant to Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 29

A few weeks back William Logan, an excandidate for Mudgee, was sentenced at Lithgow to a month's imprisonment on a charge of vagrancy Alter 17 days' incarceration the…

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New South Wales Parliament. the Land Bill. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 37

In the Assembly to-day the Quarantine Amendment Bill and the Agreement Validating Act Amendment Bill were passed through their final stage…

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The General Elections in Victoria. The Ministry Defeated. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 3

The Victorian elections yesterday resulted in a crushing defeat of the Patterson Government. The polling was the heaviest ever recorded. There was immense…

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Victorian Elections. Defeat of the Patterson Government. Mr Bent, the Speaker, Also Defeated. Melbourne

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 2

The General Elections resulted in the Patterson Government being badly defeated. Sir James Patterson was re-elected…

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Victorian Elections. Melbourne. Friday, September 21

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 3

[?] Premier has not yet returned to town, con[?] it is not known yet whether the Govern[?] will meet the House or resign. member of the Government has admitted that…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 24

In the Assembly to-day a bill was read a first time providing for the erection of a hospital for the insane at Goulburn at a cost £150,000. The House then went into supply to consider…

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The Victorian Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

STANDING out bold and prominent as the result of last Thursday's contests is the fact that almost exactly one-third of the Assembly will consist of…

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Election Petitions. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 24

In the Assembly to-night petitions were presented against the return of Mr. Willis for the Barwon electorate, and Mr. Black for the Gipps Division of Sydney. In the Barwon petition,…

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Civil Service Candidates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 28

The decision of the Cabinet with respect to applicants for employment in the Civil Service is a very proper, and evidently a much needed one. The crowd of such waiters…

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New South Wales Parliament. Sydney, September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 24

In the Assembly to-day the Premier said that as the assets of banks issuing notes under the Bank Notes Act whose offices were outside New South Wales amounted to close upon £15,000,000,…

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An Election Incident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 28

The Ballarat Courier writes:—A humorous incident at one of the election booths caused some little excitement to those who were in it An elderly man came peering into the crowd…

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Municipal Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 28

It will come as a shock perhaps to aldermen and others to discover that, owing to the peculiar wording of the Municipalities Act, “treating” and the engaging of cabs to bring voters to the…

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